Race results
Race startMarch 28, 1998 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:37:12.2 | 72 | 1:19.337 | - | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +1.102 | 72 | 1:19.646 | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +1:00.550 | 72 | 1:19.627 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1:07.453 | 72 | 1:19.863 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.271 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.010 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.129 | - | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.378 | - | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.623 | - | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | +2 Laps | 70 | 1:20.991 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | DNF (Injury) | 67 | 1:21.456 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | DSQ | 70 | 1:21.035 | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | DNF (Engine) | 63 | 1:20.449 | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | DNF (Gearbox) | 56 | 1:21.758 | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 52 | 1:23.342 | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | DNF (Throttle) | 44 | 1:23.293 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | DNF (Gearbox) | 26 | 1:22.969 | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 19 | 1:23.226 | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 18 | 1:23.565 | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | DNF (Fuel pump) | 17 | 1:22.933 | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 3 | 1:24.475 | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 |