WSBK › WorldSBK

WorldSBK 1998 results and standings

Every race of the 1998 WorldSBK season (12 rounds) and the standings.

Standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	Wins	Podiums	Points
1	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	3	14	351.5
2	Aaron Slight	Honda	5	10	347
3	Troy Corser	Ducati	2	14	328.5
4	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	5	10	293.5
5	Colin Edwards	Honda	3	6	279.5
6	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	5	7	258
7	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki		2	210
8	James Whitham	Suzuki		1	173
9	Peter Goddard	Suzuki			155
10	Scott Russell	Yamaha		1	130.5
11	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki			124.5
12	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati		2	83.5
13	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki			58
14	Alex Gramigni	Ducati			56
15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki			47
16	Keiichi Kitagawa	Suzuki	1	1	36
17	Akira Ryo	Suzuki		2	36
18	Andy Meklau	Ducati			31
19	Niall MacKenzie	Yamaha			26
20	Steve Hislop	Yamaha			26
21	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati			26
22	Ben Bostrom	Honda		1	22.5
23	Mark Willis	Suzuki			17
24	Wataru Yoshikawa	Yamaha			16
25	Udo Mark	Suzuki			13
26	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki			13
27	Jamie Hacking	Yamaha			12
28	Chris Walker	Kawasaki			9
29	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki			9
30	Kensuke Haga	Yamaha			8
31	Shinichi Itoh	Honda			8
32	Doug Chandler	Kawasaki		1	8
33	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki			8
34	Shinya Takeishi	Kawasaki			7
35	James Haydon	Suzuki			7
36	Steve Martin	Ducati			6
37	Sean Emmett	Ducati			5
38	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha			5
39	Frederic Protat	Ducati			5
40	Troy Bayliss	Ducati			4
41	Ricky Orlando	Kawasaki			3
42	Paolo Blora	Ducati			3
43	Shawn Giles	Honda			3
44	Yuichi Takeda	Honda			3
45	Heinz Platacis	Kawasaki			2
46	John Reynolds	Ducati			2
47	Matt Llewellyn	Ducati			2
48	Aaron Yates	Suzuki			2
49	Craig Connell	Ducati			2
50	Malcom Campbell	Ducati			2
51	Ruben Xaus	Suzuki			1
52	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda			1
53	Terry Rymer	Suzuki			1

Official results DB (WorldSBK) | 1998 WorldSBK | 12 rounds | Season points are the official standings. Points per race are computed from the scale of the time (the official results give none per race).

Results by round

Round 1

Phillip Island Mar 20–Mar 22 Carl Fogarty / Noriyuki Haga

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit · 4.445 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 22 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	58:58.433	2'15.772
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+1.040
3+16	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+3.131
4+13	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+9.929
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+15.271
6+10	69	Mark Willis	Suzuki	+1:04.840
7+9	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+1:08.494
8+8	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+1:10.350
9+7	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+1:10.961
10+6	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:17.120
11+5	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+1:18.115
12+4	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:21.307
13+3	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1:31.070
14+2	65	Malcom Campbell	Ducati	+1:33.346
15+1	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:33.601
16	62	Shawn Giles	Honda	+1:37.894
17	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1:43.512
18	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:55.258
19	60	Tony Rees	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
20	66	Daniel Vanolini	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
21	27	Frederic Protat	Honda	+1 lap(s)
22	74	Ed Miller	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
23	61	Dean Fulton	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
24	73	Chris Ognenis	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
25	67	Scott Webster	Yamaha	+1 lap(s)
26	64	Alistair Maxwell	Kawasaki	+5 lap(s)
27	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	Retired
28	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	Retired
29	70	Craig Connell	Ducati	Retired
30	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
31	68	John Phelan	Kawasaki	Retired
32	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	Retired
33	63	Steve Martin	Ducati	Retired

Race 2 22 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	58:55.822
2+20	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+0.071	2'15.700
3+16	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+6.555
4+13	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+8.505
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+8.520
6+10	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+16.297
7+9	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+20.846
8+8	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+20.911
9+7	69	Mark Willis	Suzuki	+1:12.676
10+6	63	Steve Martin	Ducati	+1:14.278
11+5	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+1:23.210
12+4	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:23.230
13+3	62	Shawn Giles	Honda	+1:23.886
14+2	70	Craig Connell	Ducati	+1:30.891
15+1	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:38.236
16	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1:53.379
17	64	Alistair Maxwell	Kawasaki	+2:55.985
18	66	Daniel Vanolini	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
19	27	Frederic Protat	Honda	+1 lap(s)
20	61	Dean Fulton	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
21	60	Tony Rees	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
22	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+1 lap(s)
23	73	Chris Ognenis	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
24	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+1 lap(s)
25	74	Ed Miller	Kawasaki	Retired
26	67	Scott Webster	Yamaha	Retired
27	65	Malcom Campbell	Ducati	Retired
28	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	Retired
29	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	Retired
30	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	Retired
31	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	Retired
32	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	Retired
33	68	John Phelan	Kawasaki	Retired

