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, 26 April 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 Häkkinen | 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 |