1998 British motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:British
Flag:UK
Official Name:British Grand Prix[1] [2]
Location:Donington Park
Course Mi:2.500
Course Km:4.023
Race No:8
Season No:14
Date:5 July
Year:1998
Pole Rider 500:Simon Crafar
Pole Rider 500 Country:New Zealand
Pole Time 500:1:32.128
Fast Rider 500:Simon Crafar
Fast Rider 500 Country:New Zealand
Fast Time 500:1:32.661 on lap 14
First Rider 500:Simon Crafar
First Rider 500 Country:New Zealand
Second Rider 500:Mick Doohan
Second Rider 500 Country:Australia
Third Rider 500:Norick Abe
Third Rider 500 Country:Japan
Pole Rider 250:Loris Capirossi
Pole Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Time 250:1:34.085
Fast Rider 250:Loris Capirossi
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Time 250:1:34.188 on lap 26
First Rider 250:Loris Capirossi
First Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250:Tetsuya Harada
Second Rider 250 Country:Japan
Third Rider 250:Stefano Perugini
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Pole Rider 125 Country:Japan
Pole Time 125:1:39.294
Fast Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
Fast Rider 125 Country:Japan
Fast Time 125:1:39.465 on lap 7
First Rider 125:Kazuto Sakata
First Rider 125 Country:Japan
Second Rider 125:Mirko Giansanti
Second Rider 125 Country:Italy
Third Rider 125:Youichi Ui
Third Rider 125 Country:Japan

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

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Simon CrafarRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha3046:45.662125
21 Mick DoohanRepsol HondaHonda30+11.530220
35 Norick AbeYamaha Team RaineyYamaha30+17.924416
44 Àlex CrivilléRepsol HondaHonda30+22.933513
59 Alex BarrosHonda GresiniHonda30+23.430711
66 Max BiaggiMarlboro Team KanemotoHonda30+35.214310
73 Nobuatsu AokiSuzuki Grand Prix TeamSuzuki30+53.99789
855 Régis LaconiRed Bull Yamaha WCMYamaha30+1:08.21198
917 Jurgen van den GoorberghDee Cee Jeans Racing TeamHonda30+1:39.256127
1088 Scott SmartTeam Millar Honda BritainHonda29+1 lap136
1126 Bernard GarciaTecmas Honda ElfHonda29+1 lap165
1268 John McGuinnessTeam Vimto Honda / Paul BirdHonda29+1 lap174
1318 Garry McCoyShell Advance RacingHonda29+1 lap113
1472 Fernando CristóbalShell Advance RacingHonda29+1 lap182
1557 Fabio CarpaniTeam Polini InoxmacelHonda28+2 laps191
Ret10 Kenny Roberts Jr.Team RobertsModenas KR327Retirement6
Ret15 Sete GibernauRepsol HondaHonda20Accident10
Ret77 Eskil SuterMuZ Roc RennSportMuZ11Retirement14
Ret23 Matt WaitFCC TSRHonda9Retirement15
DNS14 Juan BorjaMovistar Honda PonsHondaDid not start
WD8 Carlos ChecaMovistar Honda PonsHondaWithdrew
Sources:[3] [4] [5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
165 Loris CapirossiAprilia2742:55.085125
231 Tetsuya HaradaAprilia27+5.682320
34 Stefano PeruginiHonda27+38.003516
45 Tohru UkawaHonda27+38.349413
56 Haruchika AokiHonda27+38.461711
624 Jason VincentTSR-Honda27+39.0841010
79 Jeremy McWilliamsTSR-Honda27+51.804119
87 Takeshi TsujimuraYamaha27+58.94688
98 Luis d'AntinYamaha27+1:18.487147
1017 José Luis CardosoYamaha27+1:19.532126
1112 Noriyasu NumataSuzuki27+1:24.101135
1244 Roberto RolfoTSR-Honda27+1:25.956214
1316 Johan StigefeltSuzuki27+1:26.887153
1420 William CostesHonda27+1:29.510162
1525 Yasumasa HatakeyamaERP Honda27+1:35.487171
1633 Jamie RobinsonYamaha27+1:38.05218
1768 Julien AllemandHonda26+1 lap22
1883 Shane NorvalHonda26+1 lap25
Ret40 Gary MayAprilia24Retirement23
Ret82 Woolsey CoulterHonda11Retirement19
Ret80 Paul JonesAprilia11Accident24
Ret11 Jürgen FuchsAprilia4Accident9
Ret47 Ivan ClementiYamaha4Retirement20
Ret81 Callum RamsayHonda3Retirement26
Ret46 Valentino RossiAprilia2Accident2
DNS27 Sebastián PortoAprilia0Not finished warm-up lap6
DNS37 Luca BoscoscuroTSR-HondaDid not start
DNS14 Davide BulegaERP HondaDid not start
Source:[6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Kazuto SakataAprilia2643:48.777125
232 Mirko GiansantiHonda26+0.431520
341 Youichi UiYamaha26+4.600216
413 Marco MelandriHonda26+5.197613
55 Masaki TokudomeAprilia26+5.5981011
610 Lucio CecchinelloHonda26+6.5171310
723 Gino BorsoiAprilia26+20.153119
89 Frédéric PetitHonda26+22.33478
98 Gianluigi ScalviniHonda26+31.971127
1026 Ivan GoiAprilia26+37.432186
1121 Arnaud VincentAprilia26+39.361175
1229 Ángel Nieto, Jr.Aprilia26+39.559144
1314 Federico CerroniAprilia26+43.031223
147 Emilio AlzamoraAprilia26+43.714212
1552 Hiroyuki KikuchiHonda26+44.370161
1617 Enrique MaturanaYamaha26+44.47619
1780 Leon HaslamHonda26+1:21.21628
1865 Andrea IommiHonda26+1:24.78323
Ret81 Chris PalmerHonda22Retirement27
Ret22 Steve JenknerAprilia20Accident8
Ret82 John PearsonHonda14Retirement26
Ret39 Jaroslav HulešHonda10Retirement9
Ret3 Tomomi ManakoHonda8Accident3
Ret59 Jerónimo VidalAprilia6Accident24
Ret16 Christian MannaYamaha5Accident25
Ret15 Roberto LocatelliHonda4Accident4
Ret62 Yoshiaki KatohYamaha1Retirement15
Ret20 Masao AzumaHonda1Retirement20
Ret83 David MateerHonda0Retirement29
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eight has concluded.[8]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Mick Doohan135
2 Max Biaggi128
3 Àlex Crivillé126
4 Carlos Checa106
5 Simon Crafar75
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1195
2 Yamaha116
3 Suzuki75
4 Modenas KR338
5 MuZ6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998 British MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Donington Park – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 16 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 1998 British MotoGP – Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017.
  4. Web site: British Grand Prix – 500cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 July 1998. 24 May 2016.
  5. Web site: motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998. www.motogp.com.
  6. Web site: British Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 July 1998. 24 May 2016.
  7. Web site: British Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 July 1998. 24 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Results . 1998 . resources.motogp.com . 2019-08-20.

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