| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | 32 |  Ducati 916 | Ducati Performance |
| 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA | 26 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 5 | Neil HODGSON | 24 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 6 |  Peter GODDARD | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | 33 | Ducati 916 | Ducati ADVF |
| 8 | James WHITHAM | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Bertocchi |
| 10 |  Andrew STROUD | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Andrew Stroud Racing |
| 11 | Troy CORSER | 26 | Ducati 916 | Ducati ADVF |
| 15 |  Igor JERMAN | 22 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Bertocchi |
| 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Pedercini |
| 21 |  Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | 32 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha Motor France |
| 27 | Frédéric PROTAT | 31 | Honda RC45 | FP Racing |
| 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | 24 | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | 29 | Ducati 916 | Gattolone Racing Team |
| 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | 23 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 44 |  Scott RUSSELL | 33 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 45 | Colin EDWARDS | 24 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 46 | Bruno SCATOLA | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Bruno Scatola |
| 47 | Giovanni VALTULINI | 35 | Yamaha YZF750 | Motopiù Racing Team |
| 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | 30 | Ducati 916 | Remus Racing Austria |
| 49 | Paolo BLORA | 28 |  Ducati 916 | Techna Racing |
| 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 24 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 52 | Paolo MALVINI | ? |  Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Karban Racing Team |
| 54 | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 36 | Ducati 916 | Team Garella |
| 55 | Michal BURSA | 34 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Repsol Team |
| 56 |  Jesús RODRÍGUEZ | 29 | Ducati 916 | Celular Express |
| 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RKM Racing |
| 58 | Fausto POJER | ? | Ducati 916 | Team Carat |
| 59 | Ivo ARNOLDI | 33 | Ducati 916 | Team Carat |
| 111 | Aaron SLIGHT | 32 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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