The 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 29 March 1998. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and was the race winner.
Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1998 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:37:11.747 | - | - | 1:19.337 | 64 | 190.763 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:37:12.849 | +1.102 | +1.102 | 1:19.646 | 58 | 190.727 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:38:12.297 | +1:00.550 | +59.448 | 1:19.627 | 63 | 188.803 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:38:19.200 | +1:07.453 | +6.903 | 1:19.863 | 62 | 188.582 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:37:14.445 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.271 | 59 | 188.027 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:37:19.574 | 1 lap | +5.129 | 1:20.010 | 62 | 187.862 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:37:23.653 | 1 lap | +4.079 | 1:20.129 | 59 | 187.731 | |
| 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:37:28.184 | 1 lap | +4.531 | 1:20.378 | 61 | 187.585 | |
| 9 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:37:42.228 | 1 lap | +14.044 | 1:20.623 | 63 | 187.136 | |
| 10 | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:37:41.719 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.991 | 56 | 184.516 | |
| 11 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:34.057 | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:21.456 | 52 | 184.399 | |
| DSQ | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:37:29.652 | 1:21.035 | 52 | 184.897 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 63 | 1:26:54.370 | 1:20.449 | 50 | 186.681 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:17:53.752 | 1:21.758 | 38 | 185.133 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:14:42.182 | 1:23.342 | 14 | 179.256 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:02:41.597 | 1:23.293 | 37 | 180.735 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 26 | 36:48.705 | 1:22.969 | 16 | 181.885 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 19 | 26:47.341 | 1:23.226 | 18 | 182.645 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 18 | 25:30.109 | 1:23.565 | 12 | 181.765 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 17 | 24:12.504 | 1:22.933 | 8 | 180.839 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 3 | 4:26.993 | 1:24.475 | 3 | 173.613 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear |