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January 1998 Test-Times


Test-times at: Barcelona / Jerez / Maranello / Mugello

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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: Ralf Schumacher 1:23.63 (set 01-24)

Saturday January 24, 1998
  R. Schumacher 1:23.63 (69)
  Wurz          1:25.02 (20)

Friday January 23, 1998
  Wurz          1:24.90 (24)
  R. Schumacher 1:24.91 (25)

Thursday January 22, 1998
  Frentzen      1:21.44 (108 laps) ('97 spec - '98 tyres)
  Villeneuve    1:22.99 (23) ('98 prototype)
  1998 cars:
  Wurz          1:24.25 (45)
  Hill          1:24.94 (29)
  Trulli        1:28.79 (24)

Wednesday January 21, 1998
  Frentzen      1:21.76 (58) ('97 spec - '98 tyres)
  Villeneuve    1:23.91 (38) ('98 prototype)
  1998 cars:
  Fisichella    1:25.16 (44)
  Hill          1:26.33 (14)
  Panis         1:27.91 (30)  

Tuesday January 20, 1998
  Frentzen      1:21.33 (33) ('97 spec - '98 tyres)
  Villeneuve    1:24.64 (33) ('98 prototype)
  1998 cars:
  Fisichella    1:24.71 (26)
  Hill          1:27.35 (03)
  Panis         1:32.41 (07)

Jerez, Spain Top of Page
  • 4.428 kilometers
  • 1997 Pole: Villeneuve 1:21.072

Saturday January 24, 1998
  Irvine        1:25.43 (81 laps) (F310B with '98 tyres)

Friday January 23, 1998
  Irvine        1:25.56 (30 laps) (F310B with '98 tyres)
  M. Schumacher 1:27.43 (25) (F300)

Thursday January 22, 1998
  Irvine        1:24.64 (119) (F310B with '98 tyres)
  M. Schumacher 1:28.46 (08) (F300)

Friday January 16, 1998
  Coulthard     1:24.24 (77)
  Hakkinen      1:24.54 (88)
  Montoya       1:24.85 (52)
  Irvine        1:25.42 (87)
  Villeneuve    1:25.66 (118)

Thursday January 15, 1998
  Irvine        1:24.90 (65)
  Coulthard     1:24.98 (89)
  Hakkinen      1:24.99 (124)
  Montoya       1:25.29 (35)
  Villeneuve    1:25.81 (130)

Wednesday January 14, 1998
  Montoya       1:24.97 (46)
  Irvine        1:25.71 (76)
  Hakkinen      1:25.72 (98)
  Coulthard     1:25.83 (102)
  Frentzen      1:26.33 (33)
  Villeneuve    1:26.47 (107)

Tuesday January 13, 1998
  Irvine        1:26.97 (87) (F310B '98 tyres)
  Coulthard     1:27.13 (47)
  Montoya       1:27.23 (38)
  Hakkinen      1:27.40 (52)
  Villeneuve    1:30.47 (24)

Monday January 12, 1998
  Irvine        1:25.38 (85) (F310B '98 tyres)
  Coulthard     1:28.93 (43)
  Hakkinen      1:29.53 (20)
  Montoya       1:29.85 (46)

Friday January 9, 1998
  Fisichella    1:27.81 ('98 Benetton)

Thursday January 8, 1998
  Wurz          1:27.10 (88) ('98 Benetton)

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)

Tuesday January 27, 1998
  Herbert       1:02.76 (63)
  M. Schumacher 1:03.86 (17)

Monday January 26, 1998 
  Herbert       1:05.31 (10)

Monday January 19, 1998 wet
  M. Schumacher 1:10.85 (F300 15 laps)

Wednesday January 14, 1998 wet
  M. Schumacher 1:11.49 (F300 19 laps)

Tuesday January 13, 1998 wet
  M. Schumacher 1:11.72 (F300 21 laps)

Monday January 12, 1998 wet
  M. Schumacher 1:10.18 (F300 21 laps)

Friday January 9, 1998
  M. Schumacher 1:00.04 ('97 tyres)(F300 32 laps total)
  M. Schumacher 1:03.86 ('98 tyres)

Mugello, Italy Top of Page
  • 5.245 kilometers
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:26.8
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Jarno Trulli 1:23.41 (set 14-08)

Thursday January 29, 1998
  Tuero         1:34.53 (90)

Friday January 23, 1998
  Tuero         1:48.80 ('98 Minardi)

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