| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:33.931 | 1:33.707 | 1:33.707 | 154.55 |
| 2 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:35.088 | 1:34.364 | 1:34.364 | 153.48 |
| 3 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:34.996 | 1:34.451 | 1:34.451 | 153.34 |
| 4 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:36.631 | 1:34.506 | 1:34.506 | 153.25 |
| 5 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:34.812 | 1:34.553 | 1:34.553 | 153.17 |
| 6 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:34.890 | 1:34.647 | 1:34.647 | 153.02 |
| 7 | 31 |  Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:35.343 | 1:34.725 | 1:34.725 | 152.89 |
| 8 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:35.055 | 1:34.752 | 1:34.752 | 152.85 |
| 9 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:34.989 | 1:34.756 | 1:34.756 | 152.84 |
| 10 | 51 | Steve HISLOP | Yamaha | 1:34.919 | 1:34.757 | 1:34.757 | 152.84 |
| 11 | 42 | Chris WALKER | Kawasaki | 1:35.515 | 1:34.817 | 1:34.817 | 152.74 |
| 12 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:34.966 | 1:34.870 | 1:34.870 | 152.66 |
| 13 | 38 | James HAYDON | Suzuki | 1:36.189 | 1:35.052 | 1:35.052 | 152.37 |
| 14 | 2 | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:35.091 | 1:35.346 | 1:35.091 | 152.30 |
| 15 | 25 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:36.834 | 1:35.172 | 1:35.172 | 152.18 |
| 16 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:35.308 | 1:35.843 | 1:35.308 | 151.96 |
| 17 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:36.346 | 1:35.491 | 1:35.491 | 151.67 |
| 18 | 33 | Michael RUTTER | Honda | 1:36.090 | 1:35.831 | 1:35.831 | 151.13 |
| 19 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:36.067 | 1:36.916 | 1:36.067 | 150.76 |
| 20 | 32 | Troy BAYLISS | Ducati | 1:36.082 | 1:36.245 | 1:36.082 | 150.73 |
| 21 | 37 | Terry RYMER | Suzuki | 1:36.190 | 1:36.452 | 1:36.190 | 150.56 |
| 22 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:37.480 | 1:36.230 | 1:36.230 | 150.50 |
| 23 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:37.531 | 1:36.852 | 1:36.852 | 149.54 |
| 24 | 22 | Ian SIMPSON | Honda | 1:37.130 | 1:37.104 | 1:37.104 | 149.15 |
| 25 | 13 | Jamie ROBINSON | Ducati | 1:38.764 | 1:37.872 | 1:37.872 | 147.98 |
| 26 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:38.188 | 1:38.372 | 1:38.188 | 147.50 |
| 27 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:38.783 | 1:40.421 | 1:38.783 | 146.61 |
| 28 | 21 | Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:39.154 | 1:39.481 | 1:39.154 | 146.06 |
| 29 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:40.074 | 1:39.582 | 1:39.582 | 145.44 |
| (30) | 17 |  Michael SCHULTEN | Suzuki | 1:40.157 | 1:40.157 | 144.60 | |
| 31 | 52 |  Oddgeir HAVNEN | Honda | 1:42.114 | 1:41.794 | 1:41.794 | 142.28 |
| 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | --.--- |
1998-04-11 to 1998-04-13
World Superbike British Round
Donington Park (Permanent circuit, 4.0230 km)
Attendance: 56,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/3
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 35 / Practised: 31 / Qualified: 31
Sessions
Overall qualifying
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Rider notes
#50 Mrkývka: Practised only.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official program/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-04-11 live TV coverage/ 1998-04-12 live TV coverage/ 1998-04-13 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-04-22 pg6-10/ Moto Revue n3324 pg84-88/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1998-04-15 pg38-43/ bikenet.co.uk/ troycorser.com/ Photos by Mike Capps (Kappa Sport)