1998 MCN British Superbike Championship
Between March 29 and September 27 1998, 54 riders competed in 24 races on 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-29 |  Brands Hatch (Indy) | Chris WALKER / Kawasaki | 35 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 18 | Overcast / Dry | 46.48 km | 151.47 km/h |
| 1998-03-29 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 35 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 18 | Overcast / Dry | 46.48 km | 151.40 km/h |
| 1998-04-26 | Oulton Park | Michael RUTTER / Honda | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 17 | Cloudy / Wet | 66.84 km | 149.92 km/h |
| 1998-04-26 | Oulton Park | Steve HISLOP / Yamaha | 37 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 66.84 km | 168.73 km/h |
| 1998-05-04 | Thruxton | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 37 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | Cloudy / Dry | 64.45 km | 172.98 km/h |
| 1998-05-04 | Thruxton | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 37 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 17 | Overcast / Dry | 64.45 km | 174.09 km/h |
| 1998-05-10 | Snetterton | Steve HISLOP / Yamaha | 41 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | Cloudy / Dry | 56.54 km | 166.12 km/h |
| 1998-05-10 | Snetterton | Terry RYMER / Suzuki | 41 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 20 | Sunny / Dry | 56.54 km | 165.38 km/h |
| 1998-06-21 | Donington Park (Natl.) | Steve HISLOP / Yamaha | 43 | 27 | 27 | 20 | Sunny / Dry | 56.70 km | 158.94 km/h | |
| 1998-06-21 | Donington Park (Natl.) | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 43 | 27 | 25 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 56.70 km | 160.03 km/h | |
| 1998-07-19 | Oulton Park |  Troy BAYLISS / Ducati | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | Overcast / Damp | 66.84 km | 167.82 km/h |
| 1998-07-19 | Oulton Park | Sean EMMETT / Ducati | 28 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 14 | Overcast / Wet | 66.84 km | 149.58 km/h |
| 1998-08-09 | Knockhill | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 41 | 20 | 12 | Cloudy / Dry | 52.30 km | 142.69 km/h | ||
| 1998-08-09 | Knockhill | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 41 | 17 | 16 | Overcast / Dry | 52.30 km | 145.65 km/h | ||
| 1998-08-16 | Mallory Park | Matt LLEWELLYN / Ducati | 40 | 25 | 24 | 19 | Cloudy / Dry | 55.12 km | 161.64 km/h | |
| 1998-08-16 | Mallory Park | Chris WALKER / Kawasaki | 40 | 25 | 22 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 55.12 km | 162.55 km/h | |
| 1998-08-31 | Cadwell Park | Chris WALKER / Kawasaki | 38 | 18 | 11 | Cloudy / Dry | 55.87 km | 142.03 km/h | ||
| 1998-08-31 | Cadwell Park | Chris WALKER / Kawasaki | 38 | 16 | 15 | Sunny / Dry | 55.87 km | 142.69 km/h | ||
| 1998-09-06 | Silverstone (Natl.) | James HAYDON / Suzuki | 39 | 20 | 20 | 16 | Cloudy / Dry | 65.23 km | 153.16 km/h | |
| 1998-09-06 | Silverstone (Natl.) | Troy BAYLISS / Ducati | 39 | 20 | 19 | 19 | Overcast / Dry | 65.23 km | 153.95 km/h | |
| 1998-09-20 | Brands Hatch | Steve HISLOP / Yamaha | 40 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | Sunny / Dry | 62.78 km | 171.90 km/h |
| 1998-09-20 | Brands Hatch | John REYNOLDS / Ducati | 40 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | Sunny / Dry | 62.78 km | 171.27 km/h |
| 1998-09-27 | Donington Park | Chris WALKER / Kawasaki | 42 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 18 | Overcast / Damp | 60.35 km | 146.55 km/h |
| 1998-09-27 | Donington Park | Michael RUTTER / Honda | 42 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 12 | Misty / Damp | 40.23 km | 136.87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton, John | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 9 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Bayliss, Troy | 201.00 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9.57 | 76.19 % | 325 | 1 | 4 |
| Bennett, Roger | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 33.33 % | 21 | 15 | 19 | |||||
| Cray, Neil | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 40.00 % | 52 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| Ditchfield, Mark | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 75.00 % | 47 | 22 | 23 | |||||
| Emmett, Sean | 170.00 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9.44 | 94.44 % | 329 | 3 | 8 | |
| Giles, Phil | 102.00 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4.25 | 87.50 % | 388 | 10 | 13 | |||
