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1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = French

| flag = France

| Official_Name= Grand Prix de France Moto{{Cite web|url=http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1998_heden.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150725174528/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1998_heden.htm|archive-date=25 July 2015|url-status=dead|title=Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1998|access-date=25 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1998.html|title=1998 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/paulricard.html|title=Paul Ricard | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}

| Location = Circuit Paul Ricard

| Course_mi = 2.361

| Course_km = 3.800

| Race_No = 5

| Season_No = 14

| Date = 31 May

| Year = 1998

| Image = Paul Ricard 1986.png

| Pole_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan

| Pole_Rider_500_Country = Australia

| Pole_Time_500 = 1:21.188

| Fast_Rider_500 = Àlex Crivillé

| Fast_Rider_500_Country = Spain

| Fast_Time_500 = 1:21.736 on lap 27

| First_Rider_500 = Àlex Crivillé

| First_Rider_500_Country = Spain

| Second_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan

| Second_Rider_500_Country = Australia

| Third_Rider_500 = Carlos Checa

| Third_Rider_500_Country = Spain

| Pole_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada

| Pole_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Pole_Time_250 = 1:23.417

| Fast_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Fast_Time_250 = 1:23.688 on lap 19

| First_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada

| First_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Second_Rider_250 = Valentino Rossi

| Second_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi

| Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Pole_Rider_125 = Noboru Ueda

| Pole_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Pole_Time_125 = 1:29.002

| Fast_Rider_125 = Masao Azuma

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Fast_Time_125 = 1:29.519 on lap 12

| First_Rider_125 = Kazuto Sakata

| First_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Second_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri

| Second_Rider_125_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_125 = Masao Azuma

| Third_Rider_125_Country = Japan

}}

The 1998 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 31 May 1998 at Le Castellet.

File:Mick Doohan, Àlex Crivillé and Carlos Checa 1998 Le Castellet 2.jpeg

500 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 4

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Àlex Crivillé

| Repsol Honda

| Honda

| 31

| 42:41.128

| 3

| 25

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Doohan

| Repsol Honda

| Honda

| 31

| +0.283

| 1

| 20

3

| 8

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Checa

| Movistar Honda Pons

| Honda

| 31

| +0.498

| 2

| 16

4

| 19

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Kocinski

| Movistar Honda Pons

| Honda

| 31

| +6.888

| 7

| 13

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

| Marlboro Team Kanemoto

| Honda

| 31

| +10.447

| 4

| 11

6

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Cadalora

| Yamaha Team Rainey

| Yamaha

| 31

| +16.305

| 6

| 10

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Norick Abe

| Yamaha Team Rainey

| Yamaha

| 31

| +16.791

| 9

| 9

8

| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuatsu Aoki

| Suzuki Grand Prix Team

| Suzuki

| 31

| +17.041

| 8

| 8

9

| 11

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Simon Crafar

| Red Bull Yamaha WCM

| Yamaha

| 31

| +20.553

| 12

| 7

10

| 15

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sete Gibernau

| Repsol Honda

| Honda

| 31

| +23.754

| 11

| 6

11

| 55

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Régis Laconi

| Red Bull Yamaha WCM

| Yamaha

| 31

| +37.553

| 15

| 5

12

| 28

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Ralf Waldmann

| Marlboro Team Roberts

| Modenas KR3

| 31

| +43.819

| 13

| 4

13

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Roberts, Jr.

| Team Roberts

| Modenas KR3

| 31

| +48.079

| 10

| 3

14

| 14

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Borja

| Shell Advance Racing

| Honda

| 31

| +51.451

| 17

| 2

15

| 17

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh

| Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

| Honda

| 31

| +1:03.343

| 16

| 1

16

| 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gimbert

| Tecmas Honda Elf

| Honda

| 31

| +1:14.072

| 18

|

17

| 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry McCoy

| Shell Advance Racing

| Honda

| 31

| +1:23.072

| 19

|

18

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Wait

| FCC TSR

| Honda

| 30

| +1 lap

| 20

|

19

| 57

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Carpani

| Team Polini Inoxmacel

| Honda

| 30

| +1 lap

| 22

|

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Barros

| Honda Gresini

| Honda

| 22

| Retirement

| 5

|

Ret

| 88

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Smart

| Team Millar Honda Britain

| Honda

| 12

| Retirement

| 21

|

Ret

| 77

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Eskil Suter

| MuZ Roc RennSport

| MuZ

| 1

| Accident

| 14

|

DNS

| 25

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yukio Kagayama

| Suzuki Grand Prix Team

| Suzuki

|

| Did not start

|

|

colspan=9| Sources: {{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-french-motogp|title=1998 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix de France – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=31 May 1998|access-date=24 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1998/FRA/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1998|website=www.motogp.com}}

