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 | 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 | David Coulthard | All | |||||
Mild Seven Benetton Arrows [?] | Arrows-Playlife | A19 | Playlife GC37-01 | 5 | Alexander Wurz 4 | 1-9 | Alexander Wurz Esteban Tuero Ricardo Rosset |
Rubens Barrichello 4 | 10-16 | ||||||
6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | All | |||||
West McLaren Mercedes [?] | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-13 | Mercedes FO110G | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | All | Nick Heidfeld |
8 | James Davies | All | |||||
Benson and Hedges Jordan [?] | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 198 | Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC | 9 | Jack Christopherson | All | Greg Moore Satoshi Motoyama Katsutomo Kaneishi |
10 | Ralf Schumacher | All | |||||
Gauloises Prost Peugeot [?] | Prost-Peugeot | AP01 | Peugeot A16 | 11 | Olivier Panis | All | Laurent Redon Soheil Ayari Stéphane Sarrazin |
12 | Jarno Trulli | All | |||||
Red Bull Sauber Petronas [?] | Sauber-Petronas | C17 | Petronas SPE-01D | 14 | Jean Alesi 2 | 1-8 | None |
Eddie Irvine 2 | 9-16 | ||||||
15 | Daniel Moreno 3 | 1-8 | |||||
Tom Douglas 3 | 9-16 | ||||||
HSBC Stewart Ford [?] | Stewart-Ford | SF02 | Ford VJ Zetec-R | 16 | Chris Dagnall | All | Pedro de la Rosa Ralph Firman Jason Watt |
17 | Jan Magnussen | All | |||||
PIAA Tyrrell [?] | Tyrrell-Ford | 026 | Ford VJ Zetec-R | 18 | Tom Kristensen 1 5 | 1-6, 8-12 | Sammy Jones Marc Goosens Tom Coronel |
Sammy Jones 1 | 7 | ||||||
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 | |||||
Mastercard Lola [?] | Lola-Ford | T98/30 | Ford JD Zetec-R | 22 | 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
Championship Standings
Driver standings
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