- 500 cc classification
- 250 cc classification
- 125 cc classification
- References
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = German | flag = Germany | Official_Name= Polini Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[1][2] | Location = Sachsenring | Course_mi = 2.180 | Course_km = 3.508 | Race_No = 9 | Season_No = 14 | Date = 19 July | Year = 1998 | Image = File:Sachsenring.svg | Pole_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Pole_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_500 = 1:27.894 | Fast_Rider_500 = Alex Barros | Fast_Rider_500_Country = Brazil | Fast_Time_500 = 1:28.381 on lap 3 | First_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan | First_Rider_500_Country = Australia | Second_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Second_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Third_Rider_500 = Àlex Crivillé | Third_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Pole_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | Pole_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Pole_Time_250 = 1:28.684 | Fast_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | Fast_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_250 = 1:28.625 on lap 3 | First_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | First_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_250 = Jeremy McWilliams | Second_Rider_250_Country = UK | Third_Rider_250 = Valentino Rossi | Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri | Pole_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_125 = 1:30.793 | Fast_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | Fast_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_125 = 1:30.838 on lap 28 | First_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | First_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_125 = Arnaud Vincent | Second_Rider_125_Country = France | Third_Rider_125 = Roberto Locatelli | Third_Rider_125_Country = Italy }}The 1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 July 1998 at the Sachsenring. 500 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 1 | AUS}} Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda | Honda | 31 | 46:00.876 | 3 | 25 |
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2 | 6 | ITA}} Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 31 | +2.873 | 1 | 20 |
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3 | 4 | ESP}} Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 31 | +11.379 | 7 | 16 |
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4 | 9 | BRA}} Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 31 | +11.533 | 6 | 13 |
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5 | 55 | FRA}} Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 31 | +19.093 | 4 | 11 |
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6 | 10 | USA}} Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 31 | +30.087 | 2 | 10 |
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7 | 28 | DEU}} Ralf Waldmann | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 31 | +34.881 | 11 | 9 |
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8 | 17 | NLD}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 31 | +35.033 | 10 | 8 |
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9 | 21 | JPN}} Kyoji Nanba | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 31 | +46.078 | 13 | 7 |
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10 | 3 | JPN}} Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 31 | +48.684 | 12 | 6 |
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11 | 39 | ESP}} Gregorio Lavilla | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 31 | +58.019 | 17 | 5 |
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12 | 26 | FRA}} Bernard Garcia | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 31 | +1:03.165 | 19 | 4 |
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13 | 77 | CHE}} Eskil Suter | MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 31 | +1:10.827 | 14 | 3 |
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14 | 23 | USA}} Matt Wait | FCC TSR | Honda | 31 | +1:10.941 | 18 | 2 |
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15 | 72 | ESP}} Fernando Cristóbal | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 31 | +1:31.896 | 20 | 1 |
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16 | 57 | ITA}} Fabio Carpani | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 30 | +1 lap | 21 |
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Ret | 18 | AUS}} Garry McCoy | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 30 | Retirement | 15 |
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Ret | 15 | ESP}} Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 29 | Retirement | 9 |
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Ret | 88 | GBR}} Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 26 | Retirement | 16 |
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Ret | 11 | NZL}} Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 11 | Accident | 5 |
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Ret | 5 | JPN}} Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 5 | Accident | 8 |
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WD | 60 | DEU}} Jörg Schöllhorn | Team Zupin | Honda | Withdrew |
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Source: [3] |
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250 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 31 | JPN}} Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 30 | 44:43.421 | 1 | 25 |
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2 | 9 | GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams | TSR-Honda | 30 | +9.033 | 7 | 20 |
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3 | 46 | ITA}} Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 30 | +9.267 | 4 | 16 |
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4 | 65 | ITA}} Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | 30 | +10.611 | 2 | 13 |
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5 | 24 | GBR}} Jason Vincent | TSR-Honda | 30 | +38.261 | 8 | 11 |
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6 | 7 | JPN}} Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | 30 | +43.611 | 10 | 10 |
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7 | 17 | ESP}} José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | 30 | +45.243 | 13 | 9 |
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8 | 37 | ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 30 | +45.702 | 16 | 8 |
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9 | 12 | JPN}} Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | 30 | +49.915 | 12 | 7 |
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10 | 66 | DEU}} Alex Hofmann | Honda | 30 | +51.523 | 11 | 6 |
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11 | 44 | ITA}} Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | 30 | +54.914 | 18 | 5 |
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12 | 8 | ESP}} Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | 30 | +1:20.499 | 17 | 4 |
