Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:29:48.446 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1.378 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | +26.384 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | +27.129 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | +40.403 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +41.630 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | +56.825 | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | +1:00.429 | |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | +1:22.036 | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | Engine | |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | |
| D | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Disqualified | |
| R | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | Gearbox | |
| R | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | Engine | |
| R | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | Engine | |
| R | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | Wheel bearing | |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | Engine | |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | Spun off | |
| R | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | Spun off | |
| W | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | Injury |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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