| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:30.476 | 171.81 | 19 | 26 | 270.0 | |
| 2 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:30.673 | 0.197 | 171.44 | 24 | 28 | 270.0 |
| 3 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:30.762 | 0.286 | 171.27 | 24 | 28 | 265.3 |
| 4 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:30.803 | 0.327 | 171.19 | 21 | 22 | 263.4 |
| 5 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:30.882 | 0.406 | 171.04 | 26 | 27 | 267.9 |
| 6 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.156 | 0.680 | 170.53 | 21 | 22 | 266.0 |
| 7 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:31.363 | 0.887 | 170.14 | 26 | 26 | 260.8 |
| 8 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.562 | 1.086 | 169.77 | 28 | 29 | 264.7 |
| 9 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:31.613 | 1.137 | 169.68 | 22 | 27 | 257.1 |
| 10 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:31.657 | 1.181 | 169.60 | 12 | 19 | 258.9 |
| 11 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.777 | 1.301 | 169.38 | 14 | 25 | 256.5 |
| 12 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:32.189 | 1.713 | 168.62 | 21 | 25 | 264.0 |
| 13 | 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:32.781 | 2.305 | 167.54 | 15 | 16 | 263.4 |
| 14 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:33.382 | 2.906 | 166.46 | 13 | 13 | 255.9 |
| 15 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:33.523 | 3.047 | 166.21 | 21 | 24 | 262.1 |
| 16 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:33.813 | 3.337 | 165.70 | 29 | 29 | 255.9 |
| 17 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:33.883 | 3.407 | 165.58 | 26 | 27 | 252.3 |
| 18 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:33.913 | 3.437 | 165.52 | 16 | 17 | 255.3 |
| 19 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:34.274 | 3.798 | 164.89 | 20 | 22 | 249.4 |
| 20 | 55 | Manfred KAINZ | Kawasaki | 1:36.374 | 5.898 | 161.30 | 3 | 10 | 246.0 |
| 21 | 54 | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:36.610 | 6.134 | 160.90 | 3 | 17 | 253.5 |
| 22 | 58 | Gernot SZAKOLCZAI | Kawasaki | 1:36.645 | 6.169 | 160.84 | 17 | 20 | 242.6 |
| 23 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:36.756 | 6.280 | 160.66 | 9 | 13 | 244.8 |
| 24 | 59 | Christian ZAISER | Honda | 1:37.139 | 6.663 | 160.03 | 9 | 15 | 237.3 |
| 25 | 52 | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:37.333 | 6.857 | 159.71 | 10 | 11 | 250.5 |
| 26 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:37.624 | 7.148 | 159.23 | 22 | 22 | 249.4 |
| 27 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:38.687 | 8.211 | 157.52 | 21 | 23 | 250.0 |
| 28 | 67 | Sebastian VITZTHUM | Ducati | 1:38.739 | 8.263 | 157.43 | 2 | 2 | 254.7 |
| 29 | 75 | Franz MUNDSPERGER | Kawasaki | 1:38.764 | 8.288 | 157.39 | 9 | 11 | 241.0 |
| 30 | 68 | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:39.324 | 8.848 | 156.51 | 9 | 12 | 256.5 |
| 31 | 71 | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER |  Suzuki | 1:40.635 | 10.159 | 154.47 | 2 | 3 | 241.6 |
| 32 | 76 | Ernst SCHULLER | Kawasaki | 1:41.261 | 10.785 | 153.51 | 21 | 27 | 246.0 |
| 33 | 73 | Anton RECHBERGER | Suzuki | 1:41.663 | 11.187 | 152.91 | 8 | 13 | 230.7 |
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 2
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