1998 Formula One World Championship

Summary

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.

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 1995), finished the season ranked third.

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]

Teams and drivers edit

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Driver Rounds
  Winfield Williams Williams-Mecachrome FW20 Mecachrome GC37-01 G 1   Jacques Villeneuve All
2   Heinz-Harald Frentzen All
  Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F300 Ferrari 047 G 3   Michael Schumacher All
4   Eddie Irvine All
  Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton-Playlife B198 Playlife GC37-01 B 5   Giancarlo Fisichella All
6   Alexander Wurz All
  West McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 Mercedes FO110G B 7   David Coulthard All
8   Mika Häkkinen All
  Benson & Hedges Jordan Jordan-Mugen-Honda 198 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC G 9   Damon Hill All
10   Ralf Schumacher All
  Gauloises Prost Peugeot Prost-Peugeot AP01 Peugeot A16 B 11   Olivier Panis All
12   Jarno Trulli All
  Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber-Petronas C17 Petronas SPE-01D G 14   Jean Alesi All
15   Johnny Herbert All
  Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 Arrows T2-F1 B 16   Pedro Diniz All
17   Mika Salo All
  HSBC Stewart Ford Stewart-Ford SF02 Ford VJ Zetec-R B 18   Rubens Barrichello All
19   Jan Magnussen 1–7
  Jos Verstappen 8–16
  PIAA Tyrrell Tyrrell-Ford 026 Ford JD Zetec-R G 20   Ricardo Rosset All
21   Toranosuke Takagi All
  Fondmetal Minardi Team Minardi-Ford M198 Ford JD Zetec-R B 22   Shinji Nakano All
23   Esteban Tuero All
Sources:[3][4][5]

All engines were 3.0 litre, V10 configuration.[3]

Team changes edit

At the end of 1997, Renault withdrew as a direct engine supplier from Formula One and thus marked the first season since 1988 that Renault-branded engines were absent due to the company's privatisation plan. 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.

Arrows had bought out Brian Hart's preparation company to build their own engines.[6] They would do so as well for 2000.

The Prost and Jordan teams swapped their engine suppliers from 1997: Prost now used Peugeot, whilst Jordan used Mugen-Honda.

Minardi switched from Hart to Ford engines.

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 already substituted for Berger for three races in 1997.

Jordan replaced Fisichella by signing 1996 World Champion Damon Hill to partner Ralf Schumacher. To fill his Hill's 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, 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.

Mid-season changes edit

Jan Magnussen was dropped by Stewart 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). He was replaced by Jos Verstappen, who had been out of a drive since leaving Tyrrell at the end of 1997.

Calendar edit

Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Australian Grand Prix   Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 8 March
2 Brazilian Grand Prix   Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 29 March
3 Argentine Grand Prix   Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires 12 April
4 San Marino Grand Prix   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 26 April
5 Spanish Grand Prix   Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 10 May
6 Monaco Grand Prix   Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 24 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 7 June
8 French Grand Prix   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 28 June
9 British Grand Prix   Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 12 July
10 Austrian Grand Prix   A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria 26 July
11 German Grand Prix   Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 2 August
12 Hungarian Grand Prix   Hungaroring, Mogyoród 16 August
13 Belgian Grand Prix   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 30 August
14 Italian Grand Prix   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 13 September
15 Luxembourg Grand Prix   Nürburgring, Nürburg 27 September
16 Japanese Grand Prix   Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 1 November
Source:[7]

Calendar changes edit

  • The Portuguese Grand Prix was originally scheduled near the end of the season, to be held at the Estoril circuit on 11 October. The race was cancelled as the government refused to pay for the required safety upgrades.[8] The cancellation left a gap of five weeks to the final race in Japan.

Regulation changes edit

Technical regulations edit

The 1998 season brought about two significant technical changes to reduce cornering speeds and aid overtaking:[9][10][11][12]

  • The reintroduction of grooved tyres to replace slicks for the first time since 1970. The front tyres had three grooves, the rear tyres four. This was done to decrease cornering speeds and thus, increase safety.[13] Grooved tyres would remain in Formula One until the reintroduction of slicks in 2009.[14] 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. The two top teams from 1997, Williams and Ferrari, opted to retain Goodyear tyres. This would result in the two championship protagonist teams working with different tyre manufacturers.
  • The reduction of the cars' track, from 2,000 mm (6 ft 7 in) to 1,800 mm (5 ft 11 in). This would give teams less room to play with to create downforce and give drivers more space on the track.

Quite a list of regulations were drafted up with regards to the brakes. The goal was to limit braking performance, thereby improving possibilities of overtaking and reducing costs.[15]

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

Mid-season 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.[16] The teams that used them before the ban were Ferrari, Jordan, Prost, Sauber, and Tyrrell.

Sporting regulations edit

In 1997, a driver was allowed a maximum of 30 laps free practice per day. This limit was abolished for 1998.[17]

Season summary edit

Rounds 1 to 6 edit

When the season commenced, it was immediately clear that McLaren had adapted to the rule changes best, with their drivers locking out the front row of the grid at the opening race of the season in Australia and both being more than half a second clear of Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position and led up to lap 36, when he misheard a call to come into the pits. Teammate David Coulthard took the lead, but moved over to allow Häkkinen to pass, honouring a pre-race agreement that the driver leading at the first corner could win the race. The result was protested but was held up by the WMSC.