Round 2

Donington Apr 11–Apr 13 Noriyuki Haga

Donington Park · 4.023 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	1:05:41.163	2'14.560
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+4.030
3+16	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+10.158
4+13	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+10.509
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+15.809
6+10	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+17.845
7+9	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+1:01.616
8+8	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:04.944
9+7	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+1:05.207
10+6	51	Steve Hislop	Yamaha	+1:05.400
11+5	42	Chris Walker	Kawasaki	+1:16.346
12+4	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+1:25.330
13+3	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:25.696
14+2	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:25.832
15+1	38	James Haydon	Suzuki	+1:32.390
16	37	Terry Rymer	Suzuki	+1:32.873
17	22	Ian Simpson	Honda	+1:54.500
18	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+2:46.297
19	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+2:54.743
20	13	Jamie Robinson	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
21	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
22	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
23	52	Oddgeir Havnen	Honda	+1 lap(s)
24	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	Retired
25	25	Sean Emmett	Ducati	Retired
26	27	Frederic Protat	Honda	Retired
27	32	Troy Bayliss	Ducati	Retired
28	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
29	31	Niall MacKenzie	Yamaha	Retired
30	33	Michael Rutter	Honda	Did not start

Race 2 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	1:05:35.544	2'13.880
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+1.524
3+16	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+8.214
4+13	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+15.025
5+11	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+18.758
6+10	31	Niall MacKenzie	Yamaha	+19.253
7+9	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+19.304
8+8	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:05.956
9+7	51	Steve Hislop	Yamaha	+1:12.259
10+6	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+1:13.457
11+5	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:22.292
12+4	42	Chris Walker	Kawasaki	+1:24.433
13+3	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:28.476
14+2	38	James Haydon	Suzuki	+1:31.432
15+1	37	Terry Rymer	Suzuki	+1:42.060
16	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+1:52.572
17	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:58.413
18	22	Ian Simpson	Honda	+2:46.455
19	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+2:55.756
20	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+3:03.460
21	13	Jamie Robinson	Ducati	+3:08.243
22	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+3:11.181
23	27	Frederic Protat	Honda	+4:29.612
24	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	Retired
25	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
26	25	Sean Emmett	Ducati	Retired
27	52	Oddgeir Havnen	Honda	Retired
28	32	Troy Bayliss	Ducati	Retired
29	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	Retired
30	33	Michael Rutter	Honda	Retired

Round 3

Monza May 8–May 10 Colin Edwards

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · 5.137 km · Pole: Aaron Slight

Race 1 18 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	53:44.648
2+20	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+0.083	2'26.856
3+16	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+5.634
4+13	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+6.096
5+11	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+6.147
6+10	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+6.237
7+9	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+20.281
8+8	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+24.424
9+7	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+29.318
10+6	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+29.538
11+5	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	+29.651
12+4	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:20.880
13+3	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:43.283
14+2	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1:52.562
15+1	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+1:55.038
16	27	Frederic Protat	Honda	+2:13.983
17	49	Paolo Blora	Ducati	+2:59.086
18	54	Giorgio Cantalupo	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
19	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+1 lap(s)
20	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+1 lap(s)
21	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	Retired
22	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	Retired
23	55	Michael Bursa	Kawasaki	Retired
24	53	Giovanni Valtulini	Yamaha	Retired
25	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	Retired
26	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	Retired
27	58	Fausto Pojer	Ducati	Retired
28	56	Jesus Rodriguez Pineda	Ducati	Retired
29	46	Vittorio Scatola	Kawasaki	Retired
30	52	Paolo Malvini	Ducati	Retired

