Round 16 of 16 · Suzuka · 1 November 1998, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Schumacher
pole position
51
laps
12
finishers out of 21
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:27:23.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +6.491 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +27.662 | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | +1:13.491 | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1:13.857 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1:15.867 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1:36.053 | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1:41.302 | |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Throttle | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Tyre | |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Collision | |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Collision | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Hydraulics | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Arrows | Hydraulics | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNQ | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify