Race Result - Japanese Grand Prix .

1. Mika Hakkinen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 53 laps 1hr 31mins 18.785secs 204.086kph

2. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari +05.015secs

3. Eddie Irvine Britain Ferrari-Ferrari +1min 35.688secs

4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen Germany Jordan-Mugen +1min 38.635secs

5. Ralf Schumacher Germany Williams-Supertec +1min 39.494secs

6. Jean Alesi France Sauber-Petronas +1 lap


7. Johnny Herbert Britain Stewart-Ford +1 lap

8. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Stewart-Ford +1 lap

9. Jacques Villeneuve Canada BAR-Supertec +1 lap

10. Alex Wurz Austria Benetton-Playlife +1 lap

11. Pedro Diniz Brazil Sauber-Petronas +1 lap

12. Ricardo Zonta Brazil BAR-Supertec +1 lap

13. Pedro de la Rosa Spain Arrows-Arrows +2 laps

14. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Benetton-Playlife +6 laps (DNF)


Tora Takagi Japan Arrows-Arrows 43 laps completed

Luca Badoer Italy Minardi-Ford 43 laps completed

David Coulthard Britain McLaren-Mercedes 39 laps completed

Marc Gene Spain Minardi-Ford 31 laps completed

Damon Hill Britain Jordan-Mugen 21 laps completed

Olivier Panis France Prost-Peugeot 19 laps completed

Jarno Trulli Italy Prost-Peugeot 3 laps completed

Alex Zanardi Italy Williams-Supertec 0 laps completed


Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher Ferrari-Ferrari 1min 41.319secs