1998 Alternate Formula One season

1998 Formula One season
Mika Häkkinen won his first drivers title for McLaren-Mercedes, taking eight victories.
Season
Races	16
Start date	March 8
Start Event	Template:AUS Australian Grand Prix
End date	October 11
End Event	Portugese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Mika Häkkinen
Constructor's Champion	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

The 1998 Formula One season was the 52nd season of Formula One.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	#	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Template:GBR Winfield Williams [?]	Williams-Mecachrome	FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01	1	Jacques Villeneuve	1-	Juan Pablo Montoya Jörg Müller
				2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1-
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro [?]	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari 047	3	Michael Schumacher	1-	Luca Badoer Jos Verstappen
				4	Template:GBR David Coulthard	1-
Mild Seven Benetton Arrows [?]	Arrows-Playlife	A19	Playlife GC37-01	5	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz 4	1-9	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz Esteban Tuero Ricardo Rosset
					Rubens Barrichello 4	10-
				6	Giancarlo Fisichella	1-
Template:GBR West McLaren Mercedes [?]	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-13	Mercedes FO110G	7	Mika Häkkinen	1-	Nick Heidfeld
				8	Template:GBR James Davies	1-
Benson and Hedges Jordan [?]	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	9	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	1-	Greg Moore Satoshi Motoyama Katsutomo Kaneishi
				10	Ralf Schumacher	1-
Template:FRA Gauloises Prost Peugeot [?]	Prost-Peugeot	AP01	Peugeot A16	11	Template:FRA Olivier Panis	1-	Template:FRA Laurent Redon Template:FRA Soheil Ayari Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin
				12	Jarno Trulli	1-
Template:SUI Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?]	Sauber-Petronas	C17	Petronas SPE-01D	14	Template:FRA Jean Alesi 2	1-8	None
					Template:GBR Eddie Irvine 2	9-
				15	Daniel Moreno 3	1-8
					Template:GBR Tom Douglas 3	9-
Template:GBR HSBC Stewart Ford [?]	Stewart-Ford	SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R	16	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	1-	Pedro de la Rosa Ralph Firman Template:DEN Jason Watt
				17	Template:DEN Jan Magnussen	1-
Template:GBR PIAA Tyrrell [?]	Tyrrell-Ford	026	Ford VJ Zetec-R	18	Template:DEN Tom Kristensen 1 5	1-6, 8-12	Template:GBR Sammy Jones Template:BEL Marc Goosens Tom Coronel
					Template:GBR Sammy Jones 1	7
					Template:FRA Jean Alesi 5	13-16
				19	Toranosuke Takagi	1-
Fondmetal Minardi [?]	Minardi-Ford	M198	Ford JD Zetec-R	20	Norberto Fontana	1-	Takuya Kurosawa Naoki Hattori Kazuyoshi Hoshino
				21	Nicola Larini	1-
Template:GBR Mastercard Lola [?]	Lola-Ford	T98/30	Ford JD Zetec-R	22	Template:GBR Damon Hill	1-	None
				23	Tarso Marques	1-

Notes

• 1 Tom Kristensen would be replaced by Sammy Jones at the Canadian Grand Prix due to Kristensen's participation at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with BMW.
• 2 Jean Alesi would be released by Sauber after the French Grand Prix, being replaced by Eddie Irvine.
• 3 Daniel Moreno would be released by Sauber after the French Grand Prix, being replaced by Tom Douglas.
• 4 Poor performances from Alexander Wurz led him to be demoted to a test role ahead of the British Grand Prix. Rubens Barrichello would be his replacement.
• 5 Jean Alesi replaced Tom Kristensen from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards.

