F1 Championship 1998

Mika Hakkinen won his first drivers championship this year helping McLaren to the constructors championship. This year saw the introduction of grooved tyres which were used until slick tyres were reintroduced in 2009.

Drivers Championship

Championship position: 1

Driver: Mika Hakkinen
Team: McLaren
Points: 10
Race wins: 8
Pole positions: 7

Championship position: 2

Driver: Michael Schumacher
Team: Ferrari
Points: 86
Race wins: 6
Pole positions: 3

Championship position: 3
Driver: David Coultard
Team: McLaren
Points: 56
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 3

Championship position: 4
Driver: Eddie Irvine
Team: Ferrari
Points: 47
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 5
Driver: Jaques Villeneuve
Team: Williams
Points: 21
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 6
Driver: Damon Hill
Team: Jordan
Points: 20
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 7
Driver: Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Team: Williams
Points: 17
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 8
Driver: Alexander Wurz
Team: Benetton
Points: 17
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 9
Driver: Giancarlo Fisichella
Team: Benetton
Points: 16
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 10
Driver: Ralph Schumacher
Team: Jordan
Points: 14
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 11
Driver: Jean Alesi
Team: Sauber
Points: 9
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 12
Driver: Reubens Barichello
Team: Stewart
Points: 4
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 13
Driver: MiKa Salo
Team: Arrows
Points: 3
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 14
Driver: Pedro Diniz
Team: Arrows
Points: 3
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 15
Driver: Johnny Herbert
Team: Sauber
Points: 1
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 16
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Team: Prost
Points: 1
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 17
Driver: Jan Magnussen
Team: Stewart
Points: 1
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 18
Driver: Shinji Nakano
Team: Minardi
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 19
Driver: Esteban Tuero
Team: Minardi
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Constructors Championship

Championship position: 1

McLaren
Points: 152
Race wins: 9

Championship position: 2

Team: Ferrari
Points: 133
Race wins: 6

Championship position: 3
Team: Williams
Points: 38
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 4
Team: Jordan
Points: 34
Race wins: 1

Championship position: 5
Team: Benetton
Points: 33
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 6
Team: Sauber
Points: 10
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 7
Team: Arrows
Points: 6
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 8
Team: Stewart
Points: 5
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 9
Team: Prost
Points: 1
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 10
Team: Minardi
Points: 0
Race wins: 0