| # | 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 | Ducati 916 | 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 | 38 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Bruno Scatola |
| 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | 31 | Ducati 916 | Remus Racing Austria |
| 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 24 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Karban Racing Team |
| 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RKM Racing |
| 71 |  Jochen SCHMID | 34 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 72 | Udo MARK | 34 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 73 |  Jonnie EKEROLD | 23 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 74 | Robert HÜBER | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Heinrichmeyer Racing Team |
| 75 | Normann MANZ | 28 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Motorradhaus Prinz Hüttlingen |
| 76 | Lothar KRAUS | 31 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | KFZ Technik LK |
| 77 | Rubén XAUS | 20 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Alpha Technik Suzuki |
| 78 | Uwe POLLHEIDE | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Automobil Hoffstedde Ochtrup |
| 79 | Detlef GUDERIAN | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Moto Pabst Düsseldorf |
| 91 | Frank HEIDGER | 30 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Bolliger Switzerland |
| 111 | Aaron SLIGHT | 32 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
1998-06-05 to 1998-06-07
World Superbike German Round
Nürburgring (Permanent circuit, 4.5560 km)
Attendance: 41,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/6
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 34 / Practised: 31 / Qualified: 31
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official programme/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-06-06 live TV coverage/ 1998-06-07 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-06-17 pg8-11/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1998-25 1998-06-09 pg44-48/ Motosprint 1998-24 pg36-45/ troycorser.com/ Photos by Mario Böttger