| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:35.285 | 168.13 | 9 | 12 | 289.5 | |
| 2 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:35.456 | 0.171 | 167.83 | 3 | 9 | 293.4 |
| 3 | 6 | Peter GODDARD |  Suzuki | 1:35.485 | 0.200 | 167.78 | 8 | 10 | 290.3 |
| 4 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:35.492 | 0.207 | 167.76 | 3 | 8 | 290.3 |
| 5 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:35.500 | 0.215 | 167.75 | 9 | 11 | 291.8 |
| 6 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:35.870 | 0.585 | 167.10 | 10 | 13 | 297.5 |
| 7 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:36.146 | 0.861 | 166.62 | 6 | 10 | 291.1 |
| 8 | 63 | Steve MARTIN | Ducati | 1:36.477 | 1.192 | 166.05 | 11 | 12 | 273.4 |
| 9 | 69 | Mark WILLIS | Suzuki | 1:36.483 | 1.198 | 166.04 | 6 | 7 | 290.3 |
| 10 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:36.588 | 1.303 | 165.86 | 7 | 7 | 288.7 |
| 11 | 70 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:36.770 | 1.485 | 165.55 | 9 | 11 | 291.8 |
| 12 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:37.035 | 1.750 | 165.10 | 7 | 7 | 285.7 |
| 13 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:37.059 | 1.774 | 165.05 | 8 | 8 | 295.0 |
| 14 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:37.141 | 1.856 | 164.91 | 8 | 9 | 289.5 |
| 15 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:37.504 | 2.219 | 164.30 | 7 | 8 | 281.9 |
| 16 | 62 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:38.188 | 2.903 | 163.16 | 7 | 10 | 281.2 |
| 17 | 65 | Malcolm CAMPBELL | Ducati | 1:38.355 | 3.070 | 162.88 | 8 | 9 | 276.9 |
| 18 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:38.423 | 3.138 | 162.77 | 10 | 10 | 281.9 |
| 19 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:38.638 | 3.353 | 162.41 | 8 | 8 | 285.7 |
| 20 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:38.774 | 3.489 | 162.19 | 10 | 10 | 284.9 |
| 21 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:39.049 | 3.764 | 161.74 | 4 | 4 | 281.9 |
| 22 | 60 | Tony REES | Suzuki | 1:39.880 | 4.595 | 160.39 | 4 | 7 | 279.0 |
| 23 | 64 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:40.325 | 5.040 | 159.68 | 3 | 9 | 268.6 |
| 24 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:40.507 | 5.222 | 159.39 | 3 | 9 | 279.7 |
| 25 | 21 |  Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:40.781 | 5.496 | 158.96 | 11 | 11 | 276.9 |
| 26 | 66 | Daniele VANOLINI | Ducati | 1:41.326 | 6.041 | 158.10 | 4 | 9 | 275.5 |
| 27 | 27 | Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:42.368 | 7.083 | 156.49 | 8 | 10 | 274.8 |
| 28 | 74 | Ed MILLER | Kawasaki | 1:42.375 | 7.090 | 156.48 | 9 | 10 | 268.6 |
| 29 | 61 | Dean FULTON | Kawasaki | 1:43.369 | 8.084 | 154.98 | 4 | 4 | 265.3 |
| 30 | 73 | Chris OGNENIS | Suzuki | 1:43.855 | 8.570 | 154.25 | 3 | 4 | 259.6 |
| 31 | 68 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:43.916 | 8.631 | 154.16 | 6 | 7 | 264.7 |
| 32 | 67 | Scott WEBSTER | Yamaha | 1:49.159 | 13.874 | 146.76 | 2 | 4 | 258.3 |
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
Warm-Up
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
Scheduled start time: 09:30
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
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)