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Home / Seasons / 1998 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

1998 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1Australia(FIN) Mika Hakkinen4
2Brazil(FIN) Mika Hakkinen8
3Argentina(FIN) Mika Hakkinen12
4San Marino(FIN) Mika Hakkinen3
5Spain(FIN) Mika Hakkinen7
6Monaco(FIN) Mika Hakkinen17
7Canada(FIN) Mika Hakkinen12
8France(FIN) Mika Hakkinen6
9Britain(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
10Austria(FIN) Mika Hakkinen8
11Germany(FIN) Mika Hakkinen16
12Hungary(FIN) Mika Hakkinen7
13Belgium(FIN) Mika Hakkinen7
14Italy(FIN) Mika Hakkinen0
15Luxembourg(FIN) Mika Hakkinen4
16Japan(FIN) Mika Hakkinen14
← 1997 1999 →

Notes

  • The 1998 season was the eleventh season, and first since 1996, in which the Drivers’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same driver.
  • Mika Hakkinen was the tenth driver and the first Finnish driver to achieve this feat.
First time as championship leader
Mika Hakkinen
Last time as championship leader
No driver led the championship for the last time in 1998
First time as championship leader by a…
Finnish driver since 1982

Constructors’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1AustraliaMcLaren-Mercedes10
2BrazilMcLaren-Mercedes24
3ArgentinaMcLaren-Mercedes18
4San MarinoMcLaren-Mercedes18
5SpainMcLaren-Mercedes30
6MonacoMcLaren-Mercedes36
7CanadaMcLaren-Mercedes22
8FranceMcLaren-Mercedes11
9BritainMcLaren-Mercedes3
10AustriaMcLaren-Mercedes12
11GermanyMcLaren-Mercedes26
12HungaryMcLaren-Mercedes23
13BelgiumMcLaren-Mercedes23
14ItalyMcLaren-Mercedes10
15LuxembourgMcLaren-Mercedes15
16JapanMcLaren-Mercedes23
← 1997 1999 →

Notes

  • The 1998 season was the thirteenth season, and the first since 1996, in which the Constructors’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same constructor.
  • 1998 was the fourth time McLaren led a championship from start to finish, a new record.
First time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the first time in 1998
Last time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1998

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