Mika Hakkinen becomes only the seventh driver ever to seal back-to-back world titles • Michael Schumacher breaks his leg at Silverstone, leaving Eddie Irvine to challenge for the title with Ferrari • Damon Hill, Alex Zanardi and Olivier Panis all retire from F1 • Malaysia hosts its first grand prix, won by Eddie Irvine • Johnny Herbert gives Stewart Grand Prix its first, and his last, win, at the Nurburgring • Legendary F1 designer Harvey Poselthwaite dies while overseeing Honda's F1 R&D project • Juan Pablo Montoya wins the CART title at his first attempt, while Kenny Brack wins the Indy 500 • Champ Car mourns the loss of Greg Moore and Gonzalo Rodriguez who are both killed in crashes • BMW wins Le Mans for the first and only time • Tommi Makinen clinches the last of his four consecutive WRC crowns, as Colin McRae switches to Ford with the new Focus • Richard Burns and Robert Reid win the RAC Rally for Subaru
1999
Mika Hakkinen becomes only the seventh man to win back-to-back F1 world championships
Michael Schumacher breaks his leg in a crash in the British Grand Prix
BMW wins the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first and only time
Tommi Makinen wins the last of his four successive World Rally titles
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