- 1998 Japanese Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Japan
Grand Prix = Japanese
Date = November 1
Year = 1998
Caption =
Race_No = 16
Season_No = 16
Official name = XXIVFuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location =Suzuka Circuit , Suzuka, Mie,Japan
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.608
Course_km = 5.807
Distance_laps = 51
Distance_mi = 191.224
Distance_km = 307.573
Weather = Fine
Pole_Driver =Michael Schumacher
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:36.293
Pole_Country = Germany
Fast_Driver =Michael Schumacher
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:40.190|
Fast_Country = Germany
First_Driver =Mika Häkkinen
First_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
First_Country = Finland
Second_Driver =Eddie Irvine
Second_Team = Ferrari
Second_Country = UK
Third_Driver =David Coulthard
Third_Team = McLaren-Mercedes
Third_Country = United KingdomThe 1998 Japanese Grand Prix was a
Formula One race held at Suzuka onNovember 1 ,1998 .Classification
tandings after Grand Prix
Drivers
* 1 Mika Häkkinen - McLaren-Mercedes - 100 * 2 Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 86 * 3 David Coulthard - McLaren-Mercedes - 56 * 4 Eddie Irvine - Ferrari - 47 * 5 Jacques Villeneuve - Williams-Mecachrome - 22 * 6 Damon Hill - Jordan-Mugen-Honda - 20 * 7 Alexander Wurz - Benetton-Playlife - 17 * 8 Giancarlo Fisichella - Benetton-Playlife - 16 * 8= Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Williams-Mecachrome - 16 * 10 Ralf Schumacher - Jordan-Honda - 14 * 11 Jean Alesi - Sauber-Petronas - 9 * 12 Rubens Barrichello - Stewart-Ford - 4 * 13= Mika Salo - Arrows - 3 * 13= Pedro Diniz - Arrows - 3 * 15= Johnny Herbert - Sauber-Petronas - 1 * 15= Jan Magnussen - Stewart-Ford - 1 * 15= Jarno Trulli - Prost-Peugeot - 1
Constructors
* 1 McLaren-Mercedes - 156 * 2 Ferrari - 133 * 3 Williams-Mecachrome - 38 * 4 Jordan-Honda - 34 * 5 Benetton-Playlife - 33 * 6 Sauber-Petronas - 10 * 7 Arrows - 6 * 8 Stewart-Ford - 5 * 9 Prost - 1
Notes
*
Mika Häkkinen won his first driver's world championship with this victory.
*McLaren team won their first world constructor's title since 1991.
*Last race:Ricardo Rosset ,Shinji Nakano ,Esteban Tuero , Tyrrell, Goodyear.
*Michael Schumacher was due to start on pole but stalled and was put to the back of the grid. He fought back to 3rd but his tyre exploded. Schumacher had been due to make a pit stop whilst many suggest that he ran over debris. Schumacher was first past the chicane after Takagi and Tuero suffered a heavy collision.F1 race report
Name_of_race =Japanese Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1998
Previous_race_in_season =1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1999 Australian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1997 Japanese Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1999 Japanese Grand Prix
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