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 | 6.000000.175 | 2 | 6.000000.251 | 3 | 8.000000.272 | (53) | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-13 | Mercedes FO110G | Bridgestone | 72 | 9.000000.073 | +2.000000.898 | 3 | 6.000000.632 | 2 | 8.000000.261 | (32) |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F300 | Ferrari 047 | Goodyear | 72 | 3.000000.920 | +7.000000.745 | 4 | 6.000000.780 | 6 | 8.000000.933 | (27) |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Alex Wurz (AUT) | Benetton B198 | Playlife GC37-01 | Bridgestone | 72 | 4.000000.309 | +8.000000.134 | 8 | 7.000000.198 | 1 | 8.000000.179 | (39) |
| 5 | 2 | 14 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Alfa Romeo C17 | Petronas SPE 01D | Goodyear | 72 | 4.000000.461 | +8.000000.286 | 11 | 7.000000.839 | 7 | 9.000000.000 | (45) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-13 | Mercedes FO110G | Bridgestone | 72 | 5.000000.926 | +9.000000.751 | 1 | 5.000000.852 | 4 | 8.000000.468 | (58) |
| 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Benetton B198 | Playlife GC37-01 | Bridgestone | 72 | 4.000000.612 | +8.000000.437 | 10 | 7.000000.836 | 5 | 8.000000.507 | (70) | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Jordan 198 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HA | Goodyear | 71 | 7.000000.761 | +1 lap | 9 | 7.000000.483 | 9 | 9.000000.310 | (48) | |
| 9 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW20 | Mecachrome GC37-01 | Goodyear | 71 | 3.000000.772 | +1 lap | 6 | 6.000000.876 | 10 | 9.000000.592 | (37) | |
| 10 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF2 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 70 | 3.000000.354 | +2 laps | 14 | 9.000000.249 | 13 | 0.000 | (36) | |
| 11 | 12 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Prost AP01 | Peugeot A16 | Bridgestone | 70 | 8.000000.377 | +2 laps | 16 | 9.000000.352 | 14 | 0.000 | (25) | |
| 12 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi (JPN) | Tyrrell 026 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 70 | 5.000000.941 | +2 laps | 13 | 8.000000.811 | 16 | 1.000000.057 | (42) | |
| 13 | 22 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Minardi M198 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 69 | 8.000000.217 | +3 laps | 19 | 0.000 | 17 | 1.000000.168 | (36) | |
| 14 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Tyrrell 026 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 68 | 9.000000.538 | +4 laps | 21 | 0.000 | 21 | 3.000000.091 | (43) | |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost AP01 | Peugeot A16 | Bridgestone | 65 | 9.000000.861 | +7 laps | 15 | 9.000000.320 | 8 | 9.000000.201 | (58) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 23 | Esteban Tuero (ARG) | Minardi M198 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 63 | 3.000000.997 | 20 | 0.000 | 15 | 0.000 | (27) | ||
| collision | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW20 | Mecachrome GC37-01 | Goodyear | 52 | 9.000000.277 | 7 | 6.000000.941 | 11 | 9.000000.694 | (35) | ||
| collision | 15 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C17 | Petronas SPE 01D | Goodyear | 46 | 3.000000.043 | 12 | 8.000000.016 | 12 | 9.000000.857 | (30) | ||
| suspension | 10 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 198 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HA | Goodyear | 22 | 9.000000.856 | 5 | 6.000000.827 | 18 | 1.000000.541 | (17) | ||
| gearbox | 17 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Arrows A19 | Arrows V10 | Bridgestone | 18 | 6.000000.656 | 17 | 9.000000.617 | 19 | 2.000000.519 | (12) | ||
| transmission | 19 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF2 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 17 | 8.000000.562 | 22 | 1.000000.178 | 20 | 2.000000.808 | (16) | ||
| gearbox | 16 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A19 | Arrows V10 | Bridgestone | 13 | 8.000000.033 | 18 | 0.000 | 22 | 3.000000.350 | (8) | ||
