1998 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1998
- Name
- 1998 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1998
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix | 1998-03-08 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil 1998 | 1998-03-29 | completed |
| 3 | Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1998 | 1998-04-12 | completed |
| 4 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1998 | 1998-04-26 | completed |
| 5 | Gran Premio Marlboro de España 1998 | 1998-05-10 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1998 | 1998-05-24 | completed |
| 7 | Grand Prix Player's du Canada 1998 | 1998-06-07 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix Mobil 1 de France 1998 | 1998-06-28 | completed |
| 9 | 1998 RAC British Grand Prix | 1998-07-12 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1998 | 1998-07-26 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1998 | 1998-08-02 | completed |
| 12 | Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 1998 | 1998-08-16 | completed |
| 13 | 1998 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix | 1998-08-30 | completed |
| 14 | Gran Premio Campari d'Italia 1998 | 1998-09-13 | completed |
| 15 | Grosser Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg 1998 | 1998-09-27 | completed |
| 16 | 1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | 1998-11-01 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 86 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 56 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · mercedes | 156 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 133 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · mecachrome | 38 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Jordan | Time not recorded · mugen-honda | 34 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Benetton | Time not recorded · playlife | 33 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Sauber | Time not recorded · petronas | 10 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · arrows | 6 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Stewart | Time not recorded · ford | 5 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Prost | Time not recorded · peugeot | 1 |