1998 Grand Prix of Japan
1 November - Suzuka: 298.868 km (5.864 km x 53 laps)
Pole position: M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 36.293s Fastest Lap: M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 40.190s (210.703 Km/h) Results: 1 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1hr 27m 22.535s 2 E.Irvine Ferrari 0m 6.491s 3 D.Coulthard McLaren 0m 27.662s 4 D.Hill Jordan 1m 13.491s 5 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 13.857s 6 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 15.867s 7 J.Alesi Sauber 1m 36.053s 8 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 41.301s 9 A.Wurz Benetton 1 Lap 10 J.Herbert Sauber 1 Lap 11 O.Panis Prost 1 Lap 12 J.Trulli Prost 3 engine Retirements: S.Nakano Minardi 40 electrics M.Schumacher Ferrari 31 Tyre blow-out T.Takagi Tyrrell 28 accident E.Tuero Minardi 28 accident R.Barrichello Stewart 26 differential J.Verstappen Stewart 21 gearbox M.Salo Arrows 14 hydralic R.Schumacher Jordan 13 Engine P.Diniz Arrows 2 Spun off Did Not Qualify: R.Rosset Tyrrell Qualifying Times: 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 36.293s 2 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 36.471s 3 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 37.496s 4 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 38.197s 5 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 38.272s 6 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 38.448s 7 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 38.461s 8 D.Hill Jordan 1m 38.603s 9 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 38.959s 10 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 39.080s 11 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 39.234s 12 J.Alesi Sauber 1m 39.448s 13 O.Panis Prost 1m 40.037s 14 J.Trulli Prost 1m 40.111s 15 M.Salo Arrows 1m 40.387s 16 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 40.502s 17 T.Takagi Tyrrell 1m 40.619s 18 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 40.687s 19 J.Verstappen Stewart 1m 40.943s 20 S.Nakano Minardi 1m 41.315s 21 E.Tuero Minardi 1m 42.358s ---- 107% ---- 1m 43.033s 22 R.Rosset Tyrrell 1m 43.259s
