1998 - Qantas Australian Grand Prix

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1998 - Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Race Name - Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Date - 3/8/1998
Race Track - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 58
Pole Winner Mika Hakkinen
Average Race Speed - 201.102 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mika Hakkinen
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Mika Hkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G
2	2	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G
3	6	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01
4	8	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047
5	4	Jacques Villeneuve	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01
6	5	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D
7	11	Alexander Wurz	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01
8	10	Damon Hill	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 H
9	21	Olivier Panis	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16
10	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01
11	12	Jean Alesi	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D
12	11	Jarno Trulli	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16
13	19	Ricardo Rosset	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 026	Ford JD Zetec-R
14	16	Mika Salo	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1
15	17	Esteban Tuero	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R
16	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R
17	3	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047
18	20	Pedro Diniz	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1
19	9	Ralf Schumacher	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 H
20	18	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R
21	13	Tora Takagi	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 026	Ford JD Zetec-R
22	14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R