Last update: 21 July 1998, 19:26 GMT

Date	Event	Location
2-5 December	F1 testing	Barcelona, Spain Silverstone, England Italy
2 December	BAT announcement	London
9 -12 December	Tyrrel test	Cicuit de Catalunya
10 - 12 December	Ferrari test	Maranello, Italy
10 - 12 December	Jordan test	Silverstone, England
11 December	FIA world council meeting	Monaco
16-19 December	F1 testing	Barcelona, Spain and Le Castellet, France
16 December	Senna trial ends	Italy
20 December	Ferrari to test new car	Italy
31 December	Final Schedule for 1998 season	France
3 January	FIA to decide the fate of the Belgian GP	Paris
4 January	Benetton tests new B198	Silverstone, England
7 January 1998	F1 testing	Jerez, Spain
7 January 1998	Ferrari launch	Italy
7 January 1998	Williams launched their new Winfield colour scheme	London
7 January 1998	FIA delay decision on Belgian GP again	Paris
9 January	Ferrari test F310	Jerex. Spain
13 January	Stewart Ford	Dunton, England
14 January	FIA's decision on the fate of the Belgian GP	Paris
15 January	Benetton B198 launch	London
19 January	Jordan Mugen-Honda 198 launch	Royal Albert Hall in London
20 January	Prost AP01 launch	Barcelona
21 January	Tyrrell 026 launch	Bluebird Restaurant in Chelsea, London at 12.30 GMT.
21 January	Sauber C17	Vienna
26 January	F1 Test session - McLaren, Ferrari	Jerez
26 January	Jordan testing	Barcelona
28 January	Williams FW20 Launch	London
31 January - 8 February	Ferrari test	Mugello
2-4 February	Jordan testing	Barcelona
1-5 February	Prost testing	Magny Cours
1-5 February	F1 Testing Sauber Minardi Williams Benetton	Barcelona
5 February	McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 launch	Team's Woking Surrey headquarters, Great Britain
6 February	Ferrari testing	Mugello
11-13 February	Ferrari testing	Fiorano and Mugello
11-13 February	Tyrrell testing	Barcelona
11-13 February	Stewart testing	Barcelona
11-13 February	TWR Arrows testing	Barcelona
11-13 February	McLaren testing	Barcelona
11-13 February	Minardi testing	Barcelona
11-13 February	Jordan testing	Barcelona
12 February	Williams testing	Paul Richard
15 February	FIA announces the final 1998 schedule	Paris
15 February	Ferrari testing	Mugello
16 February	McLaren officially unveils new livery	Team's Woking Surrey headquarters, Great Britain
16 February	Tyrrell testing	Barcelona
16 February	McLaren testing	Barcelona
16-17February	Williams testing	Paul Richard
17 February	Prost testing	Barcelona
17 February	TWR Arrows A19 launch	TWR's Leafield base
18-20 February	Jordan testing	Barcelona
16 February	Ferrari testing	Mugello
16 February	McLaren officially unveils new livery	Team's Woking Surrey headquarters, Great Britain
16 February	Tyrrell testing	Barcelona
23-25 February	Jordan testing	Silverstone
23-25 February	Stewart testing	Silverstone
24 February	Ferrari testing	Mugello
24 February	Minardi testing	Monza
2 March	Pit setup at Melbourne	Melbourne, Australia
3 March	Car reassembling	Melbourne, Australia
5 March	FIA press conference at 15:00 with : Jacques Villeneuve / Williams Mika Hakkinen / McLaren Giancarlo Fisichella / Benetton Jean Todt / Ferrari Hiroshi Yasukawa / Bridgestone	Melbourne, Australia
6 March	FIA press conference at 15:30 with : Michael Schumacher / Ferrari Damon Hill / Jordan David Richards / Benetton Alain Prost / Prost Perry Hill / Goodyear	Melbourne, Australia
6 March	Official practice	Melbourne, Australia
7 March	FIA press conference at 14:15 with the first three fastest drivers from qualifying.	Melbourne, Australia
7 March	Qualifying for Australian GP	Melbourne, Australia
8 March	Australian GP	Melbourne, Australia
8 March	FIA post race press conference with first three finishing drivers.	Melbourne, Australia
9 March	Ferrari test session	Maranello
11 - 13 March	Ferrari, Williams test session	Monza Italy
15 - 17 March	Sauber testing	Fiorano
16 - 18 March	Benetton testing McLaren testing Steward testing	Silverstone
16 - 19 March	Jordan testing Prost testing	Barcelona
16 March	Ferrari testing	Mugello, Italy
18 March	World Council meeting	Paris
19 - 21 March	Ferrari prepare for Brazil	Italy
26 March	FIA press conference at the Brazilian Grand Prix with : Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) Ron Dennis (McLaren)	Sao Paulo, Brazil
27 March	Official free practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.	Sao Paulo, Brazil
