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Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Spanish Grand Prix

Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Spanish Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Mika Häkkinen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Mika Häkkinen, David Coulthard, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
May 10, 1998
Pole
Mika Häkkinen
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Toranosuke Takagi from P21 to P13 (+8), Jarno Trulli from P16 to P9 (+7), and Jan Magnussen from P18 to P12 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mika Häkkinen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 +2 laps, 4 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, and 2 Collision. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:24.275 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 HäkkinenMcLaren1:33:37.62110
2David CoulthardMcLaren1:33:47.0606
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:34:24.7154
4Alexander WurzBenetton1:34:40.1593
5Rubens BarrichelloStewart+1 lap2
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+1 lap1
7Johnny HerbertSauber+1 lap0
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams+2 laps0
9Jarno TrulliProst+2 laps0
10Jean AlesiSauber+2 laps0
11Ralf SchumacherJordan+2 laps0
12Jan MagnussenStewart+2 laps0
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell+2 laps0
14Shinji NakanoMinardi+2 laps0
15Esteban TueroMinardi+2 laps0
16Olivier PanisProstEngine0
DNFDamon HillJordanEngine0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariCollision0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonCollision0
DNFMika SaloArrowsEngine0