Race Result
| GP n. 617 - 12/04/1998 - Grand Prix of Argentina Autodromo Oscar Alferedo Galvez |
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| Winner: | Michael Schumacher / Ferrari - 1:48'36.17 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | David Coulthard / McLaren-Mercedes - 1:25.852 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Alexander Wurz / Benetton-Playlife - 1:28.179 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 72 | 1:48'36.17 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 |  Mika Hakkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +22.898 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 |  Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 72 | +57.745 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Alexander Wurz |
Benetton-Playlife | 72 | +1'08.134 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 |  Jean Alesi |
Sauber-Petronas | 72 | +1'18.286 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +1'19.751 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Benetton-Playlife | 72 | +1'28.437 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 71 | +1 lap | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Williams-Mecachrome | 71 | +1 lap | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Stewart-Ford | 70 | +2 laps | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | Jarno Trulli |
Prost-Peugeot | 70 | +2 laps | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 |  Toranosuke Takagi |
Tyrrell-Ford | 70 | +2 laps | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Shinji Nakano |
Minardi-Ford | 69 | +3 laps | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset |
Tyrrell-Ford | 68 | +4 laps | 21 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis |
Prost-Peugeot | 65 | engine | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 23 |  Esteban Tuero |
Minardi-Ford | 63 | spun off | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 1 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Mecachrome | 52 | collision | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Petronas | 46 | collision | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Ralf Schumacher |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 22 | suspension | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 17 | Mika Salo |
Arrows | 18 | gearbox | 17 | 0 |
| Ret | 19 |  Jan Magnussen |
Stewart-Ford | 17 | transmission | 22 | 0 |
| Ret | 16 | Pedro Diniz |
Arrows | 13 | gearbox | 18 | 0 |