1998 Formula One World Championship

The 1998 Formula One season was the 47th edition of the championship. The champion was Mika Häkkinen in a close battle. Mclaren won the constructor's championship.

 Drivers and constructors 
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship.

 Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyres No Driver Rounds Test driver(s)  Winfield Williams Williams Williams FW20 Mecachrome GC37-01 3.0 L V10  1  Jacques Villeneuve All  Juan Pablo Montoya Max Wilson 2  Heinz-Harald Frentzen All  Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari Ferrari F300 Ferrari 047 3.0 L V10  3  Michael Schumacher All  Luca Badoer 4  Eddie Irvine All  Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton Benetton B198 Playlife GC37-01 3.0 L V10  5  Giancarlo Fisichella All n/a 6  Alexander Wurz All  West Mclaren Mercedes McLaren McLaren MP4-13 Mercedes FO110G 3.0 L V10  7  David Coulthard All  Ricardo Zonta Nick Heidfeld 8  Mika Häkkinen All  Benson & Hedges Jordan Jordan Jordan 198 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC 3.0 L V10  9  Damon Hill All  Pedro De La Rosa 10  Ralf Schumacher All  Gauloises Prost Peugeot Prost Prost AP01 Peugeot A16 3.0 L V10  11  Olivier Panis All  Stephane Sarrazin  12  Jarno Trulli All  Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber Sauber C17 Petronas SPE-01D 3.0 L V10  14  Jean Alesi All  Jörg Müller 15  Johnny Herbert All  Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows Arrows A19 Arrows T2-F1 3.0 L V10  16  Pedro Diniz All  Emmanuel Collard Stephen Watson 17  Mika Salo All  Stewart Ford Stewart Stewart SF02 Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 L V10  18  Rubens Barrichello All n/a 19  Jan Magnussen 1-7  Jos Verstappen 8-16  Tyrrell Tyrrell Tyrrell 026 Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 L V10  20  Ricardo Rosset All n/a 21  Toranosuke Takagi All  Fondmetal Minardi Team SpA Minardi Minardi M198 Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 L V10  22  Shinji Nakano All  Laurent Redon 23  Esteban Tuero All

Season review
 Race results 
 Round Grand Prix Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Constructor 1  Australian Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 2  Brazilian Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 3  Argentine Grand Prix  David Coulthard  Alexander Wurz  Michael Schumacher  Ferrari 4  San Marino Grand Prix  David Coulthard  Michael Schumacher  David Coulthard  McLaren-Mercedes 5  Spanish Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 6  Monaco Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 7  Canadian Grand Prix  David Coulthard  Michael Schumacher  Michael Schumacher  Ferrari 8  French Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  David Coulthard  Michael Schumacher  Ferrari 9  British Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Michael Schumacher  Michael Schumacher  Ferrari 10  Austrian Grand Prix  Giancarlo Fisichella  David Coulthard  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 11  German Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  David Coulthard  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 12  Hungarian Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Michael Schumacher  Michael Schumacher  Ferrari 13  Belgian Grand Prix  Mika Häkkinen  Michael Schumacher  Damon Hill  Jordan-Mugen-Honda 14  Italian Grand Prix  Michael Schumacher  Mika Häkkinen  Michael Schumacher  Ferrari 15  Luxembourg Grand Prix  Michael Schumacher  Mika Häkkinen  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes 16  Japanese Grand Prix  Michael Schumacher  Michael Schumacher  Mika Häkkinen  McLaren-Mercedes

 Drivers standings 
 Pos Driver AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA LUX JPN Points 1  Mika Häkkinen 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 3 2 1 1 6 Ret 4 1 1 100 2  Michael Schumacher Ret 3 1 2 3 10 1 1 1 3 5 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 86 3  David Coulthard 2 2 6 1 2 Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 2 2 7 Ret 3 3 56 4  Eddie Irvine 4 8 3 3 Ret 3 3 2 3 4 8 Ret Ret 2 4 2 47 5  Jacques Villeneuve 5 7 Ret 4 6 5 10 4 7 6 3 3 Ret Ret 8 6 21 6  Damon Hill 8 DSQ 8 10† Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 4 4 1 6 9 4 20 7  Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 5 9 5 8 Ret Ret 15† Ret Ret 9 5 4 7 5 5 17 8  Alexander Wurz 7 4 4 Ret 4 Ret 4 5 4 9 11 16† Ret Ret 7 9 17 9  Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 2 2 9 5 Ret 7 8 Ret 8 6 8 16 10  Ralf Schumacher Ret Ret Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 16 6 5 6 9 2 3 Ret Ret 14 11  Jean Alesi Ret 9 5 6 10 12† Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 7 3 5 10 7 9 12  Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 10 11 Ret 4 13  Mika Salo Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret 14 Ret 3 14  Pedro Diniz Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 9 14 Ret Ret Ret 11 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 15  Johnny Herbert 6 11† Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 1 16  Jarno Trulli Ret Ret 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 12 Ret 6 13 Ret 12† 1 17  Jan Magnussen Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 1 18  Shinji Nakano Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 9 7 17† 8 11 Ret 15 8 Ret 15 Ret 0 19  Esteban Tuero Ret Ret Ret 8 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 NC Ret 0 20  Ricardo Rosset Ret Ret 14 Ret DNQ DNQ 8 Ret Ret 12 DNQ DNQ DNS 12 Ret DNQ 0 21  Toranosuke Takagi Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 14 Ret 9 16 Ret 0 22  Olivier Panis 9 Ret 15† 11† 16† Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 15 12 DNS Ret 12 11 0 23  Jos Verstappen 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 Pos Driver AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA LUX JPN Points
Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
 Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.

 Constructors standings 
PosConstructor Carno. AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA LUX JPN Points 1  McLaren-Mercedes 7 2 2 6 1 2 Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 2 2 7 Ret 3 3 156 8 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 3 2 1 1 6 Ret 4 1 1 2  Ferrari 3 Ret 3 1 2 3 10 1 1 1 3 5 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 133 4 4 8 3 3 Ret 3 3 2 3 4 8 Ret Ret 2 4 2 3  Williams-Mecachrome 1 5 7 Ret 4 6 5 10 4 7 6 3 3 Ret Ret 8 6 38 2 3 5 9 5 8 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 5 4 7 5 5 4  Jordan-Mugen-Honda 9 8 DSQ 8 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 4 4 1 6 9 4 34 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 16 6 5 6 9 2 3 Ret Ret 5  Benetton-Playlife  5 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 2 2 9 5 Ret 7 8 Ret 8 6 8 33 6 7 4 4 Ret 4 Ret 4 5 4 9 11 16 Ret Ret 7 9 6  Sauber-Petronas 14 Ret 9 5 6 10 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 7 3 5 10 7 10  15 6 11 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 7  Arrows 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 9 14 Ret Ret Ret 11 5 Ret Ret Ret 6  17 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret 14 Ret 8  Stewart-Ford 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 10 11 Ret 5  19 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret 9  Prost-Peugeot 11 9 Ret 15 11 16 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 15 12 DNS Ret 12 11 1 12 Ret Ret 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 12 Ret 6 13 Ret 12 10  Minardi-Ford  22 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 9 7 17 8 11 Ret 15 8 Ret 15 Ret 0  23 Ret Ret Ret 8 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 NC Ret 11  Tyrrell-Ford 20 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNQ DNQ 8 Ret Ret 12 DNQ DNQ DNS 12 Ret DNQ 0  21 Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 14 Ret 9 16 RetPosConstructor Carno. AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA LUX JPN Points
Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
 Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.

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