Lap Ledger1950–2027 · every championship race

Season · 16 rounds, all run

1998 FIA Formula One World Championship

Narrow-track cars and grooved tyres introduced to cut cornering speed. McLaren MP4/13 with the Newey-designed 'brake steer' controversy.

Rounds
16all run
Drivers' champion
Mika Hakkinen100 points
Constructors' champion
McLaren156 points
Margin
14over Michael Schumacher

How the title was decided

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Mika HakkinenMichael SchumacherDavid Coulthard

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Mika Hakkinen110
Mika Hakkinen220
Mika Hakkinen326
Mika Hakkinen426
Mika Hakkinen536
Mika Hakkinen646
Mika Hakkinen746
Mika Hakkinen850
Mika Hakkinen956
Mika Hakkinen1066
Mika Hakkinen1176
Mika Hakkinen1277
Mika Hakkinen1377
Mika Hakkinen1480
Mika Hakkinen1590
Mika Hakkinen16100
Michael Schumacher24
Michael Schumacher314
Michael Schumacher420
Michael Schumacher524
Michael Schumacher624
Michael Schumacher734
Michael Schumacher844
Michael Schumacher954
Michael Schumacher1058
Michael Schumacher1160
Michael Schumacher1270
Michael Schumacher1370
Michael Schumacher1480
Michael Schumacher1586
Michael Schumacher1686
David Coulthard16
David Coulthard212
David Coulthard313
David Coulthard423
David Coulthard529
David Coulthard629
David Coulthard729
David Coulthard830
David Coulthard930
David Coulthard1036
David Coulthard1142
David Coulthard1248
David Coulthard1348
David Coulthard1448
David Coulthard1552
David Coulthard1656

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Mika Hakkinen8100—
2Michael Schumacher68614
3David Coulthard15644
4Eddie Irvine04753
5Jacques Villeneuve02179
6Damon Hill12080
7Heinz-Harald Frentzen01783
8Alexander Wurz01783
9Giancarlo Fisichella01684
10Ralf Schumacher01486
11Jean Alesi0991
12Rubens Barrichello0496
13Mika Salo0397
14Pedro Diniz0397
15Johnny Herbert0199
16Jan Magnussen0199
17Jarno Trulli0199
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1McLaren mercedes156—
2Ferrari ferrari13323
3Williams mecachrome38118
4Jordan mugen-honda34122
5Benetton playlife33123
6Sauber petronas10146
7Arrows arrows6150
8Stewart Grand Prix ford5151
9Prost Grand Prix peugeot1155
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1Australianrun
  2. R2Brazilianrun
  3. R3Argentinerun
  4. R4San Marinorun
  5. R5Spanishrun
  6. R6Monacorun
  7. R7Canadianrun
  8. R8Frenchrun
  9. R9Britishrun
  10. R10Austrianrun
  11. R11Germanrun
  12. R12Hungarianrun
  13. R13Belgianrun
  14. R14Italianrun
  15. R15Luxembourgrun
  16. R16Japaneserun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1Australian Grand PrixAlbert ParkMika HakkinenMcLarenMika HakkinenMika Hakkinen
2Brazilian Grand PrixAutodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Mika HakkinenMcLarenMika HakkinenMika Hakkinen
3Argentine Grand PrixAutodromo Oscar GalvezMichael SchumacherFerrariDavid CoulthardAlexander Wurz
4San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariDavid CoulthardMcLarenDavid CoulthardMichael Schumacher
5Spanish Grand PrixCircuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMika HakkinenMcLarenMika HakkinenMika Hakkinen
6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoMika HakkinenMcLarenMika HakkinenMika Hakkinen
7Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveMichael SchumacherFerrariDavid CoulthardMichael Schumacher
8French Grand PrixCircuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMichael SchumacherFerrariMika HakkinenDavid Coulthard
9British Grand PrixSilverstone CircuitMichael SchumacherFerrariMika HakkinenMichael Schumacher
10Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingMika HakkinenMcLarenGiancarlo FisichellaDavid Coulthard
11German Grand PrixHockenheimringMika HakkinenMcLarenMika HakkinenDavid Coulthard
12Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringMichael SchumacherFerrariMika HakkinenMichael Schumacher
13Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsDamon HillJordanMika HakkinenMichael Schumacher
14Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaMichael SchumacherFerrariMichael SchumacherMika Hakkinen
15Luxembourg Grand PrixNurburgring (GP-Strecke)Mika HakkinenMcLarenMichael SchumacherMika Hakkinen
16Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka CircuitMika HakkinenMcLarenMichael SchumacherMichael Schumacher
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
ArrowsDanka Zepter ArrowsArrows A191Arrows T2-F1 3.0 V10Bridgestone
BenettonMild Seven Benetton PlaylifeBenetton B1981Playlife GC37-01 3.0 V10Bridgestone
FerrariScuderia Ferrari MarlboroFerrari F3001Ferrari 047 3.0 V10Goodyear
JordanBenson & Hedges JordanJordan 1981Mugen-Honda MF-301HC 3.0 V10Goodyear
McLarenWest McLaren MercedesMcLaren MP4/131Mercedes FO 110G 3.0 V10Bridgestone
MinardiFondmetal Minardi TeamMinardi M1981Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10Bridgestone
Prost Grand PrixGauloises Prost PeugeotProst AP011Peugeot A16 3.0 V10Bridgestone
SauberRed Bull Sauber PetronasSauber C171Petronas SPE-01D 3.0 V10Goodyear
Stewart Grand PrixHSBC Stewart FordStewart SF021Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10Bridgestone
TyrrellPIAA TyrrellTyrrell 0261Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10Goodyear
WilliamsWinfield WilliamsWilliams FW201Mecachrome GC37-01 3.0 V10Goodyear
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

McLaren MP4/13
McLaren MP4/13
Mercedes-Benz, Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9896) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300 front-right1 2019 Michael Schumacher Private Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jordan 198
Jordan 198
Jordan 198 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arrows A19
Arrows A19
Mika Salo Arrows A19 Sinsheim Baden-Württemberg · danishevskiy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Benetton B198
Benetton B198
Benetton B198 schraeg vorne · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minardi M198
Minardi M198
Minardi M198 2025-09-06 Italian Grand Prix mod · Quelle: Eustace Bagge / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

5 more photographs
Prost AP01
Prost AP01
Prost AP01 2 · xavier romero · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sauber C17
Sauber C17
Sauber C17 · Raoul van Wijk · CC BY-SA 2.0
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02 4 · Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Tyrrell 026
Tyrrell 026
Takagi 1998 Spanish GP · Formulanone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Williams FW20
Williams FW20
Williams FW20 front-right 2017 Williams Conference Centre 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0

Where this comes from

Team
McLaren
Runner-up
Michael Schumacher — 86
Engine formula
3.0 L naturally aspirated, max 10 cylinders (V10 from 2000 mandated)
Tyres
Bridgestone, Goodyear
Entered
23 drivers, 11 constructors, 9 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started