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1998 Hungarian GP
1997 Belgian GP

1998 Belgian GP
1998 Italian GP
1999 Belgian GP
 LVI  Foster's Grand Prix de Belgique

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Practice 1st Timed Session • 2nd Timed Session • Warm Up
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 30 August 1998
Start time14:00
Event Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Event FormatRace of 44 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#13 of 16 in 1998
#627 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps44
Circuit Perimeter6968 m
Race Distance6968 × 44 = 306.592 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Cold, Rain
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers22
Finishers8
DebutantsNone
MilestonesB&H Jordan – 1st Win (Entrant)
 Jordan – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Fastest Laps –  Ferrari (134),
2. Most Races Led –  Ferrari (296),
3. Most Laps Led –  Ferrari (7760),
4. Most Race Entries –  Ferrari (1420),
5. Most 4th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (150),
6. Most 5th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (147),
7. Most 14th Place Qualifications in a Season –  Rubens Barrichello (6)

World Championship standings
1  Mika Häkkinen 77 
2  Michael Schumacher 70 
3  David Coulthard 48 
4  Eddie Irvine 32 
5  Jacques Villeneuve 20 
6  Alexander Wurz 17 
7  Damon Hill 16 up
8  Giancarlo Fisichella 15 up
9  Heinz-Harald Frentzen 13 up
10  Ralf Schumacher 10 up
11  Jean Alesi 7 up
12  Rubens Barrichello 4 up
13  Mika Salo 3 up
14  Pedro Diniz 3 
15  Jarno Trulli 1 
  Jan Magnussen 1 up
  Johnny Herbert 1 up
1  McLaren / Mercedes 125 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 102 
3  Williams / Mecachrome 33 up
4  Benetton / Playlife 32 up
5  Jordan / Mugen-Honda 26 
6  Sauber / Petronas 8 up
7  Arrows / Arrows 6 
8  Stewart / Ford 5 up
9  Prost / Peugeot 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 9Car 8Car 3
EntrantB&H JordanWest McLaren MercedesScuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Driver Damon Hill Mika Häkkinen Michael Schumacher
Car Jordan 198 McLaren MP4/13 Ferrari F300
EngineMugen-Honda 3.0 V10Mercedes 3.0 V10Ferrari 3.0 V10
Time1:43'47.4071'