1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix - STARTING GRID

08 Mar 1998 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Australia

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time
1	8	Mika Hakkinen HAK	McLaren Mercedes	1:30.010
2	7	David Coulthard COU	McLaren Mercedes	1:30.053
3	3	Michael Schumacher MSC	Ferrari	1:30.767
4	1	Jacques Villeneuve VIL	Williams Mecachrome	1:30.919
5	15	Johnny Herbert HER	Sauber Petronas	1:31.384
6	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRE	Williams Mecachrome	1:31.397
7	5	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Benetton Playlife	1:31.733
8	4	Eddie Irvine IRV	Ferrari	1:31.767
9	10	Ralf Schumacher RSC	Jordan Mugen Honda	1:32.392
10	9	Damon Hill HIL	Jordan Mugen Honda	1:32.399
11	6	Alexander Wurz WUR	Benetton Playlife	1:32.726
12	14	Jean Alesi ALE	Sauber Petronas	1:33.240
13	21	Toranosuke Takagi TAK	Tyrrell Ford	1:33.291
14	18	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Stewart Ford	1:33.383
15	12	Jarno Trulli TRU	Prost Peugeot	1:33.739
16	17	Mika Salo SAL	Arrows	1:33.927
17	23	Esteban Tuero TUE	Minardi Ford	1:34.646
18	19	Jan Magnussen MAG	Stewart Ford	1:34.906
19	20	Ricardo Rosset ROS	Tyrrell Ford	1:35.119
20	16	Pedro Diniz DIN	Arrows	1:35.140
21	11	Olivier Panis PAN	Prost Peugeot	1:35.215
22	22	Shinji Nakano NAK	Minardi Ford	1:35.301