Campeonato del Mundo de Fórmula Uno 1998

Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula Uno de la FIA 1998
Campeón de pilotos : Mika Häkkinen Campeón de constructores : McLaren - Mercedes
Anterior:	1997	Próximo:	1999
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Mika Häkkinen ganó su primer título con McLaren .

Michael Schumacher terminó como subcampeón con Ferrari .

El compañero de equipo de Häkkinen, David Coulthard (en la foto de 1995), terminó la temporada en tercer lugar.

El Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula Uno de la FIA de 1998 fue la 52ª temporada de las carreras de coches de Fórmula Uno de la FIA . Contó con el Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula Uno de 1998 para Pilotos y el Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula Uno de 1998 para Constructores, que se disputaron simultáneamente en una serie de dieciséis carreras que comenzó el 8 de marzo y terminó el 1 de noviembre. El finlandés Mika Häkkinen ganó su primer Campeonato de Pilotos y McLaren - Mercedes ganó el Campeonato de Constructores, el primero para el equipo McLaren desde 1991 . ^[1]

La temporada vio un gran cambio en el orden jerárquico, con McLaren-Mercedes emergiendo como el constructor más rápido. Häkkinen ganó cuatro de las primeras seis carreras para establecer una clara ventaja en el Campeonato de Pilotos, pero un fuerte resurgimiento a mitad de temporada de Michael Schumacher y Ferrari , incluidas cinco victorias, puso al piloto alemán a la altura de Häkkinen a falta de dos carreras. Häkkinen luego ganó el Gran Premio de Luxemburgo de manos de Schumacher para tomar una ventaja de cuatro puntos en la final de temporada en Japón . Allí, Schumacher tomó la pole positionsolo para entrar en pérdida en la parrilla y luego sufrir un pinchazo, dejando a Häkkinen para ganar la carrera y el campeonato. Aun así, Häkkinen habría ganado en la cuenta atrás a través de más segundos lugares si Schumacher hubiera ganado la carrera asumiendo que el finlandés hubiera terminado segundo. El compañero de equipo de Häkkinen, David Coulthard, terminó tercero en la general con el compañero de equipo de Schumacher, Eddie Irvine , cuarto, mientras que el margen final de McLaren sobre Ferrari en el Campeonato de Constructores fue de 23 puntos.

Con la retirada de fábrica de Renault y la marcha del diseñador Adrian Newey a McLaren, el equipo Williams y Jacques Villeneuve no pudieron defender sus respectivos campeonatos. Williams finalmente sufrió su primera temporada sin victorias desde 1988 , aunque aún terminaron terceros en el Campeonato de Constructores. El equipo Benetton tampoco pudo ganar una carrera en 1998, a pesar de que el joven italiano Giancarlo Fisichella se mostró prometedor. Jordan , dirigido por el ex campeón Damon Hill, no logró sumar un punto en la primera mitad de la temporada, pero un fuerte resurgimiento en la segunda mitad, incluida la victoria de Hill en la F1 en condiciones húmedas en Bélgica con su compañero de equipo Ralf Schumacher en segundo lugar, les permitió terminar cuartos en los Constructores. Campeonato. 1998 también fue la última temporada para el equipo ex campeón Tyrrell , luego de su venta por Ken Tyrrell a British American Tobacco .

A partir de 2020 ^[update], este es el último Campeonato de Constructores para McLaren .

Equipos y pilotos [ editar ]

Los siguientes equipos y pilotos compitieron en el Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula Uno de la FIA de 1998.

