Gridpedia1998 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Aug 1998
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 13 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Jordan)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:48.682)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 3 | 44 | 1:43:47.407 | 10 | |
| 2 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | 44 | +0.932 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 10 | 44 | +7.240 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 9 | 44 | +32.242 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 44 | +51.682 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 13 | 42 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 39 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 39 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 26 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 25 | Collision | 2:03.766 | 0 |
| R | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 15 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 18 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:48.682 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:48.845 | ||
| 3 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:49.728 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:50.027 | ||
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:50.189 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:50.204 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:50.462 | ||
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:50.501 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:50.686 | ||
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:51.189 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:51.648 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:51.851 | ||
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:52.572 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:52.670 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:52.784 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:53.037 | ||
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:53.149 | ||
| 18 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:53.207 | ||
| 19 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:53.237 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:54.850 | ||
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:55.084 | ||
| 22 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:55.520 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 77 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 70 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 48 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 10 |