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Race 4 of 14 races in the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 17 May 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Gran Premio Q8 d'Italia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Mugello Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 May 1998 at the Mugello Circuit.
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | 43:55.307 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 6 | ![]() | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 23 | +5.395 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 4 | ![]() | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | +13.141 | 5 | 16 |
4 | 8 | ![]() | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 23 | +19.647 | 4 | 13 |
5 | 19 | ![]() | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 23 | +19.826 | 6 | 11 |
6 | 5 | ![]() | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 23 | +21.881 | 7 | 10 |
7 | 11 | ![]() | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 23 | +22.626 | 11 | 9 |
8 | 3 | ![]() | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 23 | +24.235 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 9 | ![]() | Honda Gresini | Honda | 23 | +27.943 | 2 | 7 |
10 | 55 | ![]() | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 23 | +40.767 | 10 | 6 |
11 | 28 | ![]() | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 23 | +47.331 | 19 | 5 |
12 | 21 | ![]() | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 23 | +59.623 | 16 | 4 |
13 | 18 | ![]() | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 23 | +1:04.004 | 9 | 3 |
14 | 15 | ![]() | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | +1:09.319 | 14 | 2 |
15 | 22 | ![]() | Repsol Honda | Honda | 23 | +1:14.294 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 17 | ![]() | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 23 | +1:15.781 | 18 | |
17 | 25 | ![]() | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 23 | +1:16.909 | 12 | |
18 | 77 | ![]() | MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 23 | +2:02.092 | 20 | |
19 | 88 | ![]() | Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 22 | |
20 | 57 | ![]() | Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 24 | |
Ret | 63 | ![]() | Team Paton | Paton | 21 | Retirement | 23 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() | Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 15 | Retirement | 15 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 11 | Retirement | 13 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() | FCC TSR | Honda | 0 | Accident | 21 | |
DNQ | 2 | ![]() | Repsol Honda | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
Sources: [1][2][3] |
The race was held in two parts as rain caused its interruption; aggregate times from the two heats determined the final result.[4]
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 34 | ![]() | Aprilia | 21 | 40:59.049 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 46 | ![]() | Aprilia | 21 | +5.701 | 4 | 20 |
3 | 31 | ![]() | Aprilia | 21 | +7.625 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 65 | ![]() | Aprilia | 21 | +10.029 | 2 | 13 |
5 | 4 | ![]() | Honda | 21 | +47.830 | 13 | 11 |
6 | 6 | ![]() | Honda | 21 | +48.205 | 12 | 10 |
7 | 5 | ![]() | Honda | 21 | +49.376 | 11 | 9 |
8 | 17 | ![]() | Yamaha | 21 | +50.080 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 8 | ![]() | Yamaha | 21 | +50.161 | 16 | 7 |
10 | 37 | ![]() | TSR-Honda | 21 | +52.738 | 15 | 6 |
11 | 21 | ![]() | Yamaha | 21 | +54.241 | 17 | 5 |
12 | 7 | ![]() | Yamaha | 21 | +54.306 | 18 | 4 |
13 | 25 | ![]() | ERP Honda | 21 | +1:50.752 | 23 | 3 |
14 | 14 | ![]() | Honda | 21 | +1:53.990 | 22 | 2 |
15 | 41 | ![]() | Aprilia | 21 | +2:22.611 | 24 | 1 |
16 | 20 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +1 lap | 21 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() | Yamaha | 19 | Accident | 19 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() | TSR-Honda | 19 | Retirement | 7 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() | Aprilia | 14 | Accident | 10 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Suzuki | 11 | Retirement | 14 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() | Honda | 10 | Retirement | 6 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() | TSR-Honda | 6 | Retirement | 20 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() | Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 5 | |
Ret | 44 | ![]() | TSR-Honda | 1 | Accident | 9 | |
DNS | 16 | ![]() | Suzuki | Did not start | |||
Source: [5] |
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | 40:53.607 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 13 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +0.044 | 8 | 20 |
3 | 8 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +0.201 | 5 | 16 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +3.152 | 2 | 13 |
5 | 41 | ![]() | Yamaha | 20 | +8.162 | 7 | 11 |
6 | 23 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +8.195 | 14 | 10 |
7 | 2 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +10.097 | 1 | 9 |
8 | 9 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +12.745 | 11 | 8 |
9 | 20 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +12.757 | 13 | 7 |
10 | 5 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +24.284 | 10 | 6 |
11 | 21 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +24.388 | 18 | 5 |
12 | 18 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +24.415 | 6 | 4 |
13 | 26 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +25.393 | 15 | 3 |
14 | 22 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +31.066 | 16 | 2 |
15 | 64 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +49.419 | 19 | 1 |
16 | 59 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +52.007 | 21 | |
17 | 7 | ![]() | Aprilia | 20 | +1:01.180 | 20 | |
18 | 17 | ![]() | Yamaha | 20 | +1:01.801 | 24 | |
19 | 62 | ![]() | Yamaha | 20 | +1:04.438 | 25 | |
20 | 63 | ![]() | Honda | 20 | +1:12.177 | 23 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() | Honda | 19 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Honda | 19 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 65 | ![]() | Honda | 14 | Retirement | 27 | |
Ret | 39 | ![]() | Honda | 11 | Retirement | 22 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() | Yamaha | 5 | Accident | 26 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() | Honda | 4 | Retirement | 4 | |
Ret | 29 | ![]() | Aprilia | 4 | Retirement | 17 | |
Source: [6] |
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.[7]
Pos. | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 100 |
2 | ![]() | 45 |
3 | ![]() | 36 |
4 | ![]() | 24 |
5 | ![]() | 4 |
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