Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
- Points
- 100
- Wins
- 8
Drivers' championship
1998 Standings
After round 16
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
- Points
- 86
- Wins
- 6
David Coulthard
McLaren
- Points
- 56
- Wins
- 1
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 86 | −14 |
| 3 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 56 | −44 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 47 | −53 |
| 5 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 21 | −79 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1 | 20 | −80 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 17 | −83 |
| 8 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 | −83 |
| 9 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 16 | −84 |
| 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 14 | −86 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 0 | 9 | −91 |
| 12 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 4 | −96 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 0 | 3 | −97 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 3 | −97 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 1 | −99 |
| 16 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 0 | 1 | −99 |
| 17 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 1 | −99 |
| - | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −100 |
| - | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −100 |
| - | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | −100 |
| - | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | −100 |
| - | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 0 | −100 |
| - | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 0 | 0 | −100 |