How was the title won? The figures are rarely misleading, as the following data demonstrates
1998 British Superbike statistics
| rider | pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | top 6 | poles | FLs |
| Niall Mackenzie | 387 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 |
| Chris Walker | 360 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Hislop | 295 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| John Reynolds | 252 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| Terry Rymer | 242 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| Michael Rutter | 235 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |
| James Haydon | 228 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| Troy Bayliss | 201 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |
| Sean Emmett | 170 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Matt Llewellyn | 170 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Iain MacPherson | 155 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Ian Simpson | 105 | 4 | |||||
| Phil Giles | 102 | ||||||
| Max Vincent | 79 | ||||||
| Peter Graves | 72 | ||||||
| Brett Sampson | 52 | ||||||
| Ray Stringer | 41 | ||||||
| Jamie Robinson | 37 | ||||||
| Colin Hipwell | 37 | ||||||
| Dave Heal | 34 | ||||||
| Nigel Nottingham | 28 | ||||||
| Dave Wood | 16 | 1 |
other points scorers: Roger Smith 11; Jim Hodson 7; Francis Williamson 5; John Pugh and Dave Redgate 4; Steve Marks 3; Warwick Nowland 2.
| date | venue | winners |
| 29-3 | Brands Hatch | Walker/Mackenzie |
| 26-4 | Oulton Park | Rutter/Hislop |
| 4-5 | Thruxton | Mackenzie/Mackenzie |
| 10-5 | Snetterton | Hislop/Rymer |
| 21-6 | Donington Park | Hislop/Mackenzie |
| 19-7 | Oulton Park | Bayliss/Emmett |
| 9-8 | Knockhill | Mackenzie/Mackenzie |
| 16-8 | Mallory Park | Llewellyn/Walker |
| 31-8 | Cadwell Park | Walker/Walker |
| 6-9 | Silverstone | Haydon/Bayliss |
| 20-9 | Brands Hatch | Hislop/Reynolds |
| 27-9 | Donington Park | Walker/Rutter |
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