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The 1998 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Monaco on May 24, 1998. The race was won by Mika Häkkinen, and was his fourth win of the seaason.

Qualifying Summary

The biggest surprise in qualifying on the Saturday was Giancarlo Fisichella He managed to put his car up into third place only behind the two McLaren-Mercedes. For a brief time during qualifying, Giancarlo was actually quickest, before seeing his time bettered by the McLaren's. Another suprise on the Saturday was Michael Schumacher. Michael, challenger for the world championship qualified fourth which was a big disappointment for the thousand of Italian fans that traveled to Monaco for the race.

Race Summary

A perfect start from both McLaren-Mercedes sees them lead through the first corner, with Häkkinen ahead of Coulthard. Next to come are Giancarlo Fisichella and Michael Schumacher. In the early stages the two McLaren-Mercedes pull ahead and net 12 fastest laps between them from laps 4 to 12. The pack stretches out behind them, while Heinz-Harold Frentzen succumbs to pressure from Eddie Irvine. On lap 18 David Coulthard retires with engine propblems.

Michael Schumacher is first to pit for fuel on lap 30. One lap later Giancarlo Fisichella goes in, although he comes out of the pits behind the Ferrari. Soon Michael comes up behing Alex Wurz and tries to get past him at all cost. When the two come to the Lowes corner, Michael goes down the inside but the Austrian does not give way. The two cars touch, and the Ferrari is damaged. Michael goes in to pit for repairs, and he eventually comes out, and is three laps down on the leader Mika Häkkinen.

Alex Wurz's car, which seems unaffected by the accident refuels. Shorty though, he has another accident coming out of the tunnel and ends up at the port chicane. After Wurz's second accident on lap 42, the order is Mika Häkkinen followed by Giancarlo Fisichella, Eddie Irvine, Jean Alesi, and Mika Salo. However five laps from the end Jean Alesi experiences gearbox problems, and he is forced to pull out of the race. On the last lap, still trying desperately to gain as many places as possible, Michael Schumacher slides in the port chicane and hits Pedro Diniz. This second accident breaks his front wing, and Michael finally ends up two laps in tenth place, and does not gain any points.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	78	1'51:24.4	1	10
2	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	78	11.475	3	6
3	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	78	41.378	7	4
4	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	78	+1:00.363	8	3
5	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome	77	+1 Lap	13	2
6	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	77	+1 Lap	12	1
7	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	77	+1 Lap	9
8	9	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	76	+2 Laps	15
9	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford	76	+2 Laps	19
10	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	76	+2 Laps	4
11	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford	76	+2 Laps	20
12	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	72	Gearbox	11
Ret	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	56	Gearbox	10
Ret	11	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	49	Wheel	18
Ret	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	44	Suspension	16
Ret	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	42	Spun off	6
Ret	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	30	Suspension	17
Ret	7	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	17	Engine	2
Ret	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	11	Suspension	14
Ret	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome	5	Collision	5
Ret	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford	0	Spun off	21

Standings After Grand Prix

Drivers

1 Mika Häkkinen - McLaren-Mercedes - 46
2 David Coulthard - McLaren-Mercedes - 29
3 Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 24
4 Eddie Irvine - Ferrari - 15
5 Alexander Wurz - Benetton-Playlife - 9
6= Heinz-Harold Frentzen - Williams-Mecachrome - 8
6= Jacques Villeneuve - Williams-Mecachrome - 8
8 Giancarlo Fisichella - Benetton-Playlife - 7
9= Jean Alesi - Sauber-Petronas - 3
9= Mika Salo - Arrows - 3
11 Rubens Barrichello - Stewart-Ford - 2
12= Johnny Herbert - Sauber-Petronas - 1
12= Pedro Diniz - Arrows - 1

Constructers

1 McLaren-Mercedes - 75
2 Ferrari - 39
3= Williams-Mecachrome - 16
3= Benetton-Playlife - 16
5= Sauber-Petronas - 4
5= Arrows - 4
7 Stewart-Ford - 2

Notes

Fastest Lap: Mika Häkkinen 1m 22.948s

Previous race: 1998 Spanish Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 1998 season	Next race: 1998 Canadian Grand Prix
Previous race: 1997 Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco Grand Prix	Next race: 1999 Monaco Grand Prix

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 The '''1998 Monaco Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] held at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] on [[May 24]], 1998. The race was won by [[Mika Häkkinen]], and was his fourth win of the seaason.
+==Qualifying Summary==
+The biggest surprise in qualifying on the Saturday was [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] He managed to put his car up into third place only behind the two [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]. For a brief time during qualifying, Giancarlo was actually quickest, before seeing his time bettered by the McLaren's. Another suprise on the Saturday was [[Michael Schumacher]].  Michael, challenger for the world championship qualified fourth which was a big disappointment for the thousand of Italian fans that traveled to [[Monaco]] for the race.
+==Race Summary==
+A perfect start from both [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] sees them lead through the first corner, with [[Mika Häkkinen|Häkkinen]] ahead of [[David Coulthard|Coulthard]]. Next to come  are [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and [[Michael Schumacher]]. In the early stages the two [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] pull ahead and net 12 fastest laps between them from laps 4 to 12. The pack stretches out behind them, while [[Heinz-Harold Frentzen]] succumbs to pressure from [[Eddie Irvine]]. On lap 18 [[David Coulthard]] retires with engine propblems.
+[[Michael Schumacher]] is first to pit for fuel on lap 30. One lap later [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] goes in, although he comes out of the pits behind the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. Soon Michael comes up behing [[Alex Wurz]] and tries to get past him at all cost. When the two come to the Lowes corner, Michael goes down the inside but the Austrian does not give way. The two cars touch, and the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] is damaged. Michael goes in to pit for repairs, and he eventually comes out, and is three laps down on the leader [[Mika Häkkinen]].
+[[Alex Wurz]]'s car, which seems unaffected by the accident refuels. Shorty though, he has another accident coming out of the tunnel and ends up at the port chicane. After Wurz's second accident on lap 42, the order is [[Mika Häkkinen]] followed by [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], [[Eddie Irvine]], [[Jean Alesi]], and [[Mika Salo]]. However five laps from the end [[Jean Alesi]] experiences gearbox problems, and he is forced to pull out of the race. On the last lap, still trying desperately to gain as many places as possible, [[Michael Schumacher]] slides in the port chicane and hits [[Pedro Diniz]]. This second accident breaks his front wing, and Michael finally ends up two laps in tenth place, and does not gain any points.
 == Classification ==