Teams and drivers
^ Masao Yamada passed away from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July, 1998. [1]
The 1998 Formula Nippon Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 29 different drivers, 3 different chassis and only 1 engine competed. Each round saw a Special Stage after the original qualifying. The best six qualifiers had to compete in a separate session for the pole.
^ Masao Yamada passed away from a subarachnoid hemorrhage on 12 July, 1998. [1]
| Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka |  Japan | 19 April 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:11.637 | 191.832 km/h | Masahiko Kageyama | Ralph Firman, Jr. (ss) Juichi Wakisaka (fq) | Tom Coronel |
| 2 | Mine | Japan | 17 May 1998 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'20:35.683 | 149.502 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Juichi Wakisaka | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 3 | Fuji | Japan | 31 May 1998 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'00:28.148 | 199.589 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama (ss) Norberto Fontana (fq) | Katsutomo Kaneishi |
| 4 | Motegi | Japan | 14 June 1998 | 43 | 4.796=206.228 km | 1'20:19.652 | 154.040 km/h | Juichi Wakisaka | Norberto Fontana (ss) Hideki Noda (fq) | Hideki Noda |
| 5 | Suzuka | Japan | 5 July 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'04:46.239 | 190.124 km/h | Masahiko Kageyama | Masahiko Kageyama | Juichi Wakisaka |
| 6 | Sugo | Japan | 2 August 1998 | 54 | 3.704=200.016 km | 1'34:08.018 | 127.489 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Masami Kageyama (ss) Masahiko Kageyama (fq) | Masami Kageyama |
| 7 | Fuji | Japan | 30 August 1998 | cancelled due to bad weather conditions | ||||||
| 8 | Mine | Japan | 20 September 1998 | 62 | 3.239=200.818 km | 1'21:54.617 | 147.101 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Hideki Noda | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 9 | Fuji | Japan | 18 October 1998 | 45 | 4.470=201.15 km | 1'46:45.819 | 113.044 km/h | Norberto Fontana | Masami Kageyama | Hideki Noda |
| 10 | Suzuka | Japan | 29 November 1998 | 35 | 5.864=205.241 km | 1'03:42.152 | 193.312 km/h | Masami Kageyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Masami Kageyama |
Race 7 no special stage held due to bad weather conditions
(ss) indicate the winner of the special stage, who started from pole - (fq) indicate the original fastest qualifier. In all other races, the fastest qualifier was also the winner of the special stage.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | Ret | 45 |
| 2 | Masami Kageyama | 2 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Juichi Wakisaka | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 2 | 25 |
| 4 |  Norberto Fontana | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Masahiko Kageyama | 1 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 6 | 21 |
| 6 |  Marc Goossens | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | C | 3 | Ret | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Katsutomo Kaneishi | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | 5 | 10 | Ret | 13 |
| 8 |  Ralph Firman | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | Ryo Michigami | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Hideki Noda | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 3 | C | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 |
| 11 |  Tom Coronel | 8 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | C | Ret | Ret | 14 | 8 |
| 12 | Takuya Kurosawa | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Yuji Tachikawa | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | ||
| 14 | Akira Iida | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | C | Ret | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Tsugio Matsuda | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 | Koji Yamanishi | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | C | Ret | Ret | 11 | 1 | |
| 17 | Tetsuya Tanaka | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | C | Ret | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| 18 | Masahiko Kondo | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | C | 7 | 7 | Ret | 0 |
| 19 | Shigekazu Wakisaka | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Akira Ishikawa | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | C | Ret | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | C | 8 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | "Osamu" | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | C | 9 | Ret | 18 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Atsushi Kawamoto | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Shinsuke Shibahara | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | C | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 25 |  Dilantha Malagamuwa | C | Ret | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | Taichiro Oonishi | Ret | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | Tsuyoshi Takahashi | 14 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | Masao Yamada | Ret | 15 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | Tokiyasu Soda | Ret | 0 |
| Rank | Name | Car | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SGO | FUJ | MIN | FUJ | SUZ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEMONed LeMans | 7 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | 2 | 1 | 8 | 66 |
| 8 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | Ret | |||
| 2 | Shionogi Nova | 1 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
| 2 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | C | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 3 | ARTA | 55 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | C | 5 | 10 | Ret | 38 |
| 56 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||
| 4 | Maziora Impul | 19 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 5 | 27 |
| 20 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 1 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 6 | |||
| 5 | 5ZIGEN | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | C | 3 | Ret | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 10 | |||
| 6 | Jaccs Mooncraft | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Cosmo Oil Cerumo | 11 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 3 | C | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | C | Ret | 5 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | PIAA Nakajima | 64 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | C | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 |
| 65 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | C | Ret | Ret | 14 | |||
| 9 | Team TMS | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | C | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 |
| 18 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 9 | |||
| 10 | Be Brides | 21 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | C | Ret | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 10 | C | Ret | 8 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Asahi Kiko Sports | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Takagi B-1 Racing | 36 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | C | 8 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| 37 | Ret | 15 | Ret | DNQ | |||||||||
| 13 | Team LeyJun | 62 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | C | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 63 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | C | 9 | Ret | 18 | |||
| 14 | Kyoetsu Stellar Stellar International | 35 | Ret | C | Ret | 12 | 0 |
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