Jordan 198
 Damon Hill's Belgian GP winning car. | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Jordan | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) |
Gary Anderson Mike Gascoyne | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | 197 | ||||||||||
| Successor | 199 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Unequal-length double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Unequal-length double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers | ||||||||||
| Axle track |
Front: 1,480 mm (58 in) Rear: 1,420 mm (56 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mugen Honda MF310HC, 3,000 cc (183.1 cu in), 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Jordan 6-speed semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Weight | 600 kg (1,300 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Repsol | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Benson and Hedges Jordan | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |
9.  Damon Hill10.  Ralf Schumacher | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Jordan 198 was the car with which the Jordan Formula One team used to compete in the 1998 Formula One season. It was driven by 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, who had moved from Arrows, and Ralf Schumacher, who was in his second season with the team.
After a dismal start which saw the team fail to score a single championship point in the first half of the season, numerous improvements to the car and tyre development by Goodyear enabled Jordan to climb back into the top teams. At the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, the team scored a historic first victory with Hill, with Schumacher finishing behind him in second place. The team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship, one ahead of Benetton.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1998 | Jordan | Mugen Honda V10 | G | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | 34 | 4th | |
| Damon Hill | 8 | DSQ | 8 | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| Ralf Schumacher | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret |
References
- AUTOCOURSE 1998-99, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1998) ISBN 1-874557-43-8
