1998 - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

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1998 - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Race Name - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Date - 11/1/1998
Race Track - Suzuka Circuitland
Number of Starting Cars - 21
Laps Run - 51
Pole Winner Michael Schumacher
Average Race Speed - 205.364 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mika Hakkinen
Race Number - 16

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Mika Hkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G
2	4	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047
3	3	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G
4	8	Damon Hill	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 H
5	5	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01
6	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01
7	12	Jean Alesi	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D
8	10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01
9	9	Alexander Wurz	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01
10	11	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D
11	13	Olivier Panis	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16
12	14	Jarno Trulli	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16
13	20	Shinji Nakano	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R
14	1	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047
15	17	Tora Takagi	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 026	Ford JD Zetec-R
16	21	Esteban Tuero	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R
17	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R
18	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R
19	15	Mika Salo	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1
20	7	Ralf Schumacher	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 H
21	18	Pedro Diniz	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1