1998 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

16/16

Date

Nov 1, 1998 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.864 m (18 turns)

Race distance

299.064 km (51 laps)

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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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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.