1998 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Spain.svg   1998 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Jerez.svg
Date3 May 1998
Official nameGran Premio Marlboro de España [1] [2]
Location Circuito de Jerez
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.423 km (2.748 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Checa Honda
Time 1:43.467
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Honda
Time 1:44.448 on lap 6
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Honda
Second Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Honda
Third Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Honda
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Aprilia
Time 1:44.431
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Aprilia
Time 1:45.250 on lap 4
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Aprilia
Second Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia
Third Flag of France.svg Olivier Jacque Honda
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Locatelli Honda
Time 1:49.281
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Japan.svg Tomomi Manako Honda
Time 1:49.360 on lap 7
Podium
First Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata Aprilia
Second Flag of Japan.svg Tomomi Manako Honda
Third Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Giansanti Honda

The 1998 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 May 1998 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez.

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé Repsol Honda Honda 2747:21.522325
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Doohan Repsol Honda Honda 27+0.393520
36 Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Marlboro Team Kanemoto Honda 27+0.870416
48 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons Honda 27+2.368113
59 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Barros Honda Gresini Honda 27+13.311811
65 Flag of Japan.svg Norick Abe Yamaha Team Rainey Yamaha 27+13.9331110
72 Flag of Japan.svg Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Honda 27+14.47129
83 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki 27+24.127108
910 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Roberts Jr. Team Roberts Modenas KR3 27+26.70077
1028 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Waldmann Marlboro Team Roberts Modenas KR3 27+29.59796
1119 Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Movistar Honda Pons Honda 27+31.56165
1215 Flag of Spain.svg Sete Gibernau Repsol Honda Honda 27+36.141124
1311 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Crafar Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha 27+41.486163
1455 Flag of France.svg Régis Laconi Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha 27+54.947132
1518 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry McCoy Shell Advance Racing Honda 27+55.158201
1621 Flag of Japan.svg Kyoji NanbaYamaha Team Rainey Yamaha 27+1:01.17214
1722 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Gimbert Tecmas Honda Elf Honda 27+1:05.91019
1817 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jurgen van den Goorbergh Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team Honda 27+1:10.80118
1925 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki 27+1:32.38515
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Wait FCC TSR Honda 27+1:33.59721
2188 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Smart Team Millar Honda Britain Honda 26+1 lap22
2258 Flag of Portugal.svg Felisberto TeixeiraShell Advance Racing Honda 26+1 lap24
Ret57 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio CarpaniTeam Polini Inoxmacel Honda 15Retirement23
Ret14 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Borja Shell Advance Racing Honda 13Retirement17
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
165 Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Aprilia 2646:00.131125
246 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia 26+3.415320
319 Flag of France.svg Olivier Jacque Honda 26+7.576616
45 Flag of Japan.svg Tohru Ukawa Honda 26+8.186813
534 Flag of Italy.svg Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 26+14.337211
66 Flag of Japan.svg Haruchika Aoki Honda 26+24.9391010
74 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Perugini Honda 26+28.43599
87 Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Tsujimura Yamaha 26+31.492118
98 Flag of Spain.svg Luis d'Antin Yamaha 26+45.003157
1018 Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Miyazaki Yamaha 26+45.558166
1137 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Boscoscuro TSR-Honda 26+45.999185
1221 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Battaini Yamaha 26+49.032204
1344 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Rolfo TSR-Honda 26+1:04.043193
1412 Flag of Japan.svg Noriyasu Numata Suzuki 26+1:07.866172
1520 Flag of France.svg William Costes Honda 26+1:37.376221
1625 Flag of Japan.svg Yasumasa Hatakeyama Honda 25+1 lap23
1759 Flag of Spain.svg Ismael Bonilla Honda 25+1 lap27
1841 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Gartner Aprilia 25+1 lap26
Ret11 Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fuchs Aprilia 23Retirement5
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Vincent TSR-Honda 18Accident21
Ret27 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Porto Aprilia 12Retirement12
Ret17 Flag of Spain.svg José Luis Cardoso Yamaha 9Retirement7
DSQ31 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Harada Aprilia 9Disqualified4
Ret16 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Stigefelt Suzuki 4Accident14
Ret58 Flag of Spain.svg Eustaquio Gavira Honda 4Retirement25
Ret14 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Bulega Honda 2Retirement24
Ret60 Flag of Spain.svg Agustín Escobar Honda 0Retirement28
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy McWilliams TSR-Honda 0Accident13
DNQ61 Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Luque Yamaha Did not qualify
OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata Aprilia 2342:19.751625
23 Flag of Japan.svg Tomomi Manako Honda 23+2.101920
332 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Giansanti Honda 23+2.229216
420 Flag of Japan.svg Masao Azuma Honda 23+2.731813
52 Flag of Japan.svg Noboru Ueda Honda 23+8.516411
639 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Huleš Honda 23+17.4761210
741 Flag of Japan.svg Youichi Ui Yamaha 23+28.75139
88 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Scalvini Honda 23+28.95058
923 Flag of Italy.svg Gino Borsoi Aprilia 23+29.204107
1013 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Melandri Honda 23+29.213136
119 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Petit Honda 23+35.679175
125 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Tokudome Aprilia 23+42.314114
1329 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Nieto, Jr. Aprilia 23+42.872243
1421 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Vincent Aprilia 23+49.952222
1560 Flag of Spain.svg Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 23+52.822261
1622 Flag of Germany.svg Steve Jenkner Aprilia 23+53.23619
1711 Flag of Spain.svg José Ramírez Aprilia 23+53.53418
1818 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Tessari Aprilia 23+1:13.08114
1959 Flag of Spain.svg Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 23+1:14.13525
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Ballerini Honda 16Accident20
Ret17 Flag of Spain.svg Enrique Maturana Yamaha 11Accident23
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Lucio Cecchinello Honda 10Accident7
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Manna Yamaha 9Retirement27
Ret7 Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Alzamora Aprilia 4Accident15
Ret15 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Locatelli Honda 3Accident1
Ret26 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Goi Aprilia 3Accident21
Ret62 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiaki Katoh Yamaha 1Accident16
Ret58 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Molina Honda 1Retirement28
DNS61 Flag of Spain.svg Vicente Esparragoso Yamaha 0Did not start29
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded. [6]

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References

  1. "1998 Spanish MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Jerez Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "1998 Spanish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  4. "OFFICIAL 500cc REPORT" (PDF).
  5. "motogp.com · SPANISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998". www.motogp.com.
  6. "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
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