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1998 / DRIVER DOSSIER / German

MichaelSchumacher

Ferrari

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CHAMPIONSHIPP2
POINTS86
RACE WINS6
PODIUMS11

The season in numbers.

16 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID3.1
AVERAGE FINISH4.7
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -26

+713 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH3
FINISH RATE81.3%
PODIUM RATE68.8%
RACE POINTS / START5.4Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian8 Mar3R-140Engine
ROUND 2Brazilian29 Mar43+14Finished
ROUND 3Argentine12 Apr21+110Finished
ROUND 4San Marino26 Apr32+16Finished
ROUND 5Spanish10 May3304Finished
ROUND 6Monaco24 May410-60+2 Laps
ROUND 7Canadian7 Jun31+210Finished
ROUND 8French28 Jun21+110Finished
ROUND 9British12 Jul21+110Finished
ROUND 10Austrian26 Jul43+14Finished
ROUND 11German2 Aug95+42Finished
ROUND 12Hungarian16 Aug31+210Finished
ROUND 13Belgian30 Aug4R-60Collision
ROUND 14Italian13 Sept11010Finished
ROUND 15Luxembourg27 Sept12-16Finished
ROUND 16Japanese1 Nov1R-130Tyre
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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