1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

  1998 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 14 races in the
1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 April 1998
Official nameMarlboro Grand Prix of Japan
LocationSuzuka Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.864 km (3.644 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Max Biaggi Honda
Time 2:05.772
Fastest lap
Rider Max Biaggi Honda
Time 2:06.746 on lap 4
Podium
First Max Biaggi Honda
Second Tadayuki Okada Honda
Third Noriyuki Haga Yamaha
250cc
Pole position
Rider Daijiro Kato Honda
Time 2:08.430
Fastest lap
Rider Naoki Matsudo Yamaha
Time 2:09.284 on lap 8
Podium
First Daijiro Kato Honda
Second Shinya Nakano Yamaha
Third Naoki Matsudo Yamaha
125cc
Pole position
Rider Noboru Ueda Honda
Time 2:15.162
Fastest lap
Rider Masao Azuma Honda
Time 2:16.128 on lap 6
Podium
First Kazuto Sakata Aprilia
Second Tomomi Manako Honda
Third Masao Azuma Honda

The 1998 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 April 1998 at the Suzuka Circuit. The rookie Max Biaggi surprised everyone by winning his first ever GP500 race.