Round 16 · 1 November 1998
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
23 drivers
After Round 15
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
90
pts
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
86
pts
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
52
pts
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
41
pts
5
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
20
pts
View full pre-race standings
6
Damon Hill
Jordan
17
pts
7
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
17
pts
8
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
16
pts
9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
15
pts
10
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
14
pts
11
Jean Alesi
Sauber
9
pts
12
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
4
pts
13
Mika Salo
Arrows
3
pts
14
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
3
pts
15
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
1
pts
16
Jarno Trulli
Prost
1
pts
17
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
1
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
0
pts
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Stewart
0
pts
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 16
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
100
+10
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
86
+0
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
56
+4
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
47
+6
5
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
21
+1
View full post-race standings
6
Damon Hill
Jordan
—
20
+3
7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↑2
17
+2
8
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
↓1
17
+0
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
↓1
16
+0
10
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
14
+0
11
Jean Alesi
Sauber
—
9
+0
12
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
4
+0
13
Mika Salo
Arrows
—
3
+0
14
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
3
+0
15
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
1
+0
16
Jarno Trulli
Prost
—
1
+0
17
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
1
+0
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Stewart
—
0
+0
Circuit map
Suzuka Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID suzuka-2
Race classification
21 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 1:27:23.400 | 10 |
| 2 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +6.491 | 6 |
| 3 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | +27.662 | 4 |
| 4 | HIL Damon Hill | Jordan | 8 | +1:13.491 | 3 |
| 5 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | +1:13.857 | 2 |
| 6 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +1:15.867 | 1 |
| 7 | ALE Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | +1:36.053 | 0 |
| 8 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +1:41.302 | 0 |
| 9 | WUR Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | Throttle | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | TAK Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| R | TUE Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | Spun off | 0 |