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1998 German motorcycle Grand Prix

Motorsports event

Motorsports event

FieldValue
Grand PrixGerman
flagGermany
Official_NamePolini Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
LocationSachsenring
Course_mi2.180
Course_km3.508
Race_No9
Season_No14
Date19 July
Year1998
ImageSachsenring 1998–1999.png
Pole_Rider_500Max Biaggi
Pole_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_5001:27.894
Fast_Rider_500Alex Barros
Fast_Rider_500_CountryBrazil
Fast_Time_5001:28.381 on lap 3
First_Rider_500Mick Doohan
First_Rider_500_CountryAustralia
Second_Rider_500Max Biaggi
Second_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_500Àlex Crivillé
Third_Rider_500_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_250Tetsuya Harada
Pole_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_2501:28.684
Fast_Rider_250Tetsuya Harada
Fast_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_2501:28.625 on lap 3
First_Rider_250Tetsuya Harada
First_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_250Jeremy McWilliams
Second_Rider_250_CountryUK
Third_Rider_250Valentino Rossi
Third_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_125Marco Melandri
Pole_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_1251:30.793
Fast_Rider_125Tomomi Manako
Fast_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_1251:30.838 on lap 28
First_Rider_125Tomomi Manako
First_Rider_125_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_125Arnaud Vincent
Second_Rider_125_CountryFrance
Third_Rider_125Roberto Locatelli
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

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.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetWDSource:
1AUS **Mick Doohan****Repsol Honda****Honda**3146:00.8763**25**
6ITA **Max Biaggi****Marlboro Team Kanemoto****Honda**31+2.8731**20**
4ESP **Àlex Crivillé****Repsol Honda****Honda**31+11.3797**16**
9BRA **Alex Barros****Honda Gresini****Honda**31+11.5336**13**
55FRA **Régis Laconi****Red Bull Yamaha WCM****Yamaha**31+19.0934**11**
10USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Team Roberts****Modenas KR3**31+30.0872**10**
28DEU **Ralf Waldmann****Marlboro Team Roberts****Modenas KR3**31+34.88111**9**
17NLD **Jurgen van den Goorbergh****Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team****Honda**31+35.03310**8**
21JPN **Kyoji Nanba****Yamaha Team Rainey****Yamaha**31+46.07813**7**
3JPN **Nobuatsu Aoki****Suzuki Grand Prix Team****Suzuki**31+48.68412**6**
39ESP **Gregorio Lavilla****Movistar Honda Pons****Honda**31+58.01917**5**
26FRA **Bernard Garcia****Tecmas Honda Elf****Honda**31+1:03.16519**4**
77CHE **Eskil Suter****MuZ Roc RennSport****MuZ**31+1:10.82714**3**
23USA **Matt Wait****FCC TSR****Honda**31+1:10.94118**2**
72ESP **Fernando Cristóbal****Shell Advance Racing****Honda**31+1:31.89620**1**
57ITA Fabio CarpaniTeam Polini InoxmacelHonda30+1 lap21
18AUS Garry McCoyShell Advance RacingHonda30Retirement15
15ESP Sete GibernauRepsol HondaHonda29Retirement9
88GBR Scott SmartTeam Millar Honda BritainHonda26Retirement16
11NZL Simon CrafarRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha11Accident5
5JPN Norick AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha5Accident8
60DEU Jörg SchöllhornTeam ZupinHondaWithdrew

