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1998 Season - Overview



McLaren had a strong start to the 1998 season with Hakkinen and Coulthard registering a one-two finish at the first two races on the calendar |  Damon Hill won a chaotic 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, giving Jordan its first F1 victory |  Mika Hakkinen won the first of his two world titles in 1998 |  Hakkinen's Drivers' title in 1998 was McLaren's first since 1991 |  Hakkinen and Coulthard powered McLaren to their eighth Constructors' title in 1998

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 11
No. of Drivers: 23
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 4
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Michael Schumacher - 6 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
McLaren
McLaren
   
 
 156
2 Ferrari
133
3 Williams
38
4 Jordan
34
5 Benetton
33
Complete Standings

1998 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor

2
Mar 29
Brazil
 M.Hakkinen
 McLaren



5
May 10
Spain
 M.Hakkinen
 McLaren

6
May 24
Monaco
 M.Hakkinen
 McLaren




10
Jul 26
Austria
 M.Hakkinen
 McLaren

11
Aug 02
Germany
 M.Hakkinen
 McLaren


13
Aug 30
Belgium
 D.Hill
 Jordan

14
Sep 13
Italy
 M.Schumacher
 Ferrari


16
Nov 01
Japan
 M.Hakkinen
 McLaren

1998 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Arrows
Mika Salo
Pedro Diniz
Benetton
Alexander Wurz
Giancarlo Fisichella
BMW Sauber F1
Jean Alesi
Johnny Herbert
Ferrari
Eddie Irvine
Michael Schumacher
Jordan
Damon Hill
Ralf Schumacher
McLaren
David Coulthard
Mika Hakkinen
Minardi
Esteban Tuero
Shinji Nakano
Prost
Jarno Trulli
Olivier Panis
Stewart
Jan Magnussen
Jos Verstappen
Rubens Barrichello
Tyrrell
Ricardo Rosset
Toranosuke Takagi
Williams
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jacques Villeneuve
    

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1998

According to stats...

  • McLaren had a strong start to the 1998 season with Hakkinen and Coulthard registering a one-two finish at the first two races on the calendar
  • Damon Hill won a chaotic 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, giving Jordan its first F1 victory
  • Mika Hakkinen won the first of his two world titles in 1998
  • Hakkinen's Drivers' title in 1998 was McLaren's first since 1991
  • Hakkinen and Coulthard powered McLaren to their eighth Constructors' title in 1998

DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1998 season.
Esteban Tuero
Esteban
Tuero (12)
Pedro Diniz
Pedro
Diniz (11)
Mika Salo
Mika
Salo (10)
Jarno Trulli
Jarno
Trulli (9)
Rubens Barrichello
Rubens
Barrichello (9)
Johnny Herbert
Johnny
Herbert (8)