# Temporada 1998 del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes

La Temporada 1998 del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes fue la undécima temporada del Campeonato Mundial FIM Superbike. La temporada comenzó el 22 de marzo en Phillip Island y terminó el 4 de octubre en Sugo después de 12 rondas.
La temporada vio la introducción de un sistema de calificación revisado: después de dos sesiones de clasificación cronometradas, los dieciséis pilotos más rápidos fueron admitidos a la recién creada Superpole, que determinó las primeras cuatro filas de la parrilla de salida; Durante esta sesión cada corredor salió a la pista en orden de clasificación inversa para hacer solo una sola vuelta rápida.
Carl Fogarty, que acumuló tres victorias durante la temporada, ganó el campeonato de pilotos por tercera vez después de 1994 y 1995; Fogarty prevaleció sobre Aaron Slight en la última ronda, mientras que Troy Corser, que había entrado a la carrera final como líder de la clasificación, no pudo correr debido a una lesión. Ducati ganó el campeonato de constructores.

## Calendario y resultados

| Ronda | Ronda | Circuito | Fecha | Superpole | Vuelta Rápida | Piloto Ganador | Equipo Ganador |
| 1 | R1 | Phillip Island | 22 March | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance |
| 1 | R2 | Phillip Island | 22 March | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 2 | R1 | Donington | 13 April | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 2 | R2 | Donington | 13 April | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 3 | R1 | Monza | 10 May | Aaron Slight | Aaron Slight | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda |
| 3 | R2 | Monza | 10 May | Aaron Slight | Aaron Slight | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda |
| 4 | R1 | Albacete | 24 May | Noriyuki Haga | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ducati ADVF |
| 4 | R2 | Albacete | 24 May | Noriyuki Haga | Aaron Slight | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring | 7 June | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring | 7 June | Troy Corser | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ducati ADVF |
| 6 | R1 | Misano | 21 June | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda |
| 6 | R2 | Misano | 21 June | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda |
| 7 | R1 | Kyalami | 5 July | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ducati ADVF |
| 7 | R2 | Kyalami | 5 July | Pierfrancesco Chili | Akira Yanagawa | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ducati ADVF |
| 8 | R1 | Laguna Seca | 12 July | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Ducati ADVF |
| 8 | R2 | Laguna Seca | 12 July | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 9 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 2 August | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda |
| 9 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 2 August | Troy Corser | Jamie Whitham | Troy Corser | Ducati ADVF |
| 10 | R1 | A1-Ring | 30 August | Aaron Slight | Pierfrancesco Chili | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda |
| 10 | R2 | A1-Ring | 30 August | Aaron Slight | Troy Corser | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda |
| 11 | R1 | Assen | 6 September | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ducati ADVF |
| 11 | R2 | Assen | 6 September | Pierfrancesco Chili | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance |
| 12 | R1 | Sugo | 4 October | Troy Corser | Akira Ryō | Keiichi Kitagawa | Team Suzuki |
| 12 | R2 | Sugo | 4 October | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha World Superbike Team |

### Notas

* ↑ La Superpole no se disputó por una nevada, la grilla se estableció al combinar los tiempos de las dos sesiones clasificatorias previas.