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSWDSource:
31JPN **Tetsuya Harada****Aprilia**3044:43.4211**25**
9GBR **Jeremy McWilliams****TSR-Honda**30+9.0337**20**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Aprilia**30+9.2674**16**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Aprilia**30+10.6112**13**
24GBR **Jason Vincent****TSR-Honda**30+38.2618**11**
7JPN **Takeshi Tsujimura****Yamaha**30+43.61110**10**
17ESP **José Luis Cardoso****Yamaha**30+45.24313**9**
37ITA **Luca Boscoscuro****TSR-Honda**30+45.70216**8**
12JPN **Noriyasu Numata****Suzuki**30+49.91512**7**
66DEU **Alex Hofmann****Honda**30+51.52311**6**
44ITA **Roberto Rolfo****TSR-Honda**30+54.91418**5**
8ESP **Luis d'Antin****Yamaha**30+1:20.49917**4**
14ITA **Davide Bulega****ERP Honda**30+1:23.41820**3**
33GBR **Jamie Robinson****Yamaha**30+1:23.91514**2**
84DEU **Mike Baldinger****Honda**29+1 lap24**1**
86DEU Markus OberHonda13Accident21
85DEU Matthias NeukirchenAprilia13Accident25
20FRA William CostesHonda10Retirement23
47ITA Ivan ClementiYamaha9Accident19
16SWE Johan StigefeltSuzuki6Accident15
27ARG Sebastián PortoAprilia4Accident3
6JPN Haruchika AokiHonda4Retirement9
4ITA Stefano PeruginiHonda3Accident5
5JPN Tohru UkawaHonda3Accident6
41ARG Federico GartnerAprilia0Accident22
87DEU Adrian SchmidtHonda0Accident26
11DEU Jürgen FuchsApriliaDid not start
25JPN Yasumasa HatakeyamaERP HondaDid not start
68FRA Julien AllemandHondaWithdrew

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSSource:
3JPN **Tomomi Manako****Honda**2944:37.9476**25**
21FRA **Arnaud Vincent****Aprilia**29+16.51318**20**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Honda**29+24.7549**16**
52JPN **Hiroyuki Kikuchi****Honda**29+24.77111**13**
7ESP **Emilio Alzamora****Aprilia**29+25.7788**11**
62JPN **Yoshiaki Katoh****Yamaha**29+28.86216**10**
4JPN **Kazuto Sakata****Aprilia**29+37.7032**9**
22DEU **Steve Jenkner****Aprilia**29+39.68110**8**
5JPN **Masaki Tokudome****Aprilia**29+41.1477**7**
29ESP **Ángel Nieto, Jr.****Aprilia**29+49.44915**6**
26ITA **Ivan Goi****Aprilia**29+54.78323**5**
17ESP **Enrique Maturana****Yamaha**29+54.86819**4**
13ITA **Marco Melandri****Honda**29+55.2921**3**
65ITA **Andrea Iommi****Honda**29+55.35021**2**
16ITA **Christian Manna****Yamaha**29+58.31925**1**
85DEU Klaus NöhlesHonda29+1:09.22620
14ITA Federico CerroniAprilia29+1:17.97417
84DEU Reinhard StolzHonda29+1:27.43624
86DEU Oliver PerschkeYamaha29+1:28.17627
87DEU Dirk HeidolfHonda29+1:29.20528
20JPN Masao AzumaHonda10Retirement14
41JPN Youichi UiYamaha9Accident4
32ITA Mirko GiansantiHonda9Accident3
59ESP Jerónimo VidalAprilia8Accident22
23ITA Gino BorsoiAprilia7Accident5
39CZE Jaroslav HulešHonda7Accident12
88DEU Maik StiefYamaha6Retirement26
8ITA Gianluigi ScalviniHonda3Accident13
9FRA Frédéric PetitHondaDid not start
10ITA Lucio CecchinelloHondaDid not start

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1AUS Mick Doohan160
2ITA Max Biaggi148
3SPA Àlex Crivillé142
4SPA Carlos Checa106
5NZL Simon Crafar75

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Honda220
2JPN Yamaha127
3JPN Suzuki81
4MYS Modenas KR348
5GER MuZ9
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1997 German Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1999 German Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "1998 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sachsenring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. (19 July 1998). "Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 500cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  4. (19 July 1998). "Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 250cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  5. (19 July 1998). "Polini Motorrad GP Deutschland – 125cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
  6. (1998). "Results".
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