Japanese Grand Prix
Round 16 · 1 November 1998 ·Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Irvine
Ferrari
2
Häkkinen
McLaren
1
Coulthard
McLaren
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 51 | 1:27:23.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine |  British | Ferrari | 51 | +6.491 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | British | McLaren | 51 | +27.662 | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | British | Jordan | 51 | +1:13.491 | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |  German | Williams | 51 | +1:13.857 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 51 | +1:15.867 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi |  French | Sauber | 51 | +1:36.053 | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella |  Italian | Benetton | 51 | +1:41.302 | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz |  Austrian | Benetton | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | French | Prost | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italian | Prost | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | Shinji Nakano |  Japanese | Minardi | 40 | Throttle | 0 |
| R | Michael Schumacher | German | Ferrari | 31 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | Toranosuke Takagi | Japanese | Tyrrell | 28 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Esteban Tuero |  Argentine | Minardi | 28 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Rubens Barrichello |  Brazilian | Stewart | 25 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Stewart | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Mika Salo | Finnish | Arrows | 14 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | Ralf Schumacher | German | Jordan | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Brazilian | Arrows | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| F | Ricardo Rosset | Brazilian | Tyrrell | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify