| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Peter GODDARD |  Suzuki | 1:34.785 | 169.01 | 23 | 25 | 284.2 | |
| 2 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:34.785 | 169.01 | 24 | 24 | 281.2 | |
| 3 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:35.095 | 0.310 | 168.46 | 17 | 18 | 276.2 |
| 4 | 11 | Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:35.257 | 0.472 | 168.18 | 7 | 25 | 281.2 |
| 5 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:35.426 | 0.641 | 167.88 | 26 | 26 | 281.2 |
| 6 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:35.447 | 0.662 | 167.84 | 10 | 22 | 285.7 |
| 7 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:35.585 | 0.800 | 167.60 | 25 | 29 | 288.7 |
| 8 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:35.590 | 0.805 | 167.59 | 23 | 23 | 277.6 |
| 9 | 4 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:35.728 | 0.943 | 167.35 | 21 | 22 | 281.9 |
| 10 | 69 | Mark WILLIS | Suzuki | 1:35.986 | 1.201 | 166.90 | 21 | 22 | 274.8 |
| 11 | 70 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:36.157 | 1.372 | 166.60 | 11 | 19 | 278.3 |
| 12 | 63 | Steve MARTIN | Ducati | 1:36.394 | 1.609 | 166.19 | 10 | 21 | 276.2 |
| 13 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:36.648 | 1.863 | 165.76 | 25 | 27 | 279.0 |
| 14 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:36.661 | 1.876 | 165.73 | 17 | 24 | 278.3 |
| 15 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:36.691 | 1.906 | 165.68 | 16 | 18 | 280.5 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:36.789 | 2.004 | 165.51 | 23 | 23 | 272.7 |
| 17 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:36.858 | 2.073 | 165.40 | 18 | 18 | 275.5 |
| 18 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:37.400 | 2.615 | 164.48 | 22 | 22 | 273.4 |
| 19 | 62 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:37.446 | 2.661 | 164.40 | 16 | 24 | 276.2 |
| 20 | 65 | Malcolm CAMPBELL | Ducati | 1:38.220 | 3.435 | 163.10 | 21 | 21 | 265.3 |
| 21 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:38.703 | 3.918 | 162.31 | 17 | 17 | 276.2 |
| 22 | 64 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:38.872 | 4.087 | 162.03 | 12 | 20 | 262.1 |
| 23 | 60 | Tony REES | Suzuki | 1:39.179 | 4.394 | 161.53 | 14 | 18 | 271.3 |
| 24 | 66 | Daniele VANOLINI | Ducati | 1:40.556 | 5.771 | 159.31 | 10 | 17 | 265.3 |
| 25 | 21 |  Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:40.801 | 6.016 | 158.93 | 21 | 21 | 272.0 |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:41.179 | 6.394 | 158.33 | 6 | 15 | 270.0 |
| 27 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:41.323 | 6.538 | 158.11 | 8 | 21 | 263.4 |
| 28 | 27 | Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:41.624 | 6.839 | 157.64 | 2 | 2 | 278.3 |
| 29 | 73 | Chris OGNENIS | Suzuki | 1:41.926 | 7.141 | 157.17 | 18 | 21 | 258.3 |
| 30 | 61 | Dean FULTON | Kawasaki | 1:42.230 | 7.445 | 156.71 | 22 | 24 | 264.0 |
| 31 | 68 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:42.442 | 7.657 | 156.38 | 13 | 13 | 253.5 |
| 32 | 67 | Scott WEBSTER | Yamaha | 1:43.725 | 8.940 | 154.45 | 13 | 17 | 251.7 |
| 33 | 74 | Ed MILLER | Kawasaki | 1:43.727 | 8.942 | 154.44 | 6 | 7 | 264.0 |
| 34 | 72 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 1:44.208 | 9.423 | 153.73 | 11 | 13 | 249.4 |
| 35 | 71 | John ORCHARD |  Honda | 1:45.317 | 10.532 | 152.11 | 6 | 17 | 235.8 |
| 36 | 75 | Troy NASH | Kawasaki | 1:46.301 | 11.516 | 150.70 | 8 | 8 | 255.3 |
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
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 36 / Classified: 36
Scheduled start time: 15:30
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)