The Jordan 198 was the
Formula One
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car with which the
Jordan
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team competed in the
1998 Formula One World Championship
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. It was driven by 1996 World Champion
Damon Hill, who had moved from
Arrows, and
Ralf Schumacher
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Schumacher began kart ...
, who was in his second season with the team. Test driver
Pedro de la Rosa also drove the Jordan 198 during test sessions in 1998.
Overview
The 198 ran promisingly in pre-season testing, however the car struggled in the early part of the season. Damon Hill complained of understeer and the Mugen Honda engine was down on power. After Jordan failed to score a point in the first half of the season, Gary Anderson left the team and Eddie Jordan hired
Mike Gascoyne
Michael Robert Gascoyne (born 2 April 1963) is a British Formula One designer and engineer.
Gascoyne has worked for numerous Grand Prix teams including McLaren, Sauber, Tyrrell, Jordan (later known as Midland F1, Spyker, Force India, Racing P ...
to rework the car. Numerous improvements were made to the 198's suspension, front wing and floor, while Mugen developed the engine. Further tyre development work by
Goodyear enabled the team to enjoy a resurgence, scoring points in every race bar one in the second half of the season. This included Hill taking their first F1 victory at the
Belgian Grand Prix
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, with Schumacher second. Schumacher also finished third in
Italy
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, while Hill was fourth on three occasions. The team ultimately finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship with 34 points, four behind
Williams in third and one ahead of
Benetton in fifth.
Complete Formula One results
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) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Notes
References
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AUTOCOURSE
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History
The first edition o ...
1998-99'', Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1998)
Jordan Formula One cars
1998 Formula One season cars
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