F1 season
Season info
Season
49
Races
16
Drivers’ Champion
Mika Hakkinen (1st title; 27th different World Champion, 2nd Finnish champion)
Constructors’ Champion
McLaren-Mercedes (8th title for McLaren)
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Calendar
- Last race (Grand Prix)
- Argentina
- Luxembourg
- Last race (circuit)
- Buenos Aires
Race results
Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1998 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- Arrows
- (BRA) Pedro Diniz (All)
- (FIN) Mika Salo (All)
- Benetton
- (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (All)
- (AUT) Alexander Wurz (All)
- Ferrari
- (GBR) Eddie Irvine (All)
- (DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
- Jordan
- (GBR) Damon Hill (All)
- (DEU) Ralf Schumacher (All)
- McLaren
- (GBR) David Coulthard (All)
- (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (All)
- Minardi
- (JPN) Shinji Nakano (All)
- (ARG) Esteban Tuero (All) (Rookie)
- Prost
- (FRA) Olivier Panis (All)
- (ITA) Jarno Trulli (All)
- Sauber
- (FRA) Jean Alesi (All)
- (GBR) Johnny Herbert (All)
- Stewart
- (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All)
- (DNK) Jan Magnussen (1-7)
- (NLD) Jos Verstappen (8-16)
- Tyrrell
- (BRA) Ricardo Rosset (All)
- (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi (All) (Rookie)
- Williams
- (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (All)
- (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (All)
- Final season (drivers)
- Jan Magnussen
- Shinji Nakano
- Ricardo Rosset
- Esteban Tuero
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 2000 for Jos Verstappen
- Final season (constructors)
- Tyrrell
Maiden podium finishes
There were no first-time podium finishers in 1998.
Maiden pole positions
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton) | Austria |