Michael Schumacher pobijedio je pred Ferrarijevim navijačima u Monzi i na Nurburgring stigao bodovno izjednačen s jedinim suparnikom za naslov prvaka Mikom Hakkinenom koji je na današnji dan 1998. slavio na Nurburgringu, utrku prije kraja prvenstva.
Nakon Monze, Schumacher i Hakkinen imali su po 80 bodova, a do kraja sezone ostale su samo dvije utrke – VN Luksemburga na Nurburgringu i VN Japana na Suzuki. McLaren je vodio s deset bodova više od Ferrarija.
McLarenovi vozači imali su problema s postavkama bolida pa su Schumacher i Irvine zauzeli prvi startni red za Ferrari. Hakkinen je bio treći, Fisichella u Benettonu četvrti, a Coulthard tek peti.
Hakkinen je na kraju uspio pobijediti Schumachera zahvaljujući dužem ostanku na stazi i na taj način izgradio četiri boda prednosti ispred Nijemca uoči posljednje utrke u Japanu.
“Kao što smo pokazali na jutarnjem zagrijavanju, uspjeli smo riješiti probleme s postavkama koje sam imao na treninzima tijekom vikenda,” rekao je Hakkinen.
“To je vožnju bolida u utrci učinilo zaista ugodnom. Naša strategija pokazala se ispravnom i momčad je odradila fantastičan posao kako bi me dovela ispred Michaela u oba slučaja.”
STARTNI POREDAK
| 1 | 3 | M.Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:18.561 | – |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:18.907 | 0.346 |
| 3 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren/Mercedes | 1:18.940 | 0.379 |
| 4 | 5 | G.Fisichella | Benetton/Playlife | 1:19.048 | 0.487 |
| 5 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren/Mercedes | 1:19.169 | 0.608 |
| 6 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan/Mugen-Honda | 1:19.455 | 0.894 |
| 7 | 2 | H-H.Frentzen | Williams/Mecachrome | 1:19.522 | 0.961 |
| 8 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton/Playlife | 1:19.569 | 1.008 |
| 9 | 1 | J.Villeneuve | Williams/Mecachrome | 1:19.631 | 1.070 |
| 10 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan/Mugen-Honda | 1:19.807 | 1.246 |
| 11 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber/Petronas | 1:20.493 | 1.932 |
| 12 | 18 | R.Barrichello | Stewart/Ford | 1:20.530 | 1.969 |
| 13 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber/Petronas | 1:20.650 | 2.089 |
| 14 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost/Peugeot | 1:20.709 | 2.148 |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost/Peugeot | 1:21.048 | 2.487 |
| 16 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:21.120 | 2.559 |
| 17 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:21.258 | 2.697 |
| 18 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart/Ford | 1:21.501 | 2.940 |
| 19 | 21 | T.Takagi | Tyrrell/Ford | 1:21.525 | 2.964 |
| 20 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi/Ford | 1:22.078 | 3.517 |
| 21 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi/Ford | 1:22.146 | 3.585 |
| 22 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell/Ford | 1:22.822 | 4.261 |
REZULTATI UTRKE
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren/Mercedes | 67 | 1:32:14.789 | |
| 2 | 3 | M.Schumacher | Ferrari | 67 | 1:32:17.000 | 2.211 |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren/Mercedes | 67 | 1:32:48.952 | 34.163 |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 67 | 1:33:12.971 | 58.182 |
| 5 | 2 | H-H.Frentzen | Williams/Mecachrome | 67 | 1:33:15.036 | 1:00.247 |
| 6 | 5 | G.Fisichella | Benetton/Playlife | 67 | 1:33:16.148 | 1:01.359 |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton/Playlife | 67 | 1:33:19.578 | 1:04.789 |
| 8 | 1 | J.Villeneuve | Williams/Mecachrome | 66 | 1:32:20.752 | 1 krug |
| 9 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan/Mugen-Honda | 66 | 1:32:22.990 | 1 krug |
| 10 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber/Petronas | 66 | 1:32:29.424 | 1 krug |
| 11 | 18 | R.Barrichello | Stewart/Ford | 65 | 1:32:28.610 | 2 kruga |
| 12 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost/Peugeot | 65 | 1:32:29.872 | 2 kruga |
| 13 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart/Ford | 65 | 1:32:52.806 | 2 kruga |
| 14 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 65 | 1:32:53.413 | 2 kruga |
| 15 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi/Ford | 65 | 1:32:56.589 | 2 kruga |
| 16 | 21 | T.Takagi | Tyrrell/Ford | 65 | 1:32:57.269 | 2 kruga |
| (17) | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi/Ford | 56 | 1:32:50.967 | Motor |
| (14) | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan/Mugen-Honda | 53 | 1:15:58.955 | Kočnice |
| (12) | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber/Petronas | 37 | 52:02.308 | Motor |
| (19) | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell/Ford | 36 | 52:09.833 | Motor |
| (14) | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost/Peugeot | 6 | 8:44.955 | Prijenos |
| (15) | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 6 | 8:45.419 | Hidraulika |
Najbrži krug: Mika Hakkinen – 1:20.450 (krug 25)
POREDAK VOZAČA NAKON 15/16 UTRKA
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | 90 | 10 | 10 | 6 | – | 10 | 10 | – | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | – | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 86 | – | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | – | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | – | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 52 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 6 | 6 | – | – | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 41 | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 20 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 6 | Damon Hill | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | – |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | 17 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 16 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 15 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | 9 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Mika Salo | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
POREDAK KONSTRUKTORA
| 1 | McLaren/Mercedes | 142 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | – | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | – | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 127 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | – | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | Williams/Mecachrome | 35 | 6 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | – | 2 |
| 4 | Benetton/Playlife | 33 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 5 | Jordan/Mugen-Honda | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5 | – |
| 6 | Sauber/Petronas | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – |
| 7 | Arrows | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 8 | Stewart/Ford | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Prost/Peugeot | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
