Round 1 · 8 March 1998
1998 Australian Grand Prix: results
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) won the 1998 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 8 March 1998 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. David Coulthard (McLaren) and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:31:46.000 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | +0.702 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Broken wing |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 13 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |