The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix (XXIV フジテレビ日本グランプリ in Japanese), was the sixteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Suzuka Circuit on the 1st of November.
Contents
Background[edit | edit source]
Entry List[edit | edit source]
The full entry list for the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[edit | edit source]
Free Practice 1[edit | edit source]
Free Practice 2[edit | edit source]
Warm-Up[edit | edit source]
Practice Results[edit | edit source]
The full practice results for the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix are outlined below:
No. | Driver | Constructor | ||||||
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Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | |||
1 | 1:41.252 | 8 | 1:39.883 | 5 | 1:41.510 | 7 | ||
2 | 1:40.389 | 3 | 1:38.874 | 4 | 1:41.452 | 6 | ||
3 | 1:39.823 | 1 | 1:38.429 | 1 | 1:40.431 | 1 | ||
4 | 1:40.615 | 4 | 1:40.552 | 9 | 1:41.246 | 5 | ||
5 | 1:42.224 | 10 | 1:40.265 | 8 | 1:42.611 | 9 | ||
6 | 1:42.628 | 11 | 1:41.002 | 12 | 1:42.881 | 14 | ||
7 | 1:40.845 | 6 | 1:38.673 | 2 | 1:40.710 | 2 | ||
8 | 1:40.644 | 5 | 1:38.752 | 3 | 1:41.056 | 3 | ||
9 | 1:41.098 | 7 | 1:40.146 | 7 | 1:41.902 | 8 | ||
10 | 1:40.336 | 2 | 1:40.003 | 6 | 1:41.119 | 4 | ||
11 | 1:43.493 | 14 | 1:40.857 | 10 | 1:42.727 | 12 | ||
12 | 1:43.121 | 13 | 1:42.786 | 19 | 1:43.834 | 17 | ||
14 | 1:43.788 | 16 | 1:40.925 | 11 | 1:42.700 | 11 | ||
15 | 1:43.894 | 18 | 1:41.543 | 15 | 1:42.837 | 13 | ||
16 | 1:44.468 | 19 | 1:41.889 | 17 | 1:44.273 | 20 | ||
17 | 1:43.634 | 15 | 1:41.823 | 16 | 1:42.650 | 10 | ||
18 | 1:43.854 | 17 | 1:41.172 | 14 | 1:44.205 | 19 | ||
19 | 1:42.191 | 9 | 1:41.924 | 18 | 1:43.935 | 18 | ||
20 | 1:45.054 | 21 | ||||||
21 | 1:42.833 | 12 | 1:41.105 | 13 | 1:43.776 | 16 | ||
22 | 1:44.632 | 20 | 1:43.013 | 20 | 1:43.593 | 15 | ||
23 | 1:46.396 | 22 | 1:43.048 | 21 | 1:45.733 | 21 | ||
Source:[2][3][4] |
Qualifying[edit | edit source]
Qualifying Report[edit | edit source]
Qualifying Results[edit | edit source]
The full qualifying results for the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed |
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1 | 3 | 1:36.293 | — | 219.231 km/h | ||
2 | 8 | 1:36.471 | +0.178s | 218.826 km/h | ||
3 | 7 | 1:37.496 | +1.203s | 216.526 km/h | ||
4 | 4 | 1:38.197 | +1.904s | 214.980 km/h | ||
5 | 2 | 1:38.272 | +1.979s | 214.816 km/h | ||
6 | 1 | 1:38.448 | +2.155s | 214.432 km/h | ||
7 | 10 | 1:38.461 | +2.310s | 214.095 km/h | ||
8 | 9 | 1:38.603 | +2.310s | 214.095 km/h | ||
9 | 6 | 1:38.959 | +2.666s | 213.325 km/h | ||
10 | 5 | 1:39.080 | +2.787s | 213.064 km/h | ||
11 | 15 | 1:39.234 | +2.941s | 212.734 km/h | ||
12 | 14 | 1:39.448 | +3.155s | 212.276 km/h | ||
13 | 11 | 1:40.037 | +3.744s | 211.026 km/h | ||
14 | 12 | 1:40.111 | +3.818s | 210.870 km/h | ||
15 | 17 | 1:40.387 | +4.094s | 210.290 km/h | ||
16 | 18 | 1:40.502 | +4.209s | 210.050 km/h | ||
17 | 21 | 1:40.619 | +4.326s | 209.805 km/h | ||
18 | 16 | 1:40.687 | +4.394s | 209.664 km/h | ||
19 | 19 | 1:40.943 | +4.650s | 209.132 km/h | ||
20 | 22 | 1:41.315 | +5.022s | 208.364 km/h | ||
21 | 23 | 1:42.358 | +6.065s | 206.241 km/h | ||
107% Time: 1:43.033[5] | ||||||
NC | 20 | 1:43.259 | +6.966s | 204.441 km/h | ||
Source:[5][6] |
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
Grid[edit | edit source]
The full grid for the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix is shown below:
Pos | Pos | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
Mika Häkkinen | 2 | |
______________ | David Coulthard | |
Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
Eddie Irvine | 4 | |
______________ | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | |
Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | |
______________ | Ralf Schumacher | |
Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
Damon Hill | 8 | |
______________ | Alexander Wurz | |
Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 | |
______________ | Johnny Herbert | |
Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
Jean Alesi | 12 | |
______________ | Olivier Panis | |
Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
Mika Salo | 14 | |
______________ | Rubens Barrichello | |
Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
Tora Takagi | 16 | |
______________ | Pedro Diniz | |
Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
Jos Verstappen | 18 | |
______________ | Shinji Nakano | |
Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
Esteban Tuero | 20 | |
______________ | Jarno Trulli* | |
Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
Michael Schumacher* | 22 | |
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- * Trulli and Michael Schumacher had started at the back of the grid on the second start.
Race[edit | edit source]
Report[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
The full results for the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix are outlined below:
- * Trulli was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
Milestones[edit | edit source]
- Mika Häkkinen declared as the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers Champion.
- Ninth victory for Häkkinen.
- McLaren-Mercedes declared as the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors Champion.
- Michael Schumacher claimed his 20th pole position.
- 30th Grand Prix start for Jarno Trulli.
- 430th and final race for Tyrrell cars.
- 16th and final race for Mecachrome engines.
- Final race for Ricardo Rosset, Shinji Nakano, and Esteban Tuero.
Standings[edit | edit source]
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Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
References[edit | edit source]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
- ↑ '1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
- ↑ '1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
- ↑ '1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
- ↑ '1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
- ↑ 'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
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