Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 1998

1 November 1998

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Location
Suzuka, Japan
Laps
51
Fastest time

1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
Eddie IrvineFerrari
David CoulthardMcLaren
Damon HillJordan
Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams
Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
Jean AlesiSauber
Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton
Alexander WurzBenetton
Johnny HerbertSauber
Olivier PanisProst
Jarno TrulliProst
Shinji NakanoMinardi
Michael SchumacherFerrari
Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell
Esteban TueroMinardi
Rubens BarrichelloStewart
Jos VerstappenStewart
Mika SaloArrows
Ralf SchumacherJordan
Pedro DinizArrows
Ricardo RossetTyrrell

20th

pole

Michael Schumacher

3rd

consecutive pole

Michael Schumacher

129th

pole

Ferrari

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    No time set

  2. 2

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    No time set

  3. 3

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    No time set

  4. 4

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    No time set

  5. 5

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    No time set

  6. 6

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    No time set

  7. 7

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    No time set

  8. 8

    Damon Hill

    Jordan

    No time set

  9. 9

    Alexander Wurz

    Benetton

    No time set

  10. 10

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Benetton

    No time set

  11. 11

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    No time set

  12. 12

    Jean Alesi

    Sauber

    No time set

  13. 13

    Olivier Panis

    Prost

    No time set

  14. 14

    Jarno Trulli

    Prost

    No time set

  15. 15

    Mika Salo

    Arrows

    No time set

  16. 16

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    No time set

  17. 17

    Toranosuke Takagi

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  18. 18

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    No time set

  19. 19

    Jos Verstappen

    Stewart

    No time set

  20. 20

    Shinji Nakano

    Minardi

    No time set

  21. 21

    Esteban Tuero

    Minardi

    No time set

  22. PIT

    Ricardo Rosset

    Tyrrell

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Mika Häkkinen 51 laps

Results

1+1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren51 laps1:27:23.410pts
2+2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari51 laps+6.4916pts
30 David Coulthard McLaren51 laps+27.6624pts
4+4 Damon Hill Jordan51 laps+1:13.4913pts
50 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams51 laps+1:13.8572pts
60 Jacques Villeneuve Williams51 laps+1:15.8671pts
7+5 Jean Alesi Sauber51 laps+1:36.053
8+2 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton51 laps+1:41.302
90 Alexander Wurz Benetton50 laps
10+1 Johnny Herbert Sauber50 laps
11+2 Olivier Panis Prost50 laps
12+2 Jarno Trulli Prost48 laps
R- Shinji Nakano Minardi40 laps
R- Michael Schumacher Ferrari31 laps
R- Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell28 laps
R- Esteban Tuero Minardi28 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Stewart25 laps
R- Jos Verstappen Stewart21 laps
R- Mika Salo Arrows14 laps
R- Ralf Schumacher Jordan13 laps
R- Pedro Diniz Arrows2 laps
F- Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell0 laps

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