1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 April 1998 at the Suzuka Circuit. The rookie Max Biaggi surprised everyone by winning his first ever GP500 race.
500 cc classification
Source:[1]
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 21 | 44:59.478 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda | Honda | 21 | +5.416 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 50 | Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha | 21 | +5.502 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 21 | +10.532 | 10 | 13 |
| 5 | 21 | Template:Flagicon Kyoji Nanba | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 21 | +10.879 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 21 | +13.479 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 9 | Template:Flagicon Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 21 | +20.266 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 21 | +20.439 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 21 | +20.773 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 21 | +47.101 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Roberts Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 21 | +1:13.558 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Doriano Romboni | MuZ Roc Rennen Sport | MuZ | 21 | +1:22.856 | 22 | 4 |
| 13 | 19 | Template:Flagicon John Kocinski | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 21 | +1:24.964 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 21 | +1:25.293 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | Template:Flagicon Juan Borja | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 21 | +1:59.992 | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | 57 | Template:Flagicon Fabio Carpani | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| Ret | 1 | Template:Flagicon Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda | Honda | 15 | Retirement | 4 | |
| Ret | 22 | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 11 | Retirement | 20 | |
| Ret | 88 | Template:Flagicon Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 4 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 17 | Template:Flagicon Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 1 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Template:Flagicon Matt Wait | FCC TSR | Honda | 1 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 29 | Template:Flagicon Keiichi Kitagawa | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 1 | Retirement | 14 | |
| Ret | 18 | Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 0 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 28 | Template:Flagicon Ralf Waldmann | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 0 | Retirement | 17 | |
| DNS | 55 | Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
| Sources: [2][3][4] | ||||||||
250 cc classification
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125 cc classification
Source:[6]
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.[7]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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