1998· Round 16
Japanese Grand Prix 1998
1 November 1998 · Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the 1998 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), with Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) second and David Coulthard (McLaren) third. Held on 1 November 1998 at Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka/Japan.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 🇫🇮Mika Häkkinen | 10 |
| R | 1 | 🇩🇪Michael Schumacher | — |
| 2 | 4 | 🇬🇧Eddie Irvine | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 🇬🇧David Coulthard | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 🇬🇧Damon Hill | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 🇩🇪Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 🇨🇦Jacques Villeneuve | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 🇫🇷Jean Alesi | — |
| R | 7 | 🇩🇪Ralf Schumacher | — |
| 8 | 10 | 🇮🇹Giancarlo Fisichella | — |
| 9 | 9 | 🇦🇹Alexander Wurz | — |
| 10 | 11 | 🇬🇧Johnny Herbert | — |
| 11 | 13 | 🇫🇷Olivier Panis | — |
| 12 | 14 | 🇮🇹Jarno Trulli | — |
| R | 15 | 🇫🇮Mika Salo | — |
| R | 16 | 🇧🇷Rubens Barrichello | — |
| R | 17 | 🇯🇵Toranosuke Takagi | — |
| R | 18 | 🇧🇷Pedro Diniz | — |
| R | 19 | 🇳🇱Jos Verstappen | — |
| R | 20 | 🇯🇵Shinji Nakano | — |
| R | 21 | 🇦🇷Esteban Tuero | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | — | — | — |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | — | — | — |
| 3 | David Coulthard | — | — | — |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | — | — | — |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | — | — | — |
| 8 | Damon Hill | — | — | — |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | — | — | — |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | — | — | — |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | — | — | — |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mika Salo | — | — | — |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | — | — | — |
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | — | — | — |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | — | — | — |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | — | — | — |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | — | — | — |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | — | — | — |