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Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:32:14.78910
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:32:17.0016
3David CoulthardMcLaren1:32:48.9534
4Eddie IrvineFerrari1:33:12.9723
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:33:15.0372
6Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:33:16.1491
7Alexander WurzBenetton1:33:19.5790
8Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+1 lap0
9Damon HillJordan+1 lap0
10Jean AlesiSauber+1 lap0
11Rubens BarrichelloStewart+2 laps0
12Olivier PanisProst+2 laps0
13Jos VerstappenStewart+2 laps0
14Mika SaloArrows+2 laps0
15Shinji NakanoMinardi+2 laps0
16Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell+2 laps0
NCEsteban TueroMinardi+11 laps0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordanBrakes0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberEngine0
DNFRicardo RossetTyrrellEngine0