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 Scheckter the lone Wolf delivers a shocker in Argentina!Eddie Cheever: Still the American driver with the most F1 startsRelated posts Will Power’s new IndyCar reality begins at Andretti GlobalWhen four was a crowd on the front row in F1Memento Exclusives brings F1’s 2026 vision to life! Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.