Round 12 of the 1998 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at the Nürburgring, Germany on 26 September 1998. Juan Pablo Montoya started on pole position and Gonzalo Rodríguez was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | Team Astromega | Avon | 45 | 1:12:37.085 | - | - | 1:32.857 | 169.381 |
| 2 | 3 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:02.665 | +25.580 | +25.580 | 1:33.826 | 168.393 |
| 3 | 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:07.378 | +30.293 | +4.713 | 1:33.230 | 168.212 |
| 4 | 23 | Kurt Mollekens | Belgium | KTR | Avon | 45 | 1:13:15.870 | +38.785 | +8.492 | 1:34.073 | 167.887 |
| 5 | 34 | André Couto | Portugal | Prema Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:16.797 | +39.712 | +0.927 | 1:33.922 | 167.851 |
| 6 | 9 | Tomas Enge | Czech Republic | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:19.408 | +42.323 | +2.611 | 1:33.767 | 167.752 |
| 7 | 33 | Dominik Schwager | Germany | Oreca | Avon | 45 | 1:13:30.733 | +53.648 | +11.325 | 1:34.006 | 167.321 |
| 8 | 16 | Fabrice Walfisch | France | Nordic Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:34.789 | +57.704 | +4.056 | 1:33.848 | 167.167 |
| 9 | 30 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | West Competition Team | Avon | 45 | 1:13:39.117 | +1:02.032 | +4.328 | 1:33.080 | 167.004 |
| 10 | 15 | Giovanni Montanari | Italy | International Draco Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:43.899 | +1:06.814 | +4.782 | 1:33.665 | 166.823 |
| 11 | 20 | Bertrand Godin | Canada | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 45 | 1:13:54.114 | +1:17.029 | +10.215 | 166.439 | |
| 12 | 35 | Thomas Biagi | Italy | Prema Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:13:55.238 | +1:18.153 | +1.124 | 1:34.302 | 166.397 |
| 13 | 32 | Alex Müller | Germany | Oreca | Avon | 45 | 1:14:00.598 | +1:23.513 | +5.360 | 1:34.167 | 166.196 |
| 14 | 7 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | DAMS | Avon | 45 | 1:14:01.866 | +1:24.781 | +1.268 | 1:33.514 | 166.148 |
| 15 | 17 | Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Japan | Nordic Racing | Avon | 45 | 1:14:03.298 | +1:26.213 | +1.432 | 1:34.820 | 166.095 |
| 16 | 8 | Grégoire de Galzain | France | DAMS | Avon | 45 | 1:14:08.706 | +1:31.621 | +5.408 | 1:34.201 | 165.893 |
| 17 | 22 | Christian Horner | Great Britain | Arden International | Avon | 44 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.664 | ||
| 18 | 25 | Mark Shaw | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 44 | 1 lap | 1:34.723 | |||
| 19 | 28 | Stéphane Sarrazin | France | Apomatox | Avon | 44 | 1 lap | 1:33.380 | |||
| 20 | 4 | Gareth Rees | Great Britain | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 43 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:34.188 | ||
| 21 | 36 | James Taylor | Great Britain | GP Racing | Avon | 43 | 2 laps | 1:38.500 | |||
| 22 | 18 | Giorgio Vinella | Italy | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 43 | 2 laps | 1:35.967 | |||
| 23 | 5 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 42 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.766 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Oliver Martini | Italy | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 33 | 1:34.297 | ||||
| DNF | 11 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Team Astromega | Avon | 30 | 1:33.745 | ||||
| DNF | 29 | Marcelo Battistuzzi | Brazil | Apomatox | Avon | 19 | 1:34.540 | ||||
| DNF | 19 | Oliver Tichy | Austria | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 14 | 1:38.408 | ||||
| DNF | 38 | Fabrizio Gollin | Italy | Elide Racing | Avon | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 7 | 1:35.989 | ||||
| DNF | 6 | Werner Lupberger | South Africa | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Bruno Junqueira | Brazil | International Draco Racing | Avon | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 21 | Soheil Ayari | France | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 1 | |||||
| DNS | 31 | Bas Leinders | Belgium | West Competition Team | Avon |