Who won the 1998 F1 championship?

Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 drivers' championship with 100 points, 14 points ahead of Michael Schumacher. McLaren won the 1998 constructors' championship with 156 points, 23 points ahead of Ferrari.

How many races were in the 1998 F1 season?

The 1998 Formula 1 season had 16 rounds, ending with the Japanese Grand Prix on 1 November 1998.

How were F1 points awarded in 1998?

In 1998, the top 6 finishers of each Grand Prix scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 points. Both drivers' points count towards their team's constructors' championship total.

1998 season

1998 F1 Constructors' Standings

Final constructors' championship standings after round 16 of 16: points, wins and gap to the leader.

McLaren won the 1998 constructors' championship with 156 points, 23 points ahead of Ferrari, with Williams third.

Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 drivers' championship with 100 points, 14 points ahead of Michael Schumacher, with David Coulthard third.

F1 Standings

Drivers' and constructors' championship.

1998 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16
McLaren	16	32	39	49	65	75	75	80	86	102	118	125	125	128	142	156
Ferrari	3	7	21	31	35	39	53	69	83	90	92	102	102	118	127	133
Williams	6	8	8	13	14	16	16	19	19	20	24	30	33	33	35	38
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	10	26	31	31	34
Benetton	0	4	7	7	10	16	25	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33
Sauber	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	10	10	10
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6
Stewart	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Prost	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1998 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16
McLaren	16	32	39	49	65	75	75	80	86	102	118	125	125	128	142	156
Ferrari	3	7	21	31	35	39	53	69	83	90	92	102	102	118	127	133
Williams	6	8	8	13	14	16	16	19	19	20	24	30	33	33	35	38
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	10	26	31	31	34
Benetton	0	4	7	7	10	16	25	27	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33
Sauber	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	10	10	10
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6
Stewart	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Prost	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1	McLaren Häkkinen 100 · COU 56	9	–	156
2	Ferrari MSC 86 · Irvine 47
3	Williams VIL 21 · Frentzen 17
4	Jordan Hill 20 · SCH 14
5	Benetton WUR 17 · FIS 16
6	Sauber Alesi 9 · Herbert 1
7	Arrows Salo 3 · Diniz 3
8	Stewart BAR 4 · MAG 1 · Verstappen 0
9	Prost TRU 1 · Panis 0
–	Minardi Tuero 0 · Nakano 0
–	Tyrrell Rosset 0 · Takagi 0

McLaren

Häkkinen 100 · COU 56

156

Ferrari

MSC 86 · Irvine 47

Williams

VIL 21 · Frentzen 17