The McLaren drivers finished 1-2 again in Brazil, and in the same order. But once again, controversy was not far away: a protest was lodged regarding the McLaren braking system. It 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 there. Häkkinen finished a distant second and Coulthard only managed sixth after he was tipped into a spin by Schumacher early in the race.

Coulthard bounced back in Imola by gaining pole position and winning the race ahead of the Ferrari's of Schumacher and Eddie Irvine. Häkkinen suffered his first retirement of the season due to a gearbox failure.

It seemed that normal service resumed in Spain, however, where the McLaren took 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.

Rounds 7 to 12 edit

Michael Schumacher climbed back in the standings by winning 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, however, proved that McLaren still had the strongest car. Finally, a strategic master stroke in Hungary allowed Schumacher to take the win, with Häkkinen only managing sixth, and close the championship gap again, to just seven points.

Rounds 13 to 16 edit

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 the drivers were unable to take the restart, which took place almost an hour later, due to lack of spare cars. An action-packed race saw Mika Häkkinen spin out into retirement at the restart and saw Michael Schumacher crashing into David Coulthard when trying to lap him. 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.

Schumacher bounced back to take a surprise victory in Italy. Häkkinen initially followed in second, but after two spins caused by brake problems, could only manage fourth. The rivals were now level in points with two races to go and Ferrari was back into contention for the Constructors' Championship (just ten points behind on McLaren).

For the next race at the Nürburgring,[a] Häkkinen managed to beat Schumacher in a straight fight. And the season concluded in Japan, where Häkkinen won 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 Drivers' Championship and McLaren their eighth Constructors' Championship. Williams, champions of 1997, experienced a disappointing season overall, with only two podium finishes for reigning champion Jacques Villeneuve and one for Heinz-Harald Frentzen. In Japan, they did manage 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 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[b]   Michael Schumacher   Mika Häkkinen   McLaren-Mercedes Report
Source:[18]

Scoring system edit

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows:[19]

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 1PF 1PF 2 Ret 1PF 1PF Ret 3P 2P 1 1P 6P RetP 4F 1F 1 100
2   Michael Schumacher Ret 3 1 2F 3 10 1F 1 1F 3 5 1F RetF 1P 2P RetPF 86
3   David Coulthard 2 2 6P 1P 2 Ret RetP 6F Ret 2F 2F 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 4F 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 RetP 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
Source:[20]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap


Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

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, the defending Constructors' World Champion, finished a distant third in the Constructors' Championship.
Pos. Constructor No. AUS
 
BRA
 
ARG
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
MON
 
CAN
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
AUT
 
GER
 
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
LUX
 
JPN
 
Points
1   McLaren-Mercedes 7 2 2 6P 1P 2 Ret RetP 6F Ret 2F 2F 2 7 Ret 3 3 156
8 1PF 1PF 2 Ret 1PF 1PF Ret 3P 2P 1 1P 6P RetP 4F 1F 1
2   Ferrari 3 Ret 3 1 2F 3 10 1F 1 1F 3 5 1F RetF 1P 2P RetPF 133
4 4 8 3 3 Ret 3 3 2 3 4 8 Ret Ret 2 4 2
3   Williams-Mecachrome 1 5 7 Ret 4 6 5 10 4 7 6 3 3 Ret Ret 8 6 38
2 3 5 9 5 8 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 5 4 7 5 5
4   Jordan-Mugen-Honda 9 8 DSQ 8 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 4 4 1 6 9 4 34
10 Ret Ret Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 16 6 5 6 9 2 3 Ret Ret
5   Benetton-Playlife 5 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 2 2 9 5 RetP 7 8 Ret 8 6 8 33
6 7 4 4F Ret 4 Ret 4 5 4 9 11 16 Ret Ret 7 9
6   Sauber-Petronas 14 Ret 9 5 6 10 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 7 3 5 10 7 10
15 6 11 Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 10
7   Arrows 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 9 14 Ret Ret Ret 11 5 Ret Ret Ret 6
17 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret 14 Ret
8   Stewart-Ford 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret 5 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 10 11 Ret 5
19 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret
9   Prost-Peugeot 11 9 Ret 15 11 16 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 15 12 DNS Ret 12 11 1
12 Ret Ret 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 12 Ret 6 13 Ret 12
  Minardi-Ford 22 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 9 7 17 8 11 Ret 15 8 Ret 15 Ret 0
23 Ret Ret Ret 8 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret
  Tyrrell-Ford 20 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNQ DNQ 8 Ret Ret 12 DNQ DNQ DNS 12 Ret DNQ 0
21 Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 14 Ret 9 16 Ret
Pos. Constructor No. AUS
 
BRA
 
ARG
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
MON
 
CAN
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
AUT
 
GER
 
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
LUX
 
JPN
 
Points
Source:[20]

Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Michael Schumacher set the fastest qualifying time, but started the race from the back of the grid after stalling on the second formation lap. Pole position was left vacant on the grid. Mika Häkkinen, in the second slot, was the first driver on the grid, but Schumacher is still considered to have held pole position.

References edit

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External links edit

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