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1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = Madrid

| flag = Spain

| Official_Name=Gran Premio Comunidad de Madrid{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-madrid-motogp|title=1998 Madrid MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017}}

| Location = Circuito del Jarama

| Course_mi = 2.392

| Course_km = 3.850

| Race_No = 6

| Season_No = 14

| Date = 14 June

| Year = 1998

| Image = Circuito Permanente del Jarama.svg

| Pole_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan

| Pole_Rider_500_Country = Australia

| Pole_Time_500 = 1:32.493

| Fast_Rider_500 = Carlos Checa

| Fast_Rider_500_Country = Spain

| Fast_Time_500 = 1:33.617 on lap 2

| First_Rider_500 = Carlos Checa

| First_Rider_500_Country = Spain

| Second_Rider_500 = Norick Abe

| Second_Rider_500_Country = Japan

| Third_Rider_500 = Sete Gibernau

| Third_Rider_500_Country = Spain

| Pole_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi

| Pole_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Pole_Time_250 = 1:34.382

| Fast_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Fast_Time_250 = 1:35.012 on lap 4

| First_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada

| First_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Second_Rider_250 = Tohru Ukawa

| Second_Rider_250_Country = Japan

| Third_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi

| Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Pole_Rider_125 = Kazuto Sakata

| Pole_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Pole_Time_125 = 1:38.952

| Fast_Rider_125 = Kazuto Sakata

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Japan

| Fast_Time_125 = 1:39.330 on lap 7

| First_Rider_125 = Lucio Cecchinello

| First_Rider_125_Country = Italy

| Second_Rider_125 = Marco Melandri

| Second_Rider_125_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_125 = Hiroyuki Kikuchi

| Third_Rider_125_Country = Japan

}}

The 1998 Madrid motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 14 June 1998 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama. It was held to replace the Portuguese Grand Prix due to homologation issues of the Autódromo do Estoril.

500 cc classification

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

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 8

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Checa

| Movistar Honda Pons

| Honda

| 30

| 47:21.513

| 3

| 25

2

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Norick Abe

| Yamaha Team Rainey

| Yamaha

| 30

| +0.220

| 8

| 20

3

| 15

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sete Gibernau

| Repsol Honda

| Honda

| 30

| +1.886

| 14

| 16

4

| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuatsu Aoki

| Suzuki Grand Prix Team

| Suzuki

| 30

| +5.206

| 9

| 13

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Àlex Crivillé

| Repsol Honda

| Honda

| 30

| +11.165

| 4

| 11

6

| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

| Marlboro Team Kanemoto

| Honda

| 30

| +11.579

| 10

| 10

7

| 55

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Régis Laconi

| Red Bull Yamaha WCM

| Yamaha

| 30

| +11.711

| 5

| 9

8

| 11

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Simon Crafar

| Red Bull Yamaha WCM

| Yamaha

| 30

| +32.658

| 6

| 8

9

| 9

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex Barros

| Honda Gresini

| Honda

| 30

| +36.226

| 13

| 7

10

| 28

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Ralf Waldmann

| Marlboro Team Roberts

| Modenas KR3

| 30

| +55.342

| 11

| 6

11

| 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry McCoy

| Shell Advance Racing

| Honda

| 30

| +56.938

| 16

| 5

12

| 88

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Smart

| Team Millar Honda Britain

| Honda

| 30

| +1:22.806

| 18

| 4

13

| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Wait

| FCC TSR

| Honda

| 30

| +1:26.677

| 17

| 3

14

| 77

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Eskil Suter

| MuZ Roc RennSport

| MuZ

| 29

| +1 lap

| 19

| 2

15

| 72

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Cristóbal

| Shell Advance Racing

| Honda

| 29

| +1 lap

| 20

| 1

16

| 57

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Carpani

| Team Polini Inoxmacel

| Honda

| 29

| +1 lap

| 21

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Cadalora

| Yamaha Team Rainey

| Yamaha

| 26

| Retirement

| 2

|

Ret

| 17

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

| Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team

| Honda

| 20

| Retirement

| 12

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Borja

| Shell Advance Racing

| Honda

| 15

| Retirement

| 15

|

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Doohan

| Repsol Honda

| Honda

| 0

| Accident

| 1

|

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Kocinski

| Movistar Honda Pons

| Honda

| 0

| Accident

| 7

|

DNQ

| 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gimbert

| Tecmas Honda Elf

| Honda

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

WD

| 10

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

| Team Roberts

| Modenas KR3

|

| Withdrew

|

|

colspan=9| Sources: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/MAD/RAC/classification.pdf|title=GP Comunidad de Madrid – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=14 June 1998|access-date=24 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1998/MAD/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · MADRID 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

