| «1998-01» | Australia Grand Prix - LXIII Australian Grand Prix |
| 1998-03-08 | Melbourne - Albert Park - 58 laps × 5.302 km : 307.516 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | 1:31:45.996 | 201.064 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | +00.702 | +00.702 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Mecachrome | 57 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Mecachrome | 57 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Petronas | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton • Playlife | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 10 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan • Mugen Honda | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 21 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Peugeot | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton • Playlife | 43 | rear wing support | |||
| 12 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber • Petronas | 41 | engine | |||
| 15 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost • Peugeot | 26 | gearbox | |||
| 19 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 25 | gearbox | |||
| 16 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 23 | gearbox | |||
| 17 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 22 | engine | |||
| 22 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 8 | drive shaft | |||
| 3 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | engine | |||
| 20 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 2 | transmission | |||
| 13 | 21 | Tora Takagi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 1 | collision | |||
| 9 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Mugen Honda | 1 | collision | |||
| 18 | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 1 | collision | |||
| 14 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 0 | gearbox |
Fastest lap - 01:31.649 - 208.264 km/h - Mika Hakkinen (lap 39)