The 1998 San Marino Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 3 May 1998. David Coulthard started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and was the race winner.
Gran Premio di San Marino 1998 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 62 | 1:34:24.593 | - | - | 1:29.497 | 21 | 194.117 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | Goodyear | 62 | 1:34:29.147 | +4.554 | +4.554 | 1:29.345 | 48 | 193.961 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | Goodyear | 62 | 1:35:16.368 | +51.775 | +47.221 | 1:30.206 | 60 | 192.358 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | Goodyear | 62 | 1:35:19.183 | +54.590 | +2.815 | 1:29.726 | 57 | 192.264 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | Goodyear | 62 | 1:35:42.069 | +1:17.476 | +22.886 | 1:30.283 | 40 | 191.498 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | 61 | 1:34:30.693 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:30.391 | 24 | 190.778 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 60 | 1:34:34.790 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:31.837 | 20 | 187.513 | |
| 8 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:35:48.285 | 2 laps | +1:13.495 | 1:33.443 | 55 | 185.115 | |
| 9 | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:35:55.865 | 2 laps | +7.580 | 1:31.267 | 20 | 184.872 | |
| 10 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 57 | 1:29:29.923 | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:30.859 | 55 | 188.243 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:27:03.370 | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:30.481 | 55 | 190.127 | |
| DNF | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 48 | 1:17:46.662 | 1:34.491 | 9 | 182.383 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | 1:03:17.020 | 1:32.430 | 22 | 186.761 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | Bridgestone | 34 | 53:38.092 | 1:32.361 | 9 | 187.269 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | Bridgestone | 27 | 43:33.918 | 1:33.889 | 22 | 183.025 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | Bridgestone | 18 | 28:48.935 | 1:32.988 | 11 | 184.323 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Mika Hakkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 17 | 26:12.031 | 1:30.115 | 15 | 191.430 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | 17 | 26:21.138 | 1:31.969 | 15 | 190.327 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | Bridgestone | 17 | 27:54.348 | 1:31.562 | 15 | 179.732 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | 12 | 18:58.235 | 1:32.215 | 9 | 186.424 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | Bridgestone | 8 | 13:44.893 | 1:35.069 | 5 | 171.177 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | Bridgestone |