| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:43.652 | 148.06 | 12 | 13 | 141.9 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:44.087 | 0.435 | 147.44 | 10 | 11 | 139.9 |
| 3 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:44.095 | 0.443 | 147.43 | 14 | 14 | 139.2 |
| 4 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:44.266 | 0.614 | 147.19 | 15 | 15 | 136.2 |
| 5 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:44.274 | 0.622 | 147.18 | 15 | 15 | 142.1 |
| 6 | 6 | Peter GODDARD |  Suzuki | 1:44.373 | 0.721 | 147.04 | 13 | 14 | 137.1 |
| 7 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:44.424 | 0.772 | 146.97 | 12 | 12 | 144.0 |
| 8 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:44.649 | 0.997 | 146.65 | 10 | 15 | 136.4 |
| 9 | 4 | Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:45.048 | 1.396 | 146.09 | 6 | 14 | 135.7 |
| 10 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:45.194 | 1.542 | 145.89 | 12 | 12 | 139.9 |
| 11 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:45.472 | 1.820 | 145.51 | 12 | 13 | 138.1 |
| 12 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:45.671 | 2.019 | 145.23 | 6 | 10 | 140.3 |
| 13 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:46.553 | 2.901 | 144.03 | 14 | 14 | 142.1 |
| 14 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:46.783 | 3.131 | 143.72 | 4 | 11 | 138.5 |
| 15 | 9 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:47.264 | 3.612 | 143.08 | 4 | 14 | 139.5 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:47.446 | 3.794 | 142.83 | 11 | 11 | 135.0 |
| 17 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:48.202 | 4.550 | 141.83 | 6 | 10 | 133.8 |
| 18 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:49.891 | 6.239 | 139.65 | 4 | 5 | 136.9 |
| - | 75 |  Noel HAARHOFF | Ducati | --.--- | 0 |
1998-07-03 to 1998-07-05
World Superbike South African Round
Kyalami (Permanent circuit, 4.2630 km)
Attendance: 62,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/8
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: ? / Practised: 21 / Qualified: 21
Sessions
Free Practice 2
Scheduled duration: 30 mins
Started: 19 / Classified: 18
Scheduled start time: 15:15
Weather: Sunny / Track: Dry
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-07-04 live TV coverage/ 1998-07-05 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1998-07-15 pg18-21/ MOTOR SPORT aktuell 1998-07-07 pg41-44/ msport.co.za/racereports/reports23.html/ troycorser.com/ Photos by Danie van Jaarsveld (motorpics.co.za)