1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 21 | 6.491 | 51 | 298.9 | Michael Schumacher |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 51 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 51 | +6.491s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 51 | +27.662s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 51 | +73.491s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Mecachrome | 51 | +73.857s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Mecachrome | 51 | +75.867s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Petronas | 51 | +96.053s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Playlife | 51 | +101.301s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Playlife | 50 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 11 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 50 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 13 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Peugeot | 50 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 14 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Peugeot | 48 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Ford | 40 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 31 | ★ | — | Tyre | |
| — | 17 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Ford | 28 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | 21 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ford | 28 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 16 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 25 | — | Hydraulics | ||
| — | 19 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | Ford | 21 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 15 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | Arrows | 14 | — | Hydraulics | ||
| — | 7 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 13 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Arrows | 2 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | — | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Ford | — | Not classified |