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 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 3 | 44 | 1:43:47.407 | 10 | |
| 2 | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | 44 | +0.932 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 10 | 44 | +7.240 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 9 | 44 | +32.242 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 44 | +51.682 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 13 | 42 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 39 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 39 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 26 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 25 | Collision | 2:03.766 | 0 |
| R | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 15q14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 14q15 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 18 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Rubens Barrichello qualified 14th, started 15th; Olivier Panis qualified 15th, started 14th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 16, 28), stints of 16, 12, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Ralf Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 11, 27), stints of 11, 16, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Jean Alesi: 2 stops (laps 16, 28), stints of 16, 12, 16 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 6
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 44
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 16 (34.1 s), 28 (30.7 s) | 161216 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 11 (31.5 s), 27 (33.3 s) | 111617 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 16 (31.0 s), 28 (33.8 s) | 161216 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 16 (31.8 s), 28 (32.1 s) | 161216 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 21 (33.3 s) | 2123 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 21 (32.8 s) | 2121 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 9 (30.9 s), 24 (797.7 s) | 91515 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 2 | 24 (33.2 s), 26 (825.3 s) | 2413 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 16 (38.5 s) | 1610 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 16 (31.1 s) | 169 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 10 (40.1 s), 24 (31.8 s) | 1014 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 1 | 9 (31.6 s) | 98 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:48.682 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:48.845 | +0.163 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:49.728 | +1.046 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:50.027 | +1.345 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:50.189 | +1.507 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:50.204 | +1.522 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:50.462 | +1.780 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:50.501 | +1.819 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:50.686 | +2.004 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:51.189 | +2.507 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:51.648 | +2.966 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:51.851 | +3.169 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:52.572 | +3.890 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:52.670 | +3.988 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:52.784 | +4.102 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:53.037 | +4.355 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:53.149 | +4.467 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:53.207 | +4.525 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:53.237 | +4.555 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:54.850 | +6.168 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:55.084 | +6.402 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:55.520 | +6.838 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
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 |