1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Appearance
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Race 5 of 14 races in the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 31 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Grand Prix de France Moto[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Circuit Paul Ricard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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500 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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125 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 31 May 1998 at Le Castellet.
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500 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda | Honda | 31 | 42:41.128 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda | Honda | 31 | +0.283 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 31 | +0.498 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 19 | ![]() |
Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 31 | +6.888 | 7 | 13 |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Kanemoto | Honda | 31 | +10.447 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 20 | ![]() |
Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 31 | +16.305 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | 31 | +16.791 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 31 | +17.041 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 31 | +20.553 | 12 | 7 |
10 | 15 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda | Honda | 31 | +23.754 | 11 | 6 |
11 | 55 | ![]() |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 31 | +37.553 | 15 | 5 |
12 | 28 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 31 | +43.819 | 13 | 4 |
13 | 10 | ![]() |
Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | 31 | +48.079 | 10 | 3 |
14 | 14 | ![]() |
Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 31 | +51.451 | 17 | 2 |
15 | 17 | ![]() |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 31 | +1:03.343 | 16 | 1 |
16 | 22 | ![]() |
Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 31 | +1:14.072 | 18 | |
17 | 18 | ![]() |
Shell Advance Racing | Honda | 31 | +1:23.072 | 19 | |
18 | 23 | ![]() |
FCC TSR | Honda | 30 | +1 lap | 20 | |
19 | 57 | ![]() |
Team Polini Inoxmacel | Honda | 30 | +1 lap | 22 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Honda Gresini | Honda | 22 | Retirement | 5 | |
Ret | 88 | ![]() |
Team Millar Honda Britain | Honda | 12 | Retirement | 21 | |
Ret | 77 | ![]() |
MuZ Roc RennSport | MuZ | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
DNS | 25 | ![]() |
Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Did not start | |||
Sources: [4][5][6] |
250 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 31 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 29 | 40:59.018 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 46 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 29 | +0.631 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 65 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 29 | +14.406 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 19 | ![]() |
Honda | 29 | +27.017 | 5 | 13 |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
Honda | 29 | +28.024 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
Honda | 29 | +28.045 | 4 | 10 |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
TSR-Honda | 29 | +36.228 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +49.849 | 12 | 8 |
9 | 7 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +50.216 | 14 | 7 |
10 | 24 | ![]() |
TSR-Honda | 29 | +51.672 | 13 | 6 |
11 | 21 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +53.376 | 19 | 5 |
12 | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 29 | +1:01.689 | 7 | 4 |
13 | 17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 29 | +1:14.169 | 10 | 3 |
14 | 44 | ![]() |
TSR-Honda | 29 | +1:18.169 | 17 | 2 |
15 | 68 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +1 lap | 24 | 1 |
16 | 14 | ![]() |
ERP Honda | 28 | +1 lap | 23 | |
17 | 69 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +1 lap | 26 | |
18 | 70 | ![]() |
Honda | 28 | +1 lap | 28 | |
Ret | 71 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | Retirement | 27 | |
Ret | 41 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 21 | Retirement | 25 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 17 | Accident | 18 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Honda | 13 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 37 | ![]() |
TSR-Honda | 11 | Retirement | 15 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Honda | 8 | Retirement | 6 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 5 | Retirement | 8 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 4 | Accident | 21 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
ERP Honda | 4 | Accident | 20 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 1 | Retirement | 22 | |
DNS | 67 | ![]() |
Honda | Did not start | |||
Source: [7] |
125 cc classification
[edit]Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | 40:57.583 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 13 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +0.292 | 12 | 20 |
3 | 20 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +0.393 | 9 | 16 |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +3.314 | 11 | 13 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +4.057 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 9 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +4.824 | 5 | 10 |
7 | 22 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +10.041 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 5 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +14.660 | 18 | 8 |
9 | 26 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +28.373 | 13 | 7 |
10 | 62 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +32.660 | 23 | 6 |
11 | 41 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +35.533 | 7 | 5 |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +35.617 | 10 | 4 |
13 | 59 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +48.609 | 21 | 3 |
14 | 17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 27 | +51.162 | 20 | 2 |
15 | 18 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +57.049 | 14 | 1 |
16 | 65 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +1:24.700 | 24 | |
17 | 67 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +1:29.236 | 27 | |
18 | 69 | ![]() |
Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 28 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 18 | Retirement | 17 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Honda | 17 | Retirement | 3 | |
Ret | 29 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 17 | Retirement | 19 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Honda | 13 | Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 68 | ![]() |
Honda | 13 | Retirement | 22 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 11 | Retirement | 25 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Honda | 6 | Accident | 1 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Honda | 6 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 39 | ![]() |
Honda | 5 | Retirement | 26 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 15 | |
Source: [8] |
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
[edit]Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.[9]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1998". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "1998 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "Paul Ricard | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1998 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Grand Prix de France – 500cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 May 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998". www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Grand Prix de France – 250cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 May 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Grand Prix de France – 125cc – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 May 1998. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 1998. Retrieved 2019-08-20.