Japanese Grand Prix
1998 · Round 16 · Suzuka, Japan · Nov 1, 1998Race summary
Victory went to Häkkinen (from 2nd on the grid), with a 6.491s margin. Alesi made the biggest gain, from 12th on the grid to 7th (up 5 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 51 | 1:27:23.400 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 51 | +6.491 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 51 | +27.662 | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 8 | 51 | +1:13.491 | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | 51 | +1:13.857 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 51 | +1:15.867 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 51 | +1:36.053 | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 51 | +1:41.302 | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | 40 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 31 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 28 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | 28 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | 25 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | 14 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 2 | Spun off | 0 |