Entrante	Constructor	Chasis	Motor ^†	Neumático	No.	Conductor	Rondas
Winfield Williams	Williams - Mecachrome	FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01	GRAMO	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Todas
Winfield Williams	Williams - Mecachrome	FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01	GRAMO	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Todas
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari 047	GRAMO	3	Michael Schumacher	Todas
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari 047	GRAMO	4	Eddie Irvine	Todas
Vida de reproducción de Mild Seven Benetton	Benetton - Playlife	B198	Playlife GC37-01	B	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Todas
Vida de reproducción de Mild Seven Benetton	Benetton - Playlife	B198	Playlife GC37-01	B	6	Alexander Wurz	Todas
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren - Mercedes	MP4 / 13	Mercedes FO110G	B	7	David Coulthard	Todas
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren - Mercedes	MP4 / 13	Mercedes FO110G	B	8	Mika Häkkinen	Todas
Benson y Hedges Jordan	Jordania - Mugen-Honda	198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	GRAMO	9	Damon Hill	Todas
Benson y Hedges Jordan	Jordania - Mugen-Honda	198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	GRAMO	10	Ralf Schumacher	Todas
Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Prost - Peugeot	AP01	Peugeot A16	B	11	Olivier Panis	Todas
Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Prost - Peugeot	AP01	Peugeot A16	B	12	Jarno Trulli	Todas
Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber - Petronas	C17	Petronas SPE-01D	GRAMO	14	Jean Alesi	Todas
Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber - Petronas	C17	Petronas SPE-01D	GRAMO	15	Johnny Herbert	Todas
Flechas de Danka Zepter	Flechas	A19	Flechas T2-F1	B	dieciséis	Pedro Diniz	Todas
Flechas de Danka Zepter	Flechas	A19	Flechas T2-F1	B	17	Mika Salo	Todas
HSBC Stewart Ford	Stewart - Ford	SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R	B	18	Rubens Barrichello	Todas
					19	Jan Magnussen	1-7
					19	Jos Verstappen	8-16
PIAA Tyrrell	Tyrrell - Ford	026	Ford JD Zetec-R	GRAMO	20	Ricardo Rosset	Todas
PIAA Tyrrell	Tyrrell - Ford	026	Ford JD Zetec-R	GRAMO	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Todas
Equipo Fondmetal Minardi	Minardi - Ford	M198	Ford JD Zetec-R	B	22	Shinji Nakano	Todas
Equipo Fondmetal Minardi	Minardi - Ford	M198	Ford JD Zetec-R	B	23	Esteban Tuero	Todas

^† Todos los motores eran de 3.0 litros, configuración V10 .

Calendario de carreras del Campeonato Mundial de Fórmula Uno [ editar ]

Rnd	Raza	Título	Fecha	Localización
1	Gran Premio de Australia de Qantas	Gran Premio de Australia	8 de marzo	Circuito del Gran Premio de Melbourne , Melbourne
2	Gran Premio Marlboro do Brasil	Gran Premio de Brasil	29 de marzo	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo
3	Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina	Gran Premio de Argentina	12 de abril	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez , Buenos Aires
4	Gran Premio di San Marino	Gran Premio de San Marino	26 de abril	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
5	Gran Premio Marlboro de Espana	Spanish Grand Prix	10 May	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco Grand Prix	24 May	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
7	Grand Prix Player's du Canada	Canadian Grand Prix	7 June	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
8	Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France	French Grand Prix	28 June	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours
9	RAC British Grand Prix	British Grand Prix	12 July	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
10	Grosser Preis von Osterreich	Austrian Grand Prix	26 July	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria
11	Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	German Grand Prix	2 August	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
12	Marlboro Magyar Nagydij	Hungarian Grand Prix	16 August	Hungaroring, Budapest
13	Foster's Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian Grand Prix	30 August	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
14	Gran Premio Campari d'Italia	Italian Grand Prix	13 September	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
15	Grosser Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg	Luxembourg Grand Prix	27 September	Nürburgring, Nürburg
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese Grand Prix	1 November	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

Off-season changes[edit]

At the end of 1997, Renault withdrew as a direct engine supplier from Formula One. As a result, the two teams running Renault engines were forced to source alternative suppliers. Williams opted to run engines supplied by Mecachrome, who were working with Renault to develop the most recent iteration of their RS9 engine rebadged with the Mecachrome name. Benetton sourced a similar rebadged Renault engine from Playlife. Neither Williams nor Benetton were competitive to the same level as in previous seasons. Renault themselves would invest in Benetton for 2000, before buying the team outright in 2002. They would not supply engines to other competing teams again until 2007. The Prost and Jordan teams swapped their engine suppliers from 1997: Prost now used Peugeot, whilst Jordan used Mugen-Honda.

