1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 April 1998 at the Suzuka Circuit. The rookie Max Biaggi surprised everyone by winning his first ever GP500 race.
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Race 1 of 14 races in the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 5 April 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Marlboro Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Suzuka Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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500 cc classification
Source:[4]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 21 | 44:59.478 | 1 | 25 | |
2 | 2 | Repsol Honda | Honda | 21 | +5.416 | 3 | 20 | |
3 | 50 | Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha | 21 | +5.502 | 6 | 16 | |
4 | 4 | Repsol Honda | Honda | 21 | +10.532 | 10 | 13 | |
5 | 21 | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 21 | +10.879 | 2 | 11 | |
6 | 3 | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 21 | +13.479 | 8 | 10 | |
7 | 9 | Honda Gresini | Honda | 21 | +20.266 | 13 | 9 | |
8 | 8 | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 21 | +20.439 | 5 | 8 | |
9 | 11 | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 21 | +20.773 | 11 | 7 | |
10 | 15 | Repsol Honda | Honda | 21 | +47.101 | 12 | 6 | |
11 | 10 | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 21 | +1:13.558 | 15 | 5 | |
12 | 7 | MuZ Roc Rennen Sport | MuZ | 21 | +1:22.856 | 22 | 4 | |
13 | 19 | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 21 | +1:24.964 | 9 | 3 | |
14 | 5 | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 21 | +1:25.293 | 7 | 2 | |
15 | 14 | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 21 | +1:59.992 | 16 | 1 | |
16 | 57 | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 24 | ||
Ret | 1 | Repsol Honda | Honda | 15 | Retirement | 4 | ||
Ret | 22 | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 11 | Retirement | 20 | ||
Ret | 88 | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 4 | Accident | 23 | ||
Ret | 17 | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 1 | Retirement | 19 | ||
Ret | 23 | FCC TSR | Honda | 1 | Accident | 21 | ||
Ret | 29 | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 1 | Retirement | 14 | ||
Ret | 18 | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 0 | Retirement | 18 | ||
Ret | 28 | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 0 | Retirement | 17 | ||
DNS | 55 | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Did not start | ||||
Sources: [1][5][6] |
250 cc classification
Source:[7]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 54 | Honda | 19 | 41:17.096 | 1 | 25 | |
2 | 50 | Yamaha | 19 | +0.896 | 3 | 20 | |
3 | 51 | Yamaha | 19 | +0.962 | 5 | 16 | |
4 | 31 | Aprilia | 19 | +1.094 | 9 | 13 | |
5 | 19 | Honda | 19 | +34.301 | 4 | 11 | |
6 | 55 | Suzuki | 19 | +37.035 | 14 | 10 | |
7 | 65 | Aprilia | 19 | +37.104 | 6 | 9 | |
8 | 17 | Yamaha | 19 | +43.094 | 12 | 8 | |
9 | 12 | Suzuki | 19 | +43.105 | 15 | 7 | |
10 | 9 | TSR-Honda | 19 | +43.909 | 16 | 6 | |
11 | 6 | Honda | 19 | +44.000 | 21 | 5 | |
12 | 4 | Honda | 19 | +44.067 | 13 | 4 | |
13 | 52 | Suzuki | 19 | +44.168 | 10 | 3 | |
14 | 18 | Yamaha | 19 | +44.637 | 8 | 2 | |
15 | 7 | Yamaha | 19 | +44.727 | 17 | 1 | |
16 | 53 | Honda | 19 | +53.855 | 18 | ||
17 | 11 | Aprilia | 19 | +1:01.999 | 11 | ||
18 | 37 | TSR-Honda | 19 | +1:04.359 | 20 | ||
19 | 24 | TSR-Honda | 19 | +1:08.853 | 22 | ||
20 | 14 | Honda | 18 | +1 lap | 26 | ||
Ret | 25 | Honda | 18 | Accident | 27 | ||
Ret | 21 | Yamaha | 17 | Accident | 19 | ||
Ret | 5 | Honda | 14 | Retirement | 2 | ||
Ret | 46 | Aprilia | 10 | Retirement | 7 | ||
Ret | 44 | TSR-Honda | 7 | Retirement | 25 | ||
Ret | 16 | Suzuki | 2 | Accident | 24 | ||
Ret | 27 | Aprilia | 1 | Accident | 23 | ||
Ret | 41 | Aprilia | 0 | Accident | 28 | ||
DNS | 8 | Yamaha | Did not start | ||||
DNS | 20 | Honda | Did not start | ||||
OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT |
125 cc classification
Source:[8]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | Aprilia | 18 | 41:23.963 | 2 | 25 | |
2 | 3 | Honda | 18 | +0.156 | 18 | 20 | |
3 | 20 | Honda | 18 | +0.201 | 6 | 16 | |
4 | 10 | Honda | 18 | +2.783 | 7 | 13 | |
5 | 53 | Yamaha | 18 | +26.381 | 9 | 11 | |
6 | 8 | Honda | 18 | +26.468 | 10 | 10 | |
7 | 52 | Honda | 18 | +33.198 | 12 | 9 | |
8 | 5 | Aprilia | 18 | +33.422 | 11 | 8 | |
9 | 51 | Yamaha | 18 | +33.552 | 23 | 7 | |
10 | 13 | Honda | 18 | +33.834 | 14 | 6 | |
11 | 9 | Honda | 18 | +34.215 | 19 | 5 | |
12 | 62 | Yamaha | 18 | +46.152 | 26 | 4 | |
13 | 29 | Aprilia | 18 | +46.574 | 16 | 3 | |
14 | 54 | Honda | 18 | +48.281 | 17 | 2 | |
15 | 26 | Aprilia | 18 | +59.684 | 20 | 1 | |
16 | 17 | Yamaha | 18 | +1:03.598 | 22 | ||
17 | 11 | Aprilia | 18 | +1:12.202 | 25 | ||
18 | 19 | Honda | 18 | +1:12.287 | 27 | ||
19 | 18 | Aprilia | 18 | +1:21.902 | 28 | ||
20 | 21 | Aprilia | 18 | +1:28.393 | 29 | ||
21 | 7 | Aprilia | 18 | +1:33.214 | 24 | ||
Ret | 41 | Yamaha | 14 | Retirement | 3 | ||
Ret | 22 | Aprilia | 13 | Retirement | 15 | ||
Ret | 2 | Honda | 12 | Retirement | 1 | ||
Ret | 15 | Honda | 10 | Accident | 4 | ||
Ret | 23 | Aprilia | 7 | Retirement | 13 | ||
Ret | 16 | Yamaha | 6 | Retirement | 30 | ||
Ret | 32 | Honda | 4 | Accident | 8 | ||
Ret | 50 | Honda | 2 | Accident | 5 | ||
Ret | 39 | Honda | 1 | Retirement | 21 | ||
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT |
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.[9]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
gollark: Self defense still.
gollark: Again, harassment by laser, sateen.
gollark: Well, the dog destruction would be self defense.
gollark: LANGUAGE ANARCHY!
gollark: It's equating gaiety with being vapourised.
References
- "1998 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- "1998 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "Suzuka Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "1998 500cc Japanese Grand Prix results". motogp.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- "OFFICIAL 500cc REPORT" (PDF).
- "motogp.com · JAPANESE GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998". www.motogp.com.
- "1998 250cc Japanese Grand Prix results". motogp.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- "1998 125cc Japanese Grand Prix results". motogp.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
Previous race: 1997 Australian Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1998 season |
Next race: 1998 Malaysian Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1997 Japanese Grand Prix |
Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 1999 Japanese Grand Prix |
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