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Race · Round 13 of 16 ·

1998 Belgian Grand Prix

Damon Hill won for Jordan from 3rd on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 10 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Jordan.

Wet · High of 13 °C, 2.8 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
Winner
Damon HillJordan
Entries
228 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Damon HillJordan198344Finished10
2Ralf SchumacherJordan198844Finished6
3Jean AlesiSauberC171044Finished4
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW20944Finished3
5Pedro DinizArrowsA191644Finished2
6Jarno TrulliProst Grand PrixAP011342Finished1
7David CoulthardMcLarenMP4/13239Finished0
8Shinji NakanoMinardiM1982139Finished0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonB198726Collision0
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariF300425Collision0fastest lap
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariF300525Spun off0
DNFEsteban TueroMinardiM1982217Gearbox0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW20616Spun off0
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrell221910Spun off0
DNFJos VerstappenStewart Grand PrixSF02178Engine0
DNFMika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/1310Collision0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonB198110Collision0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberC17120Collision0
DNSRubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF0214—Collision0
DNSOlivier PanisProst Grand PrixAP0115—Collision0
DNSMika SaloArrowsA1918—Collision0
DNSRicardo RossetTyrrell2220—Collision0
F1DB layout spa-francorchamps-2 · 6.94 km · 19 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

0510152025303540Laps completedGridResult31Damon Hill82Ralf Schumacher103Jean Alesi94Heinz-Harald Frentzen165Pedro Diniz136Jarno Trulli27David Coulthard218Shinji Nakano7DNFGiancarlo Fisichella4DNFMichael Schumacher5DNFEddie Irvine22DNFEsteban Tuero6DNFJacques Villeneuve19DNFToranosuke Takagi17DNFJos Verstappen1DNFMika Hakkinen11DNFAlexander Wurz12DNFJohnny Herbert

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Damon Hill3144
Ralf Schumacher8244
Jean Alesi10344
Heinz-Harald Frentzen9444
Pedro Diniz16544
Jarno Trulli13642
David Coulthard2739
Shinji Nakano21839
Giancarlo Fisichella7DNF26
Michael Schumacher4DNF25
Eddie Irvine5DNF25
Esteban Tuero22DNF17
Jacques Villeneuve6DNF16
Toranosuke Takagi19DNF10
Jos Verstappen17DNF8
Mika Hakkinen1DNF0
Alexander Wurz11DNF0
Johnny Herbert12DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:48.682—0 m—
2David CoulthardMcLaren71:48.845+0.16311 m+0.163
3Damon HillJordan91:49.728+1.04667 m+0.883
4Michael SchumacherFerrari31:50.027+1.34587 m+0.299
5Eddie IrvineFerrari41:50.189+1.50797 m+0.162
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:50.204+1.52298 m+0.015
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:50.462+1.780115 m+0.258
8Ralf SchumacherJordan101:50.501+1.819117 m+0.039
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:50.686+2.004129 m+0.185
10Jean AlesiSauber141:51.189+2.507162 m+0.503
11Alexander WurzBenetton61:51.648+2.966191 m+0.459
12Johnny HerbertSauber151:51.851+3.169204 m+0.203
13Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:52.572+3.890251 m+0.721
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:52.670+3.988257 m+0.098
15Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:52.784+4.102264 m+0.114
16Pedro DinizArrows161:53.037+4.355281 m+0.253
17Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:53.149+4.467288 m+0.112
18Mika SaloArrows171:53.207+4.525292 m+0.058
19Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:53.237+4.555294 m+0.030
20Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:54.850+6.168397 m+1.613
21Shinji NakanoMinardi221:55.084+6.402413 m+0.234
22Esteban TueroMinardi231:55.520+6.838441 m+0.436
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

