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
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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
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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
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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 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 3L | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | TAK Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | TUE Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | — | 0 |