In the 1998 Formula 1 season David Coulthard drove a total of 16 races for McLaren. From the total of 16 races, David managed to win 1 of them and finish on the podium 9 times. If we take a look at the races, where Coulthard didn't finish, this happend in 4 occasions.
During the 1998 season David started the race 3 times from pole position.
David Coulthard finished the season on 3rd place in the driver championship with a total of 56 points.
Coulthard vs. Häkkinen McLaren 1998
3
Race
12
1
Qualify
6
1998 races
Australian GP
Mar 8th, 1998
2nd
Brazilian GP
Mar 29th, 1998
2nd
Argentine GP
Apr 12th, 1998
6th
San Marino GP
Apr 26th, 1998
1st
Spanish GP
May 10th, 1998
2nd
Monaco GP
May 24th, 1998
DNF
Canadian GP
Jun 7th, 1998
DNF
French GP
Jun 28th, 1998
6th
British GP
Jul 12th, 1998
DNF
Austrian GP
Jul 26th, 1998
2nd
German GP
Aug 2nd, 1998
2nd
Hungarian GP
Aug 16th, 1998
2nd
Belgian GP
Aug 30th, 1998
7th
Italian GP
Sep 13th, 1998
DNF
Luxembourg GP
Sep 27th, 1998
3rd
Japanese GP
Nov 1st, 1998
3rd
1998 statistics
Wins
1
Pole positions
3
Podiums
9
Finishes in top 5
9
Finishes in points
11
Position
3rd
High/low position
2nd/3rd
Points
56
DNF's
4
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/18th
Average finish result
6.5
High/low qualifying result
1st/14th
Average qualifying result
3.86
Wins streak
1
Pole position streak
2
Podium streak
3
Top 5 streak
3
Points streak
5
Finish streak
5
1998 Standings progression
1998 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 2nd | +0.702 | 2nd | 2nd | 1:30.053 | +0.043 |
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 2nd | +1.102 | 2nd | 2nd | 1:17.757 | +0.665 |
| 3 | Argentine GP | 6th | +1:19.751 | 1st | 1st | 1:25.852 | |
| 4 | San Marino GP | 1st | 1:34:25.4 | 1st | |||
| 5 | Spanish GP | 2nd | +9.439 | 2nd | |||
| 6 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 2nd | |||
| 7 | Canadian GP | DNF | DNF (Throttle) | 1st | |||
| 8 | French GP | 6th | +1 Lap | 3rd | |||
| 9 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 4th | 4th | 1:24.310 | +1.039 |
| 10 | Austrian GP | 2nd | +5.289 | 14th | 14th | 1:32.399 | +2.801 |
| 11 | German GP | 2nd | +0.426 | 2nd | 2nd | 1:42.347 | +0.509 |
| 12 | Hungarian GP | 2nd | +9.433 | 2nd | |||
| 13 | Belgian GP | 7th | +5 Laps | 2nd | 2nd | 1:48.845 | +0.163 |
| 14 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 4th | |||
| 15 | Luxembourg GP | 3rd | +34.163 | 5th | |||
| 16 | Japanese GP | 3rd | +27.662 | 3rd |