1998 Superbike World Championship
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The 1998 Superbike World Championship was the eleventh FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 22 March at Phillip Island and finished on 4 October at Sugo after 12 rounds. The season saw the introduction of a revised qualifying system: after two timed qualifying sessions, the sixteen fastest riders were admitted to the newly created Superpole, which determined the first four rows of the starting grid; during this session each rider went on the track in reverse qualifying order to take a single flying lap.[1] Carl Fogarty, who amassed three race victories during the season, won the riders' championship[2] for the third time after
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; Fogarty prevailed over Aaron Slight at the last round, while Troy Corser, who had entered the final event leading the standings, could not race due to injury.[3] Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.[4]
The season also saw Sentul (part of Indonesian Grand Prix) being dropped from 1998 calendar due to 1997 Asian Financial Crisis
Race calendar and results
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- Footnotes
Championship standings
Riders' standings
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‡ Due to separate accidents, the first race in Laguna Seca was stopped on the 13th of the 28 scheduled laps and the subsequent restart was aborted; half points were awarded.[6]
Manufacturers' standings
| 1998 final manufacturers' standings[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS Australia |
GBR United Kingdom |
ITA Italy |
ESP Spain |
GER Germany |
SMR San Marino |
RSA South Africa |
USA United States |
EUR Europe |
AUT Austria |
NED Netherlands |
JPN Japan |
Pts | ||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1‡ | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Italy Ducati | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 487.5 | ||||||
| 2 | Japan Honda | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 416.5 | ||||||
| 3 | Japan Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 307 | ||||||
| 4 | Japan Suzuki | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 252 | ||||||
| 5 | Japan Kawasaki | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 251 | ||||||
| Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS Australia |
GBR United Kingdom |
ITA Italy |
ESP Spain |
GER Germany |
SMR San Marino |
RSA South Africa |
USA United States |
EUR Europe |
AUT Austria |
NED Netherlands |
JPN Japan |
Pts | ||||||||||||||||||
‡ Due to separate accidents, the first race in Laguna Seca was stopped on the 13th of the 28 scheduled laps and the subsequent restart was aborted; half points were awarded.[6]
External links
- "1998 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.
References
- ↑ "News – Fogarty and Haga share the glory; Mailbox Corner – That's Superpole". superbike.it. SBK Superbike International. April 1998. Archived from the original on 13 June 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 4 October 1998. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Mark Pierson (5 October 1998). "Motorcycling: Fogarty flies to hat-trick and Doohan reigns again". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Manufacturer standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 4 October 1998. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "News – Haga takes Donington". superbike.it. SBK Superbike International. May 1998. Archived from the original on 13 June 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Strange day". cyclenews.com. Cycle News. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on 3 September 1999. Retrieved 20 December 2014.