Round 16 · 1 Nov – 1 Nov 1998
1998 Japanese Grand Prix
🇯🇵 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka · 53 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sun 1 Nov, 00:00 | Sun 1 Nov, 09:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 1:27:23.400 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +6.491 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | +27.662 | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 8 | +1:13.491 | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | +1:13.857 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +1:15.867 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | +1:36.053 | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +1:41.302 | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | Throttle | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Tyre | 0 |
| 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 20 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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