1998 F1 World Championship Season
49th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Mika Hakkinen (1st title, 27th different world champion, 2nd Finnish champion) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  McLaren (8th title) |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Mika Hakkinen (8)  Michael Schumacher (6) David Coulthard (1) Damon Hill (1) |
| Winning constructors: | McLaren (9)  Ferrari (6)  Jordan (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | Jordan |
1998 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 8 March | 1998 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Brazil | Interlagos | 29 March | 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 12 April | 1998 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 26 April | 1998 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | 10 May | 1998 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 24 May | 1998 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | 7 June | 1998 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 8 |  France | Magny-Cours | 28 June | 1998 French Grand Prix |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | 12 July | 1998 British Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Austria | Spielberg | 26 July | 1998 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | 2 August | 1998 German Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 16 August | 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 30 August | 1998 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | 13 September | 1998 Italian Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Luxembourg | Nurburgring | 27 September | 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Japan DT CT | Suzuka | 1 November | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix |
Race Winners
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.702s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 1.102s |
| 3 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 22.899s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 4.554s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 9.439s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 11.475s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 16.662s |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 19.575s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 12.465s |
| 10 | Austria | Spielberg | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 3 | 5.289s |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.427s |
| 12 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 9.433s |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 3 | 0.932s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 37.977s |
| 15 | Luxembourg | Nurburgring | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 3 | 2.212s |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 6.491s |
Polesitters
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.043s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.665s |
| 3 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 6 | 0.399s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.102s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.734s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.339s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | DNF | 0.069s |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 3 | 0.230s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 0.449s |
| 10 | Austria | Spielberg | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | DNF | 0.719s |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 0.509s |
| 12 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 6 | 0.158s |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | DNF | 0.163s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.272s |
| 15 | Luxembourg | Nurburgring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 0.346s |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF | 0.178s |
Fastest Laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 3 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 10 | Austria | Spielberg | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheim | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 12 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 15 | Luxembourg | Nurburgring | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
1998 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 100 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 86 | -14 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 56 | -44 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 47 | -53 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 21 | -79 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 20 | -80 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 17 | -83 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 17 | -83 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 16 | -84 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 14 | -86 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 9 | -91 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | -96 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 3 | -97 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 3 | -97 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1 | -99 |
| 16 |  Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1 | -99 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1 | -99 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.69 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.06 | 1 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5.44 | 2 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6.69 | 2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7.12 | 1 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7.44 | 3 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8.06 | 4 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8.81 | 5 |
| 10 | Damon Hill | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8.94 | 3 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10.50 | 2 |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11.75 | 5 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 13.31 | 5 |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13.94 | 10 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | 21 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14.56 | 9 |
| 16 | Mika Salo | 16 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15.19 | 6 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16.75 | 12 |
| 18 |  Jos Verstappen | 15 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16.78 | 12 | |||||||
| 19 | Toranosuke Takagi | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17.56 | 13 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18.71 | 16 | |||||||||
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20.06 | 18 |
| 22 | Esteban Tuero | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20.31 | 17 |
| 23 | Ricardo Rosset | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21.06 | 18 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | 1 | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R | 1 | 2 | R | 84 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | R | R | 6 | R | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | R | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | R | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | R | R | 2 | 4 | 2 | 47 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 5 | 7 | R | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | R | R | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | 8 | DSQ | 8 | 10R | R | 8 | R | R | R | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | R | R | 15R | R | R | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | 7 | 4 | 4 | R | 4 | R | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 16R | R | R | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | R | 6 | 7 | R | R | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | R | 7 | 8 | R | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | R | R | R | 7 | 11 | R | R | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | R | R | 14 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | R | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12R | R | 7 | R | R | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | R | R | 10 | R | 5 | R | 5 | 10 | R | R | R | R | DNS | 10 | 11 | R | 4 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | R | R | R | 9 | R | 4 | R | 13 | R | R | 14 | R | DNS | R | 14 | R | 3 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 9 | 14 | R | R | R | 11 | 5 | R | R | R | 3 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | 6 | 11R | R | R | 7 | 7 | R | 8 | R | 8 | R | 10 | R | R | R | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | R | R | 11 | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | 10 | 12 | R | 6 | 13 | R | 12R | 1 |
| 17 | Jan Magnussen | R | 10 | R | R | 12 | R | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Shinji Nakano | R | R | 13 | R | 14 | 9 | 7 | 17R | 8 | 11 | R | 15 | 8 | R | 15 | R | ||
| Esteban Tuero | R | R | R | 8 | 15 | R | R | R | R | R | 16 | R | R | 11 | R | R | ||
| Ricardo Rosset | R | R | 14 | R | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | R | R | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | 12 | R | DNQ | ||
| Toranosuke Takagi | R | R | 12 | R | 13 | 11 | R | R | 9 | R | 13 | 14 | R | 9 | 16 | R | ||
| Olivier Panis | 9 | R | 15R | 11R | 16R | R | R | 11 | R | R | 15 | 12 | DNS | R | 12 | 11 | ||
| Jos Verstappen | 12 | R | R | R | 13 | R | R | 13 | R |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.