Drivers actively seeking seats

Driver	DEC	Pref 1	Pref 2	Pref 3
Jan van der Maeyede	Pasta	Tyrrell	Lola	Arrows
Template:GBR James Davies	Salamander	Benetton	Jordan	Sauber
Template:GBR Tom Douglas	Wizzie	Ferrari	McLaren	Stewart
Template:USA Shad Griffith	Someone32	Lola	Minardi	Tyrrell

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the Race	Reject of the Race
1	Template:AUS Qantas Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	March 8	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Nicola Larini	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson
2	Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	March 29	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:DEN Tom Kristensen	Template:GBR Damon Hill
3	Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	April 12	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR Damon Hill	Template:FRA Prost-Peugeot
4	Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	April 26	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR James Davies	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Minardi-Ford	Template:GBR Stewart-Ford
5	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Circuit de Catalunya	May 10	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR James Davies	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:FRA Olivier Panis	Michael Schumacher
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	May 24	Giancarlo Fisichella	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Giancarlo Fisichella	Template:GBR David Coulthard
7	Player's Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 7	Template:GBR James Davies	Michael Schumacher	Template:GBR James Davies	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Daniel Moreno	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson
8	Template:FRA Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	June 28	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR Damon Hill	Template:GBR Tyrrell-Ford
9	Template:GBR RAC British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 12	Template:GBR James Davies	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR James Davies	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR James Davies	Arrows-Playlife
10	Template:AUT Großer A1 Preis von Österreich	Laudaring	July 26	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Template:USA Ford
11	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring	August 2	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	Jacques Villeneuve
12	Marlboro Magyar Nagydij	Hungaroring	August 7	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Rubens Barrichello	Template:GBR James Davies
13	Template:BEL Foster's Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 16	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Template:DEN Jan Magnussen	Template:GBR Stewart-Ford	Template:DEN Jan Magnussen	Template:GBR David Coulthard
14	Gran Premio Campari d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 13	Template:GBR James Davies	Template:GBR James Davies	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR Tom Douglas	Template:DEN Jan Magnussen
15	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	September 27	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Ferrari	Template:FRA Jean Alesi	Template:FRA Prost-Peugeot
16	Grande Prémio Galp Energia de Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	October 11	Michael Schumacher	Template:GBR David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen	Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	Rubens Barrichello

Championship Standings

Driver standings

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA Template:FRA GBR Template:GBR AUT Template:AUT GER HUN BEL Template:BEL ITA JPN POR Pts 1 Mika Häkkinen 1 1 Ret Ret 1 8* 3 1 2 2 1 1 Ret 1 2 1 102 2 Template:GBR David Coulthard 3 Ret 2 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 3 3 3 4 Ret 3 1 3 61 3 Template:GBR James Davies 2 3 Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 2 1 4 Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 59 4 Michael Schumacher Ret 2 1 3 4 1 4 Ret 4 1 2 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 59 5 Jacques Villeneuve Ret 4 3 6 Ret 3 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 3 2 Ret 4 10 25 6 Giancarlo Fisichella 4 Ret 6 5 Ret 2 8 13* 10 6 Ret Ret 4 11 5 5 20 7 Template:GBR Jack Christopherson 13 6 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 13* 2 17 8 Ralf Schumacher 5 Ret 5 7 3 7 7 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 3 10 8 Ret 15 9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret 5 8 4 9* 4 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 15 10 Template:DEN Jan Magnussen 15 13 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 8 Ret 1 13 Ret 13 12 11 Rubens Barrichello Ret 7 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 Template:GBR Tom Douglas Ret 9 5 Ret Ret 6 12* 4 6 13 Jarno Trulli 9 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 4 15 11 11 7 Ret 12 Ret 8 3 14 Template:AUT Alexander Wurz Ret Ret 7 15 5 6 9 Ret 9 3 15 Template:FRA Jean Alesi 7 7 Ret 9 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 16 Daniel Moreno 6 8 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 12* 2 17 Template:GBR Eddie Irvine 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 1 18 Template:GBR Damon Hill Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 Ret 14 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 19 Template:GBR Chris Dagnall Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 1 20 Norberto Fontana 14 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 15 Ret 10 6 14 Ret Ret 1 21 Template:FRA Olivier Panis 8 10 Ret 14 7 Ret 11 7 11 10 10 Ret Ret 15 Ret 7 0 22 Tarso Marques Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 11 12 0 23 Toranosuke Takagi 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret 13 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 24 Nicola Larini 10 11 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 8 13 14 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 25 Template:DEN Tom Kristensen 12 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 12 Ret Ret 0 26 Template:GBR Sammy Jones Ret 0