27 March	FIA press conference at the Brazilian Grand Prix with : Alexander Wurz (Benetton) Ricardo Rosset (Tyrrell) Pedro Diniz (Arrows) Ross Brawn (FerrariI) Eddie Jordan (Jordan)	Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 March	Official qualifying practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.	Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 March	FIA press conference at the Brazilian Grand Prix with the three fastest drivers from qualifying	Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 March	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 March	FIA press conference at the Brazilian Grand Prix with the first three finishing drivers from the Brazilian Grand Prix.	Sao Paulo, Brazil
1 - 3 April	Testing Ferrari Williams Jordan	Barcelona, Spain
1 - 3 April	Benetton Arrows	Siverstone
9 April	FIA press conference at the Argentinian Grand Prix with : Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) Alexander Wurz (Benetton) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)	Buenos Aires, Argentina
10 April	Official free practice session for the Argentinian Grand Prix.	Buenos Aires, Argentina
10 April	FIA press conference at the Argentinian Grand Prix with : Olivier Panis (Prost) Jean Alesi (Sauber) Esteban Tuero (Minardi) Ross Brawn (Ferrari) Tom Walkinshaw (Arrows)	Buenos Aires, Argentina
11 April	Official qualifying practice session for the Argentinian Grand Prix.	Buenos Aires, Argentina
11 April	FIA press conference at the Argentinian Grand Prix with the three fastest drivers from qualifying	Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 April	Argentinian Grand Prix race	Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 April	FIA press conference at the Argentinian Grand Prix with the first three finishing drivers from the Argentina race.	Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 - 17 April	Ferrari testing	Fiorano and Mugello
15 - 17 April	Williams testing	Jerez, Spain
15 - 17 April	Sauber testing Prost testing	Barcelona
15 - 17 April	McLaren testing	Silverstone
15 - 17 April	Benetton testing	Silverstone
15 - 17 April	Jordan testing	Silverstone
15 - 17 April	Tyrrell testing	Barcelona (not confirmed)
23 April	14h00 - 15h00 FIA Official Track Test.	San Marino, Italy
24 April	09h45 - 10h30 Formula One Paddock Club Pit Walkabout 11h00 - 12h00 Formula One Practice 13h00 - 14h00 Formula One Practice
25 April	09h00 - 09h45 Formula One Practice 10h15 - 11h00 Formula One Practice 11h15 - 12h00 Formula One Paddock Club Pit Walkabout 13h00 - 14h00 Formula One - Qualifying Practice
26 April	09h30 - 10h00 Formula One Warm - Up 10h50 - 11h35 Formula One Paddock Club pit Walkabout 11h00 Formula One Drivers' Briefing 11h10 - 11h30 Formula One Drivers' Parade 13h00 Formula One Grid 13h30 Pitlane Open 13h45 Pitlane Closed 13h45 National Anthem 14h00 Race
28 April - 1 May	Formula One testing McLaren Prost Benetton Jordan Williams Sauber Ferrari Tyrrell	Barcelona
7 May	FIA press conference with: David Coulthard Heinz-Harald Frentzen Eddie Irvine Esteban Tuero	Barcelona, Spain
8 May	Official free practice session of Spanish GP	Barcelona, Spain
8 May	FIA press conference with: Johnny Herbert Olivier Panis Mika Salo Pat Symonds Paul Stewart	Barcelona, Spain
9 May	Qualifying session of the Spanish GP	Barcelona, Spain
9 May	FIA press conference with the three fastest drivers from Saturday's qualifying session.	Barcelona, Spain
10 May	Spanish Grand Prix	Barcelona, Spain
10 May	FIA press conference with the first three finishing drivers.	Barcelona, Spain
20 May	FIA press conference with: Rubens Barrichello - Stewart Giancarlo Fisichella - Benetton Mika Hakkinen- McLaren Michael Schumacher - Ferrari	Monte Carlo
21 May	Official free practice session of MonacoGP 11:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 14:00	Monte Carlo
21 May	FIA press conference with: Damon Hill - Jordan Jean Alesi - Sauber Adrian Newey - McLaren Perry Bell - Goodyear Alain Prost - Prost	Monte Carlo
23 May	Free practice session 09:00 - 09:45 10:15 - 11:00 Qualifying session of the Monaco GP 13:00 - 14:00	Monte Carlo
23 May	FIA press conference with the three fastest drivers from Saturday's Monaco qualifying session.	Monte Carlo
24 May	Warm up session 10:00 - 10:30 Grand Prix of Monaco 14:30	Monte Carlo
24 May	FIA press conference with the first three finishing drivers from Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.	Monte Carlo