## Estadísticas
### Clasificación de Pilotos

Campeonato de Pilotos 1998 :
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | ESP | ESP | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | JPN | JPN | Pts |
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Carl Fogarty | Ducati | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 351.5 |
| 2 | Aaron Slight | Honda | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | DNS | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 347 |
| 3 | Troy Corser | Ducati | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | DNS | DNS | 328.5 |
| 4 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Ducati | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 293.5 |
| 5 | Colin Edwards | Honda | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 279.5 |
| 6 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 258 |
| 7 | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | DNS | | | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 210 |
| 8 | Jamie Whitham | Suzuki | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 9 | 173 |
| 9 | Peter Goddard | Suzuki | Ret | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 155 |
| 10 | Scott Russell | Yamaha | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 130.5 |
| 11 | Neil Hodgson | Kawasaki | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 124.5 |
| 12 | Gregorio Lavilla | Ducati | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 15 | 83.5 |
| 13 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Kawasaki | 12 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 10 | 18 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 14 | Alessandro Gramigni | Ducati | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 11 | Ret | | | 56 |
| 15 | Igor Jerman | Kawasaki | 15 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 11 | DNS | DNS | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 47 |
| 16 | Keiichi Kitagawa | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 36 |
| 17 | Akira Ryō | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 36 |
| 18 | Andreas Meklau | Ducati | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | | | | | 31 |
| 19 | Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | 26 |
| 20 | Steve Hislop | Yamaha | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | 26 |
| 21 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati | 13 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 | | | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 20 | 12 | | | 16 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | 26 |
| 22 | Ben Bostrom | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 22.5 |
| 23 | Mark Willis | Suzuki | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 24 | Wataru Yoshikawa | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 25 | Udo Mark | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 26 | Andrew Stroud | Kawasaki | 17 | 16 | 22 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 18 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 13 |
| 27 | Jamie Hacking | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 28 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 29 | Erkka Korpiaho | Kawasaki | | | | | 15 | 15 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | | | 9 |
| 30 | Kensuke Haga | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | Shinichi Ito | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | 8 |
| 32 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 33 | Mario Innamorati | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
| 34 | Shinya Takeishi | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 35 | James Haydon | Suzuki | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 36 | Steve Martin | Ducati | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 37 | Sean Emmett | Ducati | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | 5 |
| 38 | Jean-Marc Delétang | Yamaha | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 39 | Frédéric Protat | Honda | 21 | 19 | Ret | 23 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 39 | Frédéric Protat | Ducati | | | | | | | 19 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 23 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | 5 |
| 40 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Ricky Orlando | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 42 | Paolo Blora | Ducati | | | | | 17 | 17 | | | | | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 43 | Shawn Giles | Honda | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 44 | Yuichi Takeda | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| 45 | Heinz Platacis | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | 2 |
| 46 | John Reynolds | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 47 | Matt Llewellyn | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 |
| 48 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 49 | Craig Connell | Ducati | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 50 | Malcolm Campbell | Ducati | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 51 | Rubén Xaus | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 52 | Jiří Mrkývka | Honda | Ret | 24 | DNQ | DNQ | 20 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 18 | | | | | Ret | 20 | 21 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 53 | Terry Rymer | Suzuki | | | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | ESP | ESP | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | JPN | JPN | Pts |
| Color | Resultado |
| Oro | Ganador |
| Plata | 2.ª plaza |
| Bronce | 3.ª plaza |
| Verde | Finalizó en los puntos |
| Azul | Finalizó sin puntos |
| Azul | NC - No clasificado |
| Violeta | Ret - No terminó (Carrera) |
| Rojo | DNQ - No se clasificó |
| Negro | DSQ - Descalificado |
| Blanco | DNS - No empezó (carrera) |
| Blanco | WD - Retirado (fin de semana) |
| Blanco | C - Carrera cancelada |
| Sin color | DNP - Inscrito pero no participó |
| Sin color | INJ - Lesionado |
| Sin color | EX - Excluido |
| Estado | Resultado |
| Negrita | Pole position |
| Cursiva | Vuelta rápida |
| † | Abandona, pero clasifica al completar el porcentaje requerido para ello |
Debido a accidentes separados, la primera carrera en Laguna Seca fue detenida en la vuelta 13 de las 28 vueltas programadas y el reinicio subsiguiente fue abortado; se concedieron la mitad de los puntos.

### Clasificación de constructores

Campeonato de Constructores 1998 :
| Pos. | Constructor | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | ESP | ESP | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | JPN | JPN | Pts |
| Pos. | Constructor | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Ducati | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 487.5 |
| 2 | Honda | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 416.5 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 307 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 252 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 251 |
| Pos. | Constructor | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | ESP | ESP | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | JPN | JPN | Pts |
Debido a accidentes separados, la primera carrera en Laguna Seca fue detenida en la vuelta 13 de las 28 vueltas programadas y el reinicio subsiguiente fue abortado; se concedieron la mitad de los puntos.