- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, and David Coulthard
- Race date
- September 27, 1998
- Pole
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Mika Häkkinen
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with David Coulthard 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Jos Verstappen from P18 to P13 (+5), Shinji Nakano from P20 to P15 (+5), and Olivier Panis from P15 to P12 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 6 +2 laps, 3 +1 lap, 2 Engine, and 1 Brakes. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.450 on lap 25. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.