1998 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

1998 Czech Republic Grand PrixRace details

Race 10 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date| 23 August 1998
Official name| Grand Prix České republiky[1][2]
Location| Brno Circuit
Course|

* Permanent racing facility
* 5.403 km (3.357 mi)

500 cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Mick Doohan
Time|  2:01.585
Fastest lap
Rider|  Àlex Crivillé
Time|  2:02.335 on lap 22
Podium
First|  Max Biaggi
Second|  Àlex Crivillé
Third|  Alex Barros
250 cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Loris Capirossi
Time|  2:03.974
Fastest lap
Rider|  Loris Capirossi
Time|  2:04.614 on lap 9
Podium
First|  Tetsuya Harada
Second|  Loris Capirossi
Third|  Marcellino Lucchi
125 cc
| Pole position

Rider|  Kazuto Sakata
Time|  2:11.302
Fastest lap
Rider|  Masao Azuma
Time|  2:10.899 on lap 16
Podium
First|  Marco Melandri
Second|  Kazuto Sakata
Third|  Lucio Cecchinello

The 1998 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 August 1998 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czech Republic.

## 500 cc classification

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 6  |  Max Biaggi | Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 22  | 45:12.043  | 2  | 25
2  | 4  |  Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda | Honda | 22  | +0.768  | 6  | 20
3  | 9  |  Alex Barros | Honda Gresini | Honda | 22  | +1.546  | 5  | 16
4  | 2  |  Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda | Honda | 22  | +2.235  | 7  | 13
5  | 5  |  Norick Abe | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 22  | +11.817  | 12  | 11
6  | 15  |  Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda | Honda | 22  | +11.946  | 16  | 10
7  | 8  |  Carlos Checa | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 22  | +16.317  | 10  | 9
8  | 12  |  Jean-Michel Bayle | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 22  | +18.526  | 3  | 8
9  | 55  |  Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 22  | +24.157  | 13  | 7
10  | 10  |  Kenny Roberts Jr. | Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 22  | +30.549  | 8  | 6
11  | 11  |  Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 22  | +34.563  | 11  | 5
12  | 3  |  Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 22  | +38.113  | 9  | 4
13  | 28  |  Ralf Waldmann | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 22  | +38.525  | 4  | 3
14  | 77  |  Eskil Suter | MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 22  | +46.145  | 14  | 2
15  | 19  |  John Kocinski | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 22  | +53.129  | 17  | 1
16  | 17  |  Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team  | Honda | 22  | +54.201  | 15  |
17  | 14  |  Juan Borja | Shell Advance Racing  | Honda | 22  | +1:22.039  | 18  |
18  | 27  |  Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki Grand Prix Team  | Suzuki | 22  | +1:30.723  | 20  |
19  | 22  |  Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf  | Honda | 22  | +1:33.693  | 19  |
20  | 23  |  Matt Wait | FCC TSR  | Honda | 22  | +1:33.862  | 23  |
21  | 88  |  Scott Smart | Team Millar Honda Britain  | Honda | 22  | +1:57.956  | 21  |
Ret  | 1  |  Mick Doohan | Repsol Honda  | Honda | 13  | Retirement  | 1  |
Ret  | 57  |  Fabio Carpani  | Team Polini Inoxmacel  | Honda | 0  | Accident  | 22  |
DNS  | 18  |  Garry McCoy | Shell Advance Racing  | Honda |  | Did not start  |  |
Sources: [3][4][5]

## 250 cc classification

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 31  |  Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 20  | 41:52.318  | 4  | 25
2  | 65  |  Loris Capirossi | Aprilia | 20  | +5.207  | 1  | 20
3  | 34  |  Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | 20  | +28.254  | 3  | 16
4  | 9  |  Jeremy McWilliams | TSR-Honda | 20  | +30.432  | 6  | 13
5  | 5  |  Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 20  | +30.703  | 8  | 11
6  | 6  |  Haruchika Aoki | Honda | 20  | +31.090  | 10  | 10
7  | 24  |  Jason Vincent | TSR-Honda | 20  | +49.163  | 13  | 9
8  | 7  |  Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | 20  | +49.284  | 11  | 8
9  | 37  |  Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 20  | +49.398  | 16  | 7
10  | 17  |  José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | 20  | +50.301  | 19  | 6
11  | 4  |  Stefano Perugini | Honda | 20  | +57.812  | 7  | 5
12  | 8  |  Luis d'Antin | Yamaha | 20  | +57.996  | 15  | 4
13  | 21  |  Franco Battaini | Yamaha | 20  | +1:01.297  | 12  | 3
14  | 12  |  Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | 20  | +1:10.103  | 9  | 2
15  | 44  |  Roberto Rolfo | TSR-Honda | 20  | +1:15.633  | 17  | 1
16  | 16  |  Johan Stigefelt | Suzuki | 20  | +1:15.721  | 20  |
17  | 25  |  Yasumasa Hatakeyama | Honda | 20  | +1:37.942  | 23  |
18  | 18  |  Osamu Miyazaki | Yamaha | 20  | +1:39.729  | 18  |
19  | 22  |  Matthieu Lagrive | Honda | 20  | +1:39.892  | 24  |
20  | 14  |  Davide Bulega | ERP Honda | 20  | +1:40.228  | 21  |
21  | 88  |  Vladimír Častka | ERP Honda | 20  | +1:49.466  | 22  |
22  | 89  |  Radomil Rous | Yamaha | 19  | +1 lap  | 26  |
Ret  | 19  |  Olivier Jacque | Honda | 11  | Retirement  | 5  |
Ret  | 27  |  Sebastián Porto | Aprilia | 11  | Retirement  | 14  |
Ret  | 41  |  Federico Gartner | Aprilia | 8  | Retirement  | 25  |
Ret  | 46  |  Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 0  | Accident  | 2  |
DNQ  | 90  |  Lukáš Vavrečka | Honda |  | Did not qualify  |  |
DNQ  | 91  |  Lars Langer | Yamaha |  | Did not qualify  |  |
Source: [6]

