| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:30.655 | 171.47 | 23 | 24 | 264.7 | |
| 2 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:30.952 | 0.297 | 170.91 | 14 | 23 | 261.5 |
| 3 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:31.054 | 0.399 | 170.72 | 16 | 28 | 268.6 |
| 4 | 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:31.332 | 0.677 | 170.20 | 4 | 18 | 266.0 |
| 5 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.445 | 0.790 | 169.99 | 4 | 26 | 262.7 |
| 6 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:31.508 | 0.853 | 169.87 | 26 | 27 | 263.4 |
| 7 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.516 | 0.861 | 169.86 | 24 | 24 | 264.0 |
| 8 | 44 |  Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.549 | 0.894 | 169.80 | 20 | 24 | 255.9 |
| 9 | 45 | Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:31.682 | 1.027 | 169.55 | 19 | 27 | 265.3 |
| 10 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:31.763 | 1.108 | 169.40 | 16 | 21 | 263.4 |
| 11 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.784 | 1.129 | 169.36 | 22 | 24 | 266.0 |
| 12 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:32.099 | 1.444 | 168.78 | 24 | 25 | 265.3 |
| 13 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:32.334 | 1.679 | 168.35 | 16 | 26 | 257.1 |
| 14 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:33.185 | 2.530 | 166.82 | 20 | 25 | 262.7 |
| 15 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:34.080 | 3.425 | 165.23 | 24 | 26 | 253.5 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:34.120 | 3.465 | 165.16 | 24 | 26 | 254.7 |
| 17 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:34.462 | 3.807 | 164.56 | 18 | 29 | 257.1 |
| 18 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:34.571 | 3.916 | 164.37 | 14 | 26 | 251.1 |
| 19 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:34.754 | 4.099 | 164.05 | 17 | 23 | 252.9 |
| 20 | 55 | Manfred KAINZ | Kawasaki | 1:36.663 | 6.008 | 160.81 | 16 | 18 | 246.5 |
| 21 | 52 | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:36.871 | 6.216 | 160.47 | 19 | 27 | 251.1 |
| 22 | 54 | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:36.911 | 6.256 | 160.40 | 18 | 20 | 251.1 |
| 23 | 67 | Sebastian VITZTHUM | Ducati | 1:37.440 | 6.785 | 159.53 | 11 | 25 | 260.2 |
| 24 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:37.619 | 6.964 | 159.24 | 20 | 27 | 251.7 |
| 25 | 58 | Gernot SZAKOLCZAI | Kawasaki | 1:37.824 | 7.169 | 158.91 | 5 | 8 | 246.5 |
| 26 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:37.854 | 7.199 | 158.86 | 5 | 5 | 246.5 |
| 27 | 71 | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER |  Suzuki | 1:37.913 | 7.258 | 158.76 | 16 | 19 | 245.4 |
| 28 | 59 | Christian ZAISER | Honda | 1:37.977 | 7.322 | 158.66 | 6 | 7 | 236.3 |
| 29 | 68 | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:38.409 | 7.754 | 157.96 | 20 | 23 | 258.9 |
| 30 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:39.807 | 9.152 | 155.75 | 4 | 20 | 248.8 |
| 31 | 76 | Ernst SCHULLER | Kawasaki | 1:41.192 | 10.537 | 153.62 | 19 | 22 | 244.8 |
| 32 | 73 | Anton RECHBERGER | Suzuki | 1:41.327 | 10.672 | 153.41 | 14 | 19 | 230.2 |
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
Qualifying 1
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 32 / Classified: 32
Scheduled start time: 15:30
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"