- 500 cc classification
- 250 cc classification
- 125 cc classification
- References
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = City of Imola | flag = Italy | Official_Name = Gran Premio Cirio "Città di Imola"[1] | Location = Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | Course_mi = 3.063 | Course_km = 4.930 | Race_No = 11 | Season_No = 14 | Date = 6 September | Year = 1998 | Image = Imola.svg | Pole_Rider_500 = Jean-Michel Bayle | Pole_Rider_500_Country = France | Pole_Time_500 = 1:49.345 | Fast_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Fast_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Fast_Time_500 = 1:49.556 on lap 22 | First_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan | First_Rider_500_Country = Australia | Second_Rider_500 = Àlex Crivillé | Second_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Third_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Third_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | Pole_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Pole_Time_250 = 1:53.560 | Fast_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | Fast_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_250 = 1:52.533 on lap 21 | First_Rider_250 = Valentino Rossi | First_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Second_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi | Second_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Third_Rider_250 = Stefano Perugini | Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri | Pole_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_125 = 1:59.795 | Fast_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | Fast_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_125 = 1:58.880 on lap 15 | First_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | First_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri | Second_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Third_Rider_125 = Masao Azuma | Third_Rider_125_Country = Japan }}The 1998 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 6 September 1998 at Imola. 500 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 1 | AUS}} Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda | Honda | 25 | 46:00.092 | 3 | 25 |
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2 | 4 | ESP}} Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 25 | +6.564 | 6 | 20 |
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3 | 6 | ITA}} Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 25 | +8.721 | 4 | 16 |
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4 | 9 | BRA}} Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 25 | +11.244 | 2 | 13 |
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5 | 12 | FRA}} Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 25 | +21.672 | 1 | 11 |
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6 | 5 | JPN}} Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 25 | +28.407 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 2 | JPN}} Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda | Honda | 25 | +36.627 | 9 | 9 |
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8 | 15 | ESP}} Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 25 | +36.876 | 13 | 8 |
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9 | 3 | JPN}} Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 25 | +37.332 | 11 | 7 |
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10 | 8 | ESP}} Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 25 | +47.677 | 12 | 6 |
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11 | 11 | NZL}} Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 25 | +55.890 | 15 | 5 |
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12 | 55 | FRA}} Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 25 | +57.040 | 7 | 4 |
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13 | 19 | USA}} John Kocinski | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 25 | +58.878 | 8 | 3 |
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14 | 10 | USA}} Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 25 | +1:06.104 | 10 | 2 |
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15 | 28 | DEU}} Ralf Waldmann | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 25 | +1:18.308 | 16 | 1 |
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16 | 27 | JPN}} Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 25 | +1:19.432 | 19 |
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17 | 14 | ESP}} Juan Borja | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 25 | +1:28.491 | 18 |
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18 | 23 | USA}} Matt Wait | FCC TSR | Honda | 25 | +1:50.817 | 20 |
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19 | 57 | ITA}} Fabio Carpani | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 23 |
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Ret | 77 | CHE}} Eskil Suter | MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 18 | Retirement | 14 |
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Ret | 26 | FRA}} Bernard Garcia | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 16 | Retirement | 22 |
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Ret | 22 | FRA}} Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 15 | Retirement | 21 |
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Ret | 17 | NLD}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 12 | Retirement | 17 |
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Ret | 88 | GBR}} Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 12 | Retirement | 24 |
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Ret | 43 | ITA}} Paolo Tessari | Team Paton | Paton | 7 | Retirement | 25 |
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Sources: [1][2][3] |
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250 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 46 | ITA}} Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 23 | 43:43.815 | 5 | 25 |
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2 | 65 | ITA}} Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | 23 | +2.687 | 3 | 20 |
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3 | 4 | ITA}} Stefano Perugini | Honda | 23 | +4.175 | 6 | 16 |
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4 | 5 | JPN}} Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 23 | +6.524 | 4 | 13 |
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5 | 19 | FRA}} Olivier Jacque | Honda | 23 | +29.180 | 2 | 11 |
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6 | 6 | JPN}} Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 23 | +31.615 | 11 | 10 |
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7 | 37 | ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 23 | +32.948 | 15 | 9 |
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8 | 44 | ITA}} Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | 23 | +33.614 | 10 | 8 |
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9 | 7 | JPN}} Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | 23 | +35.892 | 7 | 7 |
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10 | 31 | JPN}} Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 23 | +39.595 | 1 | 6 |
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11 | 8 | ESP}} Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | 23 | +53.590 | 14 | 5 |
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12 | 17 | ESP}} José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | 23 | +53.988 | 19 | 4 |