| 28

| 44:44.553

| 2

| 25

2

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tohru Ukawa

| Honda

| 28

| +8.738

| 3

| 20

3

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

| Aprilia

| 28

| +15.978

| 1

| 16

4

| 11

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jürgen Fuchs

| Aprilia

| 28

| +22.545

| 6

| 13

5

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Cardoso

| Yamaha

| 28

| +24.444

| 10

| 11

6

| 8

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

| Yamaha

| 28

| +33.716

| 9

| 10

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Tsujimura

| Yamaha

| 28

| +33.791

| 18

| 9

8

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jason Vincent

| TSR-Honda

| 28

| +46.342

| 11

| 8

9

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams

| TSR-Honda

| 28

| +50.206

| 7

| 7

10

| 44

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Rolfo

| TSR-Honda

| 28

| +51.016

| 16

| 6

11

| 47

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Clementi

| Yamaha

| 28

| +1:04.474

| 21

| 5

12

| 16

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Stigefelt

| Suzuki

| 28

| +1:11.969

| 19

| 4

13

| 25

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasumasa Hatakeyama

| ERP Honda

| 28

| +1:30.205

| 14

| 3

14

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Bulega

| ERP Honda

| 27

| +1 lap

| 22

| 2

15

| 59

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ismael Bonilla

| Honda

| 27

| +1 lap

| 24

| 1

16

| 41

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Gartner

| Aprilia

| 27

| +1 lap

| 25

|

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruchika Aoki

| Honda

| 27

| Accident

| 8

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Porto

| Aprilia

| 14

| Retirement

| 17

|

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Perugini

| Honda

| 12

| Retirement

| 12

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} William Costes

| Honda

| 12

| Retirement

| 20

|

Ret

| 46

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| Aprilia

| 4

| Retirement

| 4

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Noriyasu Numata

| Suzuki

| 3

| Retirement

| 13

|

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Jacque

| Honda

| 2

| Accident

| 5

|

Ret

| 37

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro

| TSR-Honda

| 0

| Accident

| 15

|

Ret

| 73

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alex Debón

| Honda

| 0

| Accident

| 23

|

DNS

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Battaini

| Yamaha

|

| Did not start

|

|

DNQ

| 72

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José David de Gea

| Yamaha

|

| Did not qualify

|

|

colspan=8| Source: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/250cc/MAD/RAC/classification.pdf|title=GP Comunidad de Madrid – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=14 June 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

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello

| Honda

| 26

| 43:28.423

| 8

| 25

2

| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Melandri

| Honda

| 26

| +9.173

| 3

| 20

3

| 52

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Kikuchi

| Honda

| 26

| +9.317

| 11

| 16

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuto Sakata

| Aprilia

| 26

| +17.268

| 1

| 13

5

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini

| Honda

| 26

| +19.417

| 12

| 11

6

| 29

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Nieto, Jr.

| Aprilia

| 26

| +19.511

| 16

| 10

7

| 41

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Youichi Ui

| Yamaha

| 26

| +21.010

| 19

| 9

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Petit

| Honda

| 26

| +23.034

| 5

| 8

9

| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masaki Tokudome

| Aprilia

| 26

| +23.066

| 15

| 7

10

| 22

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Steve Jenkner

| Aprilia

| 26

| +23.552

| 18

| 6

11

| 62

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Katoh

| Yamaha

| 26

| +26.762

| 21

| 5

12

| 39

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jaroslav Huleš

| Honda

| 26

| +31.484

| 20

| 4

13

| 58

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Molina

| Honda

| 26

| +41.584

| 23

| 3

14

| 60

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fonsi Nieto

| Aprilia

| 26

| +42.512

| 22

| 2

15

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Maturana

| Yamaha

| 26

| +50.521

| 27

| 1

16

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Borsoi

| Aprilia

| 26

| +55.673

| 14

|

17

| 71

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Josep Sardá

| Honda

| 26

| +59.576

| 26

|

18

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iommi

| Honda

| 26

| +1:10.446

| 28

|

19

| 73

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iván Martínez

| Aprilia

| 26

| +1:33.316

| 24

|

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Giansanti

| Honda

| 24

| Accident

| 7

|

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomomi Manako

| Honda

| 24

| Accident

| 9

|

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Locatelli

| Honda

| 20

| Retirement

| 4

|

Ret

| 59

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal

| Aprilia

| 18

| Accident

| 17

|

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Alzamora

| Aprilia

| 17

| Retirement

| 2

|

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ivan Goi

| Aprilia

| 15

| Retirement

| 13

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Cerroni

| Aprilia

| 14

| Accident

| 25

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masao Azuma

| Honda

| 13

| Accident

| 6

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Christian Manna

| Yamaha

| 10

| Retirement

| 29

|

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Vincent

| Aprilia

| 2

| Accident

| 10

|

DNS

| 72

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sebastián Perelló

| Honda

|

| Did not start

|

|

colspan=8| Source: {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/125cc/MAD/RAC/classification.pdf|title=GP Comunidad de Madrid – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=14 June 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 six has concluded.{{cite web |url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1998/500cc/MAD/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| 103

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi

|align=right| 98

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|SPA}} Carlos Checa

|align=right| 95

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Doohan

|align=right| 90

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Norifumi Abe

|align=right| 51

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;Constructors' Championship standings

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

! Constructor

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

|align=right| 150

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yamaha

|align=right| 75

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki

|align=right| 57

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Modenas KR3

|align=right| 34

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|GER}} MuZ

|align=right| 6

{{col-end}}

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

References

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{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = Madrid Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1998

| Previous_race_in_season = 1998 French Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1998 Dutch TT

| Previous_year's_race = None

| Next_year's_race = None

}}

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