1998 Japanese Grand Prix
🇯🇵 Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan Round 16 of 16
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 100 | 8 |
| 2 | = | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 86 | 6 |
| 3 | = | David Coulthard | McLaren | 56 | 1 |
| 4 | = | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 47 | 0 |
| 5 | = | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | = | Damon Hill | Jordan | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | +2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | = | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | = | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | = | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | = | Mika Salo | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | = | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | = | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | = | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | = | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 0 | 0 |