Minardi M198


The Minardi M198 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team used to compete in the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Shinji Nakano, who had moved from Prost, and rookie Esteban Tuero.
The M198 had a Ford V10 engine, allowing representative horsepower after several years using V8s, but many of the chassis component designs had not been changed from previous seasons, prompting former designer Gustav Brunner to start work on the team's car, the Minardi M01, within a month of rejoining the team. Despite their problems, the team was able to hang onto the rest of the field and was involved in a season-long battle with Tyrrell, beating the British team on occasion.
Minardi finished an unclassified 10th in the 1998 Constructors' Championship, with no points, but ahead of Tyrrell due to Nakano's 7th-placed finish in Canada.

Complete Formula One results

YearTeamEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516PointsWCC
1998MinardiFord V10AUSBRAARGSMRESPMONCANFRAGBRAUTGERHUNBELITALUXJPN0NC
1998MinardiFord V10Shinji NakanoRetRet13Ret149717811Ret158Ret15Ret0NC
1998MinardiFord V10Esteban TueroRetRetRet815RetRetRetRetRet16RetRet11RetRet0NC