250 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 31

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tetsuya Harada

| Aprilia

| 29

| 40:59.018

| 1

| 25

2

| 46

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| Aprilia

| 29

| +0.631

| 3

| 20

3

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

| Aprilia

| 29

| +14.406

| 2

| 16

4

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Jacque

| Honda

| 29

| +27.017

| 5

| 13

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Perugini

| Honda

| 29

| +28.024

| 11

| 11

6

| 6

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruchika Aoki

| Honda

| 29

| +28.045

| 4

| 10

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams

| TSR-Honda

| 29

| +36.228

| 9

| 9

8

| 8

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis d'Antin

| Yamaha

| 29

| +49.849

| 12

| 8

9

| 7

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Tsujimura

| Yamaha

| 29

| +50.216

| 14

| 7

10

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jason Vincent

| TSR-Honda

| 29

| +51.672

| 13

| 6

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Battaini

| Yamaha

| 29

| +53.376

| 19

| 5

12

| 11

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jürgen Fuchs

| Aprilia

| 29

| +1:01.689

| 7

| 4

13

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Cardoso

| Yamaha

| 29

| +1:14.169

| 10

| 3

14

| 44

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rolfo

| TSR-Honda

| 29

| +1:18.169

| 17

| 2

15

| 68

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Allemand

| Honda

| 28

| +1 lap

| 24

| 1

16

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Bulega

| ERP Honda

| 28

| +1 lap

| 23

|

17

| 69

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Philippe

| Honda

| 28

| +1 lap

| 26

|

18

| 70

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Poulle

| Honda

| 28

| +1 lap

| 28

|

Ret

| 71

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Hervé Mora

| Aprilia

| 24

| Retirement

| 27

|

Ret

| 41

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Gartner

| Aprilia

| 21

| Retirement

| 25

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Noriyasu Numata

| Suzuki

| 17

| Accident

| 18

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} William Costes

| Honda

| 13

| Accident

| 16

|

Ret

| 37

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro

| TSR-Honda

| 11

| Retirement

| 15

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tohru Ukawa

| Honda

| 8

| Retirement

| 6

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Porto

| Aprilia

| 5

| Retirement

| 8

|

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Osamu Miyazaki

| Yamaha

| 4

| Accident

| 21

|

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasumasa Hatakeyama

| ERP Honda

| 4

| Accident

| 20

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Stigefelt

| Suzuki

| 1

| Retirement

| 22

|

DNS

| 67

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lagrive

| Honda

|

| Did not start

|

|

colspan=8| Source: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/250cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix de France – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=31 May 1998|access-date=24 May 2016}}

125 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuto Sakata

| Aprilia

| 27

| 40:57.583

| 2

| 25

2

| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Melandri

| Honda

| 27

| +0.292

| 12

| 20

3

| 20

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masao Azuma

| Honda

| 27

| +0.393

| 9

| 16

4

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Locatelli

| Honda

| 27

| +3.314

| 11

| 13

5

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello

| Honda

| 27

| +4.057

| 4

| 11

6

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Petit

| Honda

| 27

| +4.824

| 5

| 10

7

| 22

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Steve Jenkner

| Aprilia

| 27

| +10.041

| 8

| 9

8

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaki Tokudome

| Aprilia

| 27

| +14.660

| 18

| 8

9

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Goi

| Aprilia

| 27

| +28.373

| 13

| 7

10

| 62

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Katoh

| Yamaha

| 27

| +32.660

| 23

| 6

11

| 41

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Youichi Ui

| Yamaha

| 27

| +35.533

| 7

| 5

12

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Vincent

| Aprilia

| 27

| +35.617

| 10

| 4

13

| 59

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal

| Aprilia

| 27

| +48.609

| 21

| 3

14

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Maturana

| Yamaha

| 27

| +51.162

| 20

| 2

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Tessari

| Aprilia

| 27

| +57.049

| 14

| 1

16

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iommi

| Honda

| 27

| +1:24.700

| 24

|

17

| 67

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Randy de Puniet

| Honda

| 27

| +1:29.236

| 27

|

18

| 69

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jimmy Petit

| Honda

| 26

| +1 lap

| 28

|

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Alzamora

| Aprilia

| 18

| Retirement

| 17

|

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomomi Manako

| Honda

| 17

| Retirement

| 3

|

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Nieto, Jr.

| Aprilia

| 17

| Retirement

| 19

|

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Giansanti

| Honda

| 13

| Accident

| 6

|

Ret

| 68

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Dussauge

| Honda

| 13

| Retirement

| 22

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Christian Manna

| Yamaha

| 11

| Retirement

| 25

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Noboru Ueda

| Honda

| 6

| Accident

| 1

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini

| Honda

| 6

| Accident

| 16

|

Ret

| 39

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jaroslav Huleš

| Honda

| 5

| Retirement

| 26

|

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Borsoi

| Aprilia

| 2

| Accident

| 15

|

colspan=8| Source: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/125cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix de France – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=31 May 1998|access-date=24 May 2016}}

Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.{{cite web |url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/FRA/world+standing.pdf?v1_96143780|title=Results |date=1998 |website=resources.motogp.com |format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-20}}

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;Riders' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Àlex Crivillé

|align=right| 92

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Doohan

|align=right| 90

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

|align=right| 88

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Carlos Checa

|align=right| 70

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Kocinski

|align=right| 43

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Constructor

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

|align=right| 125

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yamaha

|align=right| 55

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki

|align=right| 44

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Modenas KR3

|align=right| 28

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|GER}} MuZ

|align=right| 4

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = French Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1998

| Previous_race_in_season = 1998 Italian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1998 Madrid Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1997 French Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1999 French Grand Prix

}}

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