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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
Race distance
299.064 km (51 laps)
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

Driver 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.