1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
100 pts
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
86 pts
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
56 pts
1
McLaren
156 pts
Mika Häkkinen is the 1998 Formula 1 World Champion. Häkkinen won 8 out of 16 races and scored a total of 100 points. With 14 points behind Michael Schumacher finished the season in second place and David Coulthard as third. McLaren won the 1998 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 156 points.
The season started with the 1998 Australian Grand Prix on March 8th. The last race of the season was the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix on November 1st.
Number of races
16 races
First race
Australian Grand Prix (March 8th)
Last race
Japanese Grand Prix (November 1st)
Most wins
Mika Häkkinen (8)
Most pole positions
Mika Häkkinen (9)
Most podiums
Mika Häkkinen (11)
Michael Schumacher (11)
Most top 5 finishes
Michael Schumacher (12)
Mika Häkkinen (12)
Most points finishes
Mika Häkkinen (13)
Most DNF's
Esteban Tuero (12)

1998 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren 8 11 100
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 6 11 86 -14
3
David Coulthard
McLaren 1 9 56 -44
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari 8 47 -53
5
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 2 21 -79
6
Damon Hill
Jordan 1 1 20 -80
7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams 1 17 -83
8
Alexander Wurz
Benetton 17 -83
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton 2 16 -84
10
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan 2 14 -86
11
Jean Alesi
Sauber 1 9 -91
12
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart 4 -96
13
Mika Salo
Arrows 3 -97
14
Pedro Diniz
Arrows 3 -97
15
Johnny Herbert
Sauber 1 -99
16
Jarno Trulli
Prost 1 -99
17
Jan Magnussen
Stewart 1 -99
18
Shinji Nakano
Minardi 0 -100
19
Esteban Tuero
Minardi 0 -100
20
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell 0 -100
21
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell 0 -100
22
Olivier Panis
Prost 0 -100
23
Jos Verstappen
Stewart 0 -100
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 McLaren 9 20 156
2 Ferrari 6 19 133 -23
3 Williams 3 38 -118
4 Jordan 1 3 34 -122
5 Benetton 2 33 -123
6 Sauber 1 10 -146
7 Arrows 6 -150
8 Stewart 5 -151
9 Prost 1 -155
10 Minardi 0 -156
11 Tyrrell 0 -156

1998 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Mar 8th
Australian Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mika Häkkinen
Mar 29th
Brazilian Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Apr 12th
Argentine Grand Prix
#3 Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Eddie Irvine
David Coulthard
Apr 26th
San Marino Grand Prix
#7 David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Eddie Irvine
David Coulthard
May 10th
Spanish Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
May 24th
Monaco Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
Giancarlo Fisichella
Eddie Irvine
Mika Häkkinen
Jun 7th
Canadian Grand Prix
#3 Michael Schumacher
Giancarlo Fisichella
Eddie Irvine
David Coulthard
Jun 28th
French Grand Prix
#3 Michael Schumacher
Eddie Irvine
Mika Häkkinen
Mika Häkkinen
Jul 12th
British Grand Prix
#3 Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Eddie Irvine
Mika Häkkinen
Jul 26th
Austrian Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Giancarlo Fisichella
Aug 2nd
German Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Häkkinen
Aug 16th
Hungarian Grand Prix
#3 Michael Schumacher
David Coulthard
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Häkkinen
Aug 30th
Belgian Grand Prix
#9 Damon Hill
Ralf Schumacher
Jean Alesi
Mika Häkkinen
Sep 13th
Italian Grand Prix
#3 Michael Schumacher
Eddie Irvine
Ralf Schumacher
Michael Schumacher
Sep 27th
Luxembourg Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
Michael Schumacher
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
Nov 1st
Japanese Grand Prix
#8 Mika Häkkinen
Eddie Irvine
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher

Position heatmap

Laps in the lead

Pos Driver Laps
1
Mika Häkkinen
576
2
Michael Schumacher
268
3
David Coulthard
120
4
Damon Hill
26
5
Giancarlo Fisichella
24
6
Eddie Irvine
1