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1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 16 Sunday, March 8, 1998 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, South Melbourne, Victoria 58 laps on a 5.303 kilometer road course (307.574 kilometers) Time of race: 1:31:45.996 Average speed: 201.102 kph Pole time: 90.01 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: .702 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1998 Formula One results   /   1998 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Mika Hakkinen 8 1:30.010   212.096   2   David Coulthard 7 1:30.053   211.995   3   Michael Schumacher 3 1:30.767   210.328   4   Jacques Villeneuve 1 1:30.919   209.976   5   Johnny Herbert 15 1:31.384   208.907   6   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 1:31.397   208.878   7   Giancarlo Fisichella 5 1:31.733   208.113   8   Eddie Irvine 4 1:31.767   208.036   9   Ralf Schumacher 10 1:32.392   206.628   10   Damon Hill 9 1:32.399   206.613   11   Alexander Wurz 6 1:32.726   205.884   12   Jean Alesi 14 1:33.240   204.749   13   Tora Takagi 21 1:33.291   204.637   14   Rubens Barrichello 18 1:33.383   204.435   15   Jarno Trulli 12 1:33.739   203.659   16   Mika Salo 17 1:33.927   203.251   17   Esteban Tuero 23 1:34.646   201.707   18   Jan Magnussen 19 1:34.906   201.155   19   Ricardo Rosset 20 1:35.119   200.704   20   Pedro Diniz 16 1:35.140   200.660   21   Olivier Panis 11 1:35.215   200.502   22   Shinji Nakano 22 1:35.301   200.321   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available