São Paulo, Interlagos
29 March 1998
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Brazil | Grande Prêmio do Brasil São Paulo, Interlagos 29 March 1998 |
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| Results |
| driver | tyres | time | points | ||
| 1 |  | Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:37:11.747 | 10 |
| 2 |  | David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | + 1.102 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Michael Schumacher Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 1:00.550 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Alexander Wurz Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | + 1:07.453 | 3 |
| 5 |  | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams Mecachrome | Goodyear | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 6 |  | Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton Playlife | Goodyear | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 7 |  | Jacques Villeneuve Williams Mecachrome | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 8 |  | Eddie Irvine Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 9 |  | Jean Alesi Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 10 |  | Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford | Bridgestone | + 2 laps | |
| 11 |  | Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 5 laps |
| Not finished |
| driver | team | engine | lap | reason |
| Olivier Panis | Prost | Peugeot | 63 | gearbox |
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 56 | gearbox |
| Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Ford | 52 | spin |
| Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ford | 44 | gearbox |
| Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Hart | 26 | gearbox |
| Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Ford | 19 | engine |
| Mika Salo | Arrows | Hart | 18 | engine |
| Jarno Trulli | Prost | Peugeot | 17 | engine |
| Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Ford | 3 | spin |
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 0 | spin |
| Damon Hill | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | -- | dq / car underweight |
| Saturday's qualifying session |
| driver | team | engine | time | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:17.092 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:17.757 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Mecachrome | 1:18.109 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:18.250 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Playlife | 1:18.261 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:18.449 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Playlife | 1:18.652 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 1:18.735 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Peugeot | 1:18.753 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Mecachrome | 1:18.761 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 1:18.988 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Peugeot | 1:19.069 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 1:19.344 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 1:19.375 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Petronas | 1:19.449 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 1:19.644 |
| 17 | Toronosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:20.203 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Ford | 1:20.390 |
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ford | 1:20.459 |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | Hart | 1:20.481 |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:20.748 |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Hart | 1:20.847 |
