Round 2 of the 1998 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held in Imola, Italy on 26 April 1998. Juan Pablo Montoya started on pole position and Jason Watt was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 1998 San Marino Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:16:38.513 | - | - | 1:42.801 | 161.929 |
| 2 | 23 | Kurt Mollekens | Belgium | KTR | Avon | 42 | 1:16:39.081 | +0.568 | +0.568 | 1:42.837 | 161.909 |
| 3 | 12 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | Team Astromega | Avon | 42 | 1:16:39.517 | +1.004 | +0.436 | 1:41.814 | 161.894 |
| 4 | 30 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | West Competition Team | Avon | 42 | 1:16:41.324 | +2.811 | +1.807 | 1:42.586 | 161.830 |
| 5 | 34 | André Couto | Portugal | Prema Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:16:47.626 | +9.113 | +6.302 | 1:42.586 | 161.609 |
| 6 | 2 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:16:48.900 | +10.387 | +1.274 | 1:43.697 | 161.564 |
| 7 | 11 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Team Astromega | Avon | 42 | 1:16:50.135 | +11.622 | +1.235 | 1:43.807 | 161.521 |
| 8 | 7 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | DAMS | Avon | 42 | 1:16:50.558 | +12.045 | +0.423 | 1:43.176 | 161.506 |
| 9 | 10 | Oliver Martini | Italy | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:16:51.532 | +13.019 | +0.974 | 1:43.699 | 161.472 |
| 10 | 19 | Thomas Biagi | Italy | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 42 | 1:16:52.608 | +14.095 | +1.076 | 1:43.686 | 161.434 |
| 11 | 33 | Dominik Schwager | Germany | Oreca | Avon | 42 | 1:16:55.346 | +16.833 | +2.738 | 1:43.974 | 161.338 |
| 12 | 22 | Christian Horner | Great Britain | Arden International | Avon | 42 | 1:16:57.086 | +18.573 | +1.740 | 1:44.005 | 161.278 |
| 13 | 6 | Werner Lupberger | South Africa | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:16:57.417 | +18.904 | +0.331 | 1:44.102 | 161.266 |
| 14 | 37 | Kevin McGarrity | Great Britain | Nordic Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:17:00.788 | +22.275 | +3.371 | 1:44.768 | 161.148 |
| 15 | 15 | Giovanni Montanari | Italy | International Draco Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:17:01.692 | +23.179 | +0.904 | 1:43.713 | 161.117 |
| 16 | 14 | Bruno Junqueira | Brazil | International Draco Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:17:02.602 | +24.089 | +0.910 | 1:42.879 | 161.085 |
| 17 | 38 | Fabrizio Gollin | Italy | Elide Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:17:02.989 | +24.476 | +0.387 | 1:44.854 | 161.072 |
| 18 | 16 | Fabrice Walfisch | France | Nordic Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:17:03.559 | +25.046 | +0.570 | 1:44.749 | 161.052 |
| 19 | 31 | Nicolas Minassian | France | West Competition Team | Avon | 42 | 1:17:48.258 | +1:09.745 | +44.699 | 1:43.224 | 159.510 |
| 20 | 25 | Mark Shaw | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 42 | 1:17:51.225 | +1:12.712 | +2.967 | 1:44.405 | 159.408 |
| 21 | 24 | Jonny Kane | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 41 | 1:18:51.082 | +2:12.569 | +59.857 | 1:43.625 | 153.640 |
| 22 | 29 | Marcelo Battistuzzi | Brazil | Apomatox | Avon | 41 | 1:18:55.725 | +2:17.212 | +4.643 | 1:43.974 | 153.490 |
| 23 | 21 | Soheil Ayari | France | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 38 | 1:09:48.725 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:43.167 | 160.822 |
| 24 | 28 | Stéphane Sarrazin | France | Apomatox | Avon | 38 | 1:16:42.524 | +4.011 | +6:53.799 | 1:42.637 | 146.363 |
| DNF | 18 | Giorgio Vinella | Italy | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 33 | 1:00:18.814 | 1:44.987 | 161.628 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Bertrand Godin | Canada | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 32 | 1:00:19.119 | 1:44.969 | 156.710 | ||
| DNF | 36 | Cyrille Sauvage | France | GP Racing | Avon | 25 | 45:16.887 | 1:43.000 | 163.024 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 25 | 45:16.456 | 1:43.388 | 163.050 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Grégoire de Galzain | France | DAMS | Avon | 14 | 27:01.556 | 1:44.180 | 152.748 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 14 | 26:03.050 | 1:43.032 | 158.466 | ||
| DNF | 17 | Brian Smith | Argentina | Nordic Racing | Avon | 12 | 22:39.116 | 1:43.703 | 156.127 | ||
| DNF | 4 | Gareth Rees | Great Britain | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 1 | 2:53.506 | 97.787 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Alex Müller | Germany | Oreca | Avon | 1 | 2:05.717 | 134.960 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Dino Morelli | Great Britain | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 35 | Paolo Ruberti | Italy | Prema Racing | Avon |