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1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Italian |
| flag | Italy |
| Official_Name | Gran Premio Q8 d'Italia |
| Location | Mugello Circuit |
| Course_mi | 3.259 |
| Course_km | 5.245 |
| Race_No | 4 |
| Season_No | 14 |
| Date | 17 May |
| Year | 1998 |
| Image | Mugello Racing Circuit track map 15 turns.svg |
| Pole_Rider_500 | Mick Doohan |
| Pole_Rider_500_Country | Australia |
| Pole_Rider_500_Bike | Honda |
| Pole_Time_500 | 1:53.282 |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Mick Doohan |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | Australia |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | Honda |
| Fast_Time_500 | 1:53.342 on lap 7 |
| First_Rider_500 | Mick Doohan |
| First_Rider_500_Country | Australia |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | Honda |
| Second_Rider_500 | Max Biaggi |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | Honda |
| Third_Rider_500 | Àlex Crivillé |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | Spain |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Honda |
| Pole_Rider_250 | Tetsuya Harada |
| Pole_Rider_250_Country | Japan |
| Pole_Rider_250_Bike | Aprilia |
| Pole_Time_250 | 1:54.683 |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Marcellino Lucchi |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | Aprilia |
| Fast_Time_250 | 1:55.467 on lap 8 |
| First_Rider_250 | Marcellino Lucchi |
| First_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | Aprilia |
| Second_Rider_250 | Valentino Rossi |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | Aprilia |
| Third_Rider_250 | Tetsuya Harada |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | Japan |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | Aprilia |
| Pole_Rider_125 | Noboru Ueda |
| Pole_Rider_125_Country | Japan |
| Pole_Rider_125_Bike | Honda |
| Pole_Time_125 | 2:00.419 |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Lucio Cecchinello |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | Honda |
| Fast_Time_125 | 2:00.966 on lap 3 |
| First_Rider_125 | Tomomi Manako |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Japan |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | Honda |
| Second_Rider_125 | Marco Melandri |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | Honda |
| Third_Rider_125 | Gianluigi Scalvini |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_125_Bike | Honda |
The 1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 May 1998 at the Mugello Circuit.
500 cc classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Sources: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | 43:55.307 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ITA Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 23 | +5.395 | 3 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ESP Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | +13.141 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ESP Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 23 | +19.647 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | USA John Kocinski | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 23 | +19.826 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | JPN Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 23 | +21.881 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | NZL Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 23 | +22.626 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | JPN Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 23 | +24.235 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | BRA Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 23 | +27.943 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | FRA Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 23 | +40.767 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | DEU Ralf Waldmann | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 23 | +47.331 | 19 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | JPN Kyoji Nanba | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 23 | +59.623 | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | AUS Garry McCoy | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 23 | +1:04.004 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ESP Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | +1:09.319 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | FRA Sébastien Gimbert | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | +1:14.294 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | NLD Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 23 | +1:15.781 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | JPN Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 23 | +1:16.909 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | CHE Eskil Suter | MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 23 | +2:02.092 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | GBR Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | ITA Fabio Carpani | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | ITA Gianmaria Liverani | Team Paton | Paton | 21 | Retirement | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ESP Juan Borja | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 15 | Retirement | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USA Kenny Roberts Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 11 | Retirement | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | USA Matt Wait | FCC TSR | Honda | 0 | Accident | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | JPN Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda | Honda | Did not qualify |
250 cc classification
The race was held in two parts as rain caused its interruption; aggregate times from the two heats determined the final result.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | ITA Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | 21 | 40:59.049 | 3 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | ITA Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 21 | +5.701 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | JPN Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 21 | +7.625 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | ITA Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | 21 | +10.029 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ITA Stefano Perugini | Honda | 21 | +47.830 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | JPN Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 21 | +48.205 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | JPN Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 21 | +49.376 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | ESP José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | 21 | +50.080 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ESP Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | 21 | +50.161 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | ITA Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 21 | +52.738 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | ITA Franco Battaini | Yamaha | 21 | +54.241 | 17 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | JPN Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | 21 | +54.306 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | JPN Yasumasa Hatakeyama | ERP Honda | 21 | +1:50.752 | 23 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ITA Davide Bulega | Honda | 21 | +1:53.990 | 22 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | ARG Federico Gartner | Aprilia | 21 | +2:22.611 | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | FRA William Costes | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | JPN Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | 19 | Accident | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | GBR Jeremy McWilliams | TSR-Honda | 19 | Retirement | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ARG Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | 14 | Accident | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | JPN Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | 11 | Retirement | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | FRA Olivier Jacque | Honda | 10 | Retirement | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | GBR Jason Vincent | TSR-Honda | 6 | Retirement | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | DEU Jürgen Fuchs | Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | ITA Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | 1 | Accident | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | SWE Johan Stigefelt | Suzuki | Did not start |
125 cc classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | JPN Tomomi Manako | Honda | 20 | 40:53.607 | 3 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | ITA Marco Melandri | Honda | 20 | +0.044 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | 20 | +0.201 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | JPN Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 20 | +3.152 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | JPN Youichi Ui | Yamaha | 20 | +8.162 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ITA Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 20 | +8.195 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | JPN Noboru Ueda | Honda | 20 | +10.097 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FRA Frédéric Petit | Honda | 20 | +12.745 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | JPN Masao Azuma | Honda | 20 | +12.757 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | JPN Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 20 | +24.284 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | FRA Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 20 | +24.388 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ITA Paolo Tessari | Aprilia | 20 | +24.415 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | ITA Ivan Goi | Aprilia | 20 | +25.393 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DEU Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 20 | +31.066 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | ITA Claudio Cipriani | Aprilia | 20 | +49.419 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | ESP Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 20 | +52.007 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ESP Emilio Alzamora | Aprilia | 20 | +1:01.180 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | ESP Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | 20 | +1:01.801 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | JPN Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | 20 | +1:04.438 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | CHE Marco Tresoldi | Honda | 20 | +1:12.177 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | ITA Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 19 | Accident | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ITA Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 19 | Accident | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | ITA Andrea Iommi | Honda | 14 | Retirement | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | CZE Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 11 | Retirement | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ITA Christian Manna | Yamaha | 5 | Accident | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | ITA Roberto Locatelli | Honda | 4 | Retirement | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | ESP Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Aprilia | 4 | Retirement | 17 |
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.
;Riders' Championship standings
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Max Biaggi | 77 |
| 2 | AUS Mick Doohan | 70 |
| 3 | SPA Àlex Crivillé | 67 |
| 4 | SPA Carlos Checa | 54 |
| 5 | USA John Kocinski | 30 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN Honda | 100 |
| 2 | JPN Yamaha | 45 |
| 3 | JPN Suzuki | 36 |
| 4 | MYS Modenas KR3 | 24 |
| 5 | GER MuZ | 4 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1997 Italian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1999 Italian Grand Prix
References
- (13 June 2017). "1998 Italian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
- (17 May 1998). "Gran Premio Q8 d'Italia – 500cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
- "motogp.com · ITALIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998".
- (18 May 1998). "Mondiale. Il Gran Premio d'Italia scopre Marco Melandri, campione baby, protagonista nella 125 L'Italmoto si ritrova e trionfa al Mugello Nella 250 Lucchi guida l'Aprilia al poker 500: Biaggi cede a Doohan ma resta leader". [[Il Tirreno]].
- (17 May 1998). "Gran Premio Q8 d'Italia – 250cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
- (17 May 1998). "Gran Premio Q8 d'Italia – 125cc – Race Classification". [[Dorna Sports]].
- (1998). "Results".
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