1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 October 1998 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Australia  1998 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 October 1998
Official nameQantas Australian Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
RiderAustralia Mick Doohan
Time1:33.162
Fastest lap
RiderNew Zealand Simon Crafar
Time1:33.868 on lap 11
Podium
FirstAustralia Mick Doohan
SecondNew Zealand Simon Crafar
ThirdSpain Àlex Crivillé
250 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Loris Capirossi
Time1:35.025
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Tetsuya Harada
Time1:35.253 on lap 7
Podium
FirstItaly Valentino Rossi
SecondItaly Loris Capirossi
ThirdFrance Olivier Jacque
125 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Marco Melandri
Time1:40.490
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Marco Melandri
Time1:40.296 on lap 23
Podium
FirstJapan Masao Azuma
SecondJapan Tomomi Manako
ThirdItaly Marco Melandri
Mick Doohan, clinching his fifth and final 500cc title after winning the race.

500 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Mick DoohanRepsol HondaHonda2742:42.511125
211 Simon CrafarRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha27+0.818420
34 Àlex CrivilléRepsol HondaHonda27+2.684716
49 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda27+2.727513
55 Norick AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha27+9.060911
63 Nobuatsu AokiSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki27+12.9611110
755 Régis LaconiRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha27+13.05689
86 Max BiaggiMarlboro Team KanemotoHonda27+14.11128
92 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol HondaHonda27+36.45867
1010 Kenny Roberts Jr.Team RobertsModenas KR327+43.354126
1117 Jurgen van den GoorberghDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda27+1:00.551155
1219 John KocinskiMovistar Honda PonsHonda27+1:05.75534
1323 Matt WaitFCC TSRHonda27+1:07.659173
1433 Mark WillisSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki27+1:10.720142
1588 Scott SmartTeam Millar Honda BritainHonda27+1:30.432191
1614 Juan BorjaShell Advance RacingHonda26+1 lap18
Ret22 Sébastien GimbertTecmas Honda ElfHonda20Retirement20
Ret57 Fabio CarpaniTeam Polini InoxmacelHonda13Retirement22
Ret42 Craig ConnellShell Advance RacingHonda7Retirement16
Ret28 Ralf WaldmannMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR36Accident10
Ret18 Garry McCoyShell Advance RacingHonda4Retirement21
Ret15 Sete GibernauRepsol HondaHonda2Accident13
DNS8 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHondaDid not start
Sources:[3][4][5]

250 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiAprilia2540:06.135225
265 Loris CapirossiAprilia25+1.339120
319 Olivier JacqueHonda25+1.421616
450 Shinya NakanoYamaha25+8.461313
55 Tohru UkawaHonda25+30.795711
64 Stefano PeruginiHonda25+31.875810
78 Luis d'AntinYamaha25+42.304119
86 Haruchika AokiHonda25+42.74058
912 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki25+42.773157
1037 Luca BoscoscuroTSR-Honda25+45.696136
1116 Johan StigefeltSuzuki25+47.850165
127 Takeshi TsujimuraYamaha25+48.121184
1344 Roberto RolfoTSR-Honda25+1:16.123213
1425 Yasumasa HatakeyamaHonda25+1:16.438172
1518 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha25+1:16.524201
1664 Shaun GeronimiYamaha24+1 lap23
1743 David HortonHonda24+1 lap25
1822 Matthieu LagriveHonda24+1 lap26
1941 Federico GartnerAprilia24+1 lap24
2063 Craig FredericksonHonda24+1 lap28
Ret24 Jason VincentTSR-Honda18Accident19
Ret9 Jeremy McWilliamsTSR-Honda16Accident14
Ret21 Franco BattainiYamaha16Accident10
Ret27 Sebastián PortoAprilia16Retirement9
Ret42 William StrugnellYamaha15Retirement27
Ret31 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia14Accident4
Ret17 José Luis CardosoYamaha9Retirement12
Ret14 Davide BulegaERP Honda9Retirement22
DNS15 Martin CraggillApriliaDid not start
DNQ62 Adam BrunskillYamahaDid not qualify
Source:[6]

125 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120 Masao AzumaHonda2338:56.336425
23 Tomomi ManakoHonda23+0.025220
313 Marco MelandriHonda23+0.044116
44 Kazuto SakataAprilia23+2.403313
541 Youichi UiYamaha23+2.847511
615 Roberto LocatelliHonda23+4.6831710
710 Lucio CecchinelloHonda23+5.204129
839 Jaroslav HulešHonda23+12.75898
98 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda23+15.711107
1023 Gino BorsoiAprilia23+22.620196
1126 Ivan GoiAprilia23+24.381185
1232 Mirko GiansantiHonda23+24.41564
1329 Ángel Nieto, Jr.Aprilia23+24.795203
149 Frédéric PetitHonda23+25.156132
1522 Steve JenknerAprilia23+25.254211
165 Masaki TokudomeAprilia23+28.93816
1717 Enrique MaturanaYamaha23+41.54023
182 Noboru UedaHonda23+41.61511
1919 Andrea BalleriniYamaha23+42.64514
2045 Jay TaylorHonda23+54.65424
217 Emilio AlzamoraAprilia23+1:01.83222
2265 Andrea IommiHonda23+1:05.88625
2343 Peter GalvinHonda23+1:18.58927
Ret44 Judd GreedyHonda22Retirement29
Ret46 Anthony WestHonda12Accident26
Ret59 Jerónimo VidalAprilia12Accident15
Ret21 Arnaud VincentAprilia12Retirement8
Ret62 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha2Accident7
Ret24 Alessandro RomagnoliAprilia2Retirement28
DNS42 Chedryian BreslandHondaDid not start
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.[8]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "1998 Australian MotoGP – Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 October 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998". www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 October 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 October 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 20 August 2019.


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