The 1998 season brought about two significant technical changes to reduce cornering speeds and aid overtaking.^[2] The first was the reduction of the cars' track, from 2,000 mm (6 ft 7 in) to 1,800 mm (5 ft 11 in), making them much narrower than in 1997; a previous reduction in track occurred in 1993, when the cars were reduced from 2,150 mm (7 ft 1 in) to 2,000 mm (6 ft 7 in). The second change was the introduction of grooved tyres to replace slicks (the last time Formula One featured grooved dry tyres was in 1970): the front tyres had three grooves, with four on the rear tyres. Grooved tyres would remain in Formula One until the reintroduction of slicks in 2009.^[3] For 1998, both McLaren and Benetton switched from Goodyear to Bridgestone tyres, as the Japanese manufacturer expanded to work with six of the eleven teams in their second year competing in the sport. This would result in the two teams who became principal championship protagonists working with different tyre manufacturers. The two top teams from 1997, Williams and Ferrari, opted to retain Goodyear tyres.

The "I"-shaped cameras mounted on top of the engine covers, seen on selected cars from 1995 to 1997, were made mandatory for each car in 1998, and changed to a more aerodynamic "T"-shaped camera; this design has remained largely unchanged since.

Mid-season technical changes[edit]

"X wings", a pair of tall aerodynamic appendages mounted at the front of each sidepod and first seen on the Tyrrell 025 in 1997, were banned before the Spanish Grand Prix.^[4] The teams that used them in 1998 were Ferrari, Jordan, Prost, Sauber, and Tyrrell.

Driver changes[edit]

Gerhard Berger retired at the end of 1997 after fourteen years in F1, leaving a vacant seat at Benetton. The team also opted not to renew Jean Alesi's contract, so the Frenchman signed a two-year deal to join Johnny Herbert at Sauber. As their replacements, Benetton signed Giancarlo Fisichella from Jordan, and Alexander Wurz, who had substituted for Berger for three races in 1997 when his fellow Austrian was ill.

Jordan replaced Fisichella by signing 1996 World Champion Damon Hill from Arrows to partner Ralf Schumacher. To fill his seat, Arrows secured the services of Tyrrell's Mika Salo alongside Pedro Diniz. Tyrrell also parted ways with Jos Verstappen in the off-season, despite Ken Tyrrell wanting him to stay. However, new owners British American Tobacco preferred to hire Brazilian Ricardo Rosset, who had briefly raced for the now-defunct Lola team in 1997. They promoted test driver Toranosuke Takagi to fill the second seat. Verstappen returned to F1 midway through 1998 with Stewart, while Lola's other driver, Vincenzo Sospiri, instead found a home in the IndyCar Series.

Prost retained Olivier Panis, but dropped second driver Shinji Nakano and replaced him with Jarno Trulli. Trulli had started 1997 with Minardi but then substituted for Panis when he broke his leg at the Canadian Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Nakano joined Trulli's old team, Minardi, to replace his retiring countryman Ukyo Katayama. He was partnered by rookie Esteban Tuero, who was promoted from a testing role as he was preferred to the outgoing Tarso Marques. Marques would eventually return to F1 in 2001, also with Minardi.

Williams (Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen), Ferrari (Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine), McLaren (David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen) and Stewart (Rubens Barrichello and Jan Magnussen) all retained their 1997 driver line-ups.

Mid-season driver changes[edit]

The only mid-season change was at Stewart. Jan Magnussen was dropped after the Canadian Grand Prix following a series of underwhelming performances (including crashing into and eliminating his teammate Rubens Barrichello on lap 1 at Imola) and replaced by Jos Verstappen, who had been out of a drive since leaving Tyrrell at the end of 1997.

Season summary[edit]

When the season commenced, it was immediately clear that McLaren had adapted to the new rule changes best, with their drivers locking out the front row of the grid at the opening race of the season in Australia, both more than half a second clear of 1994–95 world champion Michael Schumacher's Ferrari. Mika Häkkinen went on to take victory in controversial circumstances after teammate David Coulthard moved over to allow him to pass in the closing laps, honouring a gentlemen's agreement that the driver leading at the first corner would win the race. Coulthard went on to finish second. This result was repeated in Brazil, although once again controversy was not far away, this time off the track: a protest was raised about a controversial braking system on the McLaren which was suggested to allow the drivers to brake front and rear wheels independently, contravening the rules. McLaren agreed not to run the system, but remained dominant in the race. With Goodyear making steps forward before Argentina, Schumacher was able to take his first win of the season, with teammate Eddie Irvine in third. Häkkinen finished a distant second, but Coulthard only managed sixth after he was tipped into a spin early in the race by Schumacher.

