| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | SP | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:47.163 | 1:47.614 | 1:46.651 | 1:46.651 | 194.77 |
| 2 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:48.231 | 1:47.886 | 1:47.252 | 1:47.252 | 193.67 |
| 3 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:48.049 | 1:47.203 | 1:47.494 | 1:47.494 | 193.24 |
| 4 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:48.190 | 1:47.551 | 1:47.727 | 1:47.727 | 192.82 |
| 5 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:49.118 | 1:47.896 | 1:47.862 | 1:47.862 | 192.58 |
| 6 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:48.471 | 1:47.901 | 1:47.987 | 1:47.987 | 192.36 |
| 7 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:48.208 | 1:48.029 | 1:48.134 | 1:48.134 | 192.09 |
| 8 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:49.105 | 1:48.732 | 1:48.317 | 1:48.317 | 191.77 |
| 9 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:48.668 | 1:49.447 | 1:48.583 | 1:48.583 | 191.30 |
| 10 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:49.568 | 1:48.624 | 1:48.737 | 1:48.737 | 191.03 |
| 11 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:49.480 | 1:48.369 | 1:48.897 | 1:48.897 | 190.75 |
| 12 | 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:49.677 | 1:50.023 | 1:49.250 | 1:49.250 | 190.13 |
| 13 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:50.109 | 1:49.854 | 1:49.741 | 1:49.741 | 189.28 |
| 14 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:51.251 | 1:50.209 | 1:50.904 | 1:50.904 | 187.30 |
| 15 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:49.069 | 1:49.261 | 1:52.660 | 1:52.660 | 184.38 |
| 16 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:49.368 | 1:48.806 | 1:48.806 | 190.91 | |
| 17 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:50.643 | 1:50.230 | 1:50.230 | 188.44 | |
| 18 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:51.236 | 1:51.167 | 1:51.167 | 186.85 | |
| 19 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:52.527 | 1:51.168 | 1:51.168 | 186.85 | |
| 20 | 49 | Paolo BLORA |  Ducati | 1:52.700 | 1:52.703 | 1:52.700 | 184.31 | |
| 21 | 21 | Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:53.087 | 1:52.949 | 1:52.949 | 183.91 | |
| 22 | 54 | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:53.296 | 1:52.962 | 1:52.962 | 183.88 | |
| 23 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:54.763 | 1:53.590 | 1:53.590 | 182.87 | |
| 24 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:53.895 | 1:53.626 | 1:53.626 | 182.81 | |
| 25 | 59 | Ivo ARNOLDI | Ducati | 1:54.730 | 1:54.262 | 1:54.262 | 181.79 | |
| 26 | 55 | Michal BURSA | Kawasaki | 1:55.093 | 1:54.531 | 1:54.531 | 181.37 | |
| 27 | 58 | Fausto POJER | Ducati | 1:54.873 | 1:55.371 | 1:54.873 | 180.83 | |
| 28 | 46 | Bruno SCATOLA | Kawasaki | 2:01.104 | 1:55.155 | 1:55.155 | 180.38 | |
| 29 | 52 | Paolo MALVINI |  Ducati | 1:55.262 | 1:56.164 | 1:55.262 | 180.22 | |
| 30 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:57.508 | 1:55.606 | 1:55.606 | 179.68 | |
| 31 | 47 | Giovanni VALTULINI | Yamaha | 1:56.305 | 1:56.194 | 1:56.194 | 178.77 | |
| 32 | 56 |  Jesús RODRÍGUEZ | Ducati | 1:58.310 | 1:57.000 | 1:57.000 | 177.54 |
1998-05-08 to 1998-05-10
World Superbike Italian Round
Monza (Permanent circuit, 5.7700 km)
Attendance: 52,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/4
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 32 / Practised: 32 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Overall qualifying
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-05-09 live TV coverage/ 1998-05-10 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-05-20 pg14-17/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1998-05-12 pg44-48/ Motosprint 1998-20 pg39-49/ bikenet.co.uk/ monzanet.it/ troycorser.com/ Photos by Mario Böttger photos