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1998 Japanese Grand Prix
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The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka, Mie, Japan on 1 November 1998. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 51-lap race was won by Mika Häkkinen driving for the McLaren-Mercedes team. Eddie Irvine, driving for Ferrari, finished second with David Coulthard third in the other McLaren. Häkkinen's win confirmed him as 1998 Drivers' Champion as title-rival Michael Schumacher retired with a punctured tyre on Lap 31.
Michael Schumacher took pole position and retired from a punctured tyre in the race (2011 photo).
Michael Schumacher took pole position and retired from a punctured tyre in the race (2011 photo).
Mika Häkkinen was crowned 1998 Formula One Drivers' Champion as a result of his win at Suzuka (2009 photo).
Mika Häkkinen was crowned 1998 Formula One Drivers' Champion as a result of his win at Suzuka (2009 photo).
1998 Formula One World Championship
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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.
Mika Häkkinen (pictured in 2006) won his first title with McLaren.
Michael Schumacher finished as runner-up with Ferrari. 14 points behind Häkkinen.
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.
Häkkinen's teammate, David Coulthard (pictured in 1995), finished the season ranked third.
McLaren-Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship (their most recent to date) with the MP4/13.
McLaren-Mercedes won the Constructors' Championship (their most recent to date) with the MP4/13.