Round 16 · 1 November 1998
1998 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) won the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 1 November 1998 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 2. Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) and David Coulthard (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Michael Schumacher.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 1:27:23.400 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +6.491 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | +27.662 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 8 | +73.491 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | +73.857 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +75.867 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | +96.053 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +101.302 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Throttle |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | — | — | Tyre |
| 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Collision |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Collision |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 20 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | — | — | Spun off |