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 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 51 | +6.491 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 51 | +27.662 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 8 | 51 | +73.491 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | 51 | +73.857 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 51 | +75.867 | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 51 | +96.053 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 51 | +101.301 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | 40 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 31 | Tyre | 1:40.190 | 0 |
| R | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | 25 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 15 | 14 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 18, 32), stints of 18, 14, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Eddie Irvine: 3 stops (laps 15, 28, 39), stints of 15, 13, 11, 12 laps
- 3rd
- David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 21, 38), stints of 21, 17, 13 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 18 of 51
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 18 (30.8 s), 32 (31.5 s) | 181419 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 3 | 15 (30.7 s), 28 (29.7 s), 39 (29.5 s) | 15131112 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 21 (31.0 s), 38 (31.6 s) | 211713 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 14 (33.0 s), 33 (31.6 s) | 141918 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 19 (32.3 s), 34 (29.7 s) | 191517 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 18 (31.7 s), 33 (31.2 s) | 181518 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 19 (31.5 s), 35 (30.2 s) | 191616 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 15 (30.4 s), 29 (33.2 s) | 151422 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 2 | 14 (31.5 s), 30 (34.0 s) | 141620 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 20 (31.1 s), 36 (30.9 s) | 201614 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 17 (34.0 s), 30 (32.6 s) | 171320 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 18 (33.0 s), 35 (31.5 s) | 181713 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 2 | 16 (32.7 s), 31 (32.8 s) | 16159 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 16 (29.4 s) | 1615 |
| TAKToranosuke Takagi | 2 | 17 (32.6 s), 28 (32.2 s) | 1711 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 1 | 18 (33.1 s) | 1810 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 9 (31.7 s), 22 (33.2 s) | 9133 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 16 (33.1 s) | 165 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
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 |