The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 1 November 1998. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and Mika Häkkinen was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1998 Drivers Championship and Häkkinen won the world title for the first time.
1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | - | - | 1:40.426 | 35 | 205.229 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:27:29.026 | +6.491 | +6.491 | 1:40.870 | 36 | 204.976 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:27:50.197 | +27.662 | +21.171 | 1:40.905 | 42 | 204.152 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:28:36.026 | +1:13.491 | +45.829 | 1:42.275 | 38 | 202.392 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:28:36.392 | +1:13.857 | +0.366 | 1:42.331 | 36 | 202.378 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:28:38.402 | +1:15.867 | +2.010 | 1:42.273 | 40 | 202.302 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:28:58.588 | +1:36.053 | +20.186 | 1:42.357 | 31 | 201.537 | |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:29:03.837 | +1:41.302 | +5.249 | 1:42.335 | 20 | 201.339 | |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:27:37.673 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.447 | 18 | 200.623 | |
| 10 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 50 | 1:27:43.035 | 1 lap | +5.362 | 1:42.858 | 38 | 200.419 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:28:20.327 | 1 lap | +37.292 | 1:43.073 | 49 | 199.009 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 48 | 1:25:12.668 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.164 | 42 | 198.055 | |
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 40 | 1:11:40.268 | 1:44.158 | 37 | 196.199 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 31 | 53:17.744 | 1:40.190 | 19 | 204.430 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 28 | 50:26.268 | 1:45.673 | 23 | 195.087 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 28 | 50:47.170 | 1:45.792 | 21 | 193.748 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 25 | 45:01.383 | 1:44.947 | 8 | 195.105 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 21 | 38:02.009 | 1:45.840 | 19 | 193.957 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 14 | 24:49.643 | 1:45.304 | 14 | 197.926 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 13 | 22:35.461 | 1:42.965 | 4 | 201.945 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:42.998 | 1:46.099 | 2 | 186.168 | |||
| DNQ | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear |