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1998 season/Round 13

Belgian Grand Prix 1998

  1. P1Damon HillJordan1:43:47.407
  2. P2Ralf SchumacherJordan+0.932
  3. P3Jean AlesiSauber+7.240

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Damon Hill9Jordan · Mugen-Honda3441:43:47.40710
2Ralf Schumacher10Jordan · Mugen-Honda844+0.9326
3Jean Alesi14Sauber · Petronas1044+7.2404
4Heinz-Harald Frentzen2Williams · Mecachrome944+32.2423
5Pedro Diniz16Arrows1644+51.6822
6Jarno Trulli12Prost · Peugeot1342+2 laps1
7David Coulthard7McLaren · Mercedes239+5 laps
8Shinji Nakano22Minardi · Ford2139+5 laps
DNFGiancarlo Fisichella5Benetton · Playlife726Collision
DNFMichael Schumacherfastest lap3Ferrari425Collision
DNFEddie Irvine4Ferrari525Spun off
DNFEsteban Tuero23Minardi · Ford2217Gearbox
DNFJacques Villeneuve1Williams · Mecachrome616Spun off
DNFToranosuke Takagi21Tyrrell · Ford1910Spun off
DNFJos Verstappen19Stewart · Ford178Engine
DNFMika Häkkinen8McLaren · Mercedes10Collision
DNFAlexander Wurz6Benetton · Playlife110Collision
DNFJohnny Herbert15Sauber · Petronas120Collision
DNSRubens Barrichello18Stewart · Ford14Collision
DNSOlivier Panis11Prost · Peugeot15Collision
DNSMika Salo17Arrows18Collision
DNSRicardo Rosset20Tyrrell · Ford20Collision

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

15101548121620242832364044LapHILRSCALEFREDINTRUCOUNAK1510159182736Lap
Laps led: Damon Hill 26, Michael Schumacher 18. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.
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DriverGridLap 11Lap 22Lap 33FinishLaps led
Damon Hill3221126
Ralf Schumacher86322
Jean Alesi104433
Heinz-Harald Frentzen93544
Pedro Diniz168955
Jarno Trulli13101066
David Coulthard212877
Shinji Nakano21111188
Giancarlo Fisichella777–out
Michael Schumacher411–out18
Eddie Irvine596–out
Esteban Tuero2213––out
Jacques Villeneuve65––out
Toranosuke Takagi19–––out
Jos Verstappen17–––out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

0+30+60+90+120+15048121620242832364044LapHILRSCALEFREDIN0+30+60+90+120+1509182736Lap
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 150 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.
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DriverLap 11Lap 22Lap 33Last lap
Damon Hill+9.2+30.20.00.0
Ralf Schumacher+45.8+47.8+2.4+0.9
Jean Alesi+33.0+56.6+4.7+7.2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen+25.8+77.2+6.0+32.2
Pedro Diniz+69.5+144.8+19.2+51.7
Jarno Trulli+89.7+164.4+176.6+326.1
David Coulthard+113.2+133.7+673.7+674.8
Shinji Nakano+94.0+169.5+764.7+804.7
Giancarlo Fisichella+54.2+96.2–out
Michael Schumacher0.00.0–out
Eddie Irvine+74.8+79.8–out
Esteban Tuero+179.7––out
Jacques Villeneuve+37.5––out
Toranosuke Takagi–––out
Jos Verstappen–––out

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:48.682
2David CoulthardMcLaren1:48.845+0.163
3Damon HillJordan1:49.728+1.046
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:50.027+1.345
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:50.189+1.507
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:50.204+1.522
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:50.462+1.780
8Ralf SchumacherJordan1:50.501+1.819
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:50.686+2.004
10Jean AlesiSauber1:51.189+2.507
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:51.648+2.966
12Johnny HerbertSauber1:51.851+3.169
13Jarno TrulliProst1:52.572+3.890
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:52.670+3.988
15Olivier PanisProst1:52.784+4.102
16Pedro DinizArrows1:53.037+4.355
17Jos VerstappenStewart1:53.149+4.467
18Mika SaloArrows1:53.207+4.525
19Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:53.237+4.555
20Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:54.850+6.168
21Shinji NakanoMinardi1:55.084+6.402
22Esteban TueroMinardi1:55.520+6.838

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

DriverStopsOn lapsFastest
Michael Schumacher11631.147 s
Esteban Tuero1931.603 s
Jarno Trulli12132.831 s
Pedro Diniz12133.346 s
Giancarlo Fisichella11638.510 s
Damon Hill216, 2830.663 s
David Coulthard29, 2430.867 s
Jean Alesi216, 2831.000 s
Ralf Schumacher211, 2731.506 s
Eddie Irvine210, 2431.793 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen216, 2831.822 s
Shinji Nakano224, 2633.211 s
Every stop, lap by lap (19)
LapDriverStopTime
9David Coulthard130.867 s
9Esteban Tuero131.603 s
10Eddie Irvine140.142 s
11Ralf Schumacher131.506 s
16Jean Alesi131.000 s
16Michael Schumacher131.147 s
16Heinz-Harald Frentzen131.822 s
16Damon Hill134.088 s
16Giancarlo Fisichella138.510 s
21Jarno Trulli132.831 s
21Pedro Diniz133.346 s
24Eddie Irvine231.793 s
24Shinji Nakano133.211 s
24David Coulthard213:17.692 s
26Shinji Nakano213:45.304 s
27Ralf Schumacher233.342 s
28Damon Hill230.663 s
28Heinz-Harald Frentzen232.134 s
28Jean Alesi233.789 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Michael Schumacher92:03.766
2Damon Hill72:05.630+1.864
3Heinz-Harald Frentzen72:06.284+2.518
4Eddie Irvine62:06.561+2.795
5Jean Alesi72:07.597+3.831
6Jacques Villeneuve82:07.825+4.059
7Ralf Schumacher72:08.399+4.633
8Giancarlo Fisichella52:09.528+5.762
9David Coulthard332:10.950+7.184
10Pedro Diniz52:11.331+7.565

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 13. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 13
PosDriverPointsChange
1Mika Häkkinen77
2Michael Schumacher70
3David Coulthard48
4Eddie Irvine32
5Jacques Villeneuve20
6Alexander Wurz17
7Damon Hill16▲2
8Giancarlo Fisichella15▼1
9Heinz-Harald Frentzen13▼1
10Ralf Schumacher10▲1
Constructors' championship after round 13
PosTeamPointsChange
1McLaren125
2Ferrari102
3Williams33▲1
4Benetton32▼1
5Jordan26
6Sauber8▲2
7Arrows6
8Stewart5▼2
9Prost1