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13 | 21 | ITA}} Franco Battaini | Yamaha | 23 | +54.686 | 20 | 3 |
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14 | 12 | JPN}} Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | 23 | +56.383 | 12 | 2 |
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15 | 24 | GBR}} Jason Vincent | TSR-Honda | 23 | +1:00.924 | 13 | 1 |
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16 | 14 | ITA}} Davide Bulega | ERP Honda | 23 | +1:13.181 | 16 |
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17 | 45 | ITA}} Diego Giugovaz | Aprilia | 23 | +1:16.205 | 21 |
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18 | 18 | JPN}} Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | 23 | +1:25.369 | 17 |
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19 | 48 | ITA}} Igor Antonelli | Aprilia | 23 | +1:29.514 | 22 |
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20 | 25 | JPN}} Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | 23 | +1:33.769 | 24 |
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21 | 16 | SWE}} Johan Stigefelt | Suzuki | 23 | +1:35.296 | 23 |
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22 | 22 | FRA}} Matthieu Lagrive | Honda | 23 | +1:38.260 | 25 |
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23 | 49 | ITA}} Filippo Cotti | Honda | 23 | +1:42.065 | 26 |
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24 | 41 | ARG}} Federico Gartner | Aprilia | 22 | +1 lap | 27 |
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Ret | 9 | GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams | TSR-Honda | 6 | Accident | 9 |
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Ret | 34 | ITA}} Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | 1 | Accident | 8 |
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Ret | 27 | ARG}} Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | 0 | Retirement | 18 |
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Source: [4] |
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125 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 3 | JPN}} Tomomi Manako | Honda | 21 | 42:05.831 | 2 | 25 |
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2 | 13 | ITA}} Marco Melandri | Honda | 21 | +0.087 | 1 | 20 |
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3 | 20 | JPN}} Masao Azuma | Honda | 21 | +10.394 | 8 | 16 |
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4 | 4 | JPN}} Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 21 | +10.466 | 7 | 13 |
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5 | 5 | JPN}} Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 21 | +22.699 | 4 | 11 |
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6 | 41 | JPN}} Youichi Ui | Yamaha | 21 | +26.133 | 22 | 10 |
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7 | 15 | ITA}} Roberto Locatelli | Honda | 21 | +26.546 | 3 | 9 |
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8 | 62 | JPN}} Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | 21 | +28.161 | 12 | 8 |
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9 | 21 | FRA}} Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 21 | +30.584 | 23 | 7 |
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10 | 26 | ITA}} Ivan Goi | Aprilia | 21 | +48.516 | 14 | 6 |
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11 | 9 | FRA}} Frédéric Petit | Honda | 21 | +48.656 | 17 | 5 |
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12 | 8 | ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | 21 | +1:02.010 | 10 | 4 |
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13 | 7 | ESP}} Emilio Alzamora | Aprilia | 21 | +1:12.085 | 13 | 3 |
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14 | 22 | DEU}} Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 21 | +1:12.337 | 11 | 2 |
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15 | 49 | ITA}} Andrea Zappa | Honda | 21 | +1:12.408 | 18 | 1 |
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16 | 17 | ESP}} Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | 21 | +1:13.006 | 25 |
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17 | 48 | ITA}} Max Sabbatani | Honda | 21 | +1:15.643 | 21 |
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18 | 14 | ITA}} Federico Cerroni | Aprilia | 21 | +1:24.081 | 20 |
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19 | 65 | ITA}} Andrea Iommi | Honda | 21 | +1:33.199 | 24 |
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Ret | 32 | ITA}} Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 17 | Accident | 6 |
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Ret | 29 | ESP}} Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Aprilia | 16 | Retirement | 19 |
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Ret | 63 | CHE}} Marco Tresoldi | Honda | 14 | Accident | 27 |
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Ret | 23 | ITA}} Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 14 | Accident | 9 |
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Ret | 59 | ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 10 | Retirement | 26 |
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Ret | 10 | ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 4 | Accident | 5 |
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Ret | 47 | ITA}} Riccardo Chiarello | Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 16 |
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Ret | 39 | CZE}} Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 0 | Retirement | 15 |
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DNS | 52 | JPN}} Hiroyuki Kikuchi | Honda | Did not start |
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DNS | 55 | SMR}} Manuel Poggiali | Honda | Did not start |
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DNS | 16 | ITA}} Christian Manna | Yamaha | Did not start |
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Source: [5] |
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References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-imola-motogp|title=1998 Imola MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|publisher=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/IMO/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Gran Premio Cirio "Città di Imola" – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=6 September 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1998/IMO/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · IMOLA GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998|website=www.motogp.com}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/250cc/IMO/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Gran Premio Cirio "Città di Imola" – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=6 September 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/125cc/IMO/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Gran Premio Cirio "Città di Imola" – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=6 September 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}}
{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = Imola Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1998 | Previous_race_in_season = 1998 Czech Republic Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1998 Catalan Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1997 Imola Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1999 Imola Grand Prix }} 3 : San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|1998 MotoGP race reports|1998 in Italian motorsport |