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Japanese Grand Prix 1998

Round 16 of 16  · 1 November 1998  · Suzuka  · 51 laps

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Fastest Lap Michael Schumacher 1:40.190 (lap 19)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 2 1:27:22.535 10
2 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 4 +6.491 6
3 COU David Coulthard McLaren 3 +27.662 4
4 HIL Damon Hill Jordan 8 +1:13.491 3
5 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 5 +1:13.857 2
6 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 6 +1:15.867 1
7 ALE Jean Alesi Sauber 12 +1:36.053
8 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 10 +1:41.301
9 WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 9 +1 lap
10 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 11 +1 lap
11 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 13 +1 lap
12 TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 14 Engine
DNF NAK Shinji Nakano Minardi 20 Throttle
DNF MSC Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 1 Tyre
DNF TAK Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 17 Collision damage
DNF TUE Esteban Tuero Minardi 21 Collision
DNF BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 16 Hydraulics
DNF VER Jos Verstappen Stewart 19 Gearbox
DNF SAL Mika Salo Arrows 15 Hydraulics
DNF RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 7 Engine
DNF DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 18 Spun off
DNQ ROS Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell

Qualifying — One-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:36.293
2 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:36.471
3 COU David Coulthard McLaren 1:37.496
4 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:38.197
5 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:38.272
6 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:38.448
7 RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:38.461
8 HIL Damon Hill Jordan 1:38.603
9 WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:38.959
10 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:39.080
11 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:39.234
12 ALE Jean Alesi Sauber 1:39.448
13 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 1:40.037
14 TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 1:40.111
15 SAL Mika Salo Arrows 1:40.387
16 BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:40.502
17 TAK Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 1:40.619
18 DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:40.687
19 VER Jos Verstappen Stewart 1:40.943
20 NAK Shinji Nakano Minardi 1:41.315
21 TUE Esteban Tuero Minardi 1:42.358
22 ROS Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 1:43.259