1998 FIM Superbike World Championship
Between March 22 and October 4 1998, 126 riders competed in 24 races on 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-22 |  Phillip Island |  Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 36 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 26 | Sunny / Dry | 97.90 km | 164.81 km/h |
| 1998-03-22 | Phillip Island |  Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 24 | Cloudy / Dry | 97.90 km | 165.01 km/h |
| 1998-04-13 | Donington Park | Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha | 35 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 100.58 km | 152.06 km/h |
| 1998-04-13 | Donington Park | Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha | 35 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 100.58 km | 152.42 km/h |
| 1998-05-10 |  Monza |  Colin EDWARDS / Honda | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 20 | Sunny / Dry | 103.86 km | 192.27 km/h |
| 1998-05-10 | Monza | Colin EDWARDS / Honda | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 21 | Sunny / Dry | 103.86 km | 191.79 km/h |
| 1998-05-24 |  Albacete | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | Raining / Wet | 70.79 km | 122.95 km/h | |
| 1998-05-24 | Albacete | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | Cloudy / Dry | 70.79 km | 136.31 km/h | |
| 1998-06-07 |  Nürburgring |  Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 34 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 22 | Raining / Wet | 95.68 km | 141.63 km/h |
| 1998-06-07 | Nürburgring | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 23 | Raining / Wet | 95.68 km | 140.64 km/h |
| 1998-06-21 | Misano | Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 22 | Sunny / Dry | 101.50 km | 152.61 km/h |
| 1998-06-21 | Misano | Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 19 | Sunny / Dry | 101.50 km | 152.89 km/h |
| 1998-07-05 |  Kyalami | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | Sunny / Dry | 106.58 km | 146.14 km/h | |
| 1998-07-05 | Kyalami | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | Sunny / Dry | 106.58 km | 146.15 km/h | |
| 1998-07-12 | Laguna Seca | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | Sunny / Dry | 43.32 km | 147.76 km/h | |
| 1998-07-12 | Laguna Seca | Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha | 27 | 26 | 20 | 13 | Sunny / Dry | 101.08 km | 147.46 km/h | |
| 1998-08-02 | Brands Hatch | Colin EDWARDS / Honda | 34 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 21 | Overcast / Dry | 104.63 km | 173.06 km/h |
| 1998-08-02 | Brands Hatch | Troy CORSER / Ducati | 34 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 21 | Cloudy / Dry | 104.63 km | 173.79 km/h |
| 1998-08-30 |  A1-Ring | Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 26 | Overcast / Dry | 107.95 km | 170.16 km/h |
| 1998-08-30 | A1-Ring | Aaron SLIGHT / Honda | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 21 | Cloudy / Dry | 107.95 km | 170.21 km/h |
| 1998-09-06 |  Assen | Pierfrancesco CHILI / Ducati | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 96.78 km | 173.48 km/h |
| 1998-09-06 | Assen | Carl FOGARTY / Ducati | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 14 | Cloudy / Dry | 96.78 km | 173.33 km/h |
| 1998-10-04 | Sugo | Keiichi KITAGAWA / Suzuki | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | Overcast / Dry | 93.44 km | 147.29 km/h | |
| 1998-10-04 | Sugo | Noriyuki HAGA / Yamaha | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | Cloudy / Dry | 93.44 km | 147.47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accornero, Massimo | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 3 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Bayliss, Troy | 4.00 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1.00 | 50.00 % | 55 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Blora, Paolo | 3.00 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0.75 | 100.00 % | 85 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Bontempi, Piergiorgio | 58.00 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3.87 | 80.00 % | 271 | 9 | 13 | |||
| Bostrom, Ben | 22.50 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11.25 | 100.00 % | 40 | 8 | 9 | |||
 Bursa, Michal | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 10 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Campbell, Malcolm | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 50.00 % | 36 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Cantalupo, Giorgio | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 50.00 % | 45 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| Chandler, Doug | 8.00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8.00 | 100.00 % | 12 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Chiapello, Enzo | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 50.00 % | 41 | 31 | 31 | |||||
| Chili, Pierfrancesco | 293.50 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12.23 | 79.17 % | 459 | 1 | 5 |
| Connell, Craig | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 50.00 % | 32 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Corser, Troy | 328.50 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15.64 | 100.00 % | 459 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dall'Aglio, Marco | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 50.00 % | 26 | 24 | 24 | |||||
 Delétang, Jean-Marc | 5.00 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.45 | 63.64 % | 203 | 16 | 22 | |||
| Edwards, Colin | 279.50 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11.65 | 95.83 % | 514 | 2 | 6 | |
