Hakkinen’s Hockenheim triumph Julien Billiotte 02/08/2016 at 10:5702/08/2016 at 10:57 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. ©Wri2Mika Hakkinen won the 1998 German Grand Prix on this date 18 years ago. The Finn led McLaren-Mercedes team-mate David Coulthard home and further extended his championship lead as title rival Michael Schumacher could only manage fifth on home soil. Previous postF1’s summer break has begun Next postThe best driver never to win a Grand Prix Trending post Remembering McLaren co-founder Teddy MayerRelated posts Stefano Domenicali lights the way to Milano Cortina 2026The F1 world champion turned gentleman farmerHorner 'social call' to Ben Sulayem sparks more comeback rumors Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.