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1998 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
16/16
Date
Nov 1, 1998 at 00:00
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
5.864 m
Race distance
299.064 km
Häkkinen
Winner
1:27:22.535
Winning time
Schumacher
Pole position
Schumacher
Fastest lap
1:40.190
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:27:22.535 | 2nd | 51 | 10 |
| 2 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +6.491 | 4th | 51 | 6 |
| 3 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | +27.662 | 3rd | 51 | 4 |
| 4 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | +1:13.491 | 8th | 51 | 3 |
| 5 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1:13.857 | 5th | 51 | 2 |
| 6 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1:15.867 | 6th | 51 | 1 |
| 7 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1:36.053 | 12th | 51 | |
| 8 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1:41.301 | 10th | 51 | |
| 9 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1 lap | 9th | 50 | |
| 10 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 lap | 11th | 50 | |
| 11 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | +1 lap | 13th | 50 | |
| 12 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | Engine | 14th | 48 | |
| DNF | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Throttle | 20th | 40 | |
| DNF | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Tyre | 1st | 31 | |
| DNF | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Collision damage | 17th | 28 | |
| DNF | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Collision | 21st | 28 | |
| DNF | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Hydraulics | 16th | 25 | |
| DNF | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | Gearbox | 19th | 21 | |
| DNF | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | Hydraulics | 15th | 14 | |
| DNF | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Engine | 7th | 13 | |
| DNF | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Spun off | 18th | 2 | |
| DNQ | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:40.431 | 13 | |
| 2 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:40.710 | +0.279 | 13 |
| 3 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:41.056 | +0.625 | 12 |
| 4 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:41.119 | +0.688 | 15 |
| 5 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:41.246 | +0.815 | 10 |
| 6 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:41.452 | +1.021 | 13 |
| 7 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:41.510 | +1.079 | 13 |
| 8 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:41.902 | +1.471 | 13 |
| 9 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:42.611 | +2.180 | 14 |
| 10 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:42.650 | +2.219 | 12 |
| 11 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:42.700 | +2.269 | 7 |
| 12 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:42.727 | +2.296 | 12 |
| 13 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:42.837 | +2.406 | 14 |
| 14 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:42.881 | +2.450 | 12 |
| 15 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:43.593 | +3.162 | 12 |
| 16 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:43.776 | +3.345 | 12 |
| 17 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:43.834 | +3.403 | 8 |
| 18 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:43.935 | +3.504 | 10 |
| 19 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:44.205 | +3.774 | 12 |
| 20 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:44.273 | +3.842 | 9 |
| 21 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:45.733 | +5.302 | 10 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:36.293 | 8 | |
| 2 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:36.471 | +0.178 | 11 |
| 3 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:37.496 | +1.203 | 10 |
| 4 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:38.197 | +1.904 | 8 |
| 5 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:38.272 | +1.979 | 11 |
| 6 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:38.448 | +2.155 | 12 |
| 7 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:38.461 | +2.168 | 12 |
| 8 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:38.603 | +2.310 | 12 |
| 9 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:38.959 | +2.666 | 12 |
| 10 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:39.080 | +2.787 | 11 |
| 11 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:39.234 | +2.941 | 12 |
| 12 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:39.448 | +3.155 | 12 |
| 13 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:40.037 | +3.744 | 12 |
| 14 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:40.111 | +3.818 | 12 |
| 15 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:40.387 | +4.094 | 12 |
| 16 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:40.502 | +4.209 | 12 |
| 17 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:40.619 | +4.326 | 11 |
| 18 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:40.687 | +4.394 | 12 |
| 19 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:40.943 | +4.650 | 11 |
| 20 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:41.315 | +5.022 | 12 |
| 21 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:42.358 | +6.065 | 12 |
| 22 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:43.259 | +6.966 | 9 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:38.429 | 17 | |
| 2 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:38.673 | +0.244 | 27 |
| 3 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:38.752 | +0.323 | 18 |
| 4 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:38.874 | +0.445 | 25 |
| 5 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:39.883 | +1.454 | 21 |
| 6 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:40.003 | +1.574 | 21 |
| 7 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:40.146 | +1.717 | 24 |
| 8 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:40.265 | +1.836 | 21 |
| 9 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:40.552 | +2.123 | 15 |
| 10 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:40.857 | +2.428 | 18 |
| 11 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:40.925 | +2.496 | 22 |
| 12 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:41.002 | +2.573 | 22 |
| 13 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:41.105 | +2.676 | 18 |
| 14 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:41.172 | +2.743 | 25 |
| 15 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:41.543 | +3.114 | 25 |
| 16 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:41.823 | +3.394 | 22 |
| 17 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:41.889 | +3.460 | 13 |
| 18 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:41.924 | +3.495 | 20 |
| 19 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:42.786 | +4.357 | 25 |
| 20 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:43.013 | +4.584 | 20 |
| 21 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:43.048 | +4.619 | 26 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:39.823 | 23 | |
| 2 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:40.336 | +0.513 | 34 |
| 3 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:40.389 | +0.566 | 30 |
| 4 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:40.615 | +0.792 | 30 |
| 5 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:40.644 | +0.821 | 28 |
| 6 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:40.845 | +1.022 | 28 |
| 7 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:41.098 | +1.275 | 30 |
| 8 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:41.252 | +1.429 | 26 |
| 9 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:42.191 | +2.368 | 23 |
| 10 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:42.224 | +2.401 | 32 |
| 11 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:42.628 | +2.805 | 33 |
| 12 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:42.833 | +3.010 | 26 |
| 13 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:43.121 | +3.298 | 38 |
| 14 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:43.493 | +3.670 | 25 |
| 15 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:43.634 | +3.811 | 40 |
| 16 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:43.788 | +3.965 | 25 |
| 17 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:43.854 | +4.031 | 20 |
| 18 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:43.894 | +4.071 | 22 |
| 19 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:44.468 | +4.645 | 36 |
| 20 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:44.632 | +4.809 | 29 |
| 21 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:45.054 | +5.231 | 27 |
| 22 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:46.396 | +6.573 | 30 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:40.190 | 19 | |
| 2 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:40.426 | +0.236 | 35 |
| 3 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:40.870 | +0.680 | 36 |
| 4 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:40.905 | +0.715 | 42 |
| 5 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:42.273 | +2.083 | 40 |
| 6 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:42.275 | +2.085 | 38 |
| 7 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:42.331 | +2.141 | 36 |
| 8 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:42.335 | +2.145 | 20 |
| 9 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:42.357 | +2.167 | 31 |
| 10 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:42.858 | +2.668 | 38 |
| 11 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:42.965 | +2.775 | 4 |
| 12 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:43.073 | +2.883 | 49 |
| 13 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:43.164 | +2.974 | 42 |
| 14 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:43.447 | +3.257 | 18 |
| 15 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:44.158 | +3.968 | 37 |
| 16 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:44.947 | +4.757 | 8 |
| 17 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:45.304 | +5.114 | 14 |
| 18 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:45.673 | +5.483 | 23 |
| 19 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:45.792 | +5.602 | 21 |
| 20 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:45.840 | +5.650 | 19 |
| 21 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:46.099 | +5.909 | 2 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 11 | 100 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 11 | 86 | -14 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 9 | 56 | -44 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 8 | 47 | -53 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 2 | 21 | -79 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1 | 1 | 20 | -80 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 1 | 17 | -83 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 0 | 17 | -83 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 2 | 16 | -84 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 2 | 14 | -86 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 0 | 1 | 9 | -91 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 0 | 4 | -96 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 3 | -97 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 3 | -97 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 1 | -99 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 0 | 1 | -99 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 0 | 0 | 1 | -99 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | Mercedes | 9 | 20 | 156 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | 19 | 133 | -23 |
| 3 | Williams | Mecachrome | 0 | 3 | 38 | -118 |
| 4 | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 1 | 3 | 34 | -122 |
| 5 | Benetton | Playlife | 0 | 2 | 33 | -123 |
| 6 | Sauber | Petronas | 0 | 1 | 10 | -146 |
| 7 | Arrows | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 6 | -150 |
| 8 | Stewart | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -151 |
| 9 | Prost | Peugeot | 0 | 0 | 1 | -155 |
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| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | 1:33.408 - Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | 1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:44.043 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | 1:42.976 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | 1:56.597 - Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | 1:41.176 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
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| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | 1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | 1:43.844 - Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | 1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti |
The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix started Nov 1, 1998 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Mika Häkkinen next to him. David Coulthard started from third place.
In 1 hour, 27 minutes and 22 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Eddie Irvine in second and David Coulthard in third place.
After the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 100 points. Häkkinen is 14 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.