| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | SP | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:35.257 | 1:34.619 | 1:34.971 | 1:34.971 | 168.68 |
| 2 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:34.785 | 1:34.563 | 1:35.097 | 1:35.097 | 168.46 |
| 3 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:35.447 | 1:34.567 | 1:35.175 | 1:35.175 | 168.32 |
| 4 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:35.426 | 1:34.779 | 1:35.186 | 1:35.186 | 168.30 |
| 5 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:35.728 | 1:35.032 | 1:35.250 | 1:35.250 | 168.19 |
| 6 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:35.585 | 1:35.332 | 1:35.278 | 1:35.278 | 168.14 |
| 7 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:34.785 | 1:34.251 | 1:35.378 | 1:35.378 | 167.96 |
| 8 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:35.095 | 1:34.486 | 1:35.380 | 1:35.380 | 167.96 |
| 9 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:36.858 | 1:36.577 | 1:35.549 | 1:35.549 | 167.66 |
| 10 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:36.661 | 1:35.611 | 1:35.889 | 1:35.889 | 167.07 |
| 11 | 70 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:36.157 | 1:35.718 | 1:35.957 | 1:35.957 | 166.95 |
| 12 | 63 | Steve MARTIN | Ducati | 1:36.394 | 1:35.707 | 1:35.976 | 1:35.976 | 166.92 |
| 13 | 69 | Mark WILLIS | Suzuki | 1:35.986 | 1:35.242 | 1:35.996 | 1:35.996 | 166.88 |
| 14 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:36.691 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.001 | 1:36.001 | 166.87 |
| 15 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:35.590 | 1:35.541 | 1:36.234 | 1:36.234 | 166.47 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:36.789 | 1:35.947 | 1:37.798 | 1:37.798 | 163.81 |
| 17 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:36.648 | 1:37.913 | 1:37.913 | 163.61 | |
| 18 | 65 | Malcolm CAMPBELL | Ducati | 1:38.220 | 1:36.788 | 1:36.788 | 165.52 | |
| 19 | 62 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:37.446 | 1:37.212 | 1:37.212 | 164.79 | |
| 20 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:41.179 | 1:37.351 | 1:37.351 | 164.56 | |
| 21 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:37.400 | 1:37.654 | 1:37.654 | 164.05 | |
| 22 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:38.703 | 1:37.645 | 1:37.645 | 164.06 | |
| 23 | 64 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:38.872 | 1:38.227 | 1:38.227 | 163.09 | |
| 24 | 60 | Tony REES | Suzuki | 1:39.179 | 1:38.807 | 1:38.807 | 162.13 | |
| 25 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Honda | 1:41.624 | 1:39.770 | 1:39.770 | 160.57 | |
| 26 | 66 | Daniele VANOLINI | Ducati | 1:40.556 | 1:40.040 | 1:40.040 | 160.14 | |
| 27 | 21 | Jean-Marc DELÉTANG | Yamaha | 1:40.801 | 1:40.300 | 1:40.300 | 159.72 | |
| 28 | 74 | Ed MILLER | Kawasaki | 1:43.727 | 1:40.506 | 1:40.506 | 159.39 | |
| 29 | 61 | Dean FULTON | Kawasaki | 1:42.230 | 1:41.169 | 1:41.169 | 158.35 | |
| 30 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:41.323 | 1:41.425 | 1:41.425 | 157.95 | |
| 31 | 68 | John PHELAN | Kawasaki | 1:42.442 | 1:41.853 | 1:41.853 | 157.29 | |
| 32 | 73 | Chris OGNENIS | Suzuki | 1:41.926 | 1:42.485 | 1:42.485 | 156.32 | |
| 33 | 67 | Scott WEBSTER | Yamaha | 1:43.725 | 1:43.242 | 1:43.242 | 155.17 | |
| (34) | 71 | John ORCHARD |  Honda | 1:45.317 | 1:44.105 | 1:44.105 | 153.88 | |
| (35) | 72 | Craig STAFFORD | Yamaha | 1:44.208 | 1:44.105 | 1:44.105 | 153.88 | |
| (36) | 75 | Troy NASH | Kawasaki | 1:46.301 | 1:45.133 | 1:45.133 | 152.38 |
1998-03-20 to 1998-03-22
World Superbike Australian Round
Phillip Island (Permanent circuit, 4.4500 km)
Attendance: 51,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/2
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 36 / Practised: 36 / Qualified: 33
Sessions
Overall qualifying
Results
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Positions in parentheses denote riders who either did not receive a grid space, failed to meet qualifying requirements or withdrew after qualifying.
Rider notes
#71 Orchard: Broke hand and foot in qualifying 2.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-03-21 live TV coverage/ 1998-03-22 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-04-01 pg3-8/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-19 pg46/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-20 pg61/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-21 pg75/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-23 pg46/ Illawarra Mercury 1998-03-27 pg57/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1998-03-24 pg30-33/ Motosprint 1998-12 pg32-35/ Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija 1998-03-22 press release/ Sun Herald 1998-03-22 pg96/ bikenet.co.uk/ troycorser.com/ Photos by Cal Harris (Facebook)