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Suzuka Circuit Mika Häkkinen won the Japanese Grand Prix 1998 at Suzuka Circuit on 1 November 1998, starting from P2 on the grid. Eddie Irvine finished second for Ferrari, with David Coulthard completing the podium for McLaren.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 51 | 1:27:23.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 51 | +6.491 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 51 | +27.662 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Damon HillHIL | Jordan | 51 | +1:13.491 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams | 51 | +1:13.857 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 51 | +1:15.867 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Jean AlesiALE | Sauber | 51 | +1:36.053 | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Benetton | 51 | +1:41.302 | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | Alexander WurzWUR | Benetton | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Prost | 48 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Minardi | 40 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 31 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Toranosuke TakagiTAK | Tyrrell | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Esteban TueroTUE | Minardi | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart | 25 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jos VerstappenVER | Stewart | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Mika SaloSAL | Arrows | 14 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Jordan | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Ricardo RossetROS | Tyrrell | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Mika Häkkinen
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team McLaren