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 MotegiFlag of Japan Wataru YOSHIKAWA / Yamaha4442383829Overcast / Dry105.62 km151.01 km/h
1998-04-26 SugoFlag of Japan Akira RYO / Suzuki4341343329Overcast / Damp74.75 km144.26 km/h
1998-05-17 TsukubaFlag of Japan Shin'ichi ITO / Honda5041323228Cloudy / Dry62.10 km126.79 km/h
1998-05-31 SuzukaFlag of Japan Shin'ichi ITO / Honda7667444429Sunny / Dry205.24 km159.21 km/h
1998-08-09 CP MINEFlag of Japan Shin'ichi ITO / Honda26262622Sunny / Dry84.21 km132.84 km/h
1998-09-06 SuzukaFlag of Japan Shin'ya TAKEISHI / Kawasaki6154444432Raining / Wet117.28 km140.36 km/h
1998-09-20 TsukubaFlag of Japan Shin'ichi ITO / Honda4741323224Sunny / Dry62.10 km126.56 km/h
1998-10-18 TI AidaFlag of Japan Shin'ichi ITO / Honda343228Cloudy / Dry92.55 km141.69 km/h
1998-11-01 SugoFlag of Japan 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
Flag of Japan Aoyanagi, Yukihiro5.007312150.7157.14 %1261525
Flag of Japan Arai, Shuya4.00214142.00100.00 %542325
Flag of Japan Arakaki, Toshiyuki18.0048124.50100.00 %1021216
Flag of Japan Asai, Ichiro28.00718134.0085.71 %1521618
Flag of Australia Doohan, Michael1133100.00 %2544
Flag of USA Edwards, Colin144100.00 %2577
Flag of Japan Fukami, Takahiro2.005114210.4080.00 %1061628
Flag of Japan Furukawa, Minoru11717100.00 %252323
Flag of Japan Gomi, Morimichi12626100.00 %283030
Flag of Japan Haga, Kensuke62.0081487.7587.50 %190810
Flag of Japan Haga, Noriyuki23.0025611.50100.00 %6033
Flag of Japan Hamaguchi, Toshiyuki55.0082576.8875.00 %16749
Flag of Japan Haraguchi, Yuji9.008211161.1375.00 %1681421
Flag of Japan Hasegawa, Katsunori16.009312141.7866.67 %1981620
Flag of Japan Hayashi, Katsuteru11717100.00 %292525
Flag of Japan Higashimura, Isami32232333.33 %291321
Flag of Great Britain Hodgson, Neil11313100.00 %351717
Flag of Japan Honda, Koji12020100.00 %182525
Flag of Japan Hotta, Hideto12929100.00 %193939
Flag of Japan Imai, Shin'ichiro7.00310162.33100.00 %792230
Flag of Japan Ito, Shin'ichi129.00956411514.3388.89 %22112
Flag of Japan Iwahashi, Ken'ichiro11RT0.00 %93737
Flag of Japan Izutsu, Hitoyasu59.0061379.83100.00 %15759
Flag of Japan Kamada, Manabu39.00919134.3388.89 %2191012
Flag of Japan Kamimura, Yoshinori41825100.00 %1012634
Flag of Japan Kaneyasu, Tomohiko3.007213180.4371.43 %1371421
Flag of Japan Kato, Jun'ichi6.006113191.0083.33 %1271621
Flag of Japan Kawamura, Yasunari11RT0.00 %03535
Flag of Japan Kawase, Hiroaki22022100.00 %431525
Flag of Japan Kinoshita, Koji11RT0.00 %152929
Flag of Japan Kishida, Takaharu12525100.00 %194141
Flag of Japan Kitagawa, Keiichi106.009312411.7888.89 %21035
Flag of Japan Kobayashi, Hiroki32282833.33 %302628
Flag of Japan Kobayashi, Toshiya11RT0.00 %132424
Flag of Japan Konishi, Yoshiteru12020100.00 %343434
Flag of Japan Koshiyama, Katsuhito32222100.00 %782327
Flag of Japan Maruyama, Hiroshi12020100.00 %292626
Flag of Japan Matsubara, Izumi12424100.00 %193333
