1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Japan  1998 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 April 1998
Official nameMarlboro Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
LocationSuzuka Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.864 km (3.644 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Max Biaggi Honda
Time 2:05.772
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Max Biaggi Honda
Time 2:06.746 on lap 4
Podium
First Italy Max Biaggi Honda
Second Japan Tadayuki Okada Honda
Third Japan Noriyuki Haga Yamaha
250cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Daijiro Kato Honda
Time 2:08.430
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Naoki Matsudo Yamaha
Time 2:09.284 on lap 8
Podium
First Japan Daijiro Kato Honda
Second Japan Shinya Nakano Yamaha
Third Japan Naoki Matsudo Yamaha
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Noboru Ueda Honda
Time 2:15.162
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Masao Azuma Honda
Time 2:16.128 on lap 6
Podium
First Japan Kazuto Sakata Aprilia
Second Japan Tomomi Manako Honda
Third Japan Masao Azuma Honda

The 1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 April 1998 at the Suzuka Circuit. The rookie Max Biaggi surprised everyone by winning his first ever GP500 race.

  1. ^ "1998 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "1998 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Suzuka Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.