Japanese Grand Prix 1998

Suzuka
1 November 1998
51 laps
298.9 km
5.860 km a lap
Title decided here

Pole positionMichael SchumacherFerrari · 1:36.293
Fastest lapMichael Schumacher1:40.190 · lap 19
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	8	McLaren · Mercedes	2	51	1:27:22.535	10
2	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	4	51	+6.491	6
3	David Coulthard	7	McLaren · Mercedes	3	51	+27.662	4
4	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	8	51	+1:13.491	3
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	5	51	+1:13.857	2
6	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	6	51	+1:15.867	1
7	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	12	51	+1:36.053
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	10	51	+1:41.301
9	Alexander Wurz	6	Benetton · Playlife	9	50	+1 lap
10	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	11	50	+1 lap
11	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	13	50	+1 lap
12	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	14	48	Engine
DNF	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	20	40	Throttle
DNF	Michael Schumacherfastest lap	3	Ferrari	1	31	Tyre
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	17	28	Collision damage
DNF	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	21	28	Collision
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	16	25	Hydraulics
DNF	Jos Verstappen	19	Stewart · Ford	19	21	Gearbox
DNF	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	15	14	Hydraulics
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	7	13	Engine
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	18	2	Spun off
DNQ	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Mika Häkkinen 51. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 13	Lap 26	Lap 38	Finish	Laps led
Mika Häkkinen	2	1	1	1	1	51
Eddie Irvine	4	2	2	2	2
David Coulthard	3	4	4	3	3
Damon Hill	8	6	6	5	4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5	3	5	4	5
Jacques Villeneuve	6	5	7	6	6
Jean Alesi	12	11	10	8	7
Giancarlo Fisichella	10	10	8	7	8
Alexander Wurz	9	9	9	9	9
Johnny Herbert	11	15	12	10	10
Olivier Panis	13	12	11	11	11
Jarno Trulli	14	17	13	12	12
Shinji Nakano	20	19	14	13	out
Michael Schumacher	1	7	3	–	out
Toranosuke Takagi	17	16	15	–	out
Esteban Tuero	21	20	16	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	16	18	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	19	14	–	–	out
Mika Salo	15	13	–	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	7	8	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	18	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 120 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 13	Lap 26	Lap 38	Last lap
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Eddie Irvine	+4.1	+6.3	+4.3	+6.5
David Coulthard	+27.0	+41.4	+27.8	+27.7
Damon Hill	+29.4	+55.8	+74.0	+73.5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+26.6	+55.0	+72.2	+73.9
Jacques Villeneuve	+29.1	+56.6	+75.3	+75.9
Jean Alesi	+40.1	+72.8	+93.8	+96.1
Giancarlo Fisichella	+39.1	+61.6	+86.0	+101.3
Alexander Wurz	+38.1	+71.1	+107.9	+125.2
Johnny Herbert	+70.3	+98.9	+121.7	+130.5
Olivier Panis	+47.2	+94.4	+146.3	+167.8
Jarno Trulli	+73.2	+128.8	+168.8	+188.3
Shinji Nakano	+78.8	+141.2	+188.9	out
Michael Schumacher	+29.7	+28.8	–	out
Toranosuke Takagi	+71.9	+142.4	–	out
Esteban Tuero	+88.2	+169.9	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+77.4	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+70.1	–	–	out
Mika Salo	+59.5	–	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	+30.6	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:36.293
2	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:36.471	+0.178
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:37.496	+1.203
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:38.197	+1.904
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:38.272	+1.979
6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:38.448	+2.155
7	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:38.461	+2.168
8	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:38.603	+2.310
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:38.959	+2.666
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:39.080	+2.787
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:39.234	+2.941
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:39.448	+3.155
13	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:40.037	+3.744
14	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:40.111	+3.818
15	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:40.387	+4.094
16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:40.502	+4.209
17	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:40.619	+4.326
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:40.687	+4.394
19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:40.943	+4.650
20	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:41.315	+5.022
21	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:42.358	+6.065
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:43.259	+6.966

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Michael Schumacher	1	16	29.395 s
Jos Verstappen	1	16	33.099 s
Esteban Tuero	1	18	33.134 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	19, 34	29.683 s
Jean Alesi	2	19, 35	30.239 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	15, 29	30.415 s
Mika Häkkinen	2	18, 32	30.832 s
Johnny Herbert	2	20, 36	30.859 s
David Coulthard	2	21, 38	30.963 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	18, 33	31.223 s
Alexander Wurz	2	14, 30	31.474 s
Jarno Trulli	2	18, 35	31.481 s
Damon Hill	2	14, 33	31.593 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	9, 22	31.688 s
Toranosuke Takagi	2	17, 28	32.241 s
Olivier Panis	2	17, 30	32.638 s
Shinji Nakano	2	16, 31	32.735 s
Eddie Irvine	3	15, 28, 39	29.520 s

Every stop, lap by lap (34)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
9	Rubens Barrichello	1	31.688 s
14	Alexander Wurz	1	31.474 s
14	Damon Hill	1	33.020 s
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	30.415 s
15	Eddie Irvine	1	30.693 s
16	Michael Schumacher	1	29.395 s
16	Shinji Nakano	1	32.735 s
16	Jos Verstappen	1	33.099 s
17	Toranosuke Takagi	1	32.637 s
17	Olivier Panis	1	33.974 s
18	Mika Häkkinen	1	30.832 s
18	Jacques Villeneuve	1	31.711 s
18	Jarno Trulli	1	33.021 s
18	Esteban Tuero	1	33.134 s
19	Jean Alesi	1	31.451 s
19	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	32.292 s
20	Johnny Herbert	1	31.123 s
21	David Coulthard	1	30.963 s
22	Rubens Barrichello	2	33.212 s
28	Eddie Irvine	2	29.670 s
28	Toranosuke Takagi	2	32.241 s
29	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	33.233 s
30	Olivier Panis	2	32.638 s
30	Alexander Wurz	2	33.985 s
31	Shinji Nakano	2	32.775 s
32	Mika Häkkinen	2	31.513 s
33	Jacques Villeneuve	2	31.223 s
33	Damon Hill	2	31.593 s
34	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	29.683 s
35	Jean Alesi	2	30.239 s
35	Jarno Trulli	2	31.481 s
36	Johnny Herbert	2	30.859 s
38	David Coulthard	2	31.562 s
39	Eddie Irvine	3	29.520 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	19	1:40.190
2	Mika Häkkinen	35	1:40.426	+0.236
3	Eddie Irvine	36	1:40.870	+0.680
4	David Coulthard	42	1:40.905	+0.715
5	Jacques Villeneuve	40	1:42.273	+2.083
6	Damon Hill	38	1:42.275	+2.085
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	36	1:42.331	+2.141
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	20	1:42.335	+2.145
9	Jean Alesi	31	1:42.357	+2.167
10	Johnny Herbert	38	1:42.858	+2.668

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 16
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
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	▲2
8	Alexander Wurz	17	▼1
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	16	▼1
10	Ralf Schumacher	14

Constructors' championship after round 16
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	McLaren	156
2	Ferrari	133
3	Williams	38
4	Jordan	34	▲1
5	Benetton	33	▼1
6	Sauber	10
7	Arrows	6
8	Stewart	5
9	Prost	1