1998 CART Series Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Alessandro Zanardi |
 | 285 |  |
| 2. |  Jimmy Vasser |
 | 169 | |
| 3. |  Dario Franchitti |
 | 160 | |
| 4. | Adrian Fernandez |
 | 154 | |
| 5. | Greg Moore |
 | 141 | |
| 6. | Scott Pruett |
| 121 | |
| 7. | Michael Andretti |
| 112 | |
| 8. | Bryan Herta |
| 97 | |
| 9. |  Tony Kanaan |
 | 92 | |
| 10. | Bobby Rahal |
| 82 | |
| 11. | Al Unser Jr. |
| 72 | |
| 12. | Gil de Ferran |
| 67 | |
| 13. |  Paul Tracy |
| 61 | |
| 14. | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 56 | |
| 15. | Mauricio Gugelmin |
| 49 | |
| 16. | Richie Hearn |
| 47 | |
| 17. | Mark Blundell |
 | 36 | |
| = |  Hélio Castroneves |
| 36 | |
| 19. | Patrick Carpentier |
| 27 | |
| 20. |  Max Papis |
| 25 | |
| = | JJ Lehto |
 | 25 | |
| 22. | Andre Ribeiro |
| 13 | |
| = | Robby Gordon |
| 13 | |
| 24. |  Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| 5 | |
| 25. | Arnd Meier |
 | 4 | |
| 26. | P.J. Jones |
| 3 | |
| 27. | Alex Barron |
| 2 | |
| 28. | Gualter Salles |
| 1 | |
| 29. | Mimmo Schiattarella |
| 0 | |
| = | Vincenzo Sospiri |
| 0 | |
| = | Hideshi Matsuda |
 | 0 | |
| = | Hiro Matsushita |
| 0 | |
| = |  Roberto Moreno |
| 0 | |
| = | Dennis Vitolo |
| 0 | |