1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

Australia  1998 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 October 1998
Official nameQantas Australian Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.448 km (2.764 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Australia Mick Doohan
Time 1:33.162
Fastest lap
Rider New Zealand Simon Crafar
Time 1:33.868 on lap 11
Podium
First Australia Mick Doohan
Second New Zealand Simon Crafar
Third Spain Àlex Crivillé
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:35.025
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tetsuya Harada
Time 1:35.253 on lap 7
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi
Second Italy Loris Capirossi
Third France Olivier Jacque
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Marco Melandri
Time 1:40.490
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Melandri
Time 1:40.296 on lap 23
Podium
First Japan Masao Azuma
Second Japan Tomomi Manako
Third Italy Marco Melandri

The 1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 4 October 1998 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Mick Doohan, clinching his fifth and final 500cc title after winning the race.
  1. ^ "1998 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.