Race 2 18 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	53:49.458
2+20	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+2.697
3+16	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+4.295
4+13	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+10.641
5+11	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+18.439
6+10	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+18.464
7+9	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+25.502
8+8	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+25.610
9+7	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	+28.115
10+6	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+28.134
11+5	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:16.917
12+4	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:33.692
13+3	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:33.864
14+2	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1:52.800
15+1	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+1:53.704
16	27	Frederic Protat	Honda	+2:05.283
17	49	Paolo Blora	Ducati	+2:55.117
18	54	Giorgio Cantalupo	Ducati	+3:00.709
19	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+3:06.113
20	52	Paolo Malvini	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
21	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
22	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	Retired	2'26.866
23	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
24	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
25	53	Giovanni Valtulini	Yamaha	Retired
26	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	Retired
27	46	Vittorio Scatola	Kawasaki	Retired
28	56	Jesus Rodriguez Pineda	Ducati	Retired

Round 4

Albacete May 22–May 24 Pierfrancesco Chili / Carl Fogarty

Albacete · 3.539 km · Pole: Noriyuki Haga

Race 1 20 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	57:12.554	2'21.284
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+1.316
3+16	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+3.809
4+13	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+10.650
5+11	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+11.978
6+10	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+12.112
7+9	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+12.894
8+8	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:16.202
9+7	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+1:26.785
10+6	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+1:31.169
11+5	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:32.889
12+4	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:33.550
13+3	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+1:33.658
14+2	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+1:34.959
15+1	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+1:45.985
16	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+2:02.789
17	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+1 lap(s)
18	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
19	57	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
20	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
21	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	Retired

Race 2 20 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	51:49.535
2+20	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+6.032	2'12.845
3+16	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+8.807
4+13	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+15.357
5+11	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+16.162
6+10	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+20.656
7+9	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+20.744
8+8	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+29.677
9+7	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+30.991
10+6	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:40.057
11+5	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+1:40.728
12+4	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:47.780
13+3	57	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1:55.505
14+2	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+2:01.942
15+1	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+2:17.421
16	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
17	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	Retired
18	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	Retired
19	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	Retired
20	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
21	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	Retired

Round 5

Nurburgring Jun 5–Jun 7 Aaron Slight / Pierfrancesco Chili

Nürburgring · 5.137 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 21 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	1:07:11.963	2'33.516
2+20	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+6.608
3+16	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+12.436
4+13	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+16.677
5+11	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+1:24.204
6+10	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+1:24.485
7+9	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+1:24.745
8+8	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:36.233
9+7	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:39.296
10+6	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:39.519
11+5	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+2:00.123
12+4	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+2:50.446
13+3	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+3:00.282
14+2	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
15+1	77	Ruben Xaus	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
16	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
17	75	Norman Manz	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
18	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+2 lap(s)
19	78	Uwe Pollheide	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
20	76	Lothar Kraus	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
21	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+3 lap(s)
22	91	Franz Heidger	Kawasaki	+3 lap(s)
23	74	Robert Hueber	Kawasaki	Retired
24	72	Udo Mark	Suzuki	Retired
25	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	Retired
26	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	Retired
27	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
28	73	Jonnie Ekerold	Kawasaki	Retired
29	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	Retired

Race 2 21 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	1:07:28.961	2'34.508
2+20	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+51.117
3+16	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+51.925
4+13	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+1:14.889
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+1:17.330
6+10	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+1:35.872
7+9	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+1:44.479
8+8	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+2:34.487
9+7	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+2:41.927
10+6	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+2:43.325
11+5	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+2:43.810
12+4	72	Udo Mark	Suzuki	+3:00.250
13+3	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+3:09.074
14+2	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
15+1	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
16	77	Ruben Xaus	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
17	73	Jonnie Ekerold	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
18	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+2 lap(s)
19	91	Franz Heidger	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
20	79	Detlef Guderiam	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
21	78	Uwe Pollheide	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
22	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
23	76	Lothar Kraus	Kawasaki	+3 lap(s)
24	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	Retired
25	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	Retired
26	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	Retired
27	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	Retired
28	75	Norman Manz	Suzuki	Retired
29	74	Robert Hueber	Kawasaki	Retired
30	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	Retired

Round 6

Misano Adriatico Jun 19–Jun 21 Aaron Slight

Misano Circuit Sic 58 · 4.226 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	1:05:54.406	2'14.665
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+0.720
3+16	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+2.304
4+13	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+5.068
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+50.273
6+10	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+1:07.881
7+9	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+1:11.647
8+8	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:20.899
9+7	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	+1:43.420
10+6	72	Udo Mark	Suzuki	+2:25.941
11+5	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+2:29.029
12+4	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+2:38.771
13+3	74	Paolo Blora	Ducati	+2:42.198
14+2	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+2:42.227
15+1	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+2:42.578
16	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	+1 lap(s)
17	76	Marco Dall'Aglio	Yamaha	+1 lap(s)
18	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
19	46	Bruno Scatola	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
20	81	Enzo Chiapello	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
21	80	Stavros Stavroulakjs	Ducati	+2 lap(s)
22	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
23	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	Retired
24	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
25	78	Paolo Malvini	Ducati	Retired
26	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
27	47	Giovanni Valtulini	Yamaha	Retired
28	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	Retired
29	75	Giorgio Cantalupo	Ducati	Retired
30	73	Massimo Accornero	Suzuki	Retired
31	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	Retired
32	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	Retired

