1998 Season
Races
16
Champion
Mika Häkkinen
Constructor
McLaren
The 1998 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grand Prix races across the season. Mika Häkkinen of Finnish claimed the Drivers' Championship with 100 points and 8 race victories. Michael Schumacher finished as runner-up, 14 points behind. McLaren won the Constructors' Championship with 156 points. 4 different drivers stood on the top step of the podium during the 1998 campaign. The top three in the final standings were Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard.
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What races were in the 1998 F1 season?
Championship Battle
Championship Progression
| Round | Häkkinen | Coulthard | Frentzen | Schumacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — |
| R2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| R3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
| R4 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 20 |
| R5 | 36 | 29 | — | 24 |
| R6 | 46 | 29 | — | 24 |
| R7 | 46 | 29 | — | 34 |
| R8 | 50 | 30 | — | 44 |
| R9 | 56 | 30 | — | 54 |
| R10 | 66 | 36 | — | 58 |
| R11 | 76 | 42 | — | 60 |
| R12 | 77 | 48 | — | 70 |
| R13 | 77 | 48 | — | 70 |
| R14 | 80 | 48 | — | 80 |
| R15 | 90 | 52 | — | 86 |
| R16 | 100 | 56 | — | 86 |
Who won the 1998 F1 driver championship?
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | 8 | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 86 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 1 | 56 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 0 | 47 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Jan Magnussen | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jos Verstappen | 0 | 0 |
