F1: Mika Hakkinen's 10 most memorable moments

#3 World Champion in 1998 (2nd Finnish driver after Keke Rosberg)

Hakkinen winning the championship in 1998

The final Grand Prix of the season was held in Japan, and after a stunning victory at Nurburgring, Hakkinen needed to finish at least 2nd to clinch his first World Championship. Schumacher was trailing by 4 points.

The German claimed pole position during the qualifying round and Hakkinen started 2nd. During the formation lap on the main race day, Schumacher stalled, which made him start the race at the back of the grid.

The 7-time world champion made a great effort and managed to reach 2nd on the grid, however, he was forced to retire in the latter half of the race. Hakkinen though managed to hold onto the lead throughout the entire race and win it. Hakkinen became the first Finnish world champion after Keke Rosberg had won it in 1982.