Round 9 · 12 July 1998
1998 British Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1998 British Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 12 July 1998 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 2. Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mika Häkkinen.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:47:02.400 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | +22.465 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | +29.199 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 21 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 8 | — | — | Electrical |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 12 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Throttle |
| 21 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | — | — | Spun off |