The 1998 race was also known as the Luxembourg Grand Prix despite no European Grand Prix taking place: the rights to the European Grand Prix had been revoked from the organisers of the Jerez race after an incident on the podium in 1997, and they refused to allow the Nürburgring to use the title in 1998.
A carreira de 1998 tamén foi coñecida como o Gran Premio de Luxemburgo a pesar de non celebrarse o Gran Premio de Europa, os dereitos do Gran Premio de Europa foran revogados polos organizadores da carreira logo dun incidente no podio en 1997, e negáronse a permitir que Nurburgring utilizara o nome.