1998 Formula One World Championship

"F1 1998" redirects here. For the video game based on the 1998 Formula One season, see Formula 1 98.

Mika Häkkinen (pictured in 2006) won his first title with McLaren.
Michael Schumacher finished as runner-up with Ferrari. 14 points behind Häkkinen.
Häkkinen's teammate, David Coulthard (pictured in 2009), finished the season ranked third.

The 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 52nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1998 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1998 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series that commenced on 8 March and ended on 1 November.

The season saw a large shuffling of the pecking order, with McLaren emerging as the fastest constructor. After the factory withdrawal of Renault and the departure of designer Adrian Newey to McLaren, the Williams team and Jacques Villeneuve were unable to defend their respective championships. Williams suffered their first winless season since 1988.

Mika Häkkinen won his first World Drivers' Championship[1] and McLaren won the World Constructors' Championship for the first time since 1991.[2]

  1. ^ "1998 Driver Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ "1998 Constructor Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.