| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | SP | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Troy CORSER |  Ducati | 1:27.002 | 1:25.791 | 1:34.999 | 1:34.999 | 158.59 |
| 2 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:26.471 | 1:25.953 | 1:35.610 | 1:35.610 | 157.58 |
| 3 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:26.555 | 1:25.775 | 1:35.717 | 1:35.717 | 157.40 |
| 4 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:26.373 | 1:26.242 | 1:35.769 | 1:35.769 | 157.32 |
| 5 | 56 |  Sean EMMETT | Ducati | 1:27.396 | 1:27.085 | 1:35.814 | 1:35.814 | 157.24 |
| 6 | 49 | John REYNOLDS | Ducati | 1:27.381 | 1:26.614 | 1:36.185 | 1:36.185 | 156.64 |
| 7 | 31 | Niall MACKENZIE |  Yamaha | 1:26.627 | 1:26.709 | 1:36.668 | 1:36.668 | 155.85 |
| 8 | 38 | James HAYDON | Suzuki | 1:27.891 | 1:26.403 | 1:36.686 | 1:36.686 | 155.82 |
| 9 | 2 | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:26.013 | 1:25.911 | 1:36.696 | 1:36.696 | 155.81 |
| 10 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:26.553 | 1:25.796 | 1:36.722 | 1:36.722 | 155.77 |
| 11 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:27.051 | 1:26.842 | 1:36.962 | 1:36.962 | 155.38 |
| 12 | 51 | Steve HISLOP | Yamaha | 1:26.294 | 1:26.259 | 1:37.193 | 1:37.193 | 155.01 |
| 13 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:26.941 | 1:27.059 | 1:37.657 | 1:37.657 | 154.27 |
| 14 | 41 |  Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:26.984 | 1:26.722 | 1:37.682 | 1:37.682 | 154.24 |
| 15 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:26.831 | 1:26.804 | 1:38.293 | 1:38.293 | 153.28 |
| (16) | 55 | Hitoyasu IZUTSU | Kawasaki | 1:28.258 | 1:27.169 | 1:27.169 | 172.84 | |
| 17 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:28.139 | 1:27.396 | 1:27.396 | 172.39 | |
| 18 | 32 | Troy BAYLISS | Ducati | 1:27.907 | 1:27.639 | 1:27.639 | 171.91 | |
| 19 | 37 | Terry RYMER | Suzuki | 1:27.948 | 1:28.991 | 1:27.948 | 171.31 | |
| 20 | 64 | Matt LLEWELLYN | Ducati | 1:44.612 | 1:28.132 | 1:28.132 | 170.95 | |
| 21 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:28.495 | 1:29.009 | 1:28.495 | 170.25 | |
| 22 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:28.845 | 1:29.370 | 1:28.845 | 169.58 | |
| 23 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:29.919 | 1:29.275 | 1:29.275 | 168.76 | |
| 24 | 67 | Max VINCENT | Kawasaki | 1:29.668 | 1:29.426 | 1:29.426 | 168.47 | |
| 25 | 68 | Steve MARKS | Kawasaki | 1:31.339 | 1:30.177 | 1:30.177 | 167.07 | |
| 26 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:30.933 | 1:31.202 | 1:30.933 | 165.68 | |
| 27 | 66 | Brett SAMPSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.569 | 1:31.386 | 1:31.386 | 164.86 | |
| 28 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:34.266 | 1:31.629 | 1:31.629 | 164.42 | |
| 29 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:33.563 | 1:33.323 | 1:33.323 | 161.44 | |
| 60 | Peter GRAVES | Ducati | --.--- |
1998-07-31 to 1998-08-02
World Superbike European Round
Brands Hatch (Permanent circuit, 4.1850 km)
Attendance: 104,000 (3-day)
Event permit: IMN 102/10
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 34 / Practised: 29 / Qualified: 29
Sessions
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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
#60 Graves: Practised only.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official attendance figures/ 1998-08-01 live TV coverage/ 1998-08-02 live TV coverage/ AMCN Vol 48 No 3 pg84-86/ Cycle News 1998-08-12 pg20-22/ troycorser.com