Suzuka Circuit · 1 November 1998
Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix for McLaren from 2nd on the grid, 6.491s ahead of Eddie Irvine. Jean Alesi gained the most places, from 12th on the grid to 7th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Häkkinen 10 + Coulthard 4 | Häkkinen 10 + Coulthard 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Irvine 6 + Schumacher 0 | Irvine 6 + Schumacher 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jordan Hill 3 + Schumacher 0 | Hill 3 + Schumacher 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Williams Frentzen 2 + Villeneuve 1 | Frentzen 2 + Villeneuve 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sauber Alesi 0 + Herbert 0 | Alesi 0 + Herbert 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Benetton Fisichella 0 + Wurz 0 | Fisichella 0 + Wurz 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Prost Panis 0 + Trulli 0 | Panis 0 + Trulli 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Minardi Nakano 0 + Tuero 0 | Nakano 0 + Tuero 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell Takagi 0 | Takagi 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Stewart Barrichello 0 + Verstappen 0 | Barrichello 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Arrows Salo 0 + Diniz 0 | Salo 0 + Diniz 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | 1:27:23.400 | 51 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +6.491s | 51 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | +27.662s | 51 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Damon Hill Jordan | Jordan | +1:13.491 | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | +1:13.857 | 51 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | +1:15.867 | 51 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi Sauber | Sauber | +1:36.053 | 51 | — | — | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton | Benetton | +1:41.302 | 51 | — | — | |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz Benetton | Benetton | +1 Lap | 50 | — | — | |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 50 | — | — | |
| 11 | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | +1 Lap | 50 | — | — | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli Prost | Prost | +3 Laps | 48 | — | — | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano Minardi | Minardi | DNF Throttle | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Tyre | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Collision | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero Minardi | Minardi | DNF Collision | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | DNF Hydraulics | 25 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen Stewart | Stewart | DNF Gearbox | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mika Salo Arrows | Arrows | DNF Hydraulics | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | DNF Engine | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | DNF Spun off | 2 | — | — |