1998 Alternate Formula One season
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1998 Formula One season | |
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Mika Häkkinen won his first drivers title for McLaren-Mercedes, taking eight victories. | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | March 8 |
Start Event | Australian Grand Prix |
End date | October 11 |
End Event | Portugese Grand Prix |
Awards | |
Driver's Champion | Mika Häkkinen |
Constructor's Champion | McLaren-Mercedes |
Seasons | |
Previous season | Next season |
1997 | 1999 |
The 1998 Formula One season was the 52nd season of Formula One.
Contents
Teams and drivers
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | # | Driver | Rounds | Test/Reserve Drivers |
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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 | David Coulthard | 1- | |||||
Mild Seven Benetton Arrows [?] | Arrows-Playlife | A19 | Playlife GC37-01 | 5 | Alexander Wurz | 1-9 | Alexander Wurz Esteban Tuero Ricardo Rosset |
Rubens Barrichello | 10- | ||||||
6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1- | |||||
West McLaren Mercedes [?] | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-13 | Mercedes FO110G | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | 1- | Nick Heidfeld |
8 | James Davies | 1- | |||||
Benson and Hedges Jordan [?] | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 198 | Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC | 9 | Jack Christopherson | 1- | Greg Moore Satoshi Motoyama Katsutomo Kaneishi |
10 | Ralf Schumacher | 1- | |||||
Gauloises Prost Peugeot [?] | Prost-Peugeot | AP01 | Peugeot A16 | 11 | Olivier Panis | 1- | Laurent Redon Soheil Ayari Stéphane Sarrazin |
12 | Jarno Trulli | 1- | |||||
Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?] | Sauber-Petronas | C17 | Petronas SPE-01D | 14 | Jean Alesi | 1-8 | None |
Eddie Irvine | 9- | ||||||
15 | Daniel Moreno | 1-8 | |||||
Tom Douglas | 9- | ||||||
HSBC Stewart Ford [?] | Stewart-Ford | SF02 | Ford VJ Zetec-R | 16 | Chris Dagnall | 1- | Pedro de la Rosa Ralph Firman Jason Watt |
17 | Jan Magnussen | 1- | |||||
PIAA Tyrrell [?] | Tyrrell-Ford | 026 | Ford VJ Zetec-R | 18 | Tom Kristensen 1 | 1-6, 8-12 | Sammy Jones Marc Goosens Tom Coronel |
Sammy Jones 1 | 7 | ||||||
Jean Alesi | 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- | |||||
Mastercard Lola [?] | Lola-Ford | T98/30 | Ford JD Zetec-R | 22 | 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.
Drivers actively seeking seats
Driver | DEC | Pref 1 | Pref 2 | Pref 3 |
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Jan van der Maeyede | Pasta | Tyrrell | Lola | Arrows |
James Davies | Salamander | Benetton | Jordan | Sauber |
Tom Douglas | Wizzie | Ferrari | McLaren | Stewart |
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 | |
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1 | Qantas Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | March 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Nicola Larini | Jack Christopherson |
2 | Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | March 29 | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Tom Kristensen | Damon Hill |
3 | Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | April 12 | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Damon Hill | Prost-Peugeot |
4 | Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | April 26 | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | James Davies | McLaren-Mercedes | Minardi-Ford | Stewart-Ford |
5 | Gran Premio Marlboro de España | Circuit de Catalunya | May 10 | Mika Häkkinen | James Davies | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Olivier Panis | Michael Schumacher |
6 | Grand Prix de Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | May 24 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Giancarlo Fisichella | David Coulthard |
7 | Player's Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | June 7 | James Davies | Michael Schumacher | James Davies | McLaren-Mercedes | Daniel Moreno | Jack Christopherson |
8 | Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | June 28 | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Damon Hill | Tyrrell-Ford |
9 | RAC British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | July 12 | James Davies | Mika Häkkinen | James Davies | McLaren-Mercedes | James Davies | Arrows-Playlife |
10 | Großer A1 Preis von Österreich | Laudaring | July 26 | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | David Coulthard | Ford |
11 | Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | Hockenheimring | August 2 | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Chris Dagnall | Jacques Villeneuve |
12 | Marlboro Magyar Nagydij | Hungaroring | August 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Rubens Barrichello | James Davies |
13 | Foster's Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | August 16 | Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford | Jan Magnussen | David Coulthard |
14 | Gran Premio Campari d'Italia | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | September 13 | James Davies | James Davies | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Tom Douglas | Jan Magnussen |
15 | Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | September 27 | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Ferrari | Jean Alesi | Prost-Peugeot |
16 | Grande Prémio Galp Energia de Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | October 11 | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | Jack Christopherson | Rubens Barrichello |
Championship Standings
Driver standings
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