| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Q1 | Q2 | SP | Time | KM/H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 |  Aaron SLIGHT |  Honda | 1:30.655 | 1:30.476 | 1:30.340 | 1:30.340 | 172.07 |
| 2 | 4 |  Akira YANAGAWA |  Kawasaki | 1:31.054 | 1:30.882 | 1:30.732 | 1:30.732 | 171.33 |
| 3 | 8 |  James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:31.508 | 1:31.363 | 1:30.847 | 1:30.847 | 171.11 |
| 4 | 11 |  Troy CORSER | Ducati | 1:30.952 | 1:30.803 | 1:30.939 | 1:30.939 | 170.94 |
| 5 | 7 |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | Ducati | 1:31.516 | 1:31.156 | 1:31.217 | 1:31.217 | 170.42 |
| 6 | 2 | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.445 | 1:30.762 | 1:31.284 | 1:31.284 | 170.29 |
| 7 | 5 | Neil HODGSON | Kawasaki | 1:31.784 | 1:31.562 | 1:31.560 | 1:31.560 | 169.78 |
| 8 | 6 | Peter GODDARD | Suzuki | 1:32.099 | 1:32.189 | 1:31.568 | 1:31.568 | 169.76 |
| 9 | 45 |  Colin EDWARDS | Honda | 1:31.682 | 1:30.673 | 1:31.754 | 1:31.754 | 169.42 |
| 10 | 48 |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:31.332 | 1:32.781 | 1:31.818 | 1:31.818 | 169.30 |
| 11 | 44 | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.549 | 1:31.777 | 1:31.856 | 1:31.856 | 169.23 |
| 12 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | Yamaha | 1:32.334 | 1:31.613 | 1:32.058 | 1:32.058 | 168.86 |
| 13 | 35 |  Gregorio LAVILLA | Ducati | 1:31.763 | 1:31.657 | 1:32.153 | 1:32.153 | 168.68 |
| 14 | 39 | Alessandro GRAMIGNI | Ducati | 1:33.185 | 1:33.523 | 1:33.599 | 1:33.599 | 166.08 |
| 15 | 57 |  Erkka KORPIAHO | Kawasaki | 1:34.462 | 1:33.813 | 1:35.053 | 1:35.053 | 163.54 |
| 16 | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | Ducati | 1:34.120 | 1:33.382 | 1:35.263 | 1:35.263 | 163.18 |
| 17 | 12 | Mario INNAMORATI | Kawasaki | 1:34.571 | 1:33.883 | 1:33.883 | 165.58 | |
| 18 | 15 |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:34.080 | 1:33.913 | 1:33.913 | 165.52 | |
| 19 | 10 | Andrew STROUD | Kawasaki | 1:34.754 | 1:34.274 | 1:34.274 | 164.89 | |
| 20 | 55 | Manfred KAINZ | Kawasaki | 1:36.663 | 1:36.374 | 1:36.374 | 161.30 | |
| 21 | 54 | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:36.911 | 1:36.610 | 1:36.610 | 160.90 | |
| 22 | 58 | Gernot SZAKOLCZAI | Kawasaki | 1:37.824 | 1:36.645 | 1:36.645 | 160.84 | |
| 23 | 27 |  Frédéric PROTAT | Ducati | 1:37.854 | 1:36.756 | 1:36.756 | 160.66 | |
| 24 | 52 | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:36.871 | 1:37.333 | 1:36.871 | 160.47 | |
| 25 | 59 | Christian ZAISER | Honda | 1:37.977 | 1:37.139 | 1:37.139 | 160.03 | |
| (26) | 67 | Sebastian VITZTHUM | Ducati | 1:37.440 | 1:38.739 | 1:37.440 | 159.53 | |
| 27 | 50 |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:37.619 | 1:37.624 | 1:37.619 | 159.24 | |
| 28 | 71 | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER |  Suzuki | 1:37.913 | 1:40.635 | 1:37.913 | 158.76 | |
| 29 | 68 | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:38.409 | 1:39.324 | 1:38.409 | 157.96 | |
| 30 | 53 |  Vladimír KARBAN | Suzuki | 1:39.807 | 1:38.687 | 1:38.687 | 157.52 | |
| 31 | 75 | Franz MUNDSPERGER | Kawasaki | 1:38.764 | 1:38.764 | 157.39 | ||
| (32) | 76 | Ernst SCHULLER | Kawasaki | 1:41.192 | 1:41.261 | 1:41.192 | 153.62 | |
| (33) | 73 | Anton RECHBERGER | Suzuki | 1:41.327 | 1:41.663 | 1:41.327 | 153.41 |
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
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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.
Sources:
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"