Race Result - Japanese Grand Prix - Sun 1 Nov 1998

1. Mika Hakkinen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1hr 27mins 22.5secs

2. Eddie Irvine Britain Ferrari-Ferrari + 6.4secs

3. David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes + 27.6secs

4. Damon Hill Britain Jordan-Mugen + 73.4secs

5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Germany Williams-Mecachrome + 73.8secs

6. Jacques Villeneuve Canada Williams-Mecachrome + 75.8secs

7. Jean Alesi France Sauber-Petronas + 96.0secs

8. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Benetton-Playlife + 101.3secs

9. Alex Wurz Austria Benetton-Playlife + 1 lap

10. Johnny Herbert Britain Sauber-Petronas + 1 lap

11. Olivier Panis France Prost-Peugeot + 1 lap

12. Jarno Trulli Italy Prost-Peugeot + 3 laps

Shinji Nakano Japan Minardi-Ford 42 laps completed

Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 32 laps completed

Tora Takagi Japan Tyrrell-Ford 29 laps completed

Esteban Tuero Argentina Minardi-Ford 29 laps completed

Rubens Barrichello Brazil Stewart-Ford 26 laps completed

Jos Verstappen Holland Stewart-Ford 22 laps completed

Mika Salo Finland Arrows-Arrows 16 laps completed

Ralf Schumacher Germany Jordan-Mugen 15 laps completed

Pedro Diniz Brazil Arrows-Arrows 3 laps completed