Statistics as of November 1, 1998

Mika Hakkinen
  • Mika Häkkinen
  • Nationality Finland
  • Age 30 years 34 days
  • Team McLaren
  • 1998 championship position 1
  • Career 1998
    Races 115 16
    Wins (Best) 9 8
    Poles (Best) 10 9
Michael Schumacher headshot
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Nationality Germany
  • Age 29 years 302 days
  • Team Ferrari
  • 1998 championship position 2
  • Career 1998
    Races 118 16
    Wins (Best) 33 6
    Poles (Best) 20 3
David Coulthard in the Hockenheim paddock
  • David Coulthard
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 27 years 219 days
  • Team McLaren
  • 1998 championship position 3
  • Career 1998
    Races 74 16
    Wins (Best) 4 1
    Poles (Best) 8 3
Eddie Irvine's team shot for Jaguar in 2002
  • Eddie Irvine
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 32 years 356 days
  • Team Ferrari
  • 1998 championship position 4
  • Career 1998
    Races 81 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
Jacques Villeneuve
  • Jacques Villeneuve
  • Nationality Canada
  • Age 27 years 206 days
  • Team Williams
  • 1998 championship position 5
  • Career 1998
    Races 49 16
    Wins (Best) 11 0 (3)
    Poles (Best) 13 0 (2)
Damon Hill at the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
  • Damon Hill
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 38 years 45 days
  • Team Jordan
  • 1998 championship position 6
  • Career 1998
    Races 106 16
    Wins (Best) 22 1
    Poles (Best) 20 0 (3)
Heinz Harald Frentzen drove for Jordan in 2001
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
  • Nationality Germany
  • Age 31 years 167 days
  • Team Williams
  • 1998 championship position 7
  • Career 1998
    Races 82 16
    Wins (Best) 1 0 (3)
    Poles (Best) 1 0 (3)
Alex Wurz of Williams, 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
  • Alex Wurz
  • Nationality Austria
  • Age 24 years 259 days
  • Team Benetton
  • 1998 championship position 8
  • Career 1998
    Races 19 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (3) 0 (4)
    Poles (Best) 0 (5) 0 (5)
Giancarlo Fisichella
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 25 years 291 days
  • Team Benetton
  • 1998 championship position 9
  • Career 1998
    Races 41 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 1 1
Ralf Schumacher at the Brazillian Grand Prix in 2007
  • Ralf Schumacher
  • Nationality Germany
  • Age 23 years 124 days
  • Team Jordan
  • 1998 championship position 10
  • Career 1998
    Races 33 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (4)
Benetton driver Jean Alesi at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix
  • Jean Alesi
  • Nationality France
  • Age 34 years 143 days
  • Team Sauber
  • 1998 championship position 11
  • Career 1998
    Races 152 16
    Wins (Best) 1 0 (3)
    Poles (Best) 2 0 (2)
Rubens Barrichello portrait
  • Rubens Barrichello
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 26 years 162 days
  • Team Stewart
  • 1998 championship position 12
  • Career 1998
    Races 98 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (5)
    Poles (Best) 1 0 (5)
Mika Salo of Toyota at the 2002 Spanish Grand Prix
  • Mika Salo
  • Nationality Finland
  • Age 31 years 336 days
  • Team Arrows
  • 1998 championship position 13
  • Career 1998
    Races 68 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (4) 0 (4)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (6)
Pedro Diniz of Sauber at the Malaysian Grand Prix
  • Pedro Diniz
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 28 years 163 days
  • Team Arrows
  • 1998 championship position 14
  • Career 1998
    Races 66 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (5) 0 (5)
    Poles (Best) 0 (8) 0 (12)
Johnny Herbert of Team Lotus at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Johnny Herbert
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 34 years 129 days
  • Team Sauber
  • 1998 championship position 15
  • Career 1998
    Races 132 16
    Wins (Best) 2 0 (6)
    Poles (Best) 0 (4) 0 (5)
Jarno Trulli headshot
  • Jarno Trulli
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 24 years 111 days
  • Team Prost
  • 1998 championship position 16
  • Career 1998
    Races 30 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (4) 0 (6)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (10)
  • Jan Magnussen
  • Nationality Denmark
  • Age 25 years 120 days
  • Team Stewart
  • 1998 championship position 17
  • Career 1998
    Races 25 7
    Wins (Best) 0 (6) 0 (6)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (16)
  • Shinji Nakano
  • Nationality Japan
  • Age 27 years 214 days
  • Team Minardi
  • 1998 championship position -
  • Career 1998
    Races 33 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (6) 0 (7)
    Poles (Best) 0 (12) 0 (18)
Argentinian Esteban Tuero
  • Esteban Tuero
  • Nationality Argentina
  • Age 20 years 193 days
  • Team Minardi
  • 1998 championship position -
  • Career 1998
    Races 16 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (8) 0 (8)
    Poles (Best) 0 (17) 0 (17)
  • Ricardo Rosset
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 30 years 97 days
  • Team Tyrrell
  • 1998 championship position -
  • Career 1998
    Races 33 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (8) 0 (8)
    Poles (Best) 0 (17) 0 (18)
Tora Takagi
  • Toranosuke Takagi
  • Nationality Japan
  • Age 24 years 262 days
  • Team Tyrrell
  • 1998 championship position -
  • Career 1998
    Races 16 16
    Wins (Best) 0 (9) 0 (9)
    Poles (Best) 0 (13) 0 (13)
Olivier Panis as Toyota's test driver in 2005
  • Olivier Panis
  • Nationality France
  • Age 32 years 60 days
  • Team Prost
  • 1998 championship position -
  • Career 1998
    Races 75 16
    Wins (Best) 1 0 (9)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (9)
Jos Verstappen of Minardi Cosworth at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Jos Verstappen
  • Nationality Netherlands
  • Age 26 years 242 days
  • Team Stewart
  • 1998 championship position -
  • Career 1998
    Races 57 9
    Wins (Best) 0 (3) 0 (12)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (12)