Coulthard bounced back in Imola by gaining pole position and winning the race, which would be his lone win of the season, ahead of Schumacher and Irvine. Häkkinen suffered his first retirement of the season due to a gearbox failure. The progress made by Goodyear enabled Ferrari to excel on these twisty circuits. In Spain, however, the fast corners favoured McLaren and again they raced away to another 1–2 finish led by Häkkinen. A further win for Häkkinen in Monaco gave him a seventeen-point lead over Coulthard with Schumacher a further five points behind.

Schumacher fought back to win the next three races, while mistakes and mechanical failures cost both Häkkinen and Coulthard points. After the British Grand Prix, Schumacher had closed the gap to Häkkinen to just two points, while Coulthard was 26 points behind his teammate and looking unlikely to be able to fight for the championship. Consecutive wins in Austria and Germany for Häkkinen proved that McLaren still had the strongest car, but a strategic master stroke in Hungary allowed Schumacher to take the win (with Häkkinen only managing sixth) and close the championship gap to just seven points.

The start of a typically rain-filled Belgian Grand Prix saw one of the worst accidents in Formula One history, with over half the cars on the grid crashing into each other after the first corner; four of those drivers were unable to take the restart almost an hour later due to lack of spare cars. An action-packed race saw Häkkinen spin out into retirement at the restart after colliding with the Sauber of Johnny Herbert. This allowed Schumacher to lead comfortably before crashing into Coulthard when trying to lap his McLaren. The path was then clear for 1996 world champion Damon Hill to take Jordan's first ever win, followed by teammate Ralf Schumacher in second.

Michael Schumacher bounced back to take a surprise victory in Italy, having initially outraced Häkkinen, who ended up finishing only fourth after brake problems sent him into two spins. The championship was now level with two races to go, with the result also bringing Ferrari back into contention for the Constructors' World Championship, being just ten points behind. For the next race at the Nürburgring,^[a] Häkkinen managed to beat Schumacher in a straight fight. The season concluded in Japan, where Häkkinen won easily without any challenge from Schumacher, who stalled on the grid and retired from a blown tyre later in the race. This gave Häkkinen his first world championship and McLaren their eighth Constructors' Championship. Williams, 1997 Constructors' Champion, had a disappointing season overall, with only two podium finishes for reigning Drivers' Champion Jacques Villeneuve and one for Heinz-Harald Frentzen. However, in Japan they managed to secure third in the Constructors' Championship, ahead of Jordan and Benetton.

Results and standings[edit]

Grands Prix[edit]

Round	Grand Prix	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
3	Argentine Grand Prix	David Coulthard	Alexander Wurz	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
8	French Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
9	British Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
10	Austrian Grand Prix	Giancarlo Fisichella	David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
11	German Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report

Scoring system[edit]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	6	4	3	2	1

World Drivers' Championship standings[edit]

Pos	Driver	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	1	1	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	3	2	1	1	6	Ret	4	1	1	100
2	Michael Schumacher	Ret	3	1	2	3	10	1	1	1	3	5	1	Ret	1	2	Ret	86
3	David Coulthard	2	2	6	1	2	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	2	2	2	7	Ret	3	3	56
4	Eddie Irvine	4	8	3	3	Ret	3	3	2	3	4	8	Ret	Ret	2	4	2	47
5	Jacques Villeneuve	5	7	Ret	4	6	5	10	4	7	6	3	3	Ret	Ret	8	6	21
6	Damon Hill	8	DSQ	8	10^†	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	4	4	1	6	9	4	20
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	5	9	5	8	Ret	Ret	15^†	Ret	Ret	9	5	4	7	5	5	17
8	Alexander Wurz	7	4	4	Ret	4	Ret	4	5	4	9	11	16^†	Ret	Ret	7	9	17
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ret	6	7	Ret	Ret	2	2	9	5	Ret	7	8	Ret	8	6	8	16
10	Ralf Schumacher	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	11	Ret	Ret	16	6	5	6	9	2	3	Ret	Ret	14
11	Jean Alesi	Ret	9	5	6	10	12^†	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	10	7	3	5	10	7	9
12	Rubens Barrichello	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	5	Ret	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	11	Ret	4
13	Mika Salo	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	3
14	Pedro Diniz	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
15	Johnny Herbert	6	11^†	Ret	Ret	7	7	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	1
16	Jarno Trulli	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	12	Ret	6	13	Ret	12^†	1
17	Jan Magnussen	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	6										1
–	Shinji Nakano	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	14	9	7	17^†	8	11	Ret	15	8	Ret	15	Ret	0
–	Esteban Tuero	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	0
–	Ricardo Rosset	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	8	Ret	Ret	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	12	Ret	DNQ	0
–	Toranosuke Takagi	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	13	14	Ret	9	16	Ret	0
–	Olivier Panis	9	Ret	15^†	11^†	16^†	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	15	12	DNS	Ret	12	11	0
–	Jos Verstappen								12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	0
Pos	Driver	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Championship points were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places at each event.^[5]

