- 500 cc classification
- 250 cc classification
- 125 cc classification
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}}{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = Australian | flag = Australia | Official_Name=Qantas Australian Grand Prix[1][2] | Location = Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Course_mi = 2.764 | Course_km = 4.448 | Race_No = 13 | Season_No = 14 | Date = 4 October | Year = 1998 | Image = Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg | Pole_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan | Pole_Rider_500_Country = Australia | Pole_Time_500 = 1:33.162 | Fast_Rider_500 = Simon Crafar | Fast_Rider_500_Country = New Zealand | Fast_Time_500 = 1:33.868 on lap 11 | First_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan | First_Rider_500_Country = Australia | Second_Rider_500 = Simon Crafar | Second_Rider_500_Country = New Zealand | Third_Rider_500 = Àlex Crivillé | Third_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Pole_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi | Pole_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_250 = 1:35.025 | Fast_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | Fast_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_250 = 1:35.253 on lap 7 | First_Rider_250 = Valentino Rossi | First_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Second_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi | Second_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Third_Rider_250 = Olivier Jacque | Third_Rider_250_Country = France | Pole_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri | Pole_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_125 = 1:40.490 | Fast_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri | Fast_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Fast_Time_125 = 1:40.296 on lap 23 | First_Rider_125 = Masao Azuma | First_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | Second_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Third_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri | Third_Rider_125_Country = Italy }}The 1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 October 1998 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. 500 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 1 | Australia}} Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | 42:42.511 | 1 | 25 |
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2 | 11 | New Zealand}} Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 27 | +0.818 | 4 | 20 |
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3 | 4 | Spain}} Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | +2.684 | 7 | 16 |
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4 | 9 | Brazil}} Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 27 | +2.727 | 5 | 13 |
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5 | 5 | Japan}} Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 27 | +9.060 | 9 | 11 |
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6 | 3 | Japan}} Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 27 | +12.961 | 11 | 10 |
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7 | 55 | France}} Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 27 | +13.056 | 8 | 9 |
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8 | 6 | Italy}} Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 27 | +14.111 | 2 | 8 |
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9 | 2 | Japan}} Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda | Honda | 27 | +36.458 | 6 | 7 |
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10 | 10 | USA}} Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 27 | +43.354 | 12 | 6 |
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11 | 17 | Netherlands}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 27 | +1:00.551 | 15 | 5 |
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12 | 19 | USA}} John Kocinski | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 27 | +1:05.755 | 3 | 4 |
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13 | 23 | USA}} Matt Wait | FCC TSR | Honda | 27 | +1:07.659 | 17 | 3 |
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14 | 33 | Australia}} Mark Willis | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 27 | +1:10.720 | 14 | 2 |
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15 | 88 | UK}} Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 27 | +1:30.432 | 19 | 1 |
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16 | 14 | Spain}} Juan Borja | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 18 |
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Ret | 22 | France}} Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 20 | Retirement | 20 |
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Ret | 57 | Italy}} Fabio Carpani | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 13 | Retirement | 22 |
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Ret | 42 | Australia}} Craig Connell | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 7 | Retirement | 16 |
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Ret | 28 | Germany}} Ralf Waldmann | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 6 | Accident | 10 |
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Ret | 18 | Australia}} Garry McCoy | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 4 | Retirement | 21 |
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Ret | 15 | Spain}} Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 2 | Accident | 13 |
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DNS | 8 | Spain}} Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | Did not start |
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Sources: [3][4][5] |
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250 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 46 | Italy}} Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 25 | 40:06.135 | 2 | 25 |
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2 | 65 | Italy}} Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | 25 | +1.339 | 1 | 20 |
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3 | 19 | France}} Olivier Jacque | Honda | 25 | +1.421 | 6 | 16 |
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4 | 50 | Japan}} Shinya Nakano | Yamaha | 25 | +8.461 | 3 | 13 |
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5 | 5 | Japan}} Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 25 | +30.795 | 7 | 11 |
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6 | 4 | Italy}} Stefano Perugini | Honda | 25 | +31.875 | 8 | 10 |
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7 | 8 | Spain}} Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | 25 | +42.304 | 11 | 9 |
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8 | 6 | Japan}} Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 25 | +42.740 | 5 | 8 |
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9 | 12 | Japan}} Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | 25 | +42.773 | 15 | 7 |
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10 | 37 | Italy}} Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 25 | +45.696 | 13 | 6 |
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11 | 16 | Sweden}} Johan Stigefelt | Suzuki | 25 | +47.850 | 16 | 5 |
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12 | 7 | Japan}} Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | 25 | +48.121 | 18 | 4 |
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13 | 44 | Italy}} Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | 25 | +1:16.123 | 21 | 3 |
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14 | 25 | Japan}} Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | 25 | +1:16.438 | 17 | 2 |
