1998 Grand Prix of Belgium
30 August - Spa-Francorchamps: 306.592 km (6.968 km x 44 laps)
Pole positon: Mika Häkkinen, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:48.682, 230.809 km/h
Results:
1 Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen Honda -1:43:47.407
2 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen Honda - 00:00.932
3 Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas - 00:07.240
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mecachrome - 00:32.242
5 Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows - 00:51.682
6 Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot - 2 laps
7 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes - 5 laps
8 Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford - 5 laps
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2:03.766
Retired:
Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife - 17 laps Accident
Eddie Irvine Ferrari - 18 laps Spun
Michael Schumacher Ferrari - 18 laps Accident
Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford - 26 laps Spun
Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mecachrome - 27 laps Spun
Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford - 33 laps Spun
Jos Verstappen Stewart-Ford - 35 laps Engine
Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes - 43 laps Accident
Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas - 43 laps Accident
Did Not Start:
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford Could not make restart
Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot Could not make restart
Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford Could not make restart
Mika Salo Arrows Could not make restart
Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife Could not make restart
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First Starting Grid
David Coulthard Mika Häkkinen
McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes #7 McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes #8
1:48.845 1:48.682
Michael Schumacher Damon Hill
Ferrari F300 #3 Jordan 198-Mugen Honda #9
1:49.797 1:49.728
Jacques Villeneuve Eddie Irvine
Williams FW20-Mecachrome #1 Ferrari F300 #4
1:50.204 1:50.189
Ralf Schumacher Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan 198-Mugen Honda #10 Benetton B198-Playlife #5
1:50.501 1:50.462
Jean Alesi Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber C17-Petronas #14 Williams FW20-Mecachrome #2
1:51.189 1:50.686
Johnny Herbert Alexander Wurz*
Sauber C17-Petronas #15 Benetton B198-Playlife #6
1:51.851 1:51:648
Rubens Barrichello* Jarno Trulli
Stewart SF2-Ford #18 Arrows A19 #17
1:52.670 1:52.572
Pedro-Paulo Diniz Olivier Panis*
Prost AP01-Peugeot #12 Prost AP01-Peugeot #11
1:53.037 1:52.784
Mika Salo* Jos Verstappen
Arrows A19 #16 Stewart SF2-Ford #19
1:53.207 1:53.149
Ricardo Rosset* Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell 026-Ford #21 Tyrrell 026-Ford #22
1:54.580 1:53.237
Esteban Tuero Shinji Nakano
Minardi M198-Ford #24 Minardi M198-Ford #23
1:55.520 1:55.084
* Unable to Start second Start
Did Not Start
Alexander Wurz
Benetton B198-Playlife #6
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart SF2-Ford #18
Olivier Panis
Prost AP01-Peugeot #11
Mika Salo
Arrows A19 #16
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell 026-Ford #21