1998 Monaco Grand Prix
| 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) | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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.
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.