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15 | 18 | Japan}} Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | 25 | +1:16.524 | 20 | 1 |
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16 | 64 | Australia}} Shaun Geronimi | Yamaha | 24 | +1 lap | 23 |
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17 | 43 | Australia}} David Horton | Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 25 |
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18 | 22 | France}} Matthieu Lagrive | Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 26 |
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19 | 41 | Argentina}} Federico Gartner | Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 24 |
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20 | 63 | New Zealand}} Craig Frederickson | Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 28 |
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Ret | 24 | UK}} Jason Vincent | TSR-Honda | 18 | Accident | 19 |
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Ret | 9 | UK}} Jeremy McWilliams | TSR-Honda | 16 | Accident | 14 |
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Ret | 21 | Italy}} Franco Battaini | Yamaha | 16 | Accident | 10 |
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Ret | 27 | Argentina}} Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | 16 | Retirement | 9 |
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Ret | 42 | Australia}} William Strugnell | Yamaha | 15 | Retirement | 27 |
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Ret | 31 | Japan}} Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 14 | Accident | 4 |
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Ret | 17 | Spain}} José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | 9 | Retirement | 12 |
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Ret | 14 | Italy}} Davide Bulega | ERP Honda | 9 | Retirement | 22 |
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DNS | 15 | Australia}} Martin Craggill | Aprilia | Did not start |
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DNQ | 62 | Australia}} Adam Brunskill | Yamaha | Did not qualify |
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Source: [6] |
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125 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 20 | Japan}} Masao Azuma | Honda | 23 | 38:56.336 | 4 | 25 |
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2 | 3 | Japan}} Tomomi Manako | Honda | 23 | +0.025 | 2 | 20 |
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3 | 13 | Italy}} Marco Melandri | Honda | 23 | +0.044 | 1 | 16 |
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4 | 4 | Japan}} Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 23 | +2.403 | 3 | 13 |
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5 | 41 | Japan}} Youichi Ui | Yamaha | 23 | +2.847 | 5 | 11 |
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6 | 15 | Italy}} Roberto Locatelli | Honda | 23 | +4.683 | 17 | 10 |
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7 | 10 | Italy}} Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 23 | +5.204 | 12 | 9 |
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8 | 39 | Czech Republic}} Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 23 | +12.758 | 9 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | Italy}} Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | 23 | +15.711 | 10 | 7 |
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10 | 23 | Italy}} Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 23 | +22.620 | 19 | 6 |
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11 | 26 | Italy}} Ivan Goi | Aprilia | 23 | +24.381 | 18 | 5 |
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12 | 32 | Italy}} Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 23 | +24.415 | 6 | 4 |
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13 | 29 | Spain}} Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Aprilia | 23 | +24.795 | 20 | 3 |
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14 | 9 | France}} Frédéric Petit | Honda | 23 | +25.156 | 13 | 2 |
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15 | 22 | Germany}} Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 23 | +25.254 | 21 | 1 |
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16 | 5 | Japan}} Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 23 | +28.938 | 16 |
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17 | 17 | Spain}} Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | 23 | +41.540 | 23 |
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18 | 2 | Japan}} Noboru Ueda | Honda | 23 | +41.615 | 11 |
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19 | 19 | Italy}} Andrea Ballerini | Yamaha | 23 | +42.645 | 14 |
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20 | 45 | Australia}} Jay Taylor | Honda | 23 | +54.654 | 24 |
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21 | 7 | Spain}} Emilio Alzamora | Aprilia | 23 | +1:01.832 | 22 |
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22 | 65 | Italy}} Andrea Iommi | Honda | 23 | +1:05.886 | 25 |
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23 | 43 | Australia}} Peter Galvin | Honda | 23 | +1:18.589 | 27 |
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Ret | 44 | Australia}} Judd Greedy | Honda | 22 | Retirement | 29 |
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Ret | 46 | Australia}} Anthony West | Honda | 12 | Accident | 26 |
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Ret | 59 | Spain}} Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 12 | Accident | 15 |
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Ret | 21 | France}} Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 12 | Retirement | 8 |
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Ret | 62 | Japan}} Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | 2 | Accident | 7 |
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Ret | 24 | Italy}} Alessandro Romagnoli | Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 28 |
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DNS | 42 | Australia}} Chedryian Bresland | Honda | Did not start |
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Source: [7] |
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-australian-motogp|title=1998 Australian MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdate=16 May 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/phillipisland.html|title=Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|accessdate=16 May 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-australian-motogp|title=1998 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/AUS/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=4 October 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1998/AUS/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998|website=www.motogp.com}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/250cc/AUS/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=4 October 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/125cc/AUS/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Qantas Australian Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=4 October 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}}
{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1998 | Previous_race_in_season = 1998 Catalan Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1998 Argentine Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1997 Australian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1999 Australian Grand Prix }} 4 : Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|1998 MotoGP race reports|1998 in Australian motorsport|Motorsport at Phillip Island |