1998 Formula One World Championship

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1997 Formula One season           1998 Formula One season           1999 Formula One season

Season Summary

Season Review

Race Date Location Winning Driver Winning Team Report
Australian Grand Prix March 8 Melbourne Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
Brazilian Grand Prix March 29 Interlagos Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
Argentine Grand Prix April 12 Argentina Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
San Marino Grand Prix April 26 Imola David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
Spanish Grand Prix May 10 Catalunya Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
Monaco Grand Prix May 24 Monaco Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
Canadian Grand Prix June 7 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
French Grand Prix June 28 Magny-Cours Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
British Grand Prix July 12 Silverstone Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
Austrian Grand Prix July 26 A1-Ring Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
German Grand Prix August 2 Hockenheimring Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
Hungarian Grand Prix August 16 Hungaroring Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
Belgian Grand Prix August 30 Spa-Francorchamps Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda Report
Italian Grand Prix September 13 Monza Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
Luxembourg Grand Prix September 27 Nürburgring Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
Japanese Grand Prix November 1 Suzuka Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report

1998 Constructors Championship final standings

Place Team Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 McLaren-Mercedes       156 9 20 12
2 Ferrari       133 6 19 3
3 Williams-Mecachrome       38   3  
4 Jordan-Mugen-Honda       34 1 3  
5 Benetton-Playlife       33   2 1
6 Sauber-Petronas       10   1  
7 Arrows       6      
8 Stewart-Ford       5      
9 Prost-Peugeot       1      
10 Tyrrell-Ford              
11 Minardi-Ford              

1998 Drivers Championship final standings

Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Mika Hakkinen 8 Finland 100 8 11 9
2 Michael Schumacher 3 Germany 86 6 11 3
3 David Coulthard 7 Britain 56 1 9 3
4 Eddie Irvine 4 Ireland 47   8  
5 Jacques Villeneuve 1 Canada 21   2  
6 Damon Hill 9 Britain 20 1 1  
7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 Germany 17   1  
8 Alexander Wurz 6 Austria 17      
9 Giancarlo Fisichella 5 Italy 16   2 1
10 Ralf Schumacher 10 Germany 14   2  
11 Jean Alesi 14 France 9   1  
12 Rubens Barrichello 18 Brazil 4      
13 Pedro Diniz 16 Brazil 3      
14 Mika Salo 17 Finland 3      
15 Jarno Trulli 12 Italy 1      
16 Jan Magnussen 19 Denmark 1      
17 Johnny Herbert 15 Britain 1      
18 Olivier Panis 11 France        
19 Ricardo Rosset 20 Brazil        
20 Estaban Tuero 23 Argentina        
21 Shinji Nakano 22 Japan        
22 Toranosuke Takagi 21 Japan        
23 Jos Verstappen 19 Netherlands