Season 1998 · Round 13

Belgian Grand Prix

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1998-08-30 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · Belgian Grand Prix · 44Lap · 306.577km
9 Damon Hill
Jordan 1:43:47.407
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
10 Ralf Schumacher
Jordan +0.932
14 Jean Alesi
Sauber +7.240
Fastest Lap
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DNF
10
Giancarlo Fisichella L26 Michael Schumacher L25 Eddie Irvine L25 Esteban Tuero L17 Jacques Villeneuve L16 Toranosuke Takagi L10 Jos Verstappen L8 Mika Häkkinen L0 Alexander Wurz L0 Johnny Herbert L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Ayrton Senna 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/59 37.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
44Lap 306.577km 59 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:44.701 · Sergio Pérez (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P6 Damon Hill 3 wins · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P14 Mika Häkkinen 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -3
P6 Michael Schumacher 16 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P12 David Coulthard 13 starts · → Graham Hill -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 Hill HIL Hill HIL Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Fisichella · retired L26 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Schumacher · retired L25 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Irvine · retired L25 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Tuero · retired L17 Tuero TUE Tuero TUE Villeneuve · retired L16 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Takagi · retired L10 Takagi TAK Takagi TAK Verstappen · retired L8 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Häkkinen · retired L0 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Wurz · retired L0 Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Herbert · retired L0 Herbert HER Herbert HER Barrichello · stopped L0 · classified P19 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Panis · stopped L0 · classified P20 Panis PAN Panis PAN Salo · stopped L0 · classified P21 Salo SAL Salo SAL Rosset · stopped L0 · classified P22 Rosset ROS Rosset ROS
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
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 +32.243 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
8 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 21 39 +5 Laps
R 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 7 26 Collision
R 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 25 Collision
R 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 5 25 Spun off
R 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 22 17 Gearbox
R 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 6 16 Spun off
R 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 19 10 Spun off
R 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 17 8 Engine
R 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 0 Collision
R 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 11 0 Collision
R 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 0 Collision
W 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 15 0 Collision
W 11 Olivier Panis Prost 14 0 Collision
W 17 Mika Salo Arrows 18 0 Collision
W 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 20 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:48.682 — — POLE Q1
2 7 David Coulthard McLaren 1:48.845 — — +0.163 Q1
3 9 Damon Hill Jordan 1:49.728 — — +1.046 Q1
4 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:50.027 — — +1.345 Q1
5 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:50.189 — — +1.507 Q1
6 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:50.204 — — +1.522 Q1
7 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:50.462 — — +1.780 Q1
8 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:50.501 — — +1.819 Q1
9 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:50.686 — — +2.004 Q1
10 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 1:51.189 — — +2.507 Q1
11 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:51.648 — — +2.966 Q1
12 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:51.851 — — +3.169 Q1
13 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 1:52.572 — — +3.890 Q1
14 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:52.670 — — +3.988 Q1
15 11 Olivier Panis Prost 1:52.784 — — +4.102 Q1
16 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:53.037 — — +4.355 Q1
17 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 1:53.149 — — +4.467 Q1
18 17 Mika Salo Arrows 1:53.207 — — +4.525 Q1
19 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 1:53.237 — — +4.555 Q1
20 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 1:54.850 — — +6.168 Q1
21 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 1:55.084 — — +6.402 Q1
22 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 1:55.520 — — +6.838 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
8 Mika Häkkinen
2
7 David Coulthard
3
9 Damon Hill
4
3 Michael Schumacher
5
4 Eddie Irvine
6
1 Jacques Villeneuve
7
5 Giancarlo Fisichella
8
10 Ralf Schumacher
9
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
10
14 Jean Alesi
11
6 Alexander Wurz
12
15 Johnny Herbert
13
12 Jarno Trulli
14
11 Olivier Panis ▲1
15
18 Rubens Barrichello ▼1
16
16 Pedro Diniz
17
19 Jos Verstappen
18
17 Mika Salo
19
21 Toranosuke Takagi
20
20 Ricardo Rosset
21
22 Shinji Nakano
22
23 Esteban Tuero
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Michael Schumacher 2:03.766 L9
2 3 Michael Schumacher 2:05.440 L6
3 9 Damon Hill 2:05.630 L7
4 3 Michael Schumacher 2:05.650 L7
5 3 Michael Schumacher 2:05.754 L11
6 9 Damon Hill 2:05.869 L5
7 3 Michael Schumacher 2:05.916 L10
8 3 Michael Schumacher 2:06.105 L5
9 9 Damon Hill 2:06.121 L6
10 3 Michael Schumacher 2:06.243 L13
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
7
David Coulthard
+11
P2→P7
12
Jarno Trulli
+8
P13→P6
10
Ralf Schumacher
+7
P8→P2
16
Pedro Diniz
+6
P16→P5
22
Shinji Nakano
+6
P21→P8
14
Jean Alesi
+5
P10→P3
5
Giancarlo Fisichella
+5
P7→P—
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+4
P9→P4
Most positions lost
Eddie Irvine −7 Jean Alesi −4 David Coulthard −3
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
18 Rubens Barrichello Grid penalty ▼1 (P14 → P15)
▼1 (P14 → P15)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15