| «1998-16» | Japan Grand Prix - XXV Japanese Grand Prix |
| 1998-11-01 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 51 laps × 5.864 km : 299.064 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | 205.364 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 51 | +06.491 | +06.491 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 51 | +27.662 | +21.171 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan • Mugen Honda | 51 | +01:13.491 | +45.829 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Mecachrome | 51 | +01:13.857 | +00.366 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Mecachrome | 51 | +01:15.567 | +01.710 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber • Petronas | 51 | +01:36.053 | +20.486 | |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton • Playlife | 51 | +01:41.302 | +05.249 | |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton • Playlife | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 11 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Petronas | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 13 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Peugeot | 50 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 14 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost • Peugeot | 48 | engine | ||
| 20 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 40 | throttle | |||
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 31 | puncture | |||
| 17 | 21 | Tora Takagi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 28 | collision | |||
| 21 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 28 | collision | |||
| 16 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 25 | hydraulics | |||
| 19 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 21 | transmission | |||
| 15 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 14 | hydraulics | |||
| 7 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Mugen Honda | 13 | engine | |||
| 18 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 2 | spin | |||
| DNQ | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:40.190 - 210.704 km/h - Michael Schumacher (lap 19)
Comments
Race scheduled for 53 laps, reduced to 51 following two aborted start procedures.