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13 | 14 | ITA}} Davide Bulega | ERP Honda | 30 | +1:23.418 | 20 | 3 |
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14 | 33 | GBR}} Jamie Robinson | Yamaha | 30 | +1:23.915 | 14 | 2 |
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15 | 84 | DEU}} Mike Baldinger | Honda | 29 | +1 lap | 24 | 1 |
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Ret | 86 | DEU}} Markus Ober | Honda | 13 | Accident | 21 |
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Ret | 85 | DEU}} Matthias Neukirchen | Aprilia | 13 | Accident | 25 |
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Ret | 20 | FRA}} William Costes | Honda | 10 | Retirement | 23 |
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Ret | 47 | ITA}} Ivan Clementi | Yamaha | 9 | Accident | 19 |
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Ret | 16 | SWE}} Johan Stigefelt | Suzuki | 6 | Accident | 15 |
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Ret | 27 | ARG}} Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | 4 | Accident | 3 |
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Ret | 6 | JPN}} Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 4 | Retirement | 9 |
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Ret | 4 | ITA}} Stefano Perugini | Honda | 3 | Accident | 5 |
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Ret | 5 | JPN}} Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 3 | Accident | 6 |
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Ret | 41 | ARG}} Federico Gartner | Aprilia | 0 | Accident | 22 |
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Ret | 87 | DEU}} Adrian Schmidt | Honda | 0 | Accident | 26 |
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DNS | 11 | DEU}} Jürgen Fuchs | Aprilia | Did not start |
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DNS | 25 | JPN}} Yasumasa Hatakeyama | ERP Honda | Did not start |
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WD | 68 | FRA}} Julien Allemand | Honda | Withdrew |
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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 | 29 | 44:37.947 | 6 | 25 |
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2 | 21 | FRA}} Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 29 | +16.513 | 18 | 20 |
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3 | 15 | ITA}} Roberto Locatelli | Honda | 29 | +24.754 | 9 | 16 |
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4 | 52 | JPN}} Hiroyuki Kikuchi | Honda | 29 | +24.771 | 11 | 13 |
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5 | 7 | ESP}} Emilio Alzamora | Aprilia | 29 | +25.778 | 8 | 11 |
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6 | 62 | JPN}} Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | 29 | +28.862 | 16 | 10 |
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7 | 4 | JPN}} Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 29 | +37.703 | 2 | 9 |
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8 | 22 | DEU}} Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 29 | +39.681 | 10 | 8 |
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9 | 5 | JPN}} Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 29 | +41.147 | 7 | 7 |
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10 | 29 | ESP}} Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Aprilia | 29 | +49.449 | 15 | 6 |
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11 | 26 | ITA}} Ivan Goi | Aprilia | 29 | +54.783 | 23 | 5 |
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12 | 17 | ESP}} Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | 29 | +54.868 | 19 | 4 |
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13 | 13 | ITA}} Marco Melandri | Honda | 29 | +55.292 | 1 | 3 |
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14 | 65 | ITA}} Andrea Iommi | Honda | 29 | +55.350 | 21 | 2 |
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15 | 16 | ITA}} Christian Manna | Yamaha | 29 | +58.319 | 25 | 1 |
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16 | 85 | DEU}} Klaus Nöhles | Honda | 29 | +1:09.226 | 20 |
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17 | 14 | ITA}} Federico Cerroni | Aprilia | 29 | +1:17.974 | 17 |
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18 | 84 | DEU}} Reinhard Stolz | Honda | 29 | +1:27.436 | 24 |
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19 | 86 | DEU}} Oliver Perschke | Yamaha | 29 | +1:28.176 | 27 |
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20 | 87 | DEU}} Dirk Heidolf | Honda | 29 | +1:29.205 | 28 |
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Ret | 20 | JPN}} Masao Azuma | Honda | 10 | Retirement | 14 |
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Ret | 41 | JPN}} Youichi Ui | Yamaha | 9 | Accident | 4 |
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Ret | 32 | ITA}} Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 9 | Accident | 3 |
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Ret | 59 | ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 8 | Accident | 22 |
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Ret | 23 | ITA}} Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 7 | Accident | 5 |
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Ret | 39 | CZE}} Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 7 | Accident | 12 |
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Ret | 88 | DEU}} Maik Stief | Yamaha | 6 | Retirement | 26 |
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Ret | 8 | ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | 3 | Accident | 13 |
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DNS | 9 | FRA}} Frédéric Petit | Honda | Did not start |
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DNS | 10 | ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | Did not start |
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Source: [5] |
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-german-motogp|title=1998 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|publisher=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/sachsenring.html|title=Sachsenring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=www.progcovers.com}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/GER/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=19 July 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/250cc/GER/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=19 July 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/125cc/GER/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=19 July 1998|accessdate=24 May 2016}}
{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = German Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1998 | Previous_race_in_season = 1998 British Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1998 Czech Republic Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1997 German Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1999 German Grand Prix }} 3 : German motorcycle Grand Prix|1998 MotoGP race reports|1998 in German motorsport |