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Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix

Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella and Eddie Irvine at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Mika Häkkinen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Mika Häkkinen, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Eddie Irvine
Race date
May 24, 1998
Pole
Mika Häkkinen
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. Giancarlo Fisichella is listed 2 for Benetton, with Eddie Irvine 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Shinji Nakano from P19 to P9 (+10), Toranosuke Takagi from P20 to P11 (+9), and Jacques Villeneuve from P13 to P5 (+8) 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 4 +2 laps, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 Suspension, and 2 Gearbox. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.948 on lap 30. 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 HäkkinenMcLaren1:51:23.59510
2Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:51:35.0706
3Eddie IrvineFerrari1:52:04.9734
4Mika SaloArrows1:52:23.9583
5Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+1 lap2
6Pedro DinizArrows+1 lap1
7Johnny HerbertSauber+1 lap0
8Damon HillJordan+2 laps0
9Shinji NakanoMinardi+2 laps0
10Michael SchumacherFerrari+2 laps0
11Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell+2 laps0
12Jean AlesiSauberGearbox0
DNFJarno TrulliProstGearbox0
DNFOlivier PanisProstWheel0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordanSuspension0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonAccident damage0
DNFJan MagnussenStewartSuspension0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenEngine0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewartSuspension0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsCollision0