Round 13 · 1998
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerHIDJordan · from P3
PolePAI
Fastest lap2:03.766Schumacher · L9
Biggest gain+13Nakano P21→P8
Retirements10of 18 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill HID | Jordan | 3 | +2 | 44 | 1:43:47.407 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 8 | +6 | 44 | +0.930 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi ALE | Sauber | 10 | +7 | 44 | +7.240 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Williams | 9 | +5 | 44 | +32.240 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 16 | +11 | 44 | +51.680 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 13 | +7 | 42 | +2 laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 2 | -5 | 39 | +5 laps | — | |
| 8 | Shinji Nakano NAK | Minardi | 21 | +13 | 39 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 5 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 12 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Jos Verstappen VEA | Stewart | 17 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 6 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | |||
| — | Benetton | 7 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | |||
| — | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 11 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 4 | 25 | DNF · L25 FL | — | |||
| — | Stewart | 14 | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | Mika Salo SAL | Arrows | 18 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | |||
| — | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 15 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Esteban Tuero TUE | Minardi | 22 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 13
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 77 | |
| 2 | 70 | ||
| 3 | David Coulthard COT | 48 | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 32 | |
| 5 | 20 | ||
| 6 | Alexander Wurz WUR | 17 | |
| 7 | Damon Hill HID | 16 | ▲2 |
| 8 | 15 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Belgian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1996 | Belgian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1995 | Belgian Grand Prix | Benetton | 16 | |
| 1994 | Belgian Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 3 |
| 1993 | Belgian Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |
| 1992 | Belgian Grand Prix | Benetton | 3 | |
| 1991 | Belgian Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1990 | Belgian Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |