Round 2 · 29 March 1998
1998 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) won the 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 29 March 1998 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 1. David Coulthard (McLaren) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:37:12.200 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | +1.102 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | +60.550 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 5 | +67.453 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Injury |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 11 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Throttle |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | — | — | Fuel pump |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | — | — | Spun off |