Belgian Grand Prix
1998 · Round 13 · Spa, Belgium · Aug 30, 1998Race summary
Hill won the race from 3rd on the grid, 0.932s ahead of Schumacher. Nakano was the standout mover, climbing from 21st to 8th. Coulthard lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 7th (down 5 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 3 | 44 | 1:43:47.407 | 10 |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | 44 | +0.932 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 10 | 44 | +7.240 | 4 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 9 | 44 | +32.243 | 3 |
| 5 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 44 | +51.682 | 2 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 13 | 42 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 39 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 39 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 19 | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 15 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Arrows | 18 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 |