Season 1998 · Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

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1998-11-01 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 51Lap · 298.868km
8 Mika Häkkinen
McLaren 1:27:23.400
Team win 14pt P1 · P3 1-3
4 Eddie Irvine
Ferrari +6.491
7 David Coulthard
McLaren +27.662
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
9
Shinji Nakano L40 Michael Schumacher L31 Toranosuke Takagi L28 Esteban Tuero L28 Rubens Barrichello L25 Jos Verstappen L21 Mika Salo L14 Ralf Schumacher L13 Pedro Diniz L2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
51Lap 298.868km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P5 Damon Hill 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P7 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Hill HIL Hill HIL Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Herbert HER Herbert HER Panis PAN Panis PAN Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Nakano · retired L40 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Schumacher · retired L31 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Takagi · retired L28 Takagi TAK Takagi TAK Tuero · retired L28 Tuero TUE Tuero TUE Barrichello · retired L25 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Verstappen · retired L21 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Salo · retired L14 Salo SAL Salo SAL Schumacher · retired L13 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Diniz · retired L2 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 2 51 1:27:23.400 10
2 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 4 51 +6.491 6
3 7 David Coulthard McLaren 3 51 +27.662 4
4 9 Damon Hill Jordan 8 51 +1:13.491 3
5 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 5 51 +1:13.857 2
6 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 6 51 +1:15.867 1
7 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 12 51 +1:36.053
8 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 10 51 +1:41.302
9 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 9 50 +1 Lap
10 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 11 50 +1 Lap
11 11 Olivier Panis Prost 13 50 +1 Lap
12 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 14 48 +3 Laps
R 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 20 40 Throttle
R 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 31 Tyre
R 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 17 28 Collision
R 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 21 28 Collision
R 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 16 25 Hydraulics
R 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 19 21 Gearbox
R 17 Mika Salo Arrows 15 14 Hydraulics
R 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 7 13 Engine
R 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 18 2 Spun off
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Michael Schumacher
2
8 Mika Häkkinen
3
7 David Coulthard
4
4 Eddie Irvine
5
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
6
1 Jacques Villeneuve
7
10 Ralf Schumacher
8
9 Damon Hill
9
6 Alexander Wurz
10
5 Giancarlo Fisichella
11
15 Johnny Herbert
12
14 Jean Alesi
13
11 Olivier Panis
14
12 Jarno Trulli
15
17 Mika Salo
16
18 Rubens Barrichello
17
21 Toranosuke Takagi
18
16 Pedro Diniz
19
19 Jos Verstappen
20
22 Shinji Nakano
21
23 Esteban Tuero
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.190 L19
2 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.279 L18
3 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:40.426 L35
4 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.596 L20
5 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:40.681 L39
6 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:40.716 L37
7 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:40.747 L36
8 4 Eddie Irvine 1:40.870 L36
9 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:40.887 L34
10 7 David Coulthard 1:40.905 L42
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
15
Johnny Herbert
+12
P11→P10
14
Jean Alesi
+11
P12→P7
3
Michael Schumacher
+10
P1→P—
5
Giancarlo Fisichella
+9
P10→P8
12
Jarno Trulli
+8
P14→P12
22
Shinji Nakano
+8
P20→P—
23
Esteban Tuero
+7
P21→P—
19
Jos Verstappen
+7
P19→P—
Most positions lost
Jean Alesi −8 Giancarlo Fisichella −8 Rubens Barrichello −8
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15