1998 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole margin
1	Australia	Melbourne	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.043s
2	Brazil	Interlagos	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.665s
3	Argentina	Buenos Aires	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	6	0.399s
4	San Marino	Imola	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.102s
5	Spain	Catalunya	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.734s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.339s
7	Canada	Montreal	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.069s
8	France	Magny-Cours	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	3	0.230s
9	Britain	Silverstone	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	2	0.449s
10	Austria	Spielberg	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	DNF	0.719s
11	Germany	Hockenheim	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.509s
12	Hungary	Hungaroring	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	6	0.158s
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.163s
14	Italy	Monza	(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	0.272s
15	Luxembourg	Nurburgring	(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	0.346s
16	Japan	Suzuka	(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	DNF	0.178s

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First pole position (drivers): Giancarlo Fisichella
Last pole position (drivers): No driver took their last pole position in 1998
First pole position (constructors): No constructor took their first pole position in 1998
Last pole position (constructors): Benetton
First pole position since…: 1995 for David Coulthard
Last pole position until…: 2000 for David Coulthard; 2005 for Giancarlo Fisichella
First pole position by a…: Italian driver since 1992; British driver since 1996
Last pole position by a…: British driver until 2000; Italian driver until 2004