1998 British motorcycle Grand Prix

United Kingdom  1998 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 July 1998
Official nameBritish Grand Prix[1][2]
LocationDonington Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider New Zealand Simon Crafar
Time 1:32.128
Fastest lap
Rider New Zealand Simon Crafar
Time 1:32.661 on lap 14
Podium
First New Zealand Simon Crafar
Second Australia Mick Doohan
Third Japan Norick Abe
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:34.085
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Loris Capirossi
Time 1:34.188 on lap 26
Podium
First Italy Loris Capirossi
Second Japan Tetsuya Harada
Third Italy Stefano Perugini
125cc
Pole position
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:39.294
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Kazuto Sakata
Time 1:39.465 on lap 7
Podium
First Japan Kazuto Sakata
Second Italy Mirko Giansanti
Third Japan Youichi Ui

The 1998 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 July 1998 at Donington Park. In the 125cc class this race was Kazuto Sakata's last victory in his career

  1. ^ "1998 British MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Donington Park – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.