## 125 cc classification

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Pos.  | No.  | Rider  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 13  |  Marco Melandri | Honda | 19  | 42:05.161  | 7  | 25
2  | 4  |  Kazuto Sakata | Aprilia | 19  | +0.038  | 1  | 20
3  | 10  |  Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 19  | +0.364  | 3  | 16
4  | 32  |  Mirko Giansanti | Honda | 19  | +3.745  | 14  | 13
5  | 8  |  Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | 19  | +3.794  | 11  | 11
6  | 21  |  Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 19  | +7.082  | 13  | 10
7  | 52  |  Hiroyuki Kikuchi | Honda | 19  | +7.144  | 12  | 9
8  | 15  |  Roberto Locatelli | Honda | 19  | +7.260  | 9  | 8
9  | 26  |  Ivan Goi | Aprilia | 19  | +9.179  | 15  | 7
10  | 9  |  Frédéric Petit | Honda | 19  | +12.170  | 16  | 6
11  | 22  |  Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 19  | +15.272  | 10  | 5
12  | 29  |  Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Aprilia | 19  | +33.909  | 20  | 4
13  | 17  |  Enrique Maturana | Yamaha | 19  | +35.083  | 22  | 3
14  | 23  |  Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 19  | +35.333  | 19  | 2
15  | 62  |  Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | 19  | +54.524  | 17  | 1
16  | 65  |  Andrea Iommi | Honda | 19  | +1:14.415  | 26  |
17  | 16  |  Christian Manna | Yamaha | 19  | +1:30.848  | 24  |
18  | 89  |  Igor Kaláb | Honda | 19  | +2:05.233  | 27  |
19  | 92  |  Michal Březina | Honda | 19  | +2:06.630  | 28  |
20  | 93  |  Bohuslav Seifert | Honda | 18  | +1 lap  | 30  |
Ret  | 20  |  Masao Azuma | Honda | 18  | Accident  | 4  |
Ret  | 3  |  Tomomi Manako | Honda | 15  | Retirement  | 2  |
Ret  | 41  |  Youichi Ui | Yamaha | 14  | Accident  | 8  |
Ret  | 39  |  Jaroslav Huleš | Honda | 8  | Retirement  | 6  |
Ret  | 5  |  Masaki Tokudome | Aprilia | 7  | Accident  | 5  |
Ret  | 7  |  Emilio Alzamora | Aprilia | 6  | Accident  | 18  |
Ret  | 91  |  Martin Psotný | Honda | 4  | Retirement  | 29  |
Ret  | 59  |  Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 2  | Accident  | 23  |
Ret  | 14  |  Federico Cerroni | Aprilia | 0  | Accident  | 21  |
Ret  | 90  |  Jakub Smrž | Honda | 0  | Accident  | 25  |
Source: [7]

## Championship standings after the race (500cc)

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

Riders' Championship standings
| Pos. | Rider  | Points

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1  |  Max Biaggi | 173
2  |  Àlex Crivillé | 162
3  |  Mick Doohan | 160
4  |  Carlos Checa | 115
5  |  Alex Barros | 87

Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor  | Points

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1  |  Honda | 245
2  |  Yamaha | 138
3  |  Suzuki | 85
4  |  Modenas KR3 | 54
5  |  MuZ | 11

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

## References

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1. ^ "1998 Czech MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Brno Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
3. ^ "1998 Czech MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
4. ^ "Grand Prix České republiky – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
5. ^ "motogp.com · CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998". www.motogp.com.
6. ^ "Grand Prix České republiky – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
7. ^ "Grand Prix České republiky – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 August 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
8. ^ "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 2019-08-20.

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