1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 July 1998 at the Sachsenring.

Germany  1998 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 July 1998
Official namePolini Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[1][2]
LocationSachsenring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.508 km (2.180 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Max Biaggi
Time1:27.894
Fastest lap
RiderBrazil Alex Barros
Time1:28.381 on lap 3
Podium
FirstAustralia Mick Doohan
SecondItaly Max Biaggi
ThirdSpain Àlex Crivillé
250 cc
Pole position
RiderJapan Tetsuya Harada
Time1:28.684
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Tetsuya Harada
Time1:28.625 on lap 3
Podium
FirstJapan Tetsuya Harada
SecondUnited Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams
ThirdItaly Valentino Rossi
125 cc
Pole position
RiderItaly Marco Melandri
Time1:30.793
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Tomomi Manako
Time1:30.838 on lap 28
Podium
FirstJapan Tomomi Manako
SecondFrance Arnaud Vincent
ThirdItaly Roberto Locatelli

500 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Mick DoohanRepsol HondaHonda3146:00.876325
26 Max BiaggiMarlboro Team KanemotoHonda31+2.873120
34 Àlex CrivilléRepsol HondaHonda31+11.379716
49 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda31+11.533613
555 Régis LaconiRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha31+19.093411
610 Kenny Roberts Jr.Team RobertsModenas KR331+30.087210
728 Ralf WaldmannMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR331+34.881119
817 Jurgen van den GoorberghDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda31+35.033108
921 Kyoji NanbaYamaha Team RaineyYamaha31+46.078137
103 Nobuatsu AokiSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki31+48.684126
1139 Gregorio LavillaMovistar Honda PonsHonda31+58.019175
1226 Bernard GarciaTecmas Honda ElfHonda31+1:03.165194
1377 Eskil SuterMuZ Roc RennSportMuZ31+1:10.827143
1423 Matt WaitFCC TSRHonda31+1:10.941182
1572 Fernando CristóbalShell Advance RacingHonda31+1:31.896201
1657 Fabio CarpaniTeam Polini InoxmacelHonda30+1 lap21
Ret18 Garry McCoyShell Advance RacingHonda30Retirement15
Ret15 Sete GibernauRepsol HondaHonda29Retirement9
Ret88 Scott SmartTeam Millar Honda BritainHonda26Retirement16
Ret11 Simon CrafarRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha11Accident5
Ret5 Norick AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha5Accident8
WD60 Jörg SchöllhornTeam ZupinHondaWithdrew
Source: [3]

250 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
131 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia3044:43.421125
29 Jeremy McWilliamsTSR-Honda30+9.033720
346 Valentino RossiAprilia30+9.267416
465 Loris CapirossiAprilia30+10.611213
524 Jason VincentTSR-Honda30+38.261811
67 Takeshi TsujimuraYamaha30+43.6111010
717 José Luis CardosoYamaha30+45.243139
837 Luca BoscoscuroTSR-Honda30+45.702168
912 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki30+49.915127
1066 Alex HofmannHonda30+51.523116
1144 Roberto RolfoTSR-Honda30+54.914185
128 Luis d'AntinYamaha30+1:20.499174
1314 Davide BulegaERP Honda30+1:23.418203
1433 Jamie RobinsonYamaha30+1:23.915142
1584 Mike BaldingerHonda29+1 lap241
Ret86 Markus OberHonda13Accident21
Ret85 Matthias NeukirchenAprilia13Accident25
Ret20 William CostesHonda10Retirement23
Ret47 Ivan ClementiYamaha9Accident19
Ret16 Johan StigefeltSuzuki6Accident15
Ret27 Sebastián PortoAprilia4Accident3
Ret6 Haruchika AokiHonda4Retirement9
Ret4 Stefano PeruginiHonda3Accident5
Ret5 Tohru UkawaHonda3Accident6
Ret41 Federico GartnerAprilia0Accident22
Ret87 Adrian SchmidtHonda0Accident26
DNS11 Jürgen FuchsApriliaDid not start
DNS25 Yasumasa HatakeyamaERP HondaDid not start
WD68 Julien AllemandHondaWithdrew
Source: [4]

125 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Tomomi ManakoHonda2944:37.947625
221 Arnaud VincentAprilia29+16.5131820
315 Roberto LocatelliHonda29+24.754916
452 Hiroyuki KikuchiHonda29+24.7711113
57 Emilio AlzamoraAprilia29+25.778811
662 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha29+28.8621610
74 Kazuto SakataAprilia29+37.70329
822 Steve JenknerAprilia29+39.681108
95 Masaki TokudomeAprilia29+41.14777
1029 Ángel Nieto, Jr.Aprilia29+49.449156
1126 Ivan GoiAprilia29+54.783235
1217 Enrique MaturanaYamaha29+54.868194
1313 Marco MelandriHonda29+55.29213
1465 Andrea IommiHonda29+55.350212
1516 Christian MannaYamaha29+58.319251
1685 Klaus NöhlesHonda29+1:09.22620
1714 Federico CerroniAprilia29+1:17.97417
1884 Reinhard StolzHonda29+1:27.43624
1986 Oliver PerschkeYamaha29+1:28.17627
2087 Dirk HeidolfHonda29+1:29.20528
Ret20 Masao AzumaHonda10Retirement14
Ret41 Youichi UiYamaha9Accident4
Ret32 Mirko GiansantiHonda9Accident3
Ret59 Jerónimo VidalAprilia8Accident22
Ret23 Gino BorsoiAprilia7Accident5
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešHonda7Accident12
Ret88 Maik StiefYamaha6Retirement26
Ret8 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda3Accident13
DNS9 Frédéric PetitHondaDid not start
DNS10 Lucio CecchinelloHondaDid not start
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.[6]

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

References

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  1. ^ "1998 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sachsenring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 July 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 July 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 July 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 2019-08-20.


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