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David Coulthard won the 1998 San Marino Grand Prix

David Coulthard won the 1998 San Marino Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
David Coulthard
Team
McLaren
Top listed
David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, and Eddie Irvine
Race date
April 26, 1998
Pole
David Coulthard
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

David Coulthard finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Eddie Irvine 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Esteban Tuero from P19 to P8 (+11), Jean Alesi from P12 to P6 (+6), and Mika Salo from P14 to P9 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. David Coulthard started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Engine, 5 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 Spun off, and 1 +1 lap. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.345 on lap 46. 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
1David CoulthardMcLaren1:34:24.59310
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:34:29.1476
3Eddie IrvineFerrari1:35:16.3694
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:35:19.1833
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:35:42.0702
6Jean AlesiSauber+1 lap1
7Ralf SchumacherJordan+2 laps0
8Esteban TueroMinardi+2 laps0
9Mika SaloArrows+2 laps0
10Damon HillJordanHydraulics0
11Olivier PanisProstEngine0
DNFRicardo RossetTyrrellEngine0
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrellEngine0
DNFJarno TrulliProstThrottle0
DNFShinji NakanoMinardiEngine0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsEngine0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenGearbox0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonSpun off0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonEngine0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberPuncture0