| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:47.794 | 192.70 | 19 | 19 | 300.8 | |
| 2 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:48.082 | 0.288 | 192.19 | 14 | 18 | |
| 3 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:48.527 | 0.733 | 191.40 | 20 | 20 | 316.7 |
| 4 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:48.777 | 0.983 | 190.96 | 22 | 22 | 300.8 |
| 5 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:48.977 | 1.183 | 190.61 | 24 | 24 | 302.5 |
| 6 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:49.034 | 1.240 | 190.51 | 22 | 22 | 292.6 |
| 7 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:49.624 | 1.830 | 189.48 | 14 | 24 | 313.0 |
| 8 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:49.746 | 1.952 | 189.27 | 20 | 20 | |
| 9 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:50.396 | 2.602 | 188.16 | 17 | 23 | 300.0 |
| 10 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:50.403 | 2.609 | 188.15 | 19 | 21 | |
| 11 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:50.848 | 3.054 | 187.39 | 13 | 17 | 306.8 |
| 12 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:51.387 | 3.593 | 186.48 | 17 | 20 | |
| 13 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:51.881 | 4.087 | 185.66 | 16 | 21 | 290.3 |
| 14 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:52.105 | 4.311 | 185.29 | 19 | 19 | 284.9 |
| 15 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:52.144 | 4.350 | 185.23 | 18 | 20 | |
| 16 | 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:52.169 | 4.375 | 185.18 | 8 | 10 | 293.4 |
| 17 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:53.317 | 5.523 | 183.31 | 20 | 22 | |
| 18 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:53.716 | 5.922 | 182.67 | 19 | 23 | 289.5 |
| 19 | 21 | Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:53.922 | 6.128 | 182.34 | 21 | 21 | 281.9 |
| 20 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:54.220 | 6.426 | 181.86 | 16 | 21 | |
| 21 | 49 | Paolo BLORA |  Ducati | 1:54.684 | 6.890 | 181.12 | 10 | 13 | 281.1 |
| 22 | 54 | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:55.037 | 7.243 | 180.57 | 12 | 12 | 295.8 |
| 23 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:55.086 | 7.292 | 180.49 | 19 | 20 | |
| 24 | 59 | Ivo ARNOLDI | Ducati | 1:55.936 | 8.142 | 179.17 | 8 | 13 | 274.1 |
| 25 | 58 | Fausto POJER | Ducati | 1:56.655 | 8.861 | 178.06 | 13 | 13 | 277.6 |
| 26 | 52 | Paolo MALVINI |  Ducati | 1:56.994 | 9.200 | 177.55 | 14 | 15 | 281.9 |
| 27 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:57.219 | 9.425 | 177.21 | 16 | 16 | |
| 28 | 55 | Michal BURSA | Kawasaki | 1:57.720 | 9.926 | 176.45 | 7 | 15 | |
| 29 | 47 | Giovanni VALTULINI | Yamaha | 1:58.543 | 10.749 | 175.23 | 7 | 7 | |
| 30 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:58.815 | 11.021 | 174.83 | 8 | 13 | |
| 31 | 56 |  Jesús RODRÍGUEZ | Ducati | 1:59.613 | 11.819 | 173.66 | 22 | 22 | |
| 32 | 46 | Bruno SCATOLA | Kawasaki | 2:01.966 | 14.172 | 170.31 | 8 | 8 |
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
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry
Results
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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