1998 Japanese Grand Prix

The Japanese Grand Prix 1998 was the 16th round of the 1998 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on November 1st.

Mika Häkkinen won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Eddie Irvine, and David Coulthard completing the podium.

Michael Schumacher started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he experienced issues with a tyre, and had to retire on lap 31st.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Shinji Nakano, who had a throttle issue on lap 40, Michael Schumacher, who experienced issues with a tyre on lap 31, Toranosuke Takagi, and Esteban Tuero, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Rubens Barrichello, and Mika Salo, both experienced an hydraulic malfunction, Jos Verstappen, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 21, Ralf Schumacher, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 13, and Pedro Diniz, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 2.

Qualifying