1998 Alternate Formula One season

1998 Formula One season
Mika Häkkinen won his only 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	Portuguese 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	All	Juan Pablo Montoya Jörg Müller
				2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro [?]	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari 047	3	Michael Schumacher	All	Luca Badoer Jos Verstappen
				4	Template:GBR David Coulthard	All
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	10-16
				6	Giancarlo Fisichella	All
Template:GBR West McLaren Mercedes [?]	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-13	Mercedes FO110G	7	Mika Häkkinen	All	Nick Heidfeld Greg Moore
				8	Template:GBR James Davies	All
Benson and Hedges Jordan [?]	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	9	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	All	Satoshi Motoyama Katsutomo Kaneishi
				10	Ralf Schumacher	All
Template:FRA Gauloises Prost Peugeot [?]	Prost-Peugeot	AP01	Peugeot A16	11	Template:FRA Olivier Panis	All	Template:FRA Laurent Redon Template:FRA Soheil Ayari Template:FRA Stéphane Sarrazin
				12	Jarno Trulli	All
Template:SUI Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?]	Sauber-Petronas	C17	Petronas SPE-01D	14	Template:FRA Jean Alesi 2	1-8	Template:AUS Rhys Davies
					Template:GBR Eddie Irvine 2	9-16
				15	Daniel Moreno 3	1-8
					Template:GBR Tom Douglas 3	9-16
Template:GBR HSBC Stewart Ford [?]	Stewart-Ford	SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R	16	Template:GBR Chris Dagnall	All	Pedro de la Rosa Ralph Firman Template:DEN Jason Watt
				17	Template:DEN Jan Magnussen	All
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 Goossens Tom Coronel
					Template:GBR Sammy Jones 1	7
					Template:FRA Jean Alesi 5	13-16
				19	Toranosuke Takagi	All
Fondmetal Minardi [?]	Minardi-Ford	M198	Ford JD Zetec-R	20	Norberto Fontana	All	Takuya Kurosawa Naoki Hattori Kazuyoshi Hoshino
				21	Nicola Larini	All
Template:GBR Mastercard Lola [?]	Lola-Ford	T98/30	Ford JD Zetec-R	22	Template:GBR Damon Hill	All	None
				23	Tarso Marques	All

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.

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	A1-Ring	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 6	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

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were later cancelled:

Race	Track	Original Date
Pertamina Indonesian Grand Prix	Sentul International Circuit	September 20

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 Constructor's standings Pos Constructor # 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 Template:GBR McLaren-Mercedes 7 1 1 Ret Ret 1 8† 3 1 2 2 1 1 Ret 1 2 1 161 8 2 3 Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 2 1 4 Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 2 Ferrari 3 Ret 2 1 3 4 1 4 Ret 4 1 2 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 120 4 3 Ret 2 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 3 3 3 4 Ret 3 1 3 3 Template:GBR Williams-Mecachrome 1 Ret 4 3 6 Ret 3 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 3 2 Ret 4 10 40 2 Ret 5 8 4 9† 4 5 Ret 5 Ret 4 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 4 Arrows-Playlife 5 Ret Ret 7 15 5 6 9 Ret 9 Ret 7 2 5 5 6 9 34 6 4 Ret 6 5 Ret 2 8 13† 10 6 Ret Ret 4 11 5 5 5 Jordan-Mugen-Honda 9 13 6 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 13† 2 32 10 5 Ret 5 7 3 7 7 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 3 10 8 Ret 6 Template:GBR Stewart-Ford 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 13 17 15 13 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 8 Ret 1 13 Ret 13 7 Template:SUI Sauber-Petronas 14 7 7 Ret 9 Ret 5 10 Ret 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 6 11 15 6 8 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 12† Ret 9 5 Ret Ret 6 12† 4 8 Template:FRA Prost-Peugeot 11 8 10 Ret 14 7 Ret 11 7 11 10 10 Ret Ret 15 Ret 7 3 12 9 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 12 4 15 11 11 7 Ret 12 Ret 8 9 Template:GBR Lola-Ford 22 Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 Ret 14 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 11 12 10 Minardi-Ford 20 14 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 15 Ret 10 6 14 Ret Ret 1 21 10 11 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 8 13 14 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret — Template:GBR Tyrrell-Ford 18 12 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 19 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret 13 9 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029