1998 Monaco Grand Prix
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The 1998 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 24 May 1998. It was the sixth race of the 1998 Formula One World Championship.
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1998 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 24 May 1998 | ||||
Official name | Grand Prix de Monaco | ||||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | ||||
Course | Street circuit | ||||
Course length | 3.367 km (2.092 miles) | ||||
Distance | 78 laps, 262.626 km (163.188 miles) | ||||
Weather | Hot and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 22 °C (72 °F)[1] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:19.798 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:22.948 on lap 29 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Second | Benetton-Playlife | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
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The 78-lap race was won by Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, his fourth win of the season. Häkkinen recorded a grand chelem, having taken pole position, led every lap of the race and set the fastest lap. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella finished second in a Benetton-Playlife, with Northern Irishman Eddie Irvine third in a Ferrari.