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.
1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Hakkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:27:22.535 | - | - | 1:40.426 | 35 | 205.229 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:28:58.588 | +1:36.053 | +20.186 | 1:42.357 | 31 | 201.537 | |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:29:03.837 | +1:41.302 | +5.249 | 1:42.335 | 20 | 201.339 | |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:27:37.673 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.447 | 18 | 200.623 | |
| 10 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | 50 | 1:27:43.035 | 1 lap | +5.362 | 1:42.858 | 38 | 200.419 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:28:20.327 | 1 lap | +37.292 | 1:43.073 | 49 | 199.009 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | 48 | 1:25:12.668 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.164 | 42 | 198.055 | |
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | Bridgestone | 40 | 1:11:40.268 | 1:44.158 | 37 | 196.199 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | Goodyear | 31 | 53:17.744 | 1:40.190 | 19 | 204.430 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 28 | 50:26.268 | 1:45.673 | 23 | 195.087 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | Bridgestone | 28 | 50:47.170 | 1:45.792 | 21 | 193.748 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | Bridgestone | 25 | 45:01.383 | 1:44.947 | 8 | 195.105 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | Bridgestone | 21 | 38:02.009 | 1:45.840 | 19 | 193.957 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | Bridgestone | 14 | 24:49.643 | 1:45.304 | 14 | 197.926 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 13 | 22:35.461 | 1:42.965 | 4 | 201.945 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:42.998 | 1:46.099 | 2 | 186.168 | |||
| DNQ | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear |