The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix started November 1st, 1998 at 01:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Mika Häkkinen next to him. David Coulthard started from third place.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 23 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race first. 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.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 23 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race first. 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.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
November 1st, 1998 at 01:00
Round
16/16
Winner
Mika Häkkinen
Winning time
1:27:23.4
Pole position
Michael Schumacher
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:27:23.4 | 2 | 51 | 10 |
| 2 2 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +6.491 | 4 | 51 | 6 |
| 3 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | +27.662 | 3 | 51 | 4 |
| 4 4 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | +1:13.491 | 8 | 51 | 3 |
| 5 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1:13.857 | 5 | 51 | 2 |
| 6 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1:15.867 | 6 | 51 | 1 |
| 7 5 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1:36.053 | 12 | 51 | 0 |
| 8 2 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1:41.302 | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| 9 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1 Lap | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| 10 1 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 Lap | 11 | 50 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | +1 Lap | 13 | 50 | 0 |
| 12 2 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | +3 Laps | 14 | 48 | 0 |
| - | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | DNF (Throttle) | 20 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF (Tyre) | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 17 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | DNF (Collision) | 21 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | DNF (Hydraulics) | 16 | 25 | 0 |
| - | #19 Jos Verstappen | Stewart | DNF (Gearbox) | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | DNF (Hydraulics) | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | DNF (Engine) | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | 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 | 8 | 47 | -53 | |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 21 | -79 | |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1 | 1 | 20 | -80 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 17 | -83 | |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 17 | -83 | ||
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 2 | 16 | -84 | |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 2 | 14 | -86 | |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1 | 9 | -91 | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | -96 | ||
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 3 | -97 | ||
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 3 | -97 | ||
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1 | -99 | ||
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1 | -99 | ||
| 17 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1 | -99 | ||
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 0 | -100 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 0 | -100 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 0 | -100 | ||
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 0 | -100 | ||
| 22 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | -100 | ||
| 23 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 0 | -100 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |