1998 Grand Prix of Japan
1 November - Suzuka: 310.582 km (5.864 km x 52 laps)
Pole positon: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:36.471
Results:
1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:22:27.535
2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari - 00:06.491
3 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes - 00:27.662
4 Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen Honda - 01:13.491
5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mecachrome - 01:13.857
6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mecachrome - 01:15.867
7 Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas - 01:36.053
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife - 01:40.301
9 Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife - 1 lap
10 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas - 1 lap
11 Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot - 1 lap
12 Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot - 3 laps
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:40.190 on lap 19
Retired:
Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford - 9 lap Throttle
Michael Schumacher Ferrari - 21 laps Tire
Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford - 24 laps Collision with Takagi
Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford - 24 laps Collision with Tuero
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford - 27 laps Hydraulics
Jos Verstappen Stewart-Ford - 31 laps Gearbox
Mika Salo Arrows - 37 laps
Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen Honda - 40 laps Engine
Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows - 46 laps
Did not start:
Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford
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Starting Grid
Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen
Ferrari F300 #3 McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes #8
1:36.293 1:36.471
David Coulthard Eddie Irvine
McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes #7 Ferrari F300 #4
1:37.496 1:38.497
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
Williams FW20-Mecachrome #2 Williams FW20-Mecachrome #1
1:38.272 1:38.448
Ralf Schumacher Damon Hill
Jordan 198-Mugen Honda #10 Jordan 198-Mugen Honda #9
1:38.461 1:38.448
Alexander Wurz Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton B198-Playlife #6 Benetton B198-Playlife #5
1:38.959 1:39.040
Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
Sauber C17-Petronas #15 Sauber C17-Petronas #14
1:39.234 1:39.448
Olivier Panis Jarno Trulli
Prost AP01-Peugeot #11 Prost AP01-Peugeot #12
1:40:037 1:40.111
Mika Salo Rubens Barrichello
Arrows A19 #17 Stewart SF2-Ford #18
1:40.387 1:40.602
Toranosuke Takagi Pedro-Paulo Diniz
Tyrrell 026-Ford #21 Stewart SF2-Ford #19
1:40.619 1:40.687
Jos Verstappen Shinji Nakano
Arrows A19 #16 Minardi M198-Ford #23
1:40.983 1:41.315
Esteban Tuero
Minardi M198-Ford #22
1:42.538
Did not qualify:
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell 026-Ford #21
1:43.538