1998 Japanese Grand Prix

The , otherwise known as the XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix (XXIV フジテレビ日本グランプリ in Japanese), was the sixteenth and penultimate round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Suzuka Circuit on the 1st of November.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Winfield Williams 	 	FW20 	 	GC37-01 3.0 V10 	
2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Winfield Williams 	 	FW20 	 	GC37-01 3.0 V10 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F300 	 	047 3.0 V10 	
4 	Eddie Irvine 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F300 	 	047 3.0 V10 	
5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 	 	B198 	 	GC37-01 3.0 V10 	
6 	Alexander Wurz 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 	 	B198 	 	GC37-01 3.0 V10 	
7 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/13 	 	FO 110G 3.0 V10 	
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/13 	 	FO 110G 3.0 V10 	
9 	Damon Hill 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	198 	 	MF-301HC 3.0 V10 	
10 	Ralf Schumacher 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	198 	 	MF-301HC 3.0 V10 	
11 	Olivier Panis 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP01 	 	A16 3.0 V10 	
12 	Jarno Trulli 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP01 	 	A16 3.0 V10 	
14 	Jean Alesi 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C17 	 	SPE-01D 3.0 V10 	
15 	Johnny Herbert 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C17 	 	SPE-01D 3.0 V10 	
16 	Pedro Diniz 	Danka Zepter Arrows 	 	A19 	 	T2-F1 3.0 V10 	
17 	Mika Salo 	Danka Zepter Arrows 	 	A19 	 	T2-F1 3.0 V10 	
18 	Rubens Barrichello 	HSBC Stewart Ford 	 	SF02 	 	VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
19 	Jos Verstappen 	HSBC Stewart Ford 	 	SF02 	 	VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
20 	Ricardo Rosset 	PIAA Tyrrell 	 	026 	 	JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
21 	Tora Takagi 	PIAA Tyrrell 	 	026 	 	JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
22 	Shinji Nakano 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M198 	 	JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
23 	Esteban Tuero 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M198 	 	JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/engages.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
==Practice Overview==
===Free Practice 1===
===Free Practice 2===
===Warm-Up===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	Warm-Up 	
No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Pos. 	Time 	Pos. 	Time 	Pos.
1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:41.252 	8 	1:39.883 	5 	1:41.510 	7
2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:40.389 	3 	1:38.874 	4 	1:41.452 	6
3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:39.823 	1 	1:38.429 	1 	1:40.431 	1
4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:40.615 	4 	1:40.552 	9 	1:41.246 	5
5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:42.224 	10 	1:40.265 	8 	1:42.611 	9
6 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:42.628 	11 	1:41.002 	12 	1:42.881 	14
7 	David Coulthard 	 	1:40.845 	6 	1:38.673 	2 	1:40.710 	2
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:40.644 	5 	1:38.752 	3 	1:41.056 	3
9 	Damon Hill 	 	1:41.098 	7 	1:40.146 	7 	1:41.902 	8
10 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:40.336 	2 	1:40.003 	6 	1:41.119 	4
11 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:43.493 	14 	1:40.857 	10 	1:42.727 	12
12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:43.121 	13 	1:42.786 	19 	1:43.834 	17
14 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:43.788 	16 	1:40.925 	11 	1:42.700 	11
15 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:43.894 	18 	1:41.543 	15 	1:42.837 	13
16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:44.468 	19 	1:41.889 	17 	1:44.273 	20
17 	Mika Salo 	 	1:43.634 	15 	1:41.823 	16 	1:42.650 	10
18 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:43.854 	17 	1:41.172 	14 	1:44.205 	19
19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:42.191 	9 	1:41.924 	18 	1:43.935 	18
20 	Ricardo Rosset 	 	1:45.054 	21 	 	 	 	
21 	Tora Takagi 	 	1:42.833 	12 	1:41.105 	13 	1:43.776 	16
22 	Shinji Nakano 	 	1:44.632 	20 	1:43.013 	20 	1:43.593 	15
23 	Esteban Tuero 	 	1:46.396 	22 	1:43.048 	21 	1:45.733 	21
Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-1.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - PRACTICE 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-2.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - WARM UP', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/practice-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:36.293 	— 	219.231 km/h
2 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:36.471 	+0.178s 	218.826 km/h
3 	7 	David Coulthard 	 	1:37.496 	+1.203s 	216.526 km/h
4 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:38.197 	+1.904s 	214.980 km/h
5 	2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:38.272 	+1.979s 	214.816 km/h