Race 2 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	1:05:49.893	2'14.719
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+1.058
3+16	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+3.269
4+13	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+53.450
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+53.547
6+10	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+58.889
7+9	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+1:18.590
8+8	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+1:18.701
9+7	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	+1:20.104
10+6	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:45.947
11+5	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:47.477
12+4	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:47.945
13+3	72	Udo Mark	Suzuki	+1:49.703
14+2	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+2:41.669
15+1	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+2:59.780
16	74	Paolo Blora	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
17	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
18	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+1 lap(s)
19	80	Stavros Stavroulakjs	Ducati	+4 lap(s)
20	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	Retired
21	81	Enzo Chiapello	Kawasaki	Retired
22	46	Bruno Scatola	Kawasaki	Retired
23	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	Retired
24	21	Jean Marc Deletang	Yamaha	Retired
25	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	Retired
26	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	Retired
27	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	Retired
28	75	Giorgio Cantalupo	Ducati	Retired
29	76	Marco Dall'Aglio	Yamaha	Retired
30	47	Giovanni Valtulini	Yamaha	Retired

Round 7

Kyalami Jul 3–Jul 5 Pierfrancesco Chili

Kyalami · 4.246 km · Pole: Pierfrancesco Chili

Race 1 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	1:12:25.405	2'23.970
2+20	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+1.301
3+16	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+8.294
4+13	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+8.721
5+11	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+9.140
6+10	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+10.673
7+9	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+10.688
8+8	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+56.802
9+7	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+57.082
10+6	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:17.723
11+5	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:46.067
12+4	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:52.741
13+3	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+2:44.722
14+2	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
15+1	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
16	73	Clinton Pienaar	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
17	76	Issy Zimmermann	Ducati	+2 lap(s)
18	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	Retired
19	75	Noel Haarhoff	Ducati	Retired
20	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	Retired
21	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	Retired

Race 2 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	1:12:25.115
2+20	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+0.230
3+16	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+0.410
4+13	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+1.285
5+11	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+1.337	2'24.151
6+10	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+9.805
7+9	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+58.151
8+8	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+1:11.715
9+7	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:17.409
10+6	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:29.942
11+5	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:36.962
12+4	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1:41.154
13+3	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1:42.722
14+2	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+2:36.367
15+1	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
16	76	Issy Zimmermann	Ducati	+2 lap(s)
17	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	Retired
18	73	Clinton Pienaar	Ducati	Retired
19	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
20	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	Retired

Round 8

Laguna Seca Jul 10–Jul 12 Troy Corser / Noriyuki Haga

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca · 3.610 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 12 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+12.5	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	28:55.408	2'07.149
2+10	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+7.646
3+8	110	Doug Chandler	Kawasaki	+7.656
4+6.5	101	Ben Bostrom	Honda	+10.388
5+5.5	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+10.481
6+5	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+10.750
7+4.5	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+11.232
8+4	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+12.871
9+3.5	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+14.018
10+3	92	Jamie Hacking	Yamaha	+14.224
11+2.5	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+15.725
12+2	20	Aaron Yates	Suzuki	+16.144
13+1.5	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+22.928
14+1	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+24.272
15+0.5	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:07.531
16	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:07.807
17	97	Richard Oliver	Yamaha	+1:08.874
18	9	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Kawasaki	+1:12.096
19	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:18.890
20	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1:25.084
21	79	James Randolph	Honda	+1:28.772
22	86	Ricky Orlando	Kawasaki	+1:54.629
23	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+3 lap(s)
24	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	Retired
25	66	Mat Mladin	Suzuki	Retired
26	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	Retired

Race 2 28 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	1:08:27.668	2'07.340
2+20	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+0.488
3+16	101	Ben Bostrom	Honda	+4.715
4+13	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+4.725
5+11	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+5.733
6+10	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+16.842
7+9	92	Jamie Hacking	Yamaha	+22.273
8+8	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+28.479
9+7	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+29.018
10+6	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+43.357
11+5	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:39.827
12+4	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+1:54.092
13+3	86	Ricky Orlando	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
14	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
15	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	Retired
16	66	Mat Mladin	Suzuki	Retired
17	20	Aaron Yates	Suzuki	Retired
18	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	Retired
19	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	Retired
20	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	Retired

