1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 51 | 1:27:29.026 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 51 | 1:27:50.197 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 51 | 1:28:36.026 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 51 | 1:28:36.392 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 51 | 1:28:38.402 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 51 | 1:28:58.588 | — | 12 | |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 51 | 1:29:03.836 | — | 10 | |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 50 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 10 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 50 | +1 lap | — | 11 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 50 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 48 | Engine | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 40 | Throttle | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 31 | Tyre | — | 1 | Pole FL |
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 28 | Collision damage | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 28 | Collision | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 25 | Hydraulics | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 21 | Gearbox | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 14 | Hydraulics | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | Engine | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 2 | Spun off | — | 18 | |
| DNQ | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:36.293 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:36.471 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:37.496 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:38.197 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | — | — | — | 1:38.272 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | — | — | — | 1:38.448 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:38.461 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:38.603 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:38.959 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:39.080 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:39.234 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:39.448 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | — | — | — | 1:40.037 |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | — | — | — | 1:40.111 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:40.387 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:40.502 |
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:40.619 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:40.687 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:40.943 |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:41.315 |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:42.358 |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:43.259 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | — |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | — |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 8 | — |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | — |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | — |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | — |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | — |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | — |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | — |
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | — |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | — |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | — |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 19 | 1:40.190 | — |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 35 | 1:40.426 | +0.236 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 36 | 1:40.870 | +0.680 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 42 | 1:40.905 | +0.715 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 40 | 1:42.273 | +2.083 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 38 | 1:42.275 | +2.085 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 36 | 1:42.331 | +2.141 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 20 | 1:42.335 | +2.145 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 31 | 1:42.357 | +2.167 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 38 | 1:42.858 | +2.668 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | 100 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 86 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 56 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 47 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 21 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | 20 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 17 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | 17 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 16 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | 14 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | 9 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | 4 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | 3 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | 3 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | 1 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | 1 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | 1 |