Race results
Race startNovember 1, 1998 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:27:23.4 | 51 | 1:40.426 | - | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +6.491 | 51 | 1:40.870 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +27.662 | 51 | 1:40.905 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | +1:13.491 | 51 | 1:42.275 | - | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1:13.857 | 51 | 1:42.331 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1:15.867 | 51 | 1:42.273 | - | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1:36.053 | 51 | 1:42.357 | - | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1:41.302 | 51 | 1:42.335 | - | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1 Lap | 50 | 1:43.447 | - | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 Lap | 50 | 1:42.858 | - | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +1 Lap | 50 | 1:43.073 | - | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | +3 Laps | 48 | 1:43.164 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | DNF (Throttle) | 40 | 1:44.158 | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF (Tyre) | 31 | 1:40.190 | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 28 | 1:45.673 | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | DNF (Collision) | 28 | 1:45.792 | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | DNF (Hydraulics) | 25 | 1:44.947 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | DNF (Gearbox) | 21 | 1:45.840 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | DNF (Hydraulics) | 14 | 1:45.304 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | DNF (Engine) | 13 | 1:42.965 | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 2 | 1:46.099 | - | 18 | 0 |