1998 All Japan Superbike Championship

Between April 12 and November 1 1998, 123 riders competed in 9 races on 6 circuits.

Race summary

Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.

DateCircuitWinnerEPQSCConditionsDistanceAvg. KMH
1998-04-12 Motegi Wataru YOSHIKAWA / Yamaha4442383829Overcast / Dry105.62 km151.01 km/h
1998-04-26 Sugo Akira RYO / Suzuki4341343329Overcast / Damp74.75 km144.26 km/h
1998-05-17 Tsukuba Shin'ichi ITO / Honda5041323228Cloudy / Dry62.10 km126.79 km/h
1998-05-31 Suzuka Shin'ichi ITO / Honda7667444429Sunny / Dry205.24 km159.21 km/h
1998-08-09 CP MINE Shin'ichi ITO / Honda26262622Sunny / Dry84.21 km132.84 km/h
1998-09-06 Suzuka Shin'ya TAKEISHI / Kawasaki6154444432Raining / Wet117.28 km140.36 km/h
1998-09-20 Tsukuba Shin'ichi ITO / Honda4741323224Sunny / Dry62.10 km126.56 km/h
1998-10-18 TI Aida Shin'ichi ITO / Honda343228Cloudy / Dry92.55 km141.69 km/h
1998-11-01 Sugo Tadayuki OKADA / Honda55404031Cloudy / Dry93.44 km147.59 km/h

Rider statistics

Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.

RiderPointsRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Aoyanagi, Yukihiro5.007312150.7157.14 %1261525
Arai, Shuya4.00214142.00100.00 %542325
Arakaki, Toshiyuki18.0048124.50100.00 %1021216
Asai, Ichiro28.00718134.0085.71 %1521618
Doohan, Michael1133100.00 %2544
Edwards, Colin144100.00 %2577
Fukami, Takahiro2.005114210.4080.00 %1061628
Furukawa, Minoru11717100.00 %252323
Gomi, Morimichi12626100.00 %283030
Haga, Kensuke62.0081487.7587.50 %190810
Haga, Noriyuki23.0025611.50100.00 %6033
Hamaguchi, Toshiyuki55.0082576.8875.00 %16749
Haraguchi, Yuji9.008211161.1375.00 %1681421
Hasegawa, Katsunori16.009312141.7866.67 %1981620
Hayashi, Katsuteru11717100.00 %292525
Higashimura, Isami32232333.33 %291321
Hodgson, Neil11313100.00 %351717
Honda, Koji12020100.00 %182525
Hotta, Hideto12929100.00 %193939
Imai, Shin'ichiro7.00310162.33100.00 %792230
Ito, Shin'ichi129.00956411514.3388.89 %22112
Iwahashi, Ken'ichiro11RT0.00 %93737
Izutsu, Hitoyasu59.0061379.83100.00 %15759
Kamada, Manabu39.00919134.3388.89 %2191012
Kamimura, Yoshinori41825100.00 %1012634
Kaneyasu, Tomohiko3.007213180.4371.43 %1371421
Kato, Jun'ichi6.006113191.0083.33 %1271621
Kawamura, Yasunari11RT0.00 %03535
Kawase, Hiroaki22022100.00 %431525
Kinoshita, Koji11RT0.00 %152929
Kishida, Takaharu12525100.00 %194141
Kitagawa, Keiichi106.009312411.7888.89 %21035
Kobayashi, Hiroki32282833.33 %302628
Kobayashi, Toshiya11RT0.00 %132424
Konishi, Yoshiteru12020100.00 %343434
Koshiyama, Katsuhito32222100.00 %782327
Maruyama, Hiroshi12020100.00 %292626
Matsubara, Izumi12424100.00 %193333
Matsushita, Toshitake32242433.33 %512930
Minamikawa, Kozo11RT0.00 %34242
Miura, Takashi11919100.00 %243131
Mizusawa, Tamotsu12323100.00 %343333
Mizutani, Masaru12626100.00 %231717
Nakagawa, Minoru12121100.00 %292424
Nakagawa, Naofumi2.005214180.4060.00 %891325
Nakamura, Ken'ichiro1.00715230.14100.00 %1772126
Nakamura, Yoshihiko22123100.00 %413333
Narumi, Hideaki12727100.00 %283232
Nashimoto, Kei1.00315210.33100.00 %682530
Nishijima, Osamu16.00410164.00100.00 %1111214
Nojima, Hidetaka12323100.00 %293131
Odagiri, Norikazu12626100.00 %192929
Ogura, Naoto5.002111112.5050.00 %38811
Okada, Tadayuki23.001111123.00100.00 %2522
Okada, Yoichi12727100.00 %223131
Onishi, Hideki31222466.67 %621630
Onishi, Takatoshi31171866.67 %462228
Onodera, Yasuhiro12323100.00 %192323
Osaki, Ryuichi62192566.67 %1282735
Oshima, Tadashi12323100.00 %241818
Ouchida, Minoru21282850.00 %223439
Ryo, Akira97.0081311412.1387.50 %19125
Saeki, Hiroshi31171866.67 %522224
Senmyo, Hideo31181966.67 %552733
Serizawa, Tamaki54.00914266.0055.56 %16226
Shimizu, Kazuki13.00411133.25100.00 %1051321
Shimizu, Shuichi12424100.00 %242828
Shimoda, Ken'ichi12424100.00 %283030
Slight, Aaron11122100.00 %2511
Sohwa, Takahiro52.00712367.4371.43 %14048
Suzuki, Takayuki2.00414180.50100.00 %1092023
Takahashi, Yoshinobu2.00614200.33100.00 %140819
Takatsuto, Yoshihiko74182342.86 %1071227
Takeda, Yuichi67.00822268.3875.00 %17047
Takeishi, Shin'ya87.0091443149.6766.67 %17713
Takemi, Shogo12121100.00 %243030
Takeyama, Yusuke31622100.00 %701522
Taniguchi, Hitoshi11RT0.00 %03232
Toda, Takashi1.00315190.33100.00 %781823
Tokinaga, Makoto32292933.33 %463738
Tsukamoto, Masaaki1.004115180.2575.00 %781922
Tsuruta, Ryuji5.00411191.25100.00 %1121421
Tsutsui, Hideaki22RT0.00 %113133
Usui, Makoto31262766.67 %523234
Watanabe, Atsushi42.0075146.00100.00 %169510
Yamakawa, Mamoru11RT0.00 %14040
Yamamoto, Takuma21.008210142.6375.00 %1611418
Yamanaka, Masayuki21922100.00 %481819
Yamazaki, Naoji52202060.00 %902125
Yanagawa, Akira10.0019910.00100.00 %251414
Yoshihiro, Atsushi12727100.00 %203838
Yoshikawa, Wataru94.0091311710.4488.89 %20637

Manufacturer statistics

Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.

ManufacturerPointsCRWPPPRTBFAFAPFin. %TLBGAG
Ducati37181690.00 %2191618
Honda34961252411579.49 %2544119
Kawasaki2691641911575.64 %1649119
Suzuki10916911180.85 %1017213
Yamaha199131611576.81 %1455321