Round 9

Brands Hatch Jul 31–Aug 2 Colin Edwards / Troy Corser

Brands Hatch · 3.702 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	1:00:16.391
2+20	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+0.103	2'06.245
3+16	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+10.761
4+13	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+12.322
5+11	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+17.245
6+10	31	Niall MacKenzie	Yamaha	+20.577
7+9	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+23.526
8+8	51	Steve Hislop	Yamaha	+25.196
9+7	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+29.704
10+6	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+31.166
11+5	56	Sean Emmett	Ducati	+31.359
12+4	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+41.056
13+3	32	Troy Bayliss	Ducati	+1:39.363
14+2	64	Matt Llewellyn	Ducati	+1:46.585
15+1	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+2:02.439
16	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
17	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
18	66	Brett Sampson	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
19	67	Max Vincent	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
20	68	Steve Marks	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
21	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
22	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	Retired
23	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
24	37	Terry Rymer	Suzuki	Retired
25	49	John Reynolds	Ducati	Retired
26	38	James Haydon	Suzuki	Retired
27	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired

Race 2 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	1:00:07.237
2+20	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+3.240
3+16	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+4.227	2'06.164
4+13	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+5.366
5+11	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+5.551
6+10	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+19.192
7+9	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+19.876
8+8	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+20.030
9+7	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+20.308
10+6	31	Niall MacKenzie	Yamaha	+20.467
11+5	51	Steve Hislop	Yamaha	+29.315
12+4	38	James Haydon	Suzuki	+30.128
13+3	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+30.345
14+2	49	John Reynolds	Ducati	+40.866
15+1	32	Troy Bayliss	Ducati	+52.379
16	37	Terry Rymer	Suzuki	+52.400
17	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+2:07.737
18	67	Max Vincent	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
19	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	+1 lap(s)
20	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+1 lap(s)
21	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
22	56	Sean Emmett	Ducati	Retired
23	66	Brett Sampson	Kawasaki	Retired
24	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
25	64	Matt Llewellyn	Ducati	Retired
26	68	Steve Marks	Kawasaki	Retired
27	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	Retired

Round 10

Zeltweg Aug 28–Aug 30 Aaron Slight

Red Bull Ring · 4.318 km · Pole: Aaron Slight

Race 1 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap	Top speed
1+25	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	1:03:23.873		272.0
2+20	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+1.155	2'10.447
3+16	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+1.321		270.6
4+13	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+7.771		275.5
5+11	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+9.262		267.3
6+10	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+15.465		270.6
7+9	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+19.287
8+8	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+19.684		271.3
9+7	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+23.902		266.0
10+6	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+35.152
11+5	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+36.285
12+4	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+36.358
13+3	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:50.238
14+2	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	+1:56.925
15+1	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+2:00.589
16	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	+2:14.509
17	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+2:14.646
18	12	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
19	54	Johann Wolfsteiner	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
20	52	Gerhard Esterer	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
21	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	+1 lap(s)
22	58	Gernot Szakolczai	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
23	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
24	71	Ossi Niederkircher	Suzuki	+2 lap(s)
25	68	Ali Guettouche	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
26	75	Franz Mundsperger	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
27	59	Christian Zaiser	Honda	Retired
28	55	Manfred Kainz	Kawasaki	Retired
29	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	Retired
30	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	Retired

Race 2 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap	Top speed
1+25	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	1:03:23.213
2+20	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+0.181
3+16	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+1.972
4+13	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+6.014
5+11	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+6.281	2'10.276	272.7
6+10	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+19.436
7+9	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+19.881
8+8	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+19.934		268.6
9+7	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+23.665		275.5
10+6	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+24.238
11+5	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+38.571
12+4	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+46.417
13+3	48	Andy Meklau	Ducati	+56.090
14+2	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:38.383
15+1	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:58.266
16	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
17	54	Johann Wolfsteiner	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
18	52	Gerhard Esterer	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
19	58	Gernot Szakolczai	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
20	71	Ossi Niederkircher	Suzuki	+1 lap(s)
21	68	Ali Guettouche	Kawasaki	+2 lap(s)
22	12	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki	Retired
23	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	Retired
24	55	Manfred Kainz	Kawasaki	Retired
25	59	Christian Zaiser	Honda	Retired
26	19	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	Retired
27	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
28	53	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki	Retired

