Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · 28 June 1998
Michael Schumacher won the 1998 French Grand Prix for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid, 19.575s ahead of Eddie Irvine. Mika Salo gained the most places, from 19th on the grid to 13th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Schumacher 10 + Irvine 6 | Schumacher 10 + Irvine 6 | 16 | |
| 2 | McLaren Häkkinen 4 + Coulthard 1 | Häkkinen 4 + Coulthard 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Williams Villeneuve 3 + Frentzen 0 | Villeneuve 3 + Frentzen 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Benetton Wurz 2 + Fisichella 0 | Wurz 2 + Fisichella 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sauber Alesi 0 + Herbert 0 | Alesi 0 + Herbert 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Stewart Barrichello 0 + Verstappen 0 | Barrichello 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Prost Panis 0 + Trulli 0 | Panis 0 + Trulli 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Arrows Salo 0 + Diniz 0 | Salo 0 + Diniz 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jordan Schumacher 0 + Hill 0 | Schumacher 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Minardi Nakano 0 + Tuero 0 | Nakano 0 + Tuero 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Tyrrell Takagi 0 + Rosset 0 | Takagi 0 + Rosset 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:34 | 71 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +19.575s | 71 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +19.747s | 71 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | +1:06.965 | 71 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz Benetton | Benetton | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 70 | — | — | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 70 | — | — | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton | Benetton | +1 Lap | 70 | — | — | |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 11 | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen Stewart | Stewart | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 13 | Mika Salo Arrows | Arrows | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | DNF Suspension | 68 | — | — | |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | +3 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano Minardi | Minardi | DNF Engine | 65 | — | — | |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 60 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli Prost | Prost | DNF Spun off | 55 | — | — | |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero Minardi | Minardi | DNF Gearbox | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Damon Hill Jordan | Jordan | DNF Hydraulics | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Hydraulics | 16 | — | — |