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1998 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 30 Aug 1998

Name
1998 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/627

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1998 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1998 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Damon HillJordan1:43:47.407 · 44 laps · mugen-honda10
2Ralf SchumacherJordan1:43:48.339 · 44 laps · mugen-honda6
3Jean AlesiSauber1:43:54.647 · 44 laps · petronas4
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:44:19.649 · 44 laps · mecachrome3
5Pedro DinizArrows1:44:39.089 · 44 laps · arrows2
6Jarno TrulliProstTime not recorded · 42 laps · peugeot1
7David CoulthardMcLarenTime not recorded · 39 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
8Shinji NakanoMinardiTime not recorded · 39 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonCollision · Time not recorded · 26 laps · playlifeUnknown / not applicable
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariCollision · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariSpun off · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFEsteban TueroMinardiGearbox · Time not recorded · 17 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsSpun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · mecachromeUnknown / not applicable
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrellSpun off · Time not recorded · 10 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFJos VerstappenStewartEngine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · playlifeUnknown / not applicable
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
DNSRubens BarrichelloStewartCollision · Time not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNSOlivier PanisProstCollision · Time not recorded · peugeotUnknown / not applicable
DNSMika SaloArrowsCollision · Time not recorded · arrowsUnknown / not applicable
DNSRicardo RossetTyrrellCollision · Time not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:48.682 · 11 laps · mercedes
2David CoulthardMcLaren1:48.845 · 12 laps · mercedes
3Damon HillJordan1:49.728 · 11 laps · mugen-honda
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:50.027 · 12 laps · ferrari
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:50.189 · 12 laps · ferrari
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:50.204 · 12 laps · mecachrome
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:50.462 · 12 laps · playlife
8Ralf SchumacherJordan1:50.501 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:50.686 · 11 laps · mecachrome
10Jean AlesiSauber1:51.189 · 11 laps · petronas
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:51.648 · 12 laps · playlife
12Johnny HerbertSauber1:51.851 · 11 laps · petronas
13Jarno TrulliProst1:52.572 · 10 laps · peugeot
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:52.670 · 12 laps · ford
15Olivier PanisProst1:52.784 · 12 laps · peugeot
16Pedro DinizArrows1:53.037 · 12 laps · arrows
17Jos VerstappenStewart1:53.149 · 12 laps · ford
18Mika SaloArrows1:53.207 · 8 laps · arrows
19Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:53.237 · 12 laps · ford
20Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:54.850 · 11 laps · ford
21Shinji NakanoMinardi1:55.084 · 12 laps · ford
22Esteban TueroMinardi1:55.520 · 12 laps · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:48.682 · mercedes
2David CoulthardMcLaren1:48.845 · mercedes
3Damon HillJordan1:49.728 · mugen-honda
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:50.027 · ferrari
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:50.189 · ferrari
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:50.204 · mecachrome
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:50.462 · playlife
8Ralf SchumacherJordan1:50.501 · mugen-honda
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:50.686 · mecachrome
10Jean AlesiSauber1:51.189 · petronas
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:51.648 · playlife
12Johnny HerbertSauber1:51.851 · petronas
13Jarno TrulliProst1:52.572 · peugeot
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:52.670 · ford
15Olivier PanisProst1:52.784 · peugeot
16Pedro DinizArrows1:53.037 · arrows
17Jos VerstappenStewart1:53.149 · ford
18Mika SaloArrows1:53.207 · arrows
19Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:53.237 · ford
20Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:54.850 · ford
21Shinji NakanoMinardi1:55.084 · ford
22Esteban TueroMinardi1:55.520 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Mika HäkkinenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded77
2Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded70
3David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded48
4Eddie IrvineNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded32
5Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded20
6Alexander WurzNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded17
7Damon HillNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
8Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
10Ralf SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
11Jean AlesiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded7
12Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
13Mika SaloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
14Pedro DinizNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
15Johnny HerbertNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
16Jan MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
17Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher11:51.895
freePractice1ResultsMika Häkkinen21:51.906
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard31:52.629
freePractice1ResultsDamon Hill41:53.100
freePractice1ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen51:53.534
freePractice1ResultsJacques Villeneuve61:53.589
freePractice1ResultsEddie Irvine71:53.601
freePractice1ResultsJean Alesi81:53.660
freePractice1ResultsRalf Schumacher91:54.116
freePractice1ResultsJohnny Herbert101:54.130
freePractice1ResultsAlexander Wurz111:54.158
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella121:54.171
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello131:54.433
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli141:54.878
freePractice1ResultsOlivier Panis151:55.182
freePractice1ResultsJos Verstappen161:55.263
freePractice1ResultsMika Salo171:55.730
freePractice1ResultsToranosuke Takagi181:56.080
freePractice1ResultsPedro Diniz191:56.431
freePractice1ResultsEsteban Tuero201:57.014
freePractice1ResultsShinji Nakano211:57.682
freePractice1ResultsRicardo Rosset221:58.178
freePractice2ResultsMika Häkkinen11:50.319
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard21:50.702
freePractice2ResultsDamon Hill31:51.368
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve41:51.859
freePractice2ResultsEddie Irvine51:51.972
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher61:52.058
freePractice2ResultsJean Alesi71:52.102
freePractice2ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen81:52.136
freePractice2ResultsRalf Schumacher91:52.346
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella101:52.542
freePractice2ResultsAlexander Wurz111:53.020
freePractice2ResultsJohnny Herbert121:53.379
freePractice2ResultsToranosuke Takagi131:53.898
freePractice2ResultsOlivier Panis141:53.933
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello151:54.071
freePractice2ResultsMika Salo161:54.814
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli171:55.049
freePractice2ResultsPedro Diniz181:55.302
freePractice2ResultsJos Verstappen191:55.451
freePractice2ResultsShinji Nakano201:56.329
freePractice2ResultsRicardo Rosset211:56.604
freePractice2ResultsEsteban Tuero221:57.000
warmingUpResultsMichael Schumacher12:07.839
warmingUpResultsEddie Irvine22:08.608
warmingUpResultsMika Häkkinen32:09.120
warmingUpResultsGiancarlo Fisichella42:09.127
warmingUpResultsRalf Schumacher52:09.539
warmingUpResultsDamon Hill62:10.076
warmingUpResultsDavid Coulthard72:10.258
warmingUpResultsAlexander Wurz82:10.917
warmingUpResultsRubens Barrichello92:11.374
warmingUpResultsJean Alesi102:11.546
warmingUpResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen112:11.860
warmingUpResultsJacques Villeneuve122:13.781
warmingUpResultsPedro Diniz132:13.853
warmingUpResultsToranosuke Takagi142:14.038
warmingUpResultsJohnny Herbert152:14.147
warmingUpResultsJarno Trulli162:14.680
warmingUpResultsMika Salo172:16.139
warmingUpResultsRicardo Rosset182:16.174
warmingUpResultsShinji Nakano192:16.217
warmingUpResultsJos Verstappen202:17.733
warmingUpResultsEsteban Tuero212:20.842
warmingUpResultsOlivier Panis222:26.065

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
David Coulthard1930.867
Esteban Tuero1931.603
Eddie Irvine11040.142
Ralf Schumacher11131.506
Michael Schumacher11631.147
Damon Hill11634.088
Jean Alesi11631.000
Heinz-Harald Frentzen11631.822
Giancarlo Fisichella11638.510
Pedro Diniz12133.346
Jarno Trulli12132.831
Eddie Irvine22431.793
David Coulthard22413:17.692
Shinji Nakano12433.211
Ralf Schumacher22733.342
Shinji Nakano22613:45.304
Damon Hill22830.663
Jean Alesi22833.789
Heinz-Harald Frentzen22832.134

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