| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:34.805 | 168.98 | 25 | 25 | 294.0 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:35.339 | 0.534 | 168.03 | 18 | 21 | 288.5 |
| 3 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:35.533 | 0.728 | 167.69 | 15 | 25 | 293.2 |
| 4 | 6 |  Peter GODDARD |  Suzuki | 1:35.582 | 0.777 | 167.60 | 19 | 22 | 290.1 |
| 5 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:35.703 | 0.898 | 167.39 | 19 | 23 | 294.9 |
| 6 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:35.868 | 1.063 | 167.10 | 13 | 23 | 287.0 |
| 7 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:35.878 | 1.073 | 167.09 | 17 | 23 | 288.5 |
| 8 | 11 | Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:35.881 | 1.076 | 167.08 | 10 | 16 | 289.3 |
| 9 | 4 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:36.254 | 1.449 | 166.43 | 13 | 24 | 293.2 |
| 10 | 69 | Mark WILLIS | Suzuki | 1:36.311 | 1.506 | 166.34 | 20 | 23 | 284.7 |
| 11 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:36.608 | 1.803 | 165.82 | 26 | 27 | 288.5 |
| 12 | 70 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:36.715 | 1.910 | 165.64 | 18 | 19 | 287.8 |
| 13 | 63 | Steve MARTIN | Ducati | 1:37.244 | 2.439 | 164.74 | 17 | 18 | 278.8 |
| 14 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:37.420 | 2.615 | 164.44 | 17 | 21 | 282.5 |
| 15 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:37.763 | 2.958 | 163.87 | 21 | 22 | 278.8 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:37.832 | 3.027 | 163.75 | 11 | 22 | 277.4 |
| 17 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:37.880 | 3.075 | 163.67 | 23 | 24 | 284.7 |
| 18 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:37.936 | 3.131 | 163.58 | 10 | 19 | 281.0 |
| 19 | 62 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:37.985 | 3.180 | 163.49 | 13 | 21 | 278.8 |
| 20 | 65 | Malcolm CAMPBELL | Ducati | 1:39.331 | 4.526 | 161.28 | 17 | 19 | 273.1 |
| 21 | 60 | Tony REES | Suzuki | 1:39.671 | 4.866 | 160.73 | 14 | 16 | 278.1 |
| 22 | 64 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:39.978 | 5.173 | 160.24 | 22 | 22 | 260.0 |
| 23 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:40.552 | 5.747 | 159.32 | 13 | 16 | 280.3 |
| 24 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:40.617 | 5.812 | 159.22 | 6 | 14 | 279.5 |
| 25 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:40.868 | 6.063 | 158.82 | 15 | 18 | 275.2 |
| 26 | 66 | Daniele VANOLINI | Ducati | 1:41.394 | 6.589 | 158.00 | 16 | 20 | 270.4 |
| 27 | 21 | Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:41.875 | 7.070 | 157.25 | 12 | 12 | 272.5 |
| 28 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:42.007 | 7.202 | 157.05 | 16 | 24 | 266.4 |
| 29 | 74 | Ed MILLER | Kawasaki | 1:42.188 | 7.383 | 156.77 | 10 | 17 | 268.4 |
| 30 | 68 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:42.449 | 7.644 | 156.37 | 9 | 17 | 265.1 |
| 31 | 61 | Dean FULTON | Kawasaki | 1:42.606 | 7.801 | 156.13 | 15 | 20 | 269.1 |
| 32 | 73 | Chris OGNENIS | Suzuki | 1:42.822 | 8.017 | 155.80 | 13 | 22 | 265.1 |
| 33 | 75 | Troy NASH |  Kawasaki | 1:43.394 | 8.589 | 154.94 | 6 | 15 | 264.4 |
| 34 | 72 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 1:44.198 | 9.393 | 153.75 | 15 | 15 | 251.4 |
| 35 | 67 | Scott WEBSTER | Yamaha | 1:45.897 | 11.092 | 151.28 | 12 | 14 | 254.4 |
| 36 | 71 | John ORCHARD | Honda | 1:48.166 | 13.361 | 148.11 | 4 | 8 | 246.3 |
1998-03-20 to 1998-03-22
World Superbike Australian Round
Phillip Island (Permanent circuit, 4.4500 km)
Attendance: 51,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/2
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 36 / Practised: 36 / Qualified: 33
Sessions
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 36 / Classified: 36
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry
Results
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Official results/ Official entry list/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-03-21 live TV coverage/ 1998-03-22 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-04-01 pg3-8/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-19 pg46/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-20 pg61/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-21 pg75/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-23 pg46/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-27 pg57/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1998-03-24 pg30-33/ Motosprint 1998-12 pg32-35/ Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija 1998-03-22 press release/ Sun Herald 1998-03-22 pg96/ bikenet.co.uk/ troycorser.com/ Photos by Cal Harris (Facebook)