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Home / Seasons / 1998 F1 World Championship Season / Pole Positions

1998 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#Grand PrixCircuitDriverConstructorRacePole margin
1AustraliaMelbourne(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes10.043s
2BrazilInterlagos(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes10.665s
3ArgentinaBuenos Aires(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes60.399s
4San MarinoImola(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes10.102s
5SpainCatalunya(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes10.734s
6MonacoMonte Carlo(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes10.339s
7CanadaMontreal(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-MercedesDNF0.069s
8FranceMagny-Cours(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes30.230s
9BritainSilverstone(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes20.449s
10AustriaSpielberg(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-PlaylifeDNF0.719s
11GermanyHockenheim(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes10.509s
12HungaryHungaroring(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes60.158s
13BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-MercedesDNF0.163s
14ItalyMonza(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari10.272s
15LuxembourgNurburgring(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari20.346s
16JapanSuzuka(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrariDNF0.178s
← 1997 1999 →
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

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