6 	1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:38.448 	+2.155s 	214.432 km/h
7 	10 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:38.461 	+2.310s 	214.095 km/h
8 	9 	Damon Hill 	 	1:38.603 	+2.310s 	214.095 km/h
9 	6 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:38.959 	+2.666s 	213.325 km/h
10 	5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:39.080 	+2.787s 	213.064 km/h
11 	15 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:39.234 	+2.941s 	212.734 km/h
12 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:39.448 	+3.155s 	212.276 km/h
13 	11 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:40.037 	+3.744s 	211.026 km/h
14 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:40.111 	+3.818s 	210.870 km/h
15 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	1:40.387 	+4.094s 	210.290 km/h
16 	18 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:40.502 	+4.209s 	210.050 km/h
17 	21 	Tora Takagi 	 	1:40.619 	+4.326s 	209.805 km/h
18 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:40.687 	+4.394s 	209.664 km/h
19 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:40.943 	+4.650s 	209.132 km/h
20 	22 	Shinji Nakano 	 	1:41.315 	+5.022s 	208.364 km/h
21 	23 	Esteban Tuero 	 	1:42.358 	+6.065s 	206.241 km/h
107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020) 	107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020) 	107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020) 	107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020) 	107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020) 	107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020) 	107% Time: 1:43.033'Japan 1998: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
NC 	20 	Ricardo Rosset 	 	1:43.259 	+6.966s 	204.441 km/h
Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2020), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1998/races/686/japan/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
The full grid for the is shown below:
** Trulli and Michael Schumacher had started at the back of the grid on the second start.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	51 	1:27:22.535 	1 	10
2 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	51 	+6.491s 	3 	6
3 	7 	David Coulthard 	 	51 	+27.662s 	2 	4
4 	9 	Damon Hill 	 	51 	+1:13.491 	7 	3
5 	2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	51 	+1:13.857 	4 	2
6 	1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	51 	+1:15.867 	5 	1
7 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	51 	+1:36.053 	11 	
8 	5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	51 	+1:41.302 	9 	
9 	6 	Alexander Wurz 	 	50 	+1 lap 	8 	
10 	15 	Johnny Herbert 	 	50 	+1 lap 	10 	
11 	11 	Olivier Panis 	 	50 	+1 lap 	12 	
12* 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	48 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	22 	Shinji Nakano 	 	40 	Throttle 	18 	
Ret 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	31 	Puncture 	21 	
Ret 	21 	Tora Takagi 	 	28 	Collision 	15 	
Ret 	23 	Esteban Tuero 	 	28 	Collision 	19 	
Ret 	18 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	25 	Hydraulics 	14 	
Ret 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	21 	Transmission 	17 	
Ret 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	14 	Hydraulics 	13 	
Ret 	10 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	13 	Engine 	6 	
Ret 	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	2 	Spin 	16 	
DNQ 	20 	Ricardo Rosset 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)	Source:'Japan 1998: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/japon/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/05/2020)
** Trulli was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
*Mika Häkkinen declared as the FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers Champion.
**Ninth victory for Häkkinen.
* declared as the FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors Champion.
** secured their 116th victory.
** registered their 21st victory as an engine supplier.
*Michael Schumacher claimed his 20th pole position.
*30th Grand Prix start for Jarno Trulli.
*430th and final race for cars.
*16th and final race for engines.
*Final race for Ricardo Rosset, Shinji Nakano, and Esteban Tuero.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts.
1 	Mika Häkkinen 	100
2 	Michael Schumacher 	86
3 	David Coulthard 	56
4 	Eddie Irvine 	47
5 	Jacques Villeneuve 	21
6 	Damon Hill 	20
7 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	17
= 	Alexander Wurz 	17
9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	16
10 	Ralf Schumacher 	14
11 	Jean Alesi 	9
12 	Rubens Barrichello 	4
13 	Mika Salo 	3
= 	Pedro Diniz 	3
15 	Johnny Herbert 	1
= 	Jan Magnussen 	1
= 	Jarno Trulli 	1
International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers	International Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts.
1 	 	156
2 	 	133
3 	 	38
4 	 	34
5 	 	33
6 	 	10
7 	 	6
8 	 	5
9 	 	1
Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
==References==
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