| # | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | 33 |  Ducati 916 | Ducati Performance |
| 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA | 27 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 5 | Neil HODGSON | 24 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 6 |  Peter GODDARD | 34 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | 34 | Ducati 916 | Ducati ADVF |
| 8 | James WHITHAM | 31 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 10 |  Andrew STROUD | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Andrew Stroud Racing |
| 11 | Troy CORSER | 26 | Ducati 916 | Ducati ADVF |
| 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | 26 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Bertocchi |
| 15 |  Igor JERMAN | 23 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Bertocchi |
| 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | 25 | Ducati 916 | Team Pedercini |
| 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | 32 | Ducati 916 | FP Racing |
| 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | 24 | Ducati 916 | De Cecco Racing |
| 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | 29 | Ducati 916 | Gattolone Racing Team |
| 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | 23 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 44 |  Scott RUSSELL | 33 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 45 | Colin EDWARDS | 24 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | 31 | Ducati 916 | Remus Racing Austria |
| 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 24 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 52 | Gerhard ESTERER | 40 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Austria |
| 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Karban Racing Team |
| 54 | Johann WOLFSTEINER | 29 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RSC Regau |
| 55 | Manfred KAINZ | 26 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Moto Wilfling Racing Team |
| 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | 30 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | RKM Racing |
| 58 | Gernot SZAKOLCZAI | 29 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Triumph Club Wien |
| 59 | Christian ZAISER | 25 | Honda VTR1000F | STF Motorräder |
| 60 |  Jochen SCHMID | 35 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 61 |  Jonnie EKEROLD | 23 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 66 | Normann MANZ | 28 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Motorradhaus Prinz-Hüttlingen |
| 67 | Sebastian VITZTHUM | 30 | Ducati 916 | Remus Racing Austria |
| 68 | Ali GUETTOUCHE | 38 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Guettouche Racing |
| 71 | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER | 37 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | 2-Rad Corner Niederkircher |
| 73 | Anton RECHBERGER | 40 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | MSC-Rottenegg |
| 75 | Franz MUNDSPERGER | 39 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Mundsperger Racing |
| 76 | Ernst SCHULLER | 32 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 111 | Aaron SLIGHT | 32 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
1998-08-28 to 1998-08-30
World Superbike Austrian Round
A1-Ring (Permanent circuit, 4.3180 km)
Attendance: 38,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/11
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 36 / Practised: 33 / Qualified: 31
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-08-29 live TV coverage/ 1998-08-30 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-09-09 pg12-15/ Platzhirsch Ausgabe 2018-05/ Salzburger Nachrichten 2018-06-02/ Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija 1998-08-30 press release/ troycorser.com/ youtube.com @YART07 - "WSBK Crash Mandy Kainz Christian Zaiser"