1998 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 49th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Other seasons: |
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Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 08 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 | 07 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 | 02 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 | 01 November | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Arrows | Pedro Diniz | All |
| Mika Salo | All | |
| Benetton | Giancarlo Fisichella | All |
| Alexander Wurz | All | |
| Ferrari | Eddie Irvine | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
| Jordan | Damon Hill | All |
| Ralf Schumacher | All | |
| McLaren | David Coulthard | All |
| Mika Hakkinen | All | |
| Minardi | Shinji Nakano | All |
| Esteban Tuero | All | |
| Prost | Olivier Panis | All |
| Jarno Trulli | All | |
 Sauber | Jean Alesi | All |
| Johnny Herbert | All | |
| Stewart | Rubens Barrichello | All |
 Jan Magnussen | 1-7 | |
 Jos Verstappen | 8-16 | |
| Tyrrell | Ricardo Rosset | All |
| Toranosuke Takagi | All | |
| Williams | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | All |
| Jacques Villeneuve | All |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| 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
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| 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
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| 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 |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| 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 | |||||||||
| No. | Driver | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1998.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 156 |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | R | 2 | R | R | 6 | R | 2 | 2 | 6 | R | R | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R | 1 | 2 | 2 | 133 |
| R | 8 | 3 | 3 | R | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | R | R | 2 | 4 | R | |||
| 3 | Williams-Mecachrome | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | 7 | R | 5 | 8 | R | R | 15R | R | R | 9 | 5 | R | R | 8 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 8 | R | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | R | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 34 |
| R | DSQ | R | 10R | R | R | R | R | R | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | R | R | |||
| 5 | Benetton-Playlife | 7 | 4 | 4 | R | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | R | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| R | 6 | 7 | R | R | R | 4 | 9 | 5 | R | 11 | 16R | R | R | 7 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Sauber-Petronas | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | R | 7 | R | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| R | 11R | R | R | 10 | 12R | R | 8 | R | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | 10 | |||
| 7 | Arrows | R | R | R | 9 | R | 4 | 9 | 13 | R | R | 14 | 11 | 5 | R | 14 | R | 6 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | 14 | R | R | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | |||
| 8 | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | R | 10 | 10 | R | 5 | R | 5 | 10 | R | R | R | 13 | R | 10 | 11 | R | 5 |
| R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 6 | 12 | R | R | R | R | DNS | R | 13 | R | |||
| 9 | Prost-Peugeot | 9 | R | 11 | 11R | 9 | R | R | 11 | R | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| R | R | 15R | R | 16R | R | R | R | R | R | 15 | R | DNS | R | R | 12R | |||
| 10 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | R | R | 13 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 17R | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 15 | R | |
| R | R | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 11 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | R | R | 12 | R | 13 | 11 | 8 | R | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | 9 | 16 | R | |
| R | R | 14 | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | 12 | R | DNQ | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1998.