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Home / Seasons / 1998 F1 World Championship Season

1998 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)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Jacques Villeneuve

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Williams

← 1997 1999 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
  • Constructor standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

  • Driver stats
  • Constructor stats
  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1AustraliaMelbourne08 March
2BrazilInterlagos29 March
3ArgentinaBuenos Aires12 April
4San MarinoImola26 April
5SpainCatalunya10 May
6MonacoMonte Carlo24 May
7CanadaMontreal07 June
8FranceMagny-Cours28 June
9BritainSilverstone12 July
10AustriaSpielberg26 July
11GermanyHockenheim02 August
12HungaryHungaroring16 August
13BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps30 August
14ItalyMonza13 September
15LuxembourgNurburgring27 September
16JapanSuzuka01 November
← 1997 1999 →
Last race (Grand Prix)
Argentina
Luxembourg
Last race (circuit)
Buenos Aires

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1AustraliaResult
2BrazilResult
3ArgentinaResult
4San MarinoResult
5SpainResult
6MonacoResult
7CanadaResult
8FranceResult
9BritainResult
10AustriaResult
11GermanyResult
12HungaryResult
13BelgiumResult
14ItalyResult
15LuxembourgResult
16Japan (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result
← 1997 1999 →

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)
← 1997 1999 →
Final season (drivers)
Jan Magnussen
Shinji Nakano
Ricardo Rosset
Esteban Tuero
Last entry (drivers) until…
2000 for Jos Verstappen
Final season (constructors)
Tyrrell

Maiden wins

ConstructorGrand Prix
Jordan (Damon Hill)Belgium
← 1997 1999 →

Maiden podium finishes

There were no first-time podium finishers in 1998.

← 1997 1999 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton)Austria
← 1997 1999 →

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