Jordan 198

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**Jordan 198**


Category	Formula One
Constructor	Jordan
Team/s	B&H Jordan Mugen Honda
Designers	Gary Anderson Mike Gascoyne
Drivers	9. Damon Hill 10. Ralf Schumacher
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
Engine	Mugen Honda MF310C, 70-degree V10
Gearbox	Jordan six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic
Fuel	Repsol
Tyres	Goodyear
Debut	1998 Australian Grand Prix
Races competed	16
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	1
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	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 an historic first victory with Hill, with Schumacher finishing behind him in second place. On the last lap of the Japanese GP, Hill passed Frentzen for fourth, the extra point pushing the team to fourth in the Constructors' Championship, one ahead of Benetton.

[edit] 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
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