Round 11

Assen Sep 4–Sep 6 Pierfrancesco Chili / Carl Fogarty

TT Circuit Assen · 4.542 km · Pole: Pierfrancesco Chili

Race 1 16 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	55:28.451	3'24.526
2+20	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+0.158
3+16	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+3.948
4+13	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+19.009
5+11	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+19.898
6+10	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+22.025
7+9	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+22.091
8+8	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+1:18.844
9+7	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+1:18.964
10+6	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+1:24.653
11+5	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	+1:38.171
12+4	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:47.225
13+3	12	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki	+1:57.891
14+2	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+2:03.563
15+1	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+3:03.960
16	78	Heinz Platacis	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
17	79	Gijsbert Spilt	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
18	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
19	27	Frederic Protat	Ducati	Retired
20	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	Retired

Race 2 16 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	55:30.118	3'24.554
2+20	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+5.278
3+16	11	Troy Corser	Ducati	+5.425
4+13	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+12.755
5+11	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+12.818
6+10	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+12.924
7+9	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+13.037
8+8	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	+1:15.852
9+7	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+1:28.400
10+6	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+1:28.813
11+5	12	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki	+2:00.702
12+4	57	Erkka Korpiaho	Kawasaki	+2:08.560
13+3	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+2:08.815
14+2	78	Heinz Platacis	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
15	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	Retired
16	39	Alex Gramigni	Ducati	Retired
17	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	Retired
18	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	Retired
19	79	Gijsbert Spilt	Kawasaki	Retired

Round 12

Sugo Oct 2–Oct 4 Keiichi Kitagawa / Noriyuki Haga

Sportsland Sugo · 3.737 km · Pole: Troy Corser

Race 1 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	85	Keiichi Kitagawa	Suzuki	1:03:23.718
2+20	91	Akira Ryo	Suzuki	+0.307	2'10.113
3+16	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+1.073
4+13	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+1.684
5+11	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+11.905
6+10	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+13.333
7+9	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+14.742
8+8	84	Shinichi Itoh	Honda	+14.972
9+7	89	Wataru Yoshikawa	Yamaha	+15.327
10+6	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+15.555
11+5	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+15.711
12+4	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	+26.329
13+3	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+30.160
14+2	87	Shinya Takeishi	Kawasaki	+31.598
15+1	98	Yuichi Takeda	Honda	+31.640
16	93	Tamaki Serizawa	Kawasaki	+45.527
17	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+1:36.971
18	96	Manabu Kamada	Honda	+1:41.805
19	12	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki	+2:01.977
20	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+2:03.552
21	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+1 lap(s)
22	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
23	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	Retired
24	97	Akira Watanabe	Suzuki	Retired
25	90	Kensuke Haga	Yamaha	Retired

Race 2 25 laps · Air 0°C / track 0°C

Pos	No.	Rider	Bike	Time/Gap	Best lap
1+25	41	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha	1:03:20.953	2'10.028
2+20	4	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki	+1.382
3+16	91	Akira Ryo	Suzuki	+1.566
4+13	2	Carl Fogarty	Ducati	+7.859
5+11	85	Keiichi Kitagawa	Suzuki	+10.749
6+10	111	Aaron Slight	Honda	+11.885
7+9	89	Wataru Yoshikawa	Yamaha	+12.127
8+8	90	Kensuke Haga	Yamaha	+21.419
9+7	8	James Whitham	Suzuki	+24.193
10+6	6	Peter Goddard	Suzuki	+24.211
11+5	87	Shinya Takeishi	Kawasaki	+25.301
12+4	44	Scott Russell	Yamaha	+26.028
13+3	45	Colin Edwards	Honda	+33.970
14+2	98	Yuichi Takeda	Honda	+34.191
15+1	35	Gregorio Lavilla	Ducati	+53.723
16	5	Neil Hodgson	Kawasaki	+57.586
17	96	Manabu Kamada	Honda	+1:56.115
18	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki	+2:01.576
19	12	Mario Innamorati	Kawasaki	+2:13.042
20	10	Andrew Stroud	Kawasaki	+2:13.623
21	93	Tamaki Serizawa	Kawasaki	Retired
22	50	Jiri Mrkyvka (Senior)	Honda	Retired
23	7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	Retired
24	84	Shinichi Itoh	Honda	Retired

Official results DB (WorldSBK) | 1998 WorldSBK | 12 rounds