1998 Formula One season

The 1998 Formula One season is the ninth season of the Formula One career. It features the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 29, 2015. Two titles are awarded, the Drivers championship and the Constructors championship.

Driver changes

• Ben Herbert moved from Benetton to Ferrari, while Steven Poirier went the other way.
• Omer Said moved from Jordan to McLaren.
• Tyrrell replaced Aidan Keranen and Pablo Diehl with Lesley Buurlage and Rami Saidy.
• Keranen subsequently moved to Jordan, while Diehl went to Minardi.
• Ben Utzer joined Stewart.
• Josh Noack took a sabbatical and left the sport after 3 season.
• Jordan signed rookie Tim Engberink.

Mid-season changes

• Omer Said moved back to Jordan, as Aidan Keranen returned to McLaren.

Drivers and constructors

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 V10	G	1	Jimmy Laad	All
					2	Jack Hunsley	All
Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows	A19	Arrows V10	B	3	Milos Ancevski	All
					4	Joel Rautavaara	All
Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber-Petronas	C17	Petronas V10	G	5	Rui Martins	All
					6	James McNamara	All
Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Prost-Peugeot	AP01	Peugeot V10	B	7	William Néron	All
					8	Andy Black	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari V10	G	9	Tobi Kederer	All
					10	Ben Herbert	All
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4/13	Mercedes V10	B	11	Xen Foro	All
					12	Omer Said	1-8
						Aidan Keranen	9-16
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton-Playlife	B198	Playlife V10	B	14	Steven Poirier	All
					15	Márk Lintner	All
PIAA Tyrrell Ford	Tyrrell-Ford	026	Ford V10	G	16	Lesley Buurlage	All
					17	Rami Saidy	All
Benson and Hedges Jordan	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	198	Mugen-Honda V10	G	18	Aidan Keranen	1-8
						Omer Said	9-16
					19	Tim Engberink	All
Fondmetal Minardi Team	Minardi-Ford	M198	Ford V10	B	20	Pablo Diehl	All
					21	Mane Goddard	All
HSBC Stewart Ford	Stewart-Ford	SF02	Ford V10	B	22	Old Wolf	All
					23	Ben Utzer	All

Season Review

Round	Grand Prix	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	8 March	Melbourne	Xen Foro	Aidan Keranen	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	29 March	Interlagos	Rami Saidy	Omer Said	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	Report
3	Argentine Grand Prix	12 April	Buenos Aires	James McNamara	Jimmy Laad	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	26 April	Imola	Xen Foro	Xen Foro	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	10 May	Catalunya	Tim Engberink	Lesley Buurlage	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	24 May	Monte Carlo	Xen Foro	Tobi Kederer	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	7 June	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jack Hunsley	Andy Black	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	Report
8	French Grand Prix	28 June	Magny-Cours	Jack Hunsley	Pablo Diehl	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda	Report
9	British Grand Prix	12 July	Silverstone	Jack Hunsley	Tim Engberink	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda	Report
10	Austrian Grand Prix	26 July	A1-Ring	Ben Utzer	Ben Utzer	Ben Utzer	Stewart-Ford	Report
11	German Grand Prix	2 August	Hockenheimring	Ben Utzer	Milos Ancevski	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	Report
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	16 August	Hungaroring	Tim Engberink	Jack Hunsley	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	Report
13	Belgian Grand Prix	30 August	Spa-Francorchamps	Jack Hunsley	James McNamara	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	13 September	Monza	Ben Utzer	Jack Hunsley	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows	Report
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	27 September	Nürburgring	Steven Poirier	Xen Foro	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	1 November	Suzuka	Jack Hunsley	Ben Herbert	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	Report