World Constructors' Championship standings[edit]

McLaren-Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship (their most recent to date) with the MP4/13.

Ferrari placed second in the Constructors' Championship

Williams-Mecachrome placed third in the Constructors' Championship

Pos	Constructor	Car no.	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	7	2	2	6	1	2	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	2	2	2	7	Ret	3	3	156
1	McLaren-Mercedes	8	1	1	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	3	2	1	1	6	Ret	4	1	1	156
2	Ferrari	3	Ret	3	1	2	3	10	1	1	1	3	5	1	Ret	1	2	Ret	133
2	Ferrari	4	4	8	3	3	Ret	3	3	2	3	4	8	Ret	Ret	2	4	2	133
3	Williams-Mecachrome	1	5	7	Ret	4	6	5	10	4	7	6	3	3	Ret	Ret	8	6	38
3	Williams-Mecachrome	2	3	5	9	5	8	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	9	5	4	7	5	5	38
4	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	9	8	DSQ	8	10	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	4	4	1	6	9	4	34
4	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	11	Ret	Ret	16	6	5	6	9	2	3	Ret	Ret	34
5	Benetton-Playlife	5	Ret	6	7	Ret	Ret	2	2	9	5	Ret	7	8	Ret	8	6	8	33
5	Benetton-Playlife	6	7	4	4	Ret	4	Ret	4	5	4	9	11	16	Ret	Ret	7	9	33
6	Sauber-Petronas	14	Ret	9	5	6	10	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	10	7	3	5	10	7	10
6	Sauber-Petronas	15	6	11	Ret	Ret	7	7	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	10
7	Arrows	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	6
7	Arrows	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	6
8	Stewart-Ford	18	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	5	Ret	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	11	Ret	5
8	Stewart-Ford	19	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	6	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	5
9	Prost-Peugeot	11	9	Ret	15	11	16	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	15	12	DNS	Ret	12	11	1
9	Prost-Peugeot	12	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	12	Ret	6	13	Ret	12	1
–	Minardi-Ford	22	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	14	9	7	17	8	11	Ret	15	8	Ret	15	Ret	0
–	Minardi-Ford	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	0
–	Tyrrell-Ford	20	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	8	Ret	Ret	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	12	Ret	DNQ	0
–	Tyrrell-Ford	21	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	13	14	Ret	9	16	Ret	0
Pos	Constructor	Car no.	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN	Points

Championship points were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places at each event.^[5]

Notes[edit]

^ All Formula One Grands Prix held at the Nürburgring since 1984 have used the 5 km (3.1 mi) long GP-Strecke and not the 21 km (13 mi) long Nordschleife, which was last used by Formula One in 1976.

References[edit]

^ "FIA Formula One World Championship 1998/Championship standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Formula 1 Technical Regulation changes for 1998". grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "Inside F1, Understanding the Sport: Tyres". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "X Wings are banned!" 4 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ a b "1998 Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations". FIA. Archived from the original on 27 April 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links[edit]

formula1.com – 1998 official driver standings (archived)
formula1.com – 1998 official team standings (archived)
1998 Formula One Technical Regulations (archived)

[5] All Formula One Grands Prix held at the Nürburgring since 1984 have used the 5 km (3.1 mi) long GP-Strecke and not the 21 km (13 mi) long Nordschleife, which was last used by Formula One in 1976.

[1] "FIA Formula One World Championship 1998/Championship standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[technical-2] "Formula 1 Technical Regulation changes for 1998". grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

[3] "Inside F1, Understanding the Sport: Tyres". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[4] "X Wings are banned!" 4 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

[Sporting_Regs-6] "1998 Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations". FIA. Archived from the original on 27 April 1999. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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