O 1998 Japanese Grand Prix foi vencido por Mika Häkkinen da McLaren. Apesar de conquistar a pole no(a) Japan, Michael Schumacher não foi capaz de vencer. Schumacher foi forçado a deixar a volta 31 devido a: Tyre.
A corrida no(a) Japan foi a última de 16 rodadas da temporada de 1998.
The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka, Mie, Japan on 1 November 1998. It was the sixteenteth and final round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 51-lap race was won by Mika Häkkinen driving for the McLaren-Mercedes team. Eddie Irvine, driving for Ferrari, finished second with David Coulthard third in the other McLaren. Häkkinen's win confirmed him as 1998 Drivers' Champion as title-rival Michael Schumacher retired with a punctured tyre on Lap 31.
Schumacher started on pole position but stalled on the formation lap, meaning he was forced to start at the back of the grid. Schumacher managed to climb the field during the course of the race and eventually retired from a punctured tyre sustained from running over debris from an incident that occurred previously.
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