| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:31.422 | 170.03 | 19 | 23 | 266.0 | |
| 2 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:32.160 | 0.738 | 168.67 | 24 | 25 | 268.6 |
| 3 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:32.337 | 0.915 | 168.35 | 27 | 29 | 268.6 |
| 4 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:32.340 | 0.918 | 168.34 | 22 | 27 | 265.3 |
| 5 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:32.352 | 0.930 | 168.32 | 22 | 25 | 264.7 |
| 6 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:32.546 | 1.124 | 167.97 | 21 | 24 | 257.1 |
| 7 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:32.674 | 1.252 | 167.74 | 20 | 20 | 259.6 |
| 8 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.695 | 1.273 | 167.70 | 23 | 27 | 262.1 |
| 9 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:32.725 | 1.303 | 167.64 | 29 | 29 | 266.6 |
| 10 | 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:32.876 | 1.454 | 167.37 | 18 | 21 | 262.1 |
| 11 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:33.024 | 1.602 | 167.11 | 21 | 24 | 263.4 |
| 12 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:33.760 | 2.338 | 165.79 | 26 | 28 | 255.3 |
| 13 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:34.031 | 2.609 | 165.32 | 24 | 26 | 262.1 |
| 14 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:34.208 | 2.786 | 165.01 | 16 | 21 | 263.4 |
| 15 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:35.447 | 4.025 | 162.86 | 21 | 21 | 254.1 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:35.677 | 4.255 | 162.47 | 22 | 23 | 254.7 |
| 17 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:35.695 | 4.273 | 162.44 | 19 | 23 | 252.3 |
| 18 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:36.341 | 4.919 | 161.35 | 17 | 19 | 247.7 |
| 19 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:36.523 | 5.101 | 161.05 | 21 | 27 | 251.7 |
| 20 | 55 | Manfred KAINZ | Kawasaki | 1:37.351 | 5.929 | 159.68 | 18 | 19 | 252.3 |
| 21 | 52 | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:37.635 | 6.213 | 159.21 | 11 | 13 | 248.2 |
| 22 | 54 | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:37.909 | 6.487 | 158.77 | 11 | 18 | 246.0 |
| 23 | 58 | Gernot SZAKOLCZAI | Kawasaki | 1:37.959 | 6.537 | 158.69 | 11 | 13 | 248.8 |
| 24 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:38.031 | 6.609 | 158.57 | 4 | 6 | 247.1 |
| 25 | 59 | Christian ZAISER | Honda | 1:38.616 | 7.194 | 157.63 | 7 | 12 | 238.9 |
| 26 | 67 | Sebastian VITZTHUM | Ducati | 1:38.739 | 7.317 | 157.43 | 15 | 15 | 257.1 |
| 27 | 71 | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER |  Suzuki | 1:39.534 | 8.112 | 156.18 | 13 | 16 | 241.6 |
| 28 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:40.637 | 9.215 | 154.46 | 13 | 15 | 247.1 |
| 29 | 68 | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:40.829 | 9.407 | 154.17 | 14 | 19 | 257.7 |
| 30 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:41.313 | 9.891 | 153.43 | 3 | 6 | 246.5 |
| 31 | 76 | Ernst SCHULLER | Kawasaki | 1:42.615 | 11.193 | 151.49 | 11 | 19 | 246.5 |
| 32 | 73 | Anton RECHBERGER | Suzuki | 1:43.822 | 12.400 | 149.73 | 15 | 23 | 226.8 |
| 33 | 75 | Franz MUNDSPERGER | Kawasaki | 2:15.890 | 44.468 | 114.39 | 1 | 1 | 217.3 |
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
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 33 / Classified: 33
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: Overcast / Track: Dry
Results
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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"