1998.16-Giappone
XXV Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka, 1 novembre 1998
51 giri x 5.864 km – 299.064 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Jacques VILLENEUVE | Winfield Williams | Williams | FW20 | Mecachrome | GC37-01 V10 3.0 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald FRENTZEN | Winfield Williams | Williams | FW20 | Mecachrome | GC37-01 V10 3.0 |
| 3 | Michael SCHUMACHER | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | F300 | Ferrari | 047 V10 3.0 |
| 4 | Eddie IRVINE | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | F300 | Ferrari | 047 V10 3.0 |
| 5 | Giancarlo FISICHELLA | Mild Seven Benetton Playlife | Benetton | B198 | Playlife | GC37-01 V10 3.0 |
| 6 | Alexander WURZ | Mild Seven Benetton Playlife | Benetton | B198 | Playlife | GC37-01 V10 3.0 |
| 7 | David COULTHARD | West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren | MP4/13 | Mercedes | FO 110G V10 3.0 |
| 8 | Mika HAKKINEN | West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren | MP4/13 | Mercedes | FO 110G V10 3.0 |
| 9 | Damon HILL | Benson & Hedges Jordan | Jordan | 198 | Mugen Honda | MF-301HC V10 3.0 |
| 10 | Ralf SCHUMACHER | Benson & Hedges Jordan | Jordan | 198 | Mugen Honda | MF-301HC V10 3.0 |
| 11 | Olivier PANIS | Gauloises Prost Peugeot | Prost | AP01 | Peugeot | A16 V10 3.0 |
| 12 | Jarno TRULLI | Gauloises Prost Peugeot | Prost | AP01 | Peugeot | A16 V10 3.0 |
| 14 | Jean ALESI | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber | C17 | Petronas | SPE-01D V10 3.0 |
| 15 | Johnny HERBERT | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber | C17 | Petronas | SPE-01D V10 3.0 |
| 16 | Pedro DINIZ | Danka Zepter Arrows | Arrows | A19 | Arrows | T2-F1 V10 3.0 |
| 17 | Mika SALO | Danka Zepter Arrows | Arrows | A19 | Arrows | T2-F1 V10 3.0 |
| 18 | Rubens BARRICHELLO | HSBC Stewart Ford | Stewart | SF02 | Ford Cosworth | VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0 |
| 19 | Jos VERSTAPPEN | HSBC Stewart Ford | Stewart | SF02 | Ford Cosworth | VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0 |
| 20 | Ricardo ROSSET | PIAA Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 026 | Ford Cosworth | JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 |
| 21 | Tora TAKAGI | PIAA Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 026 | Ford Cosworth | JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 |
| 22 | Shinji NAKANO | Fondmetal Minardi Team | Minardi | M198 | Ford Cosworth | JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 |
| 23 | Esteban TUERO | Fondmetal Minardi Team | Minardi | M198 | Ford Cosworth | JD Zetec-R V10 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 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 | Arrows | 1’40”387 |
| 16 | Rubens BARRICHELLO | Stewart | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”502 |
| 17 | Tora TAKAGI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”619 |
| 18 | Pedro DINIZ | Arrows | Arrows | 1’40”687 |
| 19 | Jos VERSTAPPEN | Stewart | Ford Cosworth | 1’40”943 |
| 20 | Shinji NAKANO | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 1’41”315 |
| 21 | Esteban TUERO | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 1’42”358 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 22 | Ricardo ROSSET | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’43”259 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 8 | Mika HAKKINEN | McLaren | Mercedes | 51 | 1h 27m 22.535s ( 205.364 km/h ) |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie IRVINE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 51 | ( +06.491s ) |
| 3 | 7 | David COULTHARD | McLaren | Mercedes | 51 | ( +27.662s ) |
| 4 | 9 | Damon HILL | Jordan | Mugen Honda | 51 | ( +1m 13.491s ) |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald FRENTZEN | Williams | Mecachrome | 51 | ( +1m 13.857s ) |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques VILLENEUVE | Williams | Mecachrome | 51 | ( +1m 15.567s ) |
| 7 | 14 | Jean ALESI | Sauber | Petronas | 51 | ( +1m 36.053s ) |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo FISICHELLA | Benetton | Playlife | 51 | ( +1m 41.302s ) |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander WURZ | Benetton | Playlife | 50 | |
| 10 | 15 | Johnny HERBERT | Sauber | Petronas | 50 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier PANIS | Prost | Peugeot | 50 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno TRULLI | Prost | Peugeot | 48 | |
| ab | 22 | Shinji NAKANO | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 40 | |
| ab | 3 | Michael SCHUMACHER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 31 | |
| ab | 21 | Tora TAKAGI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 28 | |
| ab | 23 | Esteban TUERO | Minardi | Ford Cosworth | 28 | |
| ab | 18 | Rubens BARRICHELLO | Stewart | Ford Cosworth | 25 | |
| ab | 19 | Jos VERSTAPPEN | Stewart | Ford Cosworth | 21 | |
| ab | 17 | Mika SALO | Arrows | Arrows | 14 | |
| ab | 10 | Ralf SCHUMACHER | Jordan | Mugen Honda | 13 |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Michael SCHUMACHER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’40”190 | 19 | 210.704 |
una foratura al 31 giro mette fine alle residue speranze di Schumacher. Hakkinen é campione del mondo.
