1998 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1998 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 25 October 1998 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires.
The 500cc race was known as being the final 500 cc victory for Australian Mick Doohan, while the 250cc race, won by Valentino Rossi saw a controversial title decider: on the final turn of the race, race and championship leader Tetsuya Harada was struck from behind by teammate and championship rival Loris Capirossi, who ultimately clinched the championship on appeal.[1][2]
500 cc classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | 47:07.332 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | +4.762 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 9 | Template:Flagicon Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 27 | +5.590 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 27 | +27.685 | 17 | 13 |
| 5 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 27 | +30.254 | 14 | 11 |
| 6 | 55 | Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 27 | +30.441 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 27 | +30.647 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 27 | +30.944 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | +32.808 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 19 | Template:Flagicon John Kocinski | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 27 | +41.714 | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Roberts Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 27 | +46.746 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 27 | +48.264 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 27 | +1:02.063 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | Template:Flagicon Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 27 | +1:03.255 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 28 | Template:Flagicon Ralf Waldmann | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 27 | +1:06.271 | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | 22 | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 27 | +1:27.889 | 18 | |
| 17 | 23 | Template:Flagicon Matt Wait | FCC TSR | Honda | 27 | +1:27.960 | 20 | |
| 18 | 14 | Template:Flagicon Juan Borja | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 27 | +1:28.404 | 19 | |
| 19 | 42 | Template:Flagicon Craig Connell | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 20 | 57 | Template:Flagicon Fabio Carpani | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| 21 | 71 | Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Gianini | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| Ret | 4 | Template:Flagicon Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 17 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Template:Flagicon Luca Cadalora | MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 13 | Retirement | 9 | |
| DNS | 88 | Template:Flagicon Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 0 | Did not start | 22 | |
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250 cc classification
125 cc classification
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.[8][9]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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