Japanese Grand Prix 1998 Results

Round 16 · Suzuka

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit · Japan

Race results

Japanese Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	2	1	51	Leader	2	10
02	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	4	2	51	+6.491	3	6
03	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	3	—	51	+27.662	2	4
04	Damon HillD. Hill	Jordan	8	4	51	+1:13.491	2	3
05	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	5	—	51	+1:13.857	2	2
06	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	6	—	51	+1:15.867	2	1
07	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Sauber	12	5	51	+1:36.053	2	0
08	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Benetton	10	2	51	+1:41.301	2	0
09	Alexander WurzA. Wurz	Benetton	9	—	50	+1 lap	2	0
10	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	11	1	50	+1 lap	2	0
11	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Prost	13	2	50	+1 lap	2	0
12	Jarno TrulliJ. Trulli	Prost	14	2	48	Engine	2	0
DNF	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Minardi	20	7	40	Throttle	2	0
DNF	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	1	13	31	Tyre	1	0
DNF	Toranosuke TakagiT. Takagi	Tyrrell	17	2	28	Collision damage	2	0
DNF	Esteban TueroE. Tuero	Minardi	21	5	28	Collision	1	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	16	1	25	Hydraulics	2	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Stewart	19	1	21	Gearbox	1	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Arrows	15	4	14	Hydraulics	0	0
DNF	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	7	13	13	Engine	0	0
DNF	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	18	3	2	Spun off	0	0
DNS	Ricardo RossetR. Rosset	Tyrrell	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0

Round 16 · Suzuka

Suzuka Circuit · Japan

Race results

Japanese Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	2	1	51	Leader	2	10
02	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	4	2	51	+6.491	3	6
03	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	3	—	51	+27.662	2	4
04	Damon HillD. Hill	Jordan	8	4	51	+1:13.491	2	3
05	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	5	—	51	+1:13.857	2	2
06	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	6	—	51	+1:15.867	2	1
07	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Sauber	12	5	51	+1:36.053	2	0
08	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Benetton	10	2	51	+1:41.301	2	0
09	Alexander WurzA. Wurz	Benetton	9	—	50	+1 lap	2	0
10	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	11	1	50	+1 lap	2	0
11	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Prost	13	2	50	+1 lap	2	0
12	Jarno TrulliJ. Trulli	Prost	14	2	48	Engine	2	0
DNF	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Minardi	20	7	40	Throttle	2	0
DNF	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	1	13	31	Tyre	1	0
DNF	Toranosuke TakagiT. Takagi	Tyrrell	17	2	28	Collision damage	2	0
DNF	Esteban TueroE. Tuero	Minardi	21	5	28	Collision	1	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	16	1	25	Hydraulics	2	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Stewart	19	1	21	Gearbox	1	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Arrows	15	4	14	Hydraulics	0	0
DNF	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	7	13	13	Engine	0	0
DNF	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	18	3	2	Spun off	0	0
DNS	Ricardo RossetR. Rosset	Tyrrell	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0

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Championship impact

Michael Schumacher1:40.190

Recorded on lap 19.

P1Mika Häkkinen+10100 pts after race

P4Eddie Irvine+647 pts after race

P3David Coulthard+456 pts after race

P6Damon Hill+320 pts after race

P7Heinz-Harald Frentzen2+217 pts after race

P1McLaren+14156 pts after race

P2Ferrari+6133 pts after race

P3Williams+338 pts after race

P4Jordan1+334 pts after race