1998 leading World Superbike entries:
| no. | rider | entrant | bike |
| 2 | Carl Fogarty ENG | Ducati Performance | Ducati |
| 4 | Akira Yanagawa JAP | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-7 |
| 5 | Neil Hodgson ENG | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki ZX-7 |
| 6 | Peter Goddard AUS | Team Suzuki WSBK | Suzuki GSX-R |
| 8 | James Whitham ENG | Team Suzuki WSBK | Suzuki GSX-R |
| 7 | Pier-Francesco Chili ITA | Ducati Corse ADVF | Ducati |
| 11 | Troy Corser AUS | Ducati Corse ADVF | Ducati |
| 9 | Piergiorgio Bontempi ITA | Kawasaki Italy Bertocchi | Kawasaki |
| 12 | Mario Innamorati ITA* | Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki |
| 15 | Igor Jerman SLO | Team Bertocchi | Kawasaki |
| 19 | Lucio Pedercini ITA | Team Pedercini | Ducati |
| 21 | Jean-Marc Delétang FRA | Yamaha Motor France | Yamaha |
| 27 | Frédéric Protat FRA | FP Racing | Honda |
| 31 | Niall Mackenzie SCO** | Cadbury’s Boost Yamaha | Yamaha YZF750 |
| 35 | Gregorio Lavilla ESP | De Cecco Racing | Ducati SP |
| 39 | Alessandro Gramigni ITA | Gattolone Racing Team | Ducati |
| 41 | Noriyuki Haga JAP | Yamaha World Superbike Team | Yamaha YZF750 |
| 44 | Scott Russell USA | Yamaha World Superbike Team | Yamaha YZF750 |
| 45 | Colin Edwards USA | Castrol Honda | Honda RC45 |
| 111 | Aaron Slight NZL | Castrol Honda | Honda RC45 |
| 50 | Jiri Mrkyvka CSK | SBK Team JM | Honda |
| 53 | Vladimir Karban SLO | Karban Racing Team | Suzuki |
| 69 | Mark Willis AUS** | Ansett Air Freight | Suzuki |
| 85 | Keiichi Kitagawa JAP** | Team Suzuki | Suzuki |
| 91 | Akira Ryo JAP** | Team Suzuki | Suzuki |
| 89 | Wataru Yoshikawa JAP** | Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha |
| 92 | Jamie Hacking USA** | Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha YZF750 |
| 101 | Ben Bostrom USA** | Honda Racing Team | Honda RC45 |
* replacement rider
** leading wildcard rider
With grateful thanks to Phil Wain of RealRoadRacing.com
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