ATLAS F1 April 1998 Test-Times

April 1998 Test-Times

Test-times at: Barcelona / Jerez / Magny-Cours / Maranello / Silverstone

Barcelona, Spain Top of Page

4.727 kilometers
1997 Pole: Villeneuve 1:16.525
Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Damon Hill 1:21.50
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Mika Hakkinen 1:17.78 (set 02-19)
Fastest Test-Time in 1998: Mika Hakkinen 1:21.30 (set 02-20)


Thursday April 30, 1998
  Wurz          1:22.46 (88 laps)
  Coulthard     1:22.78 (87)
  Hakkinen      1:22.83 (70)
  M. Schumacher 1:23.17 (37)
  Hill          1:23.58 (86)
  Barrichello   1:23.65 (76)
  Irvine        1:23.82 (37)
  Herbert       1:24.17 (52)
  Villeneuve    1:24.52 (68)
  Takagi        1:24.54 (103)
  Magnussen     1:24.63 (76)
  Alesi         1:25.25 (05)
  Tuero         1:25.28 (16)
  Nakano        1:25.40 (60)
  Redon         1:25.49 (39)
  Trulli        1:25.71 (25)
  Wakisaka      1:25.88 (55) (Jordan)

Wednesday April 29, 1998
  Coulthard     1:22.26 (29)
  Hakkinen      1:22.54 (87)
  M. Schumacher 1:23.31 (46)
  Hill          1:23.72 (84)
  Alesi         1:23.90 (50)
  Wurz          1:24.00 (63)
  Fisichella    1:24.26 (33)
  Rosset        1:24.27 (40)
  R. Schumacher 1:24.42 (90)
  Irvine        1:24.48 (49)
  Panis         1:24.55 (51)
  Barrichello   1:24.62 (36)
  Muller        1:24.81 (45)
  Magnussen     1:25.69 (24)
  Nakano        1:25.92 (24)
  Takagi        1:26.07 (45)
  Redon         1:26.88 (37)

Tuesday April 28, 1998
  Hakkinen      1:22.85 (69)
  Coulthard     1:23.32 (72)
  Panis         1:23.60 (43)
  Wurz          1:23.82 (48)
  R. Schumacher 1:24.19 (82)
  Frentzen      1:24.25 (78)
  Alesi         1:24.32 (38)
  Badoer        1:24.62 (71)
  Rosa, de la   1:25.05 (58)
  Takagi        1:26.12 (23)

Saturday April 4, 1998
  M. Schumacher 1:23.64 (55)
  R. Schumacher 1:24.42 (87)

Friday April 3, 1998
  M. Schumacher 1:23.92 (66)
  Wilson        1:24.96 (61)
  R. Schumacher 1:25.59 (46)

Thursday April 2, 1998
  Frentzen      1:24.23 (36)
  Hill          1:24.38 (82)
  M. Schumacher 1:24.41 (51)

Wednesday April 1, 1998
  M. Schumacher 1:24.33 (86)
  Frentzen      1:24.59 (71)
  Hill          1:25.02 (65)

Jerez, Spain Top of Page

4.428 kilometers
1997 Pole: Villeneuve 1:21.072


Saturday April 18, 1998 improved weather
  Frentzen      1:25.46 (140 laps)

Friday April 17, 1998
  Frentzen      1:28.20 (46)

Thursday April 16, 1998
  Villeneuve    1:27.81 (81)

Wednesday April 15, 1998
  Villeneuve    1:27.87 (59)

Magny-Cours, France Top of Page

4.250 kilometers
1997 Pole: Michael Schumacher 1:14.548s
Fastest Test-Time in 1997 (from June 1997): Olivier Panis 1:14.10s (set 09-10)
Fastest Test-Time in 1998: Olivier Panis 1:17.58s (set 02-23)


Friday April 17, 1998 wet
  Panis         1:31.02 
  Herbert       1:31.81 (51)

Thursday April 16, 1998
  Trulli        1:20.58 (56)
  Herbert       1:21.23 (14)

Maranello, Italy Top of Page

Ferrari team home track Fiorano
The track is revised and has two options now:

2.976 kilometers
2.948 kilometers

Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Nicola Larini 1:00.17 (set 12-18)
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Michael Schumacher 0:59.01 (set 05-02)
Fastest Test-Time in 1998: Michael Schumacher 1:01.31 (set 04-16)


Saturday April 18, 1998
  Irvine        1:01.60 (142 laps)

Friday April 17, 1998
  Irvine        1:01.72 (39)

Thursday April 16, 1998
  M. Schumacher 1:01.31 (113)

Wednesday April 15, 1998
  Irvine        1:01.62 (68)

Tuesday April 14, 1998
  Badoer        1:03.17 (99)

Silverstone, England Top of Page

5.057 km
1997 Pole: Villeneuve 1:21.598s
Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Boullion 1:26.75s (Williams)
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Ralf Schumacher 1:21.44s (set 03-17)
Fastest Test-Time in 1998: Mika Hakkinen 1:24.44s (set 03-16)


Friday April 17, 1998
  Hakkinen      1:25.56 (34 laps)
  Coulthard     1:27.53 (26)
  Fisichella    1:27.65 (08)
  Diniz         1:29.85 (11)
  Salo          1:29.99 (15)
  Rosset        1:32.13 (17)
  Rosa, de la   1:32.38 (24)

Thursday April 16, 1998 wet/damp
  Fisichella    1:30.25 (31)
  Salo          1:31.57 (32)
  Hakkinen      1:32.76 (37)
  Coulthard     1:35.13 (17)
  Hill          1:35.17 (47)

Wednesday April 15, 1998 wet
  R. Schumacher 1:41.86 (13)
  Hakkinen      1:42.10 (20)
  Fisichella    1:47.73 (08)
  Salo          no time

Thursday April 2, 1998 drying track
  Verstappen    1:29.58 (46 laps)

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