1998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 April 1998 at the Johor Circuit.

Malaysia  1998 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 April 1998
Official nameMarlboro Malaysian Grand Prix[1]
LocationJohor Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.860 km (2.398 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
RiderAustralia Mick DoohanHonda
Time1:28.225
Fastest lap
RiderAustralia Mick DoohanHonda
Time1:29.636 on lap 3
Podium
FirstAustralia Mick DoohanHonda
SecondSpain Carlos ChecaHonda
ThirdItaly Max BiaggiHonda
250 cc
Pole position
RiderGermany Jürgen FuchsAprilia
Time1:30.395
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Valentino RossiAprilia
Time1:30.897 on lap 27
Podium
FirstJapan Tetsuya HaradaAprilia
SecondJapan Tohru UkawaHonda
ThirdFrance Olivier JacqueHonda
125 cc
Pole position
RiderJapan Noboru UedaHonda
Time1:34.516
Fastest lap
RiderJapan Masao AzumaHonda
Time1:34.782 on lap 10
Podium
FirstJapan Noboru UedaHonda
SecondItaly Mirko GiansantiHonda
ThirdJapan Tomomi ManakoHonda

500 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Mick DoohanRepsol HondaHonda3045:15.533125
28 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHonda30+2.634320
36 Max BiaggiMarlboro Team KanemotoHonda30+4.410216
44 Àlex CrivilléRepsol HondaHonda30+10.6191713
519 John KocinskiMovistar Honda PonsHonda30+13.079911
625 Yukio KagayamaSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki30+19.382510
752 Norihiko FujiwaraBP Yamaha Racing TeamYamaha30+41.494129
817 Jurgen van den GoorberghDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda30+48.970188
928 Ralf WaldmannMarlboro Team RobertsModenas KR330+52.131137
1018 Garry McCoyShell Advance RacingHonda30+1:00.294166
1110 Kenny Roberts Jr.Team RobertsModenas KR330+1:20.245195
1223 Matt WaitFCC TSRHonda30+1:23.599214
1322 Sébastien GimbertTecmas Honda ElfHonda30+1:34.532203
Ret14 Juan BorjaShell Advance RacingHonda11Accident15
Ret5 Norick AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha6Accident7
Ret3 Nobuatsu AokiSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki3Accident8
Ret57 Fabio CarpaniTeam Polini InoxmacelHonda3Retirement22
Ret21 Kyoji NanbaYamaha Team RaineyYamaha1Accident4
Ret15 Sete GibernauRepsol HondaHonda1Accident14
Ret53 Russell WoodShell Advance RacingHonda1Accident23
Ret11 Simon CrafarRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha0Accident11
Ret2 Tadayuki OkadaRepsol HondaHonda0Accident6
Ret9 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda0Retirement10
DNS7 Doriano RomboniMuZ Roc Rennen SportMuZDid not start
Sources: [1][2][3]

250 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
131 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia2842:55.302525
25 Tohru UkawaHonda28+1.259720
319 Olivier JacqueHonda28+12.166416
46 Haruchika AokiHonda28+15.887813
565 Loris CapirossiAprilia28+18.934311
64 Stefano PeruginiHonda28+19.1621010
79 Jeremy McWilliamsTSR-Honda28+21.82199
811 Jürgen FuchsAprilia28+24.10918
927 Sebastián PortoAprilia28+26.21667
1017 José Luis CardosoYamaha28+34.541116
117 Takeshi TsujimuraYamaha28+40.510145
1244 Roberto RolfoTSR-Honda28+45.201134
1312 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki28+45.397193
1424 Jason VincentTSR-Honda28+47.662172
1518 Osamu MiyazakiYamaha28+1:13.383161
1641 Federico GartnerAprilia28+1:26.06522
1756 Shahrol YuzyHonda28+1:31.63323
Ret46 Valentino RossiAprilia27Accident2
Ret20 William CostesHonda18Retirement20
Ret25 Yasumasa HatakeyamaHonda18Accident25
Ret37 Luca BoscoscuroTSR-Honda17Retirement15
Ret8 Luis d'AntinYamaha17Retirement18
Ret14 Davide BulegaHonda14Retirement24
Ret16 Johan StigefeltSuzuki11Retirement12
Ret21 Franco BattainiYamaha2Accident21
OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT

125 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Noboru UedaHonda2641:34.332125
232 Mirko GiansantiHonda26+0.277320
33 Tomomi ManakoHonda26+1.902616
45 Masaki TokudomeAprilia26+12.991513
515 Roberto LocatelliHonda26+14.086211
64 Kazuto SakataAprilia26+31.874410
79 Frédéric PetitHonda26+36.955109
829 Ángel Nieto, Jr.Aprilia26+37.508138
920 Masao AzumaHonda26+39.49297
1021 Arnaud VincentAprilia26+42.748206
1122 Steve JenknerAprilia26+44.743185
1210 Lucio CecchinelloHonda26+44.950114
138 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda26+56.94873
1439 Jaroslav HulešHonda26+58.446222
1526 Ivan GoiAprilia26+1:01.914151
167 Emilio AlzamoraAprilia26+1:02.49917
1762 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha26+1:03.95314
1818 Paolo TessariAprilia26+1:20.52719
Ret11 José RamírezAprilia7Retirement21
Ret16 Christian MannaYamaha7Retirement24
Ret13 Marco MelandriHonda3Accident8
Ret17 Enrique MaturanaYamaha2Retirement16
Ret23 Gino BorsoiAprilia0Accident12
Ret41 Youichi UiYamaha0Retirement26
DNS56 Magilai MeganathanHonda0Did not start25
DSQ19 Andrea BalleriniHonda8Disqualified23
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round two has concluded.[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL 500cc REPORT" (PDF).
  3. ^ "motogp.com · MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998". www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 2019-08-20.


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1998 Japanese Grand Prix
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1998 Spanish Grand Prix
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1997 Malaysian Grand Prix
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