1998 Drivers Championship Standings

Num	Driver	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN	Points
1	Jack Hunsley	Ret	13	Ret	4	4	Ret	1	16	11	11	1	1	Ret	2	1	1	62
2	Tim Engberink	16	12	11	1	Ret	1	2	1	1	Ret	2	4	Ret	3	Ret	4	62
3	Ben Herbert	2	Ret	20	3	5	2	8	5	2	Ret	3	2	2	Ret	Ret	2	48
4	Tobi Kederer	14	1	1	Ret	1	4	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	8	8	9	35
5	James McNamara	1	2	7	13	8	Ret	14	4	Ret	13	8	7	1	5	Ret	14	31
6	Steven Poirier	5	8	15	2	Ret	3	6	11	3	Ret	4	12	12	7	3	3	28
7	Ben Utzer	17	14	14	6	9	5	7	2	Ret	1	Ret	16	9	6	5	6	23
8	Joel Rautavaara	6	10	13	7	3	Ret	9	10	7	6	Ret	Ret	7	1	4	7	19
9	Pablo Diehl	8	7	Ret	Ret	13	8	Ret	15	Ret	3	5	Ret	5	4	2	5	19
10	Rami Saidy	3	3	18	17	2	17	4	Ret	Ret	7	13	14	Ret	9	16	10	17
11	Xen Foro	12	16	16	5	Ret	Ret	3	3	Ret	10	Ret	3	6	10	7	8	15
12	Omer Said	4	6	2	8	Ret	12	16	Ret	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	13	15	16	13
13	Jimmy Laad	9	5	4	12	7	16	Ret	9	9	5	Ret	9	4	11	Ret	12	10
14	Aidan Keranen	18	Ret	5	16	14	6	13	8	10	2	10	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	15	9
15	Márk Lintner	13	9	3	Ret	Ret	11	5	17	Ret	Ret	11	18	Ret	15	10	Ret	6
16	William Néron	7	19	8	15	10	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	3	14	6	Ret	5
17	Milos Ancevski	11	15	19	10	15	13	Ret	14	6	4	7	11	8	Ret	9	11	4
18	Mane Goddard	15	18	6	9	11	9	17	12	4	15	Ret	13	11	Ret	12	Ret	4
19	Lesley Buurlage	Ret	4	12	Ret	16	Ret	12	6	Ret	12	9	15	Ret	Ret	11	13	4
20	Rui Martins	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	6	14	11	18	12	9	Ret	6	10	18	Ret	17	2
21	Andy Black	10	11	17	11	12	7	10	13	Ret	14	14	8	Ret	12	14	Ret	0
22	Old Wolf	Ret	17	10	14	Ret	15	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	17	Ret	17	13	Ret	0

1998 Constructors Championship Standings

Pos	Constructor	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN	Points
1	Ferrari	14	1	1	Ret	1	4	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	8	8	9	83
		2	Ret	20	3	5	2	8	5	2	Ret	3	2	2	Ret	Ret	2
2	Williams-Mecachrome	9	5	4	12	7	16	Ret	9	9	5	Ret	9	4	11	Ret	12	72
		Ret	13	Ret	4	4	Ret	1	16	11	11	1	1	Ret	2	1	1
3	Jordan-Mugen Honda	18	Ret	5	16	14	6	13	8	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	13	15	16	68
		16	12	11	1	Ret	1	2	1	1	Ret	2	4	Ret	3	Ret	4
4	Benetton-Playlife	5	8	15	2	Ret	3	6	11	3	Ret	4	12	12	7	3	3	34
		13	9	3	Ret	Ret	11	5	17	Ret	Ret	11	18	Ret	15	10	Ret
5	Sauber-Petronas	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	6	14	11	18	12	9	Ret	6	10	18	Ret	17	33
		1	2	7	13	8	Ret	14	4	Ret	13	8	7	1	5	Ret	14
6	McLaren-Mercedes	12	16	16	5	Ret	Ret	3	3	Ret	10	Ret	3	6	10	7	8	31
		4	6	2	8	Ret	12	16	Ret	10	2	10	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	15
7	Stewart-Ford	Ret	17	10	14	Ret	15	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	17	Ret	17	13	Ret	23
		17	14	14	6	9	5	7	2	Ret	1	Ret	16	9	6	5	6
8	Arrows	11	15	19	10	15	13	Ret	14	6	4	7	11	8	Ret	9	11	23
		6	10	13	7	3	Ret	9	10	7	6	Ret	Ret	7	1	4	7
9	Minardi-Ford	8	7	Ret	Ret	13	8	Ret	15	Ret	3	5	Ret	5	4	2	5	23
		15	18	6	9	11	9	17	12	4	15	Ret	13	11	Ret	12	Ret
10	Tyrrell-Ford	Ret	4	12	Ret	16	Ret	12	6	Ret	12	9	15	Ret	Ret	11	13	21
		3	3	18	17	2	17	4	Ret	Ret	7	13	14	Ret	9	16	10
11	Prost-Peugeot	7	19	8	15	10	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	3	14	6	Ret	5
		10	11	17	11	12	7	10	13	Ret	14	14	8	Ret	12	14	Ret