| Ekerold, Jonnie | 1 | 17 | 17 | 100.00 % | 20 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Emmett, Sean | 5.00 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.25 | 25.00 % | 67 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Esterer, Gerhard | 2 | 18 | 19 | 100.00 % | 48 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Fogarty, Carl | 351.50 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14.65 | 95.83 % | 513 | 3 | 6 | |
| Fulton, Dean | 2 | 20 | 22 | 100.00 % | 42 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
| Giles, Shawn | 3.00 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.50 | 100.00 % | 44 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Goddard, Peter | 155.00 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6.46 | 87.50 % | 490 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Gramigni, Alessandro | 56.00 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2.55 | 81.82 % | 427 | 11 | 16 | |||
| Guderian, Detlef | 1 | 20 | 20 | 100.00 % | 19 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Guettouche, Ali | 2 | 21 | 23 | 100.00 % | 46 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| Haarhoff, Noel | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 16 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Hacking, Jamie | 12.00 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6.00 | 100.00 % | 40 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Haga, Kensuke | 8.00 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 50.00 % | 27 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Haga, Noriyuki | 258.00 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10.75 | 83.33 % | 505 | 1 | 8 |
 Havnen, Oddgeir | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 50.00 % | 34 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Haydon, James | 7.00 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1.75 | 75.00 % | 80 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Heidger, Frank | 2 | 19 | 21 | 100.00 % | 37 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Hislop, Steve | 26.00 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6.50 | 100.00 % | 100 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Hodgson, Neil | 124.50 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5.19 | 75.00 % | 485 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Hüber, Robert | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 14 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Innamorati, Mario | 8.00 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1.33 | 83.33 % | 129 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Ito, Shin'ichi | 8.00 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 50.00 % | 30 | 10 | 10 | |||
 Jerman, Igor | 47.00 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2.14 | 90.91 % | 443 | 13 | 18 | |||
| Kainz, Manfred | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 9 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Kamada, Manabu | 2 | 17 | 18 | 100.00 % | 50 | 21 | 22 | ||||||
 Karban, Vladimír | 12 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 66.67 % | 203 | 21 | 28 | |||||
| Kitagawa, Keiichi | 36.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 6 | 6 | ||
 Korpiaho, Erkka | 9.00 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1.13 | 87.50 % | 143 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Kraus, Lothar | 2 | 20 | 22 | 100.00 % | 37 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
| Lavilla Vidal, Gregorio | 83.50 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3.48 | 50.00 % | 356 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Llewellyn, Matt | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 50.00 % | 34 | 19 | 19 | |||
| Mackenzie, Niall | 26.00 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6.50 | 75.00 % | 76 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Malvini, Paolo | 3 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 33.33 % | 29 | 27 | 28 | |||||
| Manz, Normann | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 50.00 % | 25 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Mark, Udo | 13.00 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3.25 | 75.00 % | 81 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Marks, Steve | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 50.00 % | 31 | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Martin, Steve | 6.00 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6.00 | 100.00 % | 22 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Maxwell, Alistair | 2 | 17 | 22 | 100.00 % | 39 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Meklau, Andreas | 31.00 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.88 | 75.00 % | 158 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Miller, Ed | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 50.00 % | 38 | 28 | 28 | |||||
| Mladin, Mat | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 19 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Mrkývka, Jiří | 1.00 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 0.06 | 56.25 % | 266 | 20 | 25 | |||
| Mundsperger, Franz | 1 | 26 | 26 | 100.00 % | 23 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Niederkircher, Ossi | 2 | 20 | 22 | 100.00 % | 47 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Ognenis, Chris | 2 | 23 | 24 | 100.00 % | 42 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| Oliver, Rich | 1 | 17 | 17 | 100.00 % | 12 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Orlando, Ricky | 3.00 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 1.50 | 100.00 % | 39 | 20 | 23 | ||||
| Pedercini, Lucio | 26.00 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.63 | 81.25 % | 307 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Phelan, John | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 9 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Pienaar, Clinton | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 50.00 % | 36 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Platacis, Heinz | 2.00 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 1.00 | 100.00 % | 30 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Pojer, Fausto | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 3 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Pollheide, Uwe | 2 | 19 | 20 | 100.00 % | 38 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Protat, Frédéric | 5.00 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.26 | 73.68 % | 335 | 17 | 22 | |||
| Randolph, James | 1 | 21 | 21 | 100.00 % | 12 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Rees, Tony | 2 | 19 | 20 | 100.00 % | 42 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Reynolds, John | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 50.00 % | 37 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Robinson, Jamie | 2 | 20 | 21 | 100.00 % | 49 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
 Rodríguez Piñeda, Jesús | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 2 | 32 | 32 | ||||||
| Russell, Scott | 130.50 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5.44 | 79.17 % | 448 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Rymer, Terry | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.25 | 75.00 % | 87 | 18 | 19 | |||
| Ryo, Akira | 36.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sampson, Brett | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 50.00 % | 40 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Scatola, Bruno | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 25.00 % | 38 | 28 | 29 | |||||
| Serizawa, Tamaki | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 50.00 % | 35 | 19 | 19 | |||||
| Simpson, Ian | 2 | 17 | 18 | 100.00 % | 50 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Slight, Aaron | 347.00 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15.09 | 95.65 % | 505 | 1 | 4 |
| Spilt, Gijsbert | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 50.00 % | 16 | 20 | 20 | |||||
 Stavroulakis, Stavros | 2 | 19 | 20 | 100.00 % | 44 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
| Stroud, Andrew | 13.00 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0.62 | 76.19 % | 390 | 17 | 21 | |||
| Szakolczai, Gernot | 2 | 19 | 21 | 100.00 % | 48 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Takeda, Yuichi | 3.00 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 1.50 | 100.00 % | 50 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Takeishi, Shin'ya | 7.00 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.50 | 100.00 % | 50 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Valtulini, Giovanni | 4 | 4 | RT | 0.00 % | 21 | 28 | 29 | ||||||
| Vanolini, Daniele | 2 | 18 | 19 | 100.00 % | 42 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Vincent, Max | 2 | 18 | 19 | 100.00 % | 48 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Walker, Chris | 9.00 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4.50 | 100.00 % | 50 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Watanabe, Atsushi | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 7 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Webster, Scott | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 50.00 % | 36 | 33 | 33 | |||||
| Whitham, James | 173.00 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.21 | 83.33 % | 458 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Willis, Mark | 17.00 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.50 | 100.00 % | 44 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Wolfsteiner, Johann | 2 | 17 | 18 | 100.00 % | 48 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Xaus Moreno, Rubén | 1.00 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 0.50 | 100.00 % | 40 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Yanagawa, Akira | 210.00 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10.00 | 95.24 % | 441 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Yates, Aaron | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 50.00 % | 25 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Yoshikawa, Wataru | 16.00 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 | 100.00 % | 50 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Zaiser, Christian | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 9 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Zimmerman, Issy | 2 | 16 | 17 | 100.00 % | 46 | 21 | 21 |
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 | 487.50 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 40 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 20.31 | 74.74 % | 3581 | 1 | 12 |
| Honda | 417.50 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 17.40 | 83.72 % | 1717 | 1 | 13 |
| Kawasaki | 251.00 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 10.46 | 80.00 % | 3220 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Suzuki | 252.00 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 10.50 | 78.72 % | 1793 | 1 | 14 | |
| Yamaha | 307.00 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 12.79 | 73.81 % | 1581 | 1 | 14 |