April 12, 1998 Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Lap distance 4.259 km
Photos (4) | Championship standings | 1998 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 3 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F300 | Ferrari 047 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:48'36.175 | 2 | 1'26.251 | 3 | 1'28.272 | (53) | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-13 | Mercedes FO110G | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:48'59.073 | +22.898 | 3 | 1'26.632 | 2 | 1'28.261 | (32) |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F300 | Ferrari 047 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:49'33.920 | +57.745 | 4 | 1'26.780 | 6 | 1'28.933 | (27) |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Alex Wurz (AUT) | Benetton B198 | Playlife GC37-01 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:49'44.309 | +1'08.134 | 8 | 1'27.198 | 1 | 1'28.179 | (39) |
| 5 | 2 | 14 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Alfa Romeo C17 | Petronas SPE 01D | Goodyear | 72 | 1:49'54.461 | +1'18.286 | 11 | 1'27.839 | 7 | 1'29.000 | (45) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-13 | Mercedes FO110G | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:49'55.926 | +1'19.751 | 1 | 1'25.852 | 4 | 1'28.468 | (58) |
| 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Benetton B198 | Playlife GC37-01 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:50'04.612 | +1'28.437 | 10 | 1'27.836 | 5 | 1'28.507 | (70) | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Jordan 198 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HA | Goodyear | 71 | 1:49'17.761 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'27.483 | 9 | 1'29.310 | (48) | |
| 9 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW20 | Mecachrome GC37-01 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:49'43.772 | +1 lap | 6 | 1'26.876 | 10 | 1'29.592 | (37) | |
| 10 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF2 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:49'03.354 | +2 laps | 14 | 1'29.249 | 13 | 1'30.408 | (36) | |
| 11 | 12 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Prost AP01 | Peugeot A16 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:49'18.377 | +2 laps | 16 | 1'29.352 | 14 | 1'30.876 | (25) | |
| 12 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi (JPN) | Tyrrell 026 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 70 | 1:50'15.941 | +2 laps | 13 | 1'28.811 | 16 | 1'31.057 | (42) | |
| 13 | 22 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Minardi M198 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:49'18.217 | +3 laps | 19 | 1'30.054 | 17 | 1'31.168 | (36) | |
| 14 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Tyrrell 026 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 68 | 1:48'49.538 | +4 laps | 21 | 1'30.437 | 21 | 1'33.091 | (43) | |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost AP01 | Peugeot A16 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:39'39.861 | +7 laps | 15 | 1'29.320 | 8 | 1'29.201 | (58) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 23 | Esteban Tuero (ARG) | Minardi M198 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 63 | 1:39'23.997 | 20 | 1'30.158 | 15 | 1'30.992 | (27) | ||
| collision | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW20 | Mecachrome GC37-01 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:19'19.277 | 7 | 1'26.941 | 11 | 1'29.694 | (35) | ||
| collision | 15 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C17 | Petronas SPE 01D | Goodyear | 46 | 1:10'33.043 | 12 | 1'28.016 | 12 | 1'29.857 | (30) | ||
| suspension | 10 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 198 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HA | Goodyear | 22 | 35'09.856 | 5 | 1'26.827 | 18 | 1'31.541 | (17) | ||
| gearbox | 17 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Arrows A19 | Arrows V10 | Bridgestone | 18 | 28'26.656 | 17 | 1'29.617 | 19 | 1'32.519 | (12) | ||
| transmission | 19 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF2 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 17 | 27'08.562 | 22 | 1'31.178 | 20 | 1'32.808 | (16) | ||
| gearbox | 16 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A19 | Arrows V10 | Bridgestone | 13 | 20'38.033 | 18 | 1'30.022 | 22 | 1'33.350 | (8) | ||
