500cc Grand Prix Standings 1998
44 riders · 1998 season
| Position | Rider | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Doohan Repsol Honda | 260 | Leader |
| 2 | Max Biaggi Marlboro Team Kanemoto | 208 | −52 |
| 3 | Àlex Crivillé Repsol Honda | 198 | −62 |
| 4 | Carlos Checa Movistar Honda Pons | 139 | −121 |
| 5 | Alex Barros Honda Gresini | 138 | −122 |
| 6 | Norifumi Abe Yamaha Team Rainey | 128 | −132 |
| 7 | Simon Crafar Red Bull Yamaha WCM | 119 | −141 |
| 8 | Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda | 106 | −154 |
| 9 | Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki Grand Prix Team | 101 | −159 |
| 10 | Régis Laconi Red Bull Yamaha WCM | 86 | −174 |
| 11 | Sete Gibernau Repsol Honda | 72 | −188 |
| 12 | John Kocinski Movistar Honda Pons | 64 | −196 |
| 13 | Kenny Roberts Jr. Team Roberts | 59 | −201 |
| 14 | Ralf Waldmann Team Roberts | 46 | −214 |
| 15 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | 40 | −220 |
| 16 | Jean-Michel Bayle Yamaha Team Rainey | 28 | −232 |
| 17 | Garry McCoy Shell Advance Racing | 23 | −237 |
| 18 | Kyoji Nanba Yamaha Team Rainey | 22 | −238 |
| 19 | Matt Wait F.C.C. TSR | 17 | −243 |
| 20 | Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Racing Team | 16 | −244 |
| 21 | Scott Smart Team Millar Honda Britain | 14 | −246 |
| 22 | Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Grand Prix Team | 10 | −250 |
| 23 | Luca Cadalora Suzuki Grand Prix Team | 10 | −250 |
| 24 | Bernard Garcia Shell Advance Racing | 10 | −250 |
| 25 | Norihiko Fujiwara BP Yamaha Racing Team | 9 | −251 |
| 26 | Eskil Suter MuZ Roc Rennen Sport | 7 | −253 |
| 27 | Gregorio Lavilla Movistar Honda Pons | 5 | −255 |
| 28 | Doriano Romboni MuZ Roc Rennen Sport | 4 | −256 |
| 29 | John McGuinness Team Vimto Honda/Paul Bird | 4 | −256 |
| 30 | Sébastien Gimbert Tecmas Honda Elf | 4 | −256 |
| 31 | Fernando Cristóbal Shell Advance Racing | 4 | −256 |
| 32 | Juan Borja Movistar Honda Pons | 3 | −257 |
| 33 | Mark Willis Suzuki Grand Prix Team | 2 | −258 |
| 34 | Fabio Carpani Team Polini Inoxmacel | 1 | −259 |
| 35 | Katsuaki Fujiwara Suzuki Grand Prix Team | 0 | −260 |
| 36 | Paolo Tessari Team Paton | 0 | −260 |
| 37 | Craig Connell Shell Advance Racing | 0 | −260 |
| 38 | Juan Pablo Gianini Shell Advance Racing | 0 | −260 |
| 39 | Felisberto Teixeira Shell Advance Racing | 0 | −260 |
| 40 | Keiichi Kitagawa Suzuki Grand Prix Team | 0 | −260 |
| 41 | Russell Wood Shell Advance Racing | 0 | −260 |
| 42 | Gianmaria Liverani Team Paton | 0 | −260 |
| 43 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia MuZ Roc Rennen Sport | 0 | −260 |
| 44 | Jörg Schöllhorn Team Zupin | 0 | −260 |
Who won the 1998 500cc World Championship?
Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda) won the 1998 500cc World Championship with 260 points. Max Biaggi (Marlboro Team Kanemoto) finished second on 208 points, 52 points behind, with Àlex Crivillé (Repsol Honda) third on 198 points. These are the final standings for the 1998 500cc World Championship season.
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