1998 FIM Roadrace World Grand Prix Chapionship Lineup

125cc

No. Rider Nation Team Machine
2. Noboru Ueda Japan Givi Honda LCR HONDA
3. Tomomi Manako Japan Team UGT - 3000 HONDA
4. Kazuto Sakata Japan UGT Bikes Pesaro APRILIA
5. Masaki Tokudome Japan Docshop-Racing APRILIA
7. Emilio Alzamora Spain Team Angel Nieto APRILIA
8. Gianluigi Scalvini Italy Team Polini Inoxmacel HONDA
9. Frederic Petit Frace UGT 3000 RMS HONDA
10. Lucio Checchinello Italy Givi Honda LCR HONDA
11. Jose Ramon Ramirez Spain Team Aspar APRILIA
13. Marco Melandri Italy Benetton Matteoni HONDA
15. Roberto Locatelli Italy Team Polini Inoxmacel HONDA
17. Enrique Maturana Spain Team Yamaha Kruz YAMAHA
18. Paolo Tessari Italy Scuderia Alfa Nolan APRILIA
19. Andrea Ballerini Italy Team Pileri HONDA
20. Masao Azuma Japan Liegeois Competition HONDA
21. Arnaud Vincent France Scrab Competition APRILIA
22. Steve Jenkner Germany Marlboro Team ADAC APRILIA
23. Gino Borsoi Italy Motoracing TEAM APRILIA
26. Ivan Goi Italy Vasco Rossi Racing APRILIA
29. Angel Nieto, Jr. Spain Via Digital Team APRILIA
32. Mirko Giansanti Italy OXS Matteoni HONDA
39. Jaroslav Hules Czecho Team UGT - 3000 HONDA
41. Youichi Ui Japan Team Yamaha Kurz YAMAHA
62. Yoshiaki Katoh Japan Team Semprucci Biesse-Group YAMAHA

250cc

No. Rider Nation Team Machine
4. Stefano Perugini Italy Castrol 250 Team HONDA
5. Tohru Ukawa Japan Benetton Honda HONDA
6. Haruchika Aoki Japan F.C.C. TSR HONDA
7. Takeshi Tsujimura Japan Team Semprucci Biesse-Group YAMAHA
8. Luis d' Antin Spain Antena 3 Yamaha YAMAHA
9. Jeremy McWilliams Great Britain QUB Team Optimum HONDA
11. Jurgen Fuchs Germany Docshop Racing APRILIA
12. Noriyasu Numata Japan Arie Molenaar Racing SUZUKI
14. Davide Bulega Italy OXS Matteoni HONDA
16. Hohan Stigefelt Sweden Arie Molenaar Racing SUZUKI
17. Jose Luis Cardoso Spain Antena 3 Yamaha YAMAHA
18. Osamu Miyazaki Japan Edo Racing YAMAHA
19. Olivier Jacque France Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 HONDA
20. William Costes France Chesterfield Elf Tech 3 HONDA
21. Franco Battaini Italy Edo Racing YAMAHA
24. Jason Vincent Great Bretain Padgetts Racing HRC Shop HONDA
25. Yasumasa Hatakeyama Japan Penguin Racing HONDA
27. Sebastian Porto Argentina PR2 YPF - Esco APRILIA
31. Tetsuya Harada Japan Aprilia Racing Team APRILIA
37. Luca Boscosscuro Italy Scuderia AGV Carrizosa HONDA
41. Federico Gartner Argentina PR2 Mitsubishi Elaion APRILIA
44. Roberto Rolfo Italy Scuderia AGV Carrizosa HONDA
46. Valentino Rossi Italy Nastro Azzurro Aprilia APRILIA
65. Loris Capirossi Italy Aprilia Team APRILIA

500cc

No. Rider Nation Team Machine
1. Michael Doohan Australia Repsol Honda HONDA
2. Tadayuki Okada Japan Repsol Honda HONDA
3. Nobuatsu Aoki Japan Suzuki Grand Prix Team SUZUKI
4. Alex Criville Spain Repsol Honda HONDA
5. Norifumi Abe Japan Yamaha Team Rainey YAMAHA
6. Massimiliano Biaggi Italy Marlboro Team Kanemoto HONDA
7. Doriano Romboni Italy Muz Roc Muz
8. Carlos Checa Spain Movistar Honda Pons HONDA
9. Alexandre Barros Brazil Honda Gresini HONDA
10. Kenny Roberts Jr. U.S.A. Team Roberts MODENAS KR3
11. Simon Crafer New Zealand Red Bull Yamaha WCM YAMAHA
12. Jean-Michel Bayle France Yamaha Team Rainey YAMAHA
14. Juan Borja Spain Shell Advance Racing HONDA
15. Sete Gibernau Spain Repsol Honda HONDA
17. Jurgen vd Goorbergh Netherland Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team HONDA
18. Garry McCoy Austraria Shell Advance Racing HONDA
19. John Kocinski U.S.A. Movistar Honda Pons HONDA
22. Sebastian Gimbert France Tecmas Honda Elf HONDA
23. Matt Wait U.S.A. F.C.C. TSR HONDA
27. Katsuaki Fujiwara Japan Suzuki Grand Prix Team SUZUKI
28. Ralf Waldmann Germany Marlboro Team Roberts MODENAS KR3
55. Regis Laconi France Red Bull Yamaha WCM YAMAHA
57. Fabio Carpani Italy Team Polini Inoxmacel HONDA
88. Scott Smart Great Bretain Team Millar Honda Britain HONDA

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