THE COUNTERFACTUAL

Rewrite 1998.

The same race results. A different way to count.

What changed

Champion

Häkkinen by 14 → Häkkinen by 14

Podium

ActualMika Häkkinen · Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard

Scenario ↓Mika Häkkinen · Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard

Biggest mover

UpNone

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Change the rules 1998 points · target era drops · no fastest lap · no sprints

POINTS SYSTEMDROPPED SCORESFASTEST-LAP BONUSSelect and apply a system with a bonus to enable it.SPRINT POINTS

Exclude races

R1 · Australian Grand PrixR2 · Brazilian Grand PrixR3 · Argentine Grand PrixR4 · San Marino Grand PrixR5 · Spanish Grand PrixR6 · Monaco Grand PrixR7 · Canadian Grand PrixR8 · French Grand PrixR9 · British Grand PrixR10 · Austrian Grand PrixR11 · German Grand PrixR12 · Hungarian Grand PrixR13 · Belgian Grand PrixR14 · Italian Grand PrixR15 · Luxembourg Grand PrixR16 · Japanese Grand Prix

Actual standings retain the official season totals. Changes compare the selected scenario with those official positions.

Actual			Scenario
Pos	Driver	Points	Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mika Häkkinen	100	1	Mika Häkkinen	100	—
2	Michael Schumacher	86	2	Michael Schumacher	86	—
3	David Coulthard	56	3	David Coulthard	56	—
4	Eddie Irvine	47	4	Eddie Irvine	47	—
5	Jacques Villeneuve	21	5	Jacques Villeneuve	21	—

Constructor standings

Actual			Scenario
Pos	Constructor	Points	Pos	Constructor	Points	Change
1	McLaren	156	1	McLaren	156	—
2	Ferrari	133	2	Ferrari	133	—
3	Williams	38	3	Williams	38	—
4	Jordan	34	4	Jordan	34	—
5	Benetton	33	5	Benetton	33	—

Every point, race by race

The top six scenario drivers are selected initially. GP and bonus columns use the target system; Counted shows whether the weekend score survives its dropped-score rule.

Filter drivers · 6 selected

Include drivers in the receiptMika HäkkinenMichael SchumacherDavid CoulthardEddie IrvineJacques VilleneuveDamon HillHeinz-Harald FrentzenAlexander WurzGiancarlo FisichellaRalf SchumacherJean AlesiRubens BarrichelloMika SaloPedro DinizJohnny HerbertJarno TrulliJan MagnussenShinji NakanoEsteban TueroRicardo RossetToranosuke TakagiOlivier PanisJos Verstappen

Race	Driver	Finish	GP	Total	Counted
R1Australian Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	1	10	10	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	David Coulthard	2	6	6	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Eddie Irvine	4	3	3	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Jacques Villeneuve	5	2	2	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Damon Hill	8	0	0	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	17	0	0	Yes
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	Mika Häkkinen	1	10	10	Yes
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	David Coulthard	2	6	6	Yes

Constructor scores by round

Constructor	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	Total
McLaren	16	16	7	10	16	10	0	5	6	16	16	7	0	3	14	14	156
Ferrari	3	4	14	10	4	4	14	16	14	7	2	10	0	16	9	6	133
Williams	6	2	0	5	1	2	0	3	0	1	4	6	3	0	2	3	38
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	3	16	5	0	3	34
Benetton	0	4	3	0	3	6	9	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33
Sauber	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	10
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6
Stewart	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Prost	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Minardi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Counterfactual scores use official race finishes and Grand Prix countback; an unresolved countback tie stays labelled tied. Excluded weekends remove both race and sprint scores. Full target points apply to all retained races, including originally shortened or double-points races. Shared drives receive a full award per result entry because the DB cannot reliably reconstruct driving shares.

Dropped scores: target; drivers {"countBest":null}, constructors {"countBest":null}. Split rules retain the original round boundary when races are excluded.