Belgium

Belgian Grand Prix 1998

30 August 1998

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Location
Spa, Belgium
Laps
44
Fastest time

1:45.108
Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2019Charles LeclercFerrari
  • 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:48.682
2David CoulthardMcLaren1:48.845
3Damon HillJordan1:49.728
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:50.027
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:50.189
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:50.204
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:50.462
8Ralf SchumacherJordan1:50.501
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:50.686
10Jean AlesiSauber1:51.189
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:51.648
12Johnny HerbertSauber1:51.851
13Jarno TrulliProst1:52.572
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:52.670
15Olivier PanisProst1:52.784
16Pedro DinizArrows1:53.037
17Jos VerstappenStewart1:53.149
18Mika SaloArrows1:53.207
19Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:53.237
20Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:54.850
21Shinji NakanoMinardi1:55.084
22Esteban TueroMinardi1:55.520

10th

pole

Mika Häkkinen

3rd

consecutive pole

Mika Häkkinen

92nd

pole

McLaren

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    1:48.682

  2. 2

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    1:48.845

  3. 3

    Damon Hill

    Jordan

    1:49.728

  4. 4

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:50.027

  5. 5

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    1:50.189

  6. 6

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    1:50.204

  7. 7

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Benetton

    1:50.462

  8. 8

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    1:50.501

  9. 9

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    1:50.686

  10. 10

    Jean Alesi

    Sauber

    1:51.189

  11. 11

    Alexander Wurz

    Benetton

    1:51.648

  12. 12

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    1:51.851

  13. 13

    Jarno Trulli

    Prost

    1:52.572

  14. 14

    Olivier Panis

    Prost

    1:52.784

  15. 15

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    1:52.670 PEN 1 places

  16. 16

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    1:53.037

  17. 17

    Jos Verstappen

    Stewart

    1:53.149

  18. 18

    Mika Salo

    Arrows

    1:53.207

  19. 19

    Toranosuke Takagi

    Tyrrell

    1:53.237

  20. 20

    Ricardo Rosset

    Tyrrell

    1:54.850

  21. 21

    Shinji Nakano

    Minardi

    1:55.084

  22. 22

    Esteban Tuero

    Minardi

    1:55.520

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Michael Schumacher 18 laps
  • Damon Hill 26 laps

Results

1+2 Damon Hill Jordan44 laps1:43:47.40710pts
2+6 Ralf Schumacher Jordan44 laps+0.9326pts
3+7 Jean Alesi Sauber44 laps+7.2404pts
4+5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams44 laps+32.2433pts
5+11 Pedro Diniz Arrows44 laps+51.6822pts
6+7 Jarno Trulli Prost42 laps1pts
7-5 David Coulthard McLaren39 laps
8+13 Shinji Nakano Minardi39 laps
R- Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton26 laps
R- Michael Schumacher Ferrari25 laps
R- Eddie Irvine Ferrari25 laps
R- Esteban Tuero Minardi17 laps
R- Jacques Villeneuve Williams16 laps
R- Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell10 laps
R- Jos Verstappen Stewart8 laps
R- Mika Häkkinen McLaren0 laps
R- Alexander Wurz Benetton0 laps
R- Johnny Herbert Sauber0 laps
W- Rubens Barrichello Stewart0 laps
W- Olivier Panis Prost0 laps
W- Mika Salo Arrows0 laps
W- Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell0 laps

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