David Coulthard vs Mika Häkkinen

Mika Häkkinen beat David Coulthard 12–4 on race day and 13–3 in qualifying at McLaren in 1998. Mika Häkkinen scored 100 points to 56.

David CoulthardMika Häkkinen

3Qualifying13

16 shared races

4Race day12

16 shared races

56Points100

as awarded at the time

185Points (today’s rules)271

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	David Coulthard	Mika Häkkinen	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	6 / 10
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	6 / 10
3	Argentine Grand Prix	1/3	P6	P2	1 / 6
4	San Marino Grand Prix	1/2	P1	Gearbox	10 / 0
5	Spanish Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	6 / 10
6	Monaco Grand Prix	2/1	Engine	P1	0 / 10
7	Canadian Grand Prix	1/2	Throttle	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	French Grand Prix	3/1	P6	P3	1 / 4
9	British Grand Prix	4/1	Spun off	P2	0 / 6
10	Austrian Grand Prix	14/3	P2	P1	6 / 10
11	German Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	6 / 10
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P6	6 / 1
13	Belgian Grand Prix	2/1	P7	Collision	0 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	4/3	Engine	P4	0 / 3
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	5/3	P3	P1	4 / 10
16	Japanese Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	4 / 10

Other seasons in which David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2001	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Mika Häkkinen	7–9	12–4	62–37
2000	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Mika Häkkinen	7–10	6–11	73–89
1999	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Mika Häkkinen	3–13	6–10	48–76
1997	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Mika Häkkinen	6–11	8–8	36–27
1996	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Mika Häkkinen	4–12	6–10	18–31

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.