- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Mika Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine, and David Coulthard
- Race date
- November 1, 1998
- Pole
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Michael Schumacher
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. Eddie Irvine is listed 2 for Ferrari, with David Coulthard 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Jean Alesi from P12 to P7 (+5), Damon Hill from P8 to P4 (+4), and Eddie Irvine from P4 to P2 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 Engine, 2 Hydraulics, and 1 Collision. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.190 on lap 19. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.