1998 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Race 16 of 16

Suzuka
51 laps
Time of race: 1:27:22.535
Average speed of winner: 205.364 kph
Margin of victory: 6.491 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher 1:40.190
Lap leaders: M. Schumacher pole, Häkkinen 1-51

Race notes: Finale for Shinji Nakano and Esteban Tuero.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 (Finish), Part 12 (Post-race), Part 13 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Mika Häkkinen	8	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G	Bridgestone	McLaren	1:36.471	51	1	51	1:27:22.535	10
2	4	Eddie Irvine	4	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:38.197	51	0	0	+6.491	6
3	3	David Coulthard	7	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G	Bridgestone	McLaren	1:37.496	51	0	0	+27.662	4
4	8	Damon Hill	9	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	Goodyear	Jordan	1:38.603	51	0	0	+73.491	3
5	5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01	Goodyear	Williams	1:38.272	51	0	0	+73.857	2
6	6	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01	Goodyear	Williams	1:38.448	51	0	0	+75.867	1
7	12	Jean Alesi	14	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D	Goodyear	Sauber	1:39.448	51	0	0	+96.053	0
8	10	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01	Bridgestone	Benetton	1:39.080	51	0	0	+101.302	0
9	9	Alexander Wurz	6	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01	Bridgestone	Benetton	1:38.959	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	11	Johnny Herbert	15	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D	Goodyear	Sauber	1:39.234	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	13	Olivier Panis	11	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16	Bridgestone	Prost	1:40.037	50	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	14	Jarno Trulli	12	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16	Bridgestone	Prost	1:40.111	48	0	0	+3 laps	0
13	20	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R	Bridgestone	Minardi	1:41.315	40	0	0	throttle	0
14	1	Michael Schumacher	3	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:36.293	31	0	0	tyre	0
15	17	Tora Takagi	21	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 026	Ford JD Zetec-R	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:40.619	28	0	0	collision	0
16	21	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R	Bridgestone	Minardi	1:42.358	28	0	0	collision	0
17	16	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R	Bridgestone	Stewart	1:40.502	25	0	0	hydraulics	0
18	19	Jos Verstappen	19	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R	Bridgestone	Stewart	1:40.943	21	0	0	gearbox	0
19	15	Mika Salo	17	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1	Bridgestone	Arrows	1:40.387	14	0	0	hydraulics	0
20	7	Ralf Schumacher	10	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	Goodyear	Jordan	1:38.461	13	0	0	engine	0
21	18	Pedro Diniz	16	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1	Bridgestone	Arrows	1:40.687	2	0	0	spun off	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Mika Häkkinen	100	16	9	8	11
2	Michael Schumacher	86	16	3	6	11
3	David Coulthard	56	16	3	1	9
4	Eddie Irvine	47	16	0	0	8
5	Jacques Villeneuve	21	16	0	0	2
6	Damon Hill	20	16	0	1	1
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	17	16	0	0	1
8	Alexander Wurz	17	16	0	0	0
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	16	16	1	0	2
10	Ralf Schumacher	14	16	0	0	2
11	Jean Alesi	9	16	0	0	1
12	Rubens Barrichello	4	16	0	0	0
13	Mika Salo	3	16	0	0	0
14	Pedro Diniz	3	16	0	0	0
15	Jarno Trulli	1	16	0	0	0
16	Johnny Herbert	1	16	0	0	0
17	Jan Magnussen	1	7	0	0	0
18	Shinji Nakano	0	16	0	0	0
19	Esteban Tuero	0	16	0	0	0
20	Ricardo Rosset	0	11	0	0	0
21	Olivier Panis	0	16	0	0	0
22	Tora Takagi	0	16	0	0	0
23	Jos Verstappen	0	9	0	0	0