1998 Canadian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 7 June 1998 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix Player`s du Canada | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.421 km (2.747 mi) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.049 km (189.549 mi) | ||
| Weather | Cool and overcast with air temperatures reaching up to 16 °C (61 °F); wind speeds up to 2.9 kilometres per hour (1.8 mph) reported | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:18.213 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:19.379 on lap 48 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Benetton-Playlife | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1998 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 7 June 1998. The 69-lap race was the seventh round of the 1998 Formula One season. It was won by Michael Schumacher, however the race is probably best remembered for the crash on the first lap involving Alexander Wurz, Jean Alesi and Jarno Trulli, which resulted in the race being red flagged and restarted, only for another collision to take place between Alesi and Trulli at the same corner, and the race being started once again under the safety car.
In Montreal, David Coulthard secured his third pole position of the season. The Scotsman managed to do the fastest time at the very end of the session. Mika Häkkinen was very unlucky during the qualifying session. He encountered a lot of traffic during his quick laps. Michael Schumacher was third, and was happily surprised by his lap time which was only 0.2 seconds behind Coulthard's time. The night before qualifying, Eddie Irvine had released a comment saying that the Canadian Grand Prix would be crucial for Ferrari, with Schumacher expressing the same opinion.
At the start of the race Michael Schumacher started brilliantly and overtook Mika Häkkinen, whilst his brother Ralf Schumacher stalled. It took two attempts to get the race started as Alexander Wurz precipitated a collision, which somersaulted his Benetton above the gravel trap, into the first turn and involving Jean Alesi and Jarno Trulli as well. This carnage brought out the red flag. The race was stopped and Alesi, Wurz and Trulli all took the restart in their spare cars. Herbert was lucky that his mechanics were able to repair his Sauber, as Alesi took the spare. The only damage to the car proved to be a bent suspension arm.
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