| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS |  Honda | 1:30.829 | 171.14 | 11 | 11 | 270.0 | |
| 2 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.104 | 0.275 | 170.63 | 7 | 12 | 268.6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.475 | 0.646 | 169.93 | 7 | 10 | 266.6 |
| 4 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:31.478 | 0.649 | 169.93 | 4 | 10 | 264.0 |
| 5 | 2 |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.669 | 0.840 | 169.58 | 10 | 11 | 267.3 |
| 6 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:31.754 | 0.925 | 169.42 | 7 | 9 | 264.7 |
| 7 | 8 | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:31.955 | 1.126 | 169.05 | 10 | 10 | 258.9 |
| 8 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.984 | 1.155 | 168.99 | 10 | 11 | 270.6 |
| 9 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:32.004 | 1.175 | 168.96 | 9 | 11 | 257.1 |
| 10 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:32.065 | 1.236 | 168.85 | 9 | 10 | 257.7 |
| 11 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:32.608 | 1.779 | 167.86 | 10 | 10 | 266.6 |
| 12 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:32.682 | 1.853 | 167.72 | 10 | 10 | 262.7 |
| 13 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:33.703 | 2.874 | 165.89 | 9 | 10 | 257.7 |
| 14 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:33.847 | 3.018 | 165.64 | 8 | 9 | 257.7 |
| 15 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:33.885 | 3.056 | 165.57 | 10 | 12 | 258.9 |
| 16 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:34.673 | 3.844 | 164.19 | 9 | 11 | 252.3 |
| 17 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:34.946 | 4.117 | 163.72 | 7 | 9 | 249.4 |
| 18 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:35.958 | 5.129 | 162.00 | 5 | 6 | 248.2 |
| 19 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:36.257 | 5.428 | 161.49 | 5 | 6 | 250.5 |
| 20 | 59 |  Christian ZAISER | Honda | 1:36.949 | 6.120 | 160.34 | 7 | 8 | 238.4 |
| 21 | 48 | Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:36.981 | 6.152 | 160.29 | 3 | 4 | 260.2 |
| 22 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:37.785 | 6.956 | 158.97 | 11 | 11 | 243.7 |
| 23 | 52 | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:37.834 | 7.005 | 158.89 | 5 | 7 | 252.9 |
| 24 | 54 | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:38.039 | 7.210 | 158.56 | 9 | 9 | 245.4 |
| 25 | 55 | Manfred KAINZ | Kawasaki | 1:38.115 | 7.286 | 158.43 | 6 | 6 | 243.2 |
| 26 | 58 | Gernot SZAKOLCZAI | Kawasaki | 1:39.495 | 8.666 | 156.24 | 2 | 3 | 241.6 |
| 27 | 71 | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER |  Suzuki | 1:42.306 | 11.477 | 151.94 | 2 | 3 | 239.4 |
| 28 | 68 | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:42.537 | 11.708 | 151.60 | 1 | 5 | 248.2 |
| 29 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:42.685 | 11.856 | 151.38 | 2 | 3 | 248.2 |
| 30 | 75 | Franz MUNDSPERGER | Kawasaki | 1:42.731 | 11.902 | 151.32 | 6 | 7 | 237.8 |
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
Warm-Up
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 30 / Classified: 30
Scheduled start time: 09:30
Weather: Sunny / 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"