Round 8 · 28 June 1998
1998 French Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1998 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 28 June 1998 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (France), starting from position 2. Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) and Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mika Häkkinen.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:34:45.000 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +19.575 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | +19.747 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | +66.965 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | — | — | Suspension |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Hydraulics |