| Graves, Peter | 72.00 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3.27 | 72.73 % | 326 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Haydon, James | 228.00 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10.36 | 86.36 % | 361 | 4 | 6 | |
| Heal, Dave | 34.00 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2.00 | 70.59 % | 244 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Hipwell, Colin | 37.00 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.54 | 79.17 % | 359 | 17 | 20 | |||
| Hipwell, Jarrad | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 50.00 % | 17 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Hislop, Steve | 295.00 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14.75 | 90.00 % | 351 | 1 | 2 |
| Hodson, Jim | 7.00 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0.64 | 63.64 % | 138 | 19 | 20 | |||
| Humphries, Lee | 11 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 36.36 % | 101 | 20 | 23 | |||||
| Jones, Paul | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 75.00 % | 44 | 22 | 24 | |||||
| Llewellyn, Matt | 170.00 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8.95 | 78.95 % | 284 | 1 | 6 |
| Mabbutt, Dave | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 50.00 % | 14 | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Mackenzie, Niall | 387.00 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16.13 | 91.67 % | 424 | 1 | 3 |
| MacPherson, Iain | 155.00 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6.46 | 62.50 % | 310 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Marks, Steve | 3.00 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 0.18 | 47.06 % | 175 | 18 | 21 | |||
| Marsden, Carl | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 16 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Nottingham, Nigel | 28.00 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1.56 | 88.89 % | 300 | 16 | 18 | |||
| Nowland, Warwick | 2.00 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 1.00 | 100.00 % | 36 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Pugh, John | 4.00 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0.33 | 58.33 % | 138 | 17 | 20 | |||
| Redgate, Dave | 4.00 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1.00 | 75.00 % | 36 | 23 | 23 | |||
| Reynolds, John | 252.00 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10.50 | 91.67 % | 408 | 2 | 7 | |
| Robb, Nicol | 2 | 20 | 22 | 100.00 % | 34 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Robinson, Jamie | 37.00 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3.70 | 80.00 % | 158 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Rutter, Michael | 235.00 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9.79 | 75.00 % | 345 | 2 | 6 | |
| Rymer, Terry | 242.00 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10.08 | 83.33 % | 390 | 5 | 8 | |
| Sampson, Brett | 52.00 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 2.26 | 69.57 % | 326 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Simpson, Ian | 105.00 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6.56 | 87.50 % | 255 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Smith, Roger | 11.00 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0.58 | 78.95 % | 268 | 19 | 22 | |||
| Stringer, Ray | 41.00 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5.13 | 75.00 % | 117 | 9 | 11 | |||
| Vincent, Max | 79.00 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3.59 | 77.27 % | 347 | 11 | 14 | |||
| Walker, Chris | 360.00 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15.00 | 87.50 % | 396 | 1 | 3 |
| Ward, Jon | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Williamson, Francis | 5.00 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2.50 | 50.00 % | 19 | 22 | 22 | |||
| Wood, Dave | 16.00 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4.00 | 75.00 % | 41 | 15 | 17 |
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 | 380.00 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 15.83 | 81.03 % | 1839 | 1 | 8 |
 Honda | 265.00 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 11.04 | 77.05 % | 891 | 2 | 11 | |
| Kawasaki | 399.00 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 11 | 16.63 | 68.18 % | 2653 | 1 | 14 |
| Suzuki | 329.00 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 13.71 | 81.94 % | 1126 | 4 | 12 | |
| Yamaha | 444.00 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 18.50 | 86.52 % | 1440 | 1 | 12 |