Round 3 of the 1998 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain on 9 May 1998. Juan Pablo Montoya started on pole position and was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 1998 Spanish Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:12:50.057 | - | - | 1:37.434 | 171.272 |
| 2 | 23 | Kurt Mollekens | Belgium | KTR | Avon | 44 | 1:12:57.817 | +7.760 | +7.760 | 1:37.554 | 170.968 |
| 3 | 2 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:12:59.450 | +9.393 | +1.633 | 1:38.409 | 170.904 |
| 4 | 33 | Dominik Schwager | Germany | Oreca | Avon | 44 | 1:13:00.281 | +10.224 | +0.831 | 1:38.377 | 170.872 |
| 5 | 21 | Soheil Ayari | France | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 44 | 1:13:00.814 | +10.757 | +0.533 | 1:38.123 | 170.851 |
| 6 | 5 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:19.340 | +29.283 | +18.526 | 1:38.434 | 170.132 |
| 7 | 3 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:30.008 | +39.951 | +10.668 | 1:38.249 | 169.720 |
| 8 | 15 | Giovanni Montanari | Italy | International Draco Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:30.402 | +40.345 | +0.394 | 1:38.788 | 169.705 |
| 9 | 10 | Oliver Martini | Italy | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:30.901 | +40.844 | +0.499 | 1:39.009 | 169.686 |
| 10 | 32 | Alex Müller | Germany | Oreca | Avon | 44 | 1:13:31.388 | +41.331 | +0.487 | 1:38.128 | 169.667 |
| 11 | 36 | Cyrille Sauvage | France | GP Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:32.016 | +41.959 | +0.628 | 1:39.028 | 169.643 |
| 12 | 6 | Werner Lupberger | South Africa | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:34.124 | +44.067 | +2.108 | 1:38.957 | 169.562 |
| 13 | 7 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | DAMS | Avon | 44 | 1:13:37.551 | +47.494 | +3.427 | 1:39.353 | 169.430 |
| 14 | 34 | André Couto | Portugal | Prema Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:38.290 | +48.233 | +0.739 | 1:39.091 | 169.402 |
| 15 | 28 | Stéphane Sarrazin | France | Apomatox | Avon | 44 | 1:13:39.109 | +49.052 | +0.819 | 1:39.128 | 169.370 |
| 16 | 14 | Bruno Junqueira | Brazil | International Draco Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:43.211 | +53.154 | +4.102 | 1:39.158 | 169.213 |
| 17 | 19 | Rui Águas | Portugal | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 44 | 1:13:49.830 | +59.773 | +6.619 | 1:39.203 | 168.961 |
| 18 | 8 | Grégoire de Galzain | France | DAMS | Avon | 44 | 1:13:51.807 | +1:01.750 | +1.977 | 1:39.452 | 168.885 |
| 19 | 9 | Dino Morelli | Great Britain | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:52.353 | +1:02.296 | +0.546 | 1:39.239 | 168.864 |
| 20 | 16 | Fabrice Walfisch | France | Nordic Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:13:53.125 | +1:03.068 | +0.772 | 1:39.717 | 168.835 |
| 21 | 12 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | Team Astromega | Avon | 44 | 1:13:53.687 | +1:03.630 | +0.562 | 1:38.548 | 168.814 |
| 22 | 20 | Bertrand Godin | Canada | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 44 | 1:14:11.566 | +1:21.509 | +17.879 | 1:39.357 | 168.136 |
| 23 | 35 | Paolo Ruberti | Italy | Prema Racing | Avon | 44 | 1:14:35.998 | +1:45.941 | +24.432 | 1:39.450 | 167.218 |
| 24 | 40 | Polo Villaamil | Spain | Elide Racing | Avon | 43 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:41.080 | ||
| 25 | 18 | Giorgio Vinella | Italy | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 43 | 1 lap | 1:40.501 | |||
| 26 | 30 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | West Competition Team | Avon | 43 | 1 lap | 1:37.267 | |||
| 27 | 37 | Kevin McGarrity | Great Britain | Nordic Racing | Avon | 43 | 1 lap | 1:40.928 | |||
| 28 | 11 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Team Astromega | Avon | 40 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:39.491 | ||
| 29 | 24 | Jonny Kane | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 40 | 4 laps | 1:38.678 | |||
| 30 | 4 | Gareth Rees | Great Britain | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 39 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.808 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Brian Smith | Argentina | Nordic Racing | Avon | 39 | 5 laps | 1:39.734 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Marcelo Battistuzzi | Brazil | Apomatox | Avon | 38 | 1:38.379 | ||||
| DNF | 31 | Nicolas Minassian | France | West Competition Team | Avon | 38 | 1:38.287 | ||||
| DNF | 25 | Mark Shaw | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 26 | 1:39.372 | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Christian Horner | Great Britain | Arden International | Avon | 13 | 1:39.119 |