| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI |  Ducati | 1:26.872 | 173.43 | 23 | 26 | 249.8 | |
| 2 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:27.038 | 0.166 | 173.10 | 20 | 28 | 248.1 |
| 3 | 51 |  Steve HISLOP |  Yamaha | 1:27.097 | 0.225 | 172.98 | 26 | 28 | 235.7 |
| 4 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:27.159 | 0.287 | 172.86 | 30 | 30 | 233.2 |
| 5 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:27.192 | 0.320 | 172.79 | 16 | 24 | 239.2 |
| 6 | 31 | Niall MACKENZIE | Yamaha | 1:27.245 | 0.373 | 172.69 | 15 | 25 | 246.0 |
| 7 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:27.368 | 0.496 | 172.44 | 24 | 29 | 236.7 |
| 8 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:27.473 | 0.601 | 172.24 | 21 | 21 | 237.2 |
| 9 | 2 | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:27.499 | 0.627 | 172.18 | 17 | 23 | 236.7 |
| 10 | 49 | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:27.718 | 0.846 | 171.75 | 12 | 19 | 232.3 |
| 11 | 56 | Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:27.997 | 1.125 | 171.21 | 18 | 25 | 230.4 |
| 12 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:28.127 | 1.255 | 170.96 | 27 | 27 | 241.8 |
| 13 | 38 | James HAYDON | Suzuki | 1:28.209 | 1.337 | 170.80 | 24 | 26 | 234.7 |
| 14 | 32 | Troy BAYLISS | Ducati | 1:28.413 | 1.541 | 170.40 | 28 | 30 | 241.2 |
| 15 | 37 | Terry RYMER | Suzuki | 1:28.462 | 1.590 | 170.31 | 23 | 25 | 243.8 |
| 16 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:29.170 | 2.298 | 168.96 | 28 | 28 | 231.3 |
| 17 | 55 |  Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 1:29.201 | 2.329 | 168.90 | 29 | 30 | 232.3 |
| 18 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:29.446 | 2.574 | 168.44 | 29 | 30 | 230.4 |
| 19 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:29.574 | 2.702 | 168.20 | 21 | 21 | 218.7 |
| 20 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:30.284 | 3.412 | 166.87 | 28 | 28 | 216.2 |
| 21 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:31.036 | 4.164 | 165.49 | 9 | 15 | 226.7 |
| 22 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:31.641 | 4.769 | 164.40 | 18 | 22 | 221.8 |
| 23 | 66 | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.943 | 5.071 | 163.86 | 22 | 24 | 219.2 |
| 24 | 68 | Steve MARKS | Kawasaki | 1:32.061 | 5.189 | 163.65 | 15 | 18 | 216.6 |
| 25 | 67 | Max VINCENT | Kawasaki | 1:32.393 | 5.521 | 163.06 | 21 | 24 | 211.0 |
| 26 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:32.487 | 5.615 | 162.90 | 24 | 26 | |
| 27 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:35.217 | 8.345 | 158.23 | 18 | 19 | 202.2 |
| 28 | 60 | Peter GRAVES | Ducati | 1:41.103 | 14.231 | 149.02 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:45.540 | 18.668 | 142.75 | 2 | 2 | 183.5 |
| 30 | 64 | Matt LLEWELLYN | Ducati | 1:49.085 | 22.213 | 138.11 | 3 | 3 | 208.6 |
1998-07-31 to 1998-08-02
World Superbike European Round
Brands Hatch (Permanent circuit, 4.1850 km)
Attendance: 104,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/10
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 34 / Practised: 29 / Qualified: 29
Sessions
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 30 / Classified: 30
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-08-01 live TV coverage/ 1998-08-02 live TV coverage/ AMCN Vol 48 No 3 pg84-86/ Cycle News 1998-08-12 pg20-22/ troycorser.com