1998 Formula One Season

1998 FIA Formula One World Championship
Previous	1997
Next	1999
1998 World Champion, Mika Häkkinen
Season Information
Number of races	16
Season opener	Australian Grand Prix
Season finale	Japanese Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	B G
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Mika Häkkinen 100 points
Runner-Up	Michael Schumacher 86 points
3rd	David Coulthard 56 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	McLaren-Mercedes 156 points
Runner-Up	Ferrari 133 points
3rd	Williams-Mecachrome 38 points

The 1998 Formula One Season was the 49th season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 40th season of the Constructors' Championship
It began on the March 8 in Australia and ended on the November 1 in Japan

Teams and Drivers

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Williams-Mechachrome	FW20	G	1	Jacques Villeneuve	All	Juan Pablo Montoya Max Wilson Aluizio Coelho
Winfield Williams	Mechachrome GC37-01		2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Ferrari	F300	G	3	Michael Schumacher	All	Luca Badoer
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari 047		4	Eddie Irvine	All
Benetton-Playlife	B198	B	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	All	n/a
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Playlife GC37-01		6	Alexander Wurz	All
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-13	B	7	David Coulthard	All	Ricardo Zonta Nick Heidfeld
West McLaren Mercedes	Mercedes F0110G		8	Mika Häkkinen	All
Jordan-Mugen-Honda	198	G	9	Damon Hill	All	Pedro de la Rosa Juichi Wakisaka
Benson & Hedges Jordan	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC		10	Ralf Schumacher	All
Prost-Peugeot	AP01	B	11	Olivier Panis	All	Stéphane Sarrazin
Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Peugeot A16		12	Jarno Trulli	All
Sauber-Petronas	C17	G	14	Jean Alesi	All	Jörg Müller
Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Petronas SPE-01D		15	Johnny Herbert	All
Arrows	A19	B	16	Pedro Diniz	All	Emmanuel Collard Stephen Watson
Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows T2-F1		17	Mika Salo	All
Stewart-Ford	SF02	B	18	Rubens Barrichello	All	Jos Verstappen
Stewart Ford	Ford VJ Zetec-R		19	Jan Magnussen	1-7
			19	Jos Verstappen	8-16
Tyrrell-Ford	026	G	20	Ricardo Rosset	All	Jean-Christophe Boullion Tom Kristensen
Tyrrell	Ford JD Zetec-R		21	Toranasuke Takagi	All
Minardi-Ford	JD Zetec-R	B	22	Shinji Nakano	All	Laurent Rédon
Fondmetal Minardi Team	Ford JD Zetec-R		23	Esteban Tuero	All

Calendar

Schedule

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Qantas Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park, Melbourne	March 8
2	Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	March 29
3	Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina	Argentine GP	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires	April 12
4	San Marino Grand Prix	San Marino GP	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	April 26
5	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	May 10
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	May 24
7	Grand Prix du Canada	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	June 7
8	Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	June 28
9	RAC British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	July 12
10	Grosser Preis von Österreich	Austrian GP	A1-Ring, Spielberg	July 26
11	Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	August 2
12	Marlboro Magyar Nagydij	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	August 16
13	Foster's Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	August 30
14	Gran Premio Campari d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	September 13
15	Großer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg	Luxembourg GP	Nürburgring, Nürburg	September 27
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	November 1

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