1998 Suomen Mestaruus Superbike Pirelli
Between May 31 and August 16 1998, 23 riders competed in 5 races on 4 circuits.
Race summary
Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.
| Date | Circuit | Winner | E | P | Q | S | C | Conditions | Distance | Avg. KMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-31 |  Alastaro | Jari LEHTOVIRTA / Honda | 12 | 10 | 38.09 km | 113.68 km/h | ||||
| 1998-06-07 | Kemora | Harri MAIKOLA / Kawasaki | 14 | 14 | 40.85 km | 132.99 km/h | ||||
| 1998-07-12 | Botniaring | Harri MAIKOLA / Kawasaki | 12 | 11 | 41.89 km | 131.25 km/h | ||||
| 1998-08-02 | Motopark | Harri MAIKOLA / Kawasaki | 15 | 12 | 42.19 km | 139.49 km/h | ||||
| 1998-08-16 | Motopark | Juha BERNER / Kawasaki | 15 | 11 | 42.19 km | 142.04 km/h |
Rider statistics
Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Rider | Points | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adamson, Enn | 20.00 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6.67 | 100.00 % | 43 | ||||||
| Berner, Juha | 25.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.00 | 100.00 % | 12 | ||||
| Hänninen, Panu | 30.00 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7.50 | 100.00 % | 53 | ||||||
| Hantula, Markku | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 1 | ||||||||
| Käki, Juha | 19.00 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3.80 | 80.00 % | 60 | |||||
| Kesseli, Raimo | 29.00 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7.25 | 75.00 % | 47 | |||||
| Korpiaho, Erkka | 16.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16.00 | 100.00 % | 14 | |||||
| Kulla, Rune | 27.00 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6.75 | 100.00 % | 55 | ||||||
| Kurvinen, Juha | 1 | 12 | 12 | 100.00 % | 11 | ||||||||
| Laitinen, Marko | 13.00 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6.50 | 100.00 % | 27 | ||||||
 Landström, Lars-Erik | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 100.00 % | 15 | ||||||
| Lehtovirta, Jari | 74.00 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14.80 | 100.00 % | 69 | ||||
| Lyytinen, Tero | 61.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12.20 | 80.00 % | 65 | ||||
| Maikola, Harri | 95.00 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19.00 | 80.00 % | 59 | |||
| Piekkola, Niklas | 7.00 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7.00 | 100.00 % | 13 | ||||||
| Räbovõitra, Tarmo | 1 | 10 | 10 | 100.00 % | 11 | ||||||||
| Reinikainen, Marko | 62.00 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12.40 | 100.00 % | 69 | |||||
| Sulengo, Martti | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 6 | ||||||||
| Talonpoika, Jukka | 30.00 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 | 60.00 % | 55 | |||||
| Timonen, Kai | 36.00 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7.20 | 80.00 % | 60 | |||||
| Törmä, Mauri Juhani | 51.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10.20 | 80.00 % | 56 | ||||
| Tuuli, John | 11.00 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11.00 | 100.00 % | 15 | ||||||
| Virtanen, Esa | 2 | 10 | 11 | 100.00 % | 22 |
Manufacturer statistics
Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Manufacturer | Points | C | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ducati | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 83.33 % | 71 | |||||||
 Honda | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 100.00 % | 84 | ||||||
| Kawasaki | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 84.62 % | 310 | |||||
| Suzuki | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 80.77 % | 320 | ||||||
| Yamaha | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 100.00 % | 53 |