Flag of Japan Matsushita, Toshitake32242433.33 %512930
Flag of Japan Minamikawa, Kozo11RT0.00 %34242
Flag of Japan Miura, Takashi11919100.00 %243131
Flag of Japan Mizusawa, Tamotsu12323100.00 %343333
Flag of Japan Mizutani, Masaru12626100.00 %231717
Flag of Japan Nakagawa, Minoru12121100.00 %292424
Flag of Japan Nakagawa, Naofumi2.005214180.4060.00 %891325
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Ken'ichiro1.00715230.14100.00 %1772126
Flag of Japan Nakamura, Yoshihiko22123100.00 %413333
Flag of Japan Narumi, Hideaki12727100.00 %283232
Flag of Japan Nashimoto, Kei1.00315210.33100.00 %682530
Flag of Japan Nishijima, Osamu16.00410164.00100.00 %1111214
Flag of Japan Nojima, Hidetaka12323100.00 %293131
Flag of Japan Odagiri, Norikazu12626100.00 %192929
Flag of Japan Ogura, Naoto5.002111112.5050.00 %38811
Flag of Japan Okada, Tadayuki23.001111123.00100.00 %2522
Flag of Japan Okada, Yoichi12727100.00 %223131
Flag of Japan Onishi, Hideki31222466.67 %621630
Flag of Japan Onishi, Takatoshi31171866.67 %462228
Flag of Japan Onodera, Yasuhiro12323100.00 %192323
Flag of Japan Osaki, Ryuichi62192566.67 %1282735
Flag of Japan Oshima, Tadashi12323100.00 %241818
Flag of Japan Ouchida, Minoru21282850.00 %223439
Flag of Japan Ryo, Akira97.0081311412.1387.50 %19125
Flag of Japan Saeki, Hiroshi31171866.67 %522224
Flag of Japan Senmyo, Hideo31181966.67 %552733
Flag of Japan Serizawa, Tamaki54.00914266.0055.56 %16226
Flag of Japan Shimizu, Kazuki13.00411133.25100.00 %1051321
Flag of Japan Shimizu, Shuichi12424100.00 %242828
Flag of Japan Shimoda, Ken'ichi12424100.00 %283030
Flag of New Zealand Slight, Aaron11122100.00 %2511
Flag of Japan Sohwa, Takahiro52.00712367.4371.43 %14048
Flag of Japan Suzuki, Takayuki2.00414180.50100.00 %1092023
Flag of Japan Takahashi, Yoshinobu2.00614200.33100.00 %140819
Flag of Japan Takatsuto, Yoshihiko74182342.86 %1071227
Flag of Japan Takeda, Yuichi67.00822268.3875.00 %17047
Flag of Japan Takeishi, Shin'ya87.0091443149.6766.67 %17713
Flag of Japan Takemi, Shogo12121100.00 %243030
Flag of Japan Takeyama, Yusuke31622100.00 %701522
Flag of Japan Taniguchi, Hitoshi11RT0.00 %03232
Flag of Japan Toda, Takashi1.00315190.33100.00 %781823
Flag of Japan Tokinaga, Makoto32292933.33 %463738
Flag of Japan Tsukamoto, Masaaki1.004115180.2575.00 %781922
Flag of Japan Tsuruta, Ryuji5.00411191.25100.00 %1121421
Flag of Japan Tsutsui, Hideaki22RT0.00 %113133
Flag of Japan Usui, Makoto31262766.67 %523234
Flag of Japan Watanabe, Atsushi42.0075146.00100.00 %169510
Flag of Japan Yamakawa, Mamoru11RT0.00 %14040
Flag of Japan Yamamoto, Takuma21.008210142.6375.00 %1611418
Flag of Japan Yamanaka, Masayuki21922100.00 %481819
Flag of Japan Yamazaki, Naoji52202060.00 %902125
Flag of Japan Yanagawa, Akira10.0019910.00100.00 %251414
Flag of Japan Yoshihiro, Atsushi12727100.00 %203838
Flag of Japan 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