Round 16 · 1998
Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerPAIMcLaren · from P2
PoleSCH
Fastest lap1:40.190Schumacher · L19
Biggest gain+5Alesi P12→P7
Retirements9of 21 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 2 | +1 | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 4 | +2 | 51 | +6.490 | — | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 51 | +27.660 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill HID | Jordan | 8 | +4 | 51 | +1:13.490 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Williams | 5 | 0 | 51 | +1:13.860 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Williams | 6 | 0 | 51 | +1:15.870 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi ALE | Sauber | 12 | +5 | 51 | +1:36.050 | — | |
| 8 | Benetton | 10 | +2 | 51 | +1:41.300 | — | ||
| 9 | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 9 | 0 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 11 | +1 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 13 | +2 | 50 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 14 | +2 | 48 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Jos Verstappen VEA | Stewart | 19 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 1 | 31 | DNF · L31 FL | — | |||
| — | Stewart | 16 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | |||
| — | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 18 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Mika Salo SAL | Arrows | 15 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 7 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 17 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | |||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Shinji Nakano NAK | Minardi | 20 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Esteban Tuero TUE | Minardi | 21 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 16
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 100 | |
| 2 | 86 | ||
| 3 | David Coulthard COT | 56 | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 47 | |
| 5 | 21 | ||
| 6 | Damon Hill HID | 20 | |
| 7 | 17 | ▲2 | |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz WUR | 17 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ferrari | 2 | |
| 1996 | Japanese Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |
| 1995 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 1 | |
| 1994 | Japanese Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |
| 1993 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 2 |
| 1992 | Japanese Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 2 |
| 1991 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 1 |
| 1990 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 |