Gridpedia1998 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Nov 1998
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 51 | +6.491 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 51 | +27.662 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 8 | 51 | +73.491 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | 51 | +73.857 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 51 | +75.867 | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 51 | +96.053 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 51 | +101.301 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | 40 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 31 | Tyre | 1:40.190 | 0 |
| R | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | 25 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | 14 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 86 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 56 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 47 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 14 |