0510152025303540LapStops on each lap (up to 5)1Damon HillLap 16: pit lane 34.1 sLap 28: pit lane 30.7 s2Ralf SchumacherLap 11: pit lane 31.5 sLap 27: pit lane 33.3 s3Jean AlesiLap 16: pit lane 31.0 sLap 28: pit lane 33.8 s4Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 16: pit lane 31.8 sLap 28: pit lane 32.1 s5Pedro DinizLap 21: pit lane 33.3 s6Jarno TrulliLap 21: pit lane 32.8 s7David CoulthardLap 9: pit lane 30.9 sLap 24: pit lane 797.7 s8Shinji NakanoLap 24: pit lane 33.2 sLap 26: pit lane 825.3 sDNFGiancarlo FisichellaLap 16: pit lane 38.5 sDNFMichael SchumacherLap 16: pit lane 31.1 sDNFEddie IrvineLap 10: pit lane 40.1 sLap 24: pit lane 31.8 sDNFEsteban TueroLap 9: pit lane 31.6 sDNFJacques VilleneuveDNFToranosuke TakagiDNFJos VerstappenDNFMika HakkinenDNFAlexander WurzDNFJohnny Herbert

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Damon Hill144216, 2834.1, 30.7
Ralf Schumacher244211, 2731.5, 33.3
Jean Alesi344216, 2831.0, 33.8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen444216, 2831.8, 32.1
Pedro Diniz54412133.3
Jarno Trulli64212132.8
David Coulthard73929, 2430.9, 797.7
Shinji Nakano839224, 2633.2, 825.3
Giancarlo FisichellaDNF2611638.5
Michael SchumacherDNF2511631.1
Eddie IrvineDNF25210, 2440.1, 31.8
Esteban TueroDNF171931.6
Jacques VilleneuveDNF160None recorded—
Toranosuke TakagiDNF100None recorded—
Jos VerstappenDNF80None recorded—
Mika HakkinenDNF00None recorded—
Alexander WurzDNF00None recorded—
Johnny HerbertDNF00None recorded—
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
David Coulthard · Damon Hill2 · 37 · 19 · 16David CoulthardSwapped places
Damon Hill · Ralf Schumacher3 · 81 · 216 · 11Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jean Alesi8 · 102 · 311 · 16Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Heinz-Harald Frentzen8 · 92 · 411 · 16Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jean Alesi9 · 104 · 316 · 16Same lapSwapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Pedro Diniz9 · 164 · 516 · 21Heinz-Harald FrentzenKept their order
Jarno Trulli · Pedro Diniz13 · 166 · 521 · 21Same lapSwapped places
David Coulthard · Jarno Trulli2 · 137 · 69 · 21David CoulthardSwapped places
David Coulthard · Shinji Nakano2 · 217 · 89 · 24David CoulthardKept their order
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Michael SchumacherFerrari31:51.895—0 m—24
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:51.906+0.0111 m+0.01121
3David CoulthardMcLaren71:52.629+0.73446 m+0.72323
4Damon HillJordan91:53.100+1.20575 m+0.47125
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:53.534+1.639103 m+0.43432
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:53.589+1.694106 m+0.05519
7Eddie IrvineFerrari41:53.601+1.706107 m+0.01228
8Jean AlesiSauber141:53.660+1.765110 m+0.05930
9Ralf SchumacherJordan101:54.116+2.221139 m+0.45618
10Johnny HerbertSauber151:54.130+2.235140 m+0.01429
11Alexander WurzBenetton61:54.158+2.263142 m+0.02829
12Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:54.171+2.276142 m+0.01330
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:54.433+2.538159 m+0.26226
14Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:54.878+2.983187 m+0.44533
15Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:55.182+3.287206 m+0.30432
16Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:55.263+3.368211 m+0.08128
17Mika SaloArrows171:55.730+3.835240 m+0.46729
18Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:56.080+4.185262 m+0.35033
19Pedro DinizArrows161:56.431+4.536284 m+0.35129
20Esteban TueroMinardi231:57.014+5.119320 m+0.58333
21Shinji NakanoMinardi221:57.682+5.787362 m+0.66830
22Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:58.178+6.283393 m+0.49634
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:50.319—0 m—21
2David CoulthardMcLaren71:50.702+0.38324 m+0.38323
3Damon HillJordan91:51.368+1.04967 m+0.66627
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:51.859+1.54098 m+0.49123
5Eddie IrvineFerrari41:51.972+1.653105 m+0.11322
6Michael SchumacherFerrari31:52.058+1.739110 m+0.08623
7Jean AlesiSauber141:52.102+1.783113 m+0.04424
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:52.136+1.817115 m+0.03422
9Ralf SchumacherJordan101:52.346+2.027129 m+0.21025
10Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:52.542+2.223141 m+0.19625
11Alexander WurzBenetton61:53.020+2.701171 m+0.47821
12Johnny HerbertSauber151:53.379+3.060194 m+0.35928
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:53.898+3.579227 m+0.51922
14Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:53.933+3.614229 m+0.03517
15Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:54.071+3.752238 m+0.13825
16Mika SaloArrows171:54.814+4.495285 m+0.7439
17Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:55.049+4.730300 m+0.23511
18Pedro DinizArrows161:55.302+4.983316 m+0.25316
19Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:55.451+5.132326 m+0.14915
20Shinji NakanoMinardi221:56.329+6.010382 m+0.87822
21Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:56.604+6.285399 m+0.27523
22Esteban TueroMinardi231:57.000+6.681424 m+0.39623
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Michael SchumacherFerrari32:07.839—0 m—11
2Eddie IrvineFerrari42:08.608+0.76942 m+0.76912
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren82:09.120+1.28170 m+0.51211
4Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton52:09.127+1.28871 m+0.00711
5Ralf SchumacherJordan102:09.539+1.70093 m+0.41212
6Damon HillJordan92:10.076+2.237123 m+0.53711
7David CoulthardMcLaren72:10.258+2.419133 m+0.1827
8Alexander WurzBenetton62:10.917+3.078169 m+0.65912
9Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix182:11.374+3.535194 m+0.45712
10Jean AlesiSauber142:11.546+3.707203 m+0.17211
11Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams22:11.860+4.021220 m+0.31410
12Jacques VilleneuveWilliams12:13.781+5.942326 m+1.9219
13Pedro DinizArrows162:13.853+6.014329 m+0.07210
14Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell212:14.038+6.199340 m+0.1858
15Johnny HerbertSauber152:14.147+6.308346 m+0.10910
16Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix122:14.680+6.841375 m+0.5339
17Mika SaloArrows172:16.139+8.300455 m+1.4598
18Ricardo RossetTyrrell202:16.174+8.335457 m+0.03511
19Shinji NakanoMinardi222:16.217+8.378459 m+0.0439
20Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix192:17.733+9.894542 m+1.5167
21Esteban TueroMinardi232:20.842+13.003712 m+3.1095
22Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix112:26.065+18.226999 m+5.2234
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Jordan 198
Jordan 198
Jordan 198 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sauber C17
Sauber C17
Sauber C17 · Raoul van Wijk · CC BY-SA 2.0
Williams FW20
Williams FW20
Williams FW20 front-right 2017 Williams Conference Centre 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arrows A19
Arrows A19
Mika Salo Arrows A19 Sinsheim Baden-Württemberg · danishevskiy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Prost AP01
Prost AP01
Prost AP01 2 · xavier romero · CC BY-SA 3.0
McLaren MP4/13
McLaren MP4/13
Mercedes-Benz, Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9896) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

5 more photographs
Minardi M198
Minardi M198
Minardi M198 2025-09-06 Italian Grand Prix mod · Quelle: Eustace Bagge / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Benetton B198
Benetton B198
Benetton B198 schraeg vorne · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300 front-right1 2019 Michael Schumacher Private Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02 4 · Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Tyrrell 026
Tyrrell 026
Takagi 1998 Spanish GP · Formulanone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round
13 of 1998
Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Jordan
Entrant
Jordan-Mugen-Honda
Confidence
reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.