1998 Belgian Grand Prix

Round

13/16

Date

Aug 30, 1998 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spa, Belgium

Circuit

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Circuit length

6.968 m (19 turns)

Race distance

306.592 km (44 laps)

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Hill

Winner

1:43:47.407

Winning time

Häkkinen

Pole position

Schumacher

Fastest lap

2:03.766

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:43:47.407	3rd	44	10
2	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+0.932	8th	44	6
3	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	+7.240	10th	44	4
4	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+32.242	9th	44	3
5	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	+51.682	16th	44	2
6	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	+2 laps	13th	42	1
7	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	+5 laps	2nd	39
8	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	+5 laps	21st	39
DNF	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Collision	7th	26
DNF	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Collision	4th	25
DNF	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Spun off	5th	25
DNF	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Gearbox	22nd	17
DNF	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Spun off	6th	16
DNF	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Spun off	19th	10
DNF	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	Engine	17th	8
DNF	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Collision	1st	0
DNF	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Collision	11th	0
DNF	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Collision	12th	0
DNS	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Collision	14th
DNS	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	Collision	15th
DNS	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	Collision	18th
DNS	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Collision	20th

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2:07.839		11
2	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2:08.608	+0.769	12
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2:09.120	+1.281	11
4	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	2:09.127	+1.288	11
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	2:09.539	+1.700	12
6	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	2:10.076	+2.237	11
7	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	2:10.258	+2.419	7
8	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	2:10.917	+3.078	12
9	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	2:11.374	+3.535	12
10	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	2:11.546	+3.707	11
11	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2:11.860	+4.021	10
12	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	2:13.781	+5.942	9
13	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2:13.853	+6.014	10
14	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	2:14.038	+6.199	8
15	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	2:14.147	+6.308	10
16	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	2:14.680	+6.841	9
17	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	2:16.139	+8.300	8
18	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	2:16.174	+8.335	11
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	2:16.217	+8.378	9
20	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	2:17.733	+9.894	7
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	2:20.842	+13.003	5
22	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	2:26.065	+18.226	4

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:48.682		11
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:48.845	+0.163	12
3	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:49.728	+1.046	11
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:50.027	+1.345	12
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:50.189	+1.507	12
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:50.204	+1.522	12
7	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:50.462	+1.780	12
8	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:50.501	+1.819	12
9	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:50.686	+2.004	11
10	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:51.189	+2.507	11
11	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:51.648	+2.966	12
12	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:51.851	+3.169	11
13	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:52.572	+3.890	10
14	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:52.670	+3.988	12
15	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:52.784	+4.102	12
16	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:53.037	+4.355	12
17	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:53.149	+4.467	12
18	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:53.207	+4.525	8
19	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:53.237	+4.555	12
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:54.850	+6.168	11
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:55.084	+6.402	12
22	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:55.520	+6.838	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:50.319		21
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:50.702	+0.383	23
3	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:51.368	+1.049	27
4	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:51.859	+1.540	23
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:51.972	+1.653	22
6	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:52.058	+1.739	23
7	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:52.102	+1.783	24
8	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:52.136	+1.817	22
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:52.346	+2.027	25
10	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:52.542	+2.223	25
11	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:53.020	+2.701	21
12	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:53.379	+3.060	28
13	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:53.898	+3.579	22
14	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:53.933	+3.614	17
15	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:54.071	+3.752	25
16	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:54.814	+4.495	9
17	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:55.049	+4.730	11
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:55.302	+4.983	16
19	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:55.451	+5.132	15
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:56.329	+6.010	22
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:56.604	+6.285	23
22	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:57.000	+6.681	23

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:51.895		24
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:51.906	+0.011	21
3	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:52.629	+0.734	23
4	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:53.100	+1.205	25
5	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:53.534	+1.639	32
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:53.589	+1.694	19
7	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:53.601	+1.706	28
8	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:53.660	+1.765	30
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:54.116	+2.221	18
10	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:54.130	+2.235	29
11	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:54.158	+2.263	29
12	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:54.171	+2.276	30
13	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:54.433	+2.538	26
14	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:54.878	+2.983	33
15	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:55.182	+3.287	32
16	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:55.263	+3.368	28
17	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:55.730	+3.835	29
18	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:56.080	+4.185	33
19	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:56.431	+4.536	29
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:57.014	+5.119	33
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:57.682	+5.787	30
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:58.178	+6.283	34

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2:03.766		9
2	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	2:05.630	+1.864	7
3	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2:06.284	+2.518	7
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2:06.561	+2.795	6
5	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	2:07.597	+3.831	7
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	2:07.825	+4.059	8
7	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	2:08.399	+4.633	7
8	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	2:09.528	+5.762	5
9	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	2:10.950	+7.184	33
10	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2:11.331	+7.565	5
11	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	2:11.701	+7.935	13
12	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	2:12.327	+8.561	6
13	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	2:12.425	+8.659	8
14	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	2:13.230	+9.464	12
15	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	2:19.996	+16.230	5

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	6	9	77
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	9	70	-7
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	7	48	-29
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	6	32	-45
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	2	20	-57
6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	17	-60
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	1	1	16	-61
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	2	15	-62
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	13	-64
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	10	-67
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	0	1	7	-70
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	0	4	-73
13	Mika Salo	Arrows	0	0	3	-74
14	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	3	-74
15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-76
16	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	0	0	1	-76
17	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	1	-76

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	7	16	125
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	5	15	102	-23
3	Williams	Mecachrome	0	3	33	-92
4	Benetton	Playlife	0	2	32	-93
5	Jordan	Mugen-Honda	1	2	26	-99
6	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	8	-117
7	Arrows	Arrows	0	0	6	-119
8	Stewart	Ford	0	0	5	-120
9	Prost	Peugeot	0	0	1	-124

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The 1998 Belgian Grand Prix started Aug 30, 1998 on Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Mika Häkkinen started from pole position with David Coulthard next to him. Damon Hill started from third place.

In 1 hour, 43 minutes and 47 seconds Damon Hill finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Ralf Schumacher in second and Jean Alesi in third place.

After the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 77 points. Häkkinen is 7 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.