1998 - Grand Prix of Austria

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1998 - Grand Prix of Austria

Race Name - Grand Prix of Austria
Date - 7/26/1998
Race Track - A1-Ring
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 71
Pole Winner Giancarlo Fisichella
Average Race Speed - 202.777 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mika Hakkinen
Race Number - 10

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