Suzuka International Racing Course
1 November 1998
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Japan | Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka International Racing Course 1 November 1998 |
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| Results | Mika Hakkinen Worldchampion 1998. |
| driver | tyres | time | points | ||
| 1 |  | Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:27:22.535 | 10 |
| 2 |  | Eddie Irvine Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 6.491 | 6 |
| 3 |  | David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | + 27.662 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Damon Hill Jordan Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | + 1:13.491 | 3 |
| 5 |  | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams Mecachrome | Goodyear | + 1:13.857 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Jacques Villeneuve Williams Mecachrome | Goodyear | + 1:15.867 | 1 |
| 7 |  | Jean Alesi Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1:36:053 | |
| 8 |  | Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | + 1:41.301 | |
| 9 |  | Alexander Wurz Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | + 1 lap | |
| 10 |  | Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 11 |  | Olivier Panis Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | + 1 lap | |
| 12 |  | Jarno Trulli Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | + 3 laps |
| Not finished |
| driver | team | engine | lap | reason |
| Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Ford | 40 | pedal |
| Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 31 | right backtire blown |
| Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Ford | 28 | collision Tuero |
| Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ford | 28 | collision Takagi |
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 25 | gearbox |
| Jos Verstappen | Stewart | Ford | 21 | gearbox |
| Mika Salo | Arrows | Hart | 14 | hydraulics |
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 13 | engine |
| Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Hart | 2 | spin / brakes |
| Saturday's qualifying session |
| driver | team | engine | time | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:36.293 |
| 2 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:36.471 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:37.496 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:38.197 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Mecachrome | 1:38.272 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Mecachrome | 1:38.448 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 1:38.461 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 1:38.603 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Playlife | 1:38.959 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Playlife | 1:39.080 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 1:39.234 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Petronas | 1:39.448 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Peugeot | 1:40.037 |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Peugeot | 1:40.111 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Arrows | Hart | 1:40.387 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 1:40.502 |
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:40.619 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Hart | 1:40.687 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | Ford | 1:40.943 |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Ford | 1:41.315 |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ford | 1:42.358 |
| Did not qualify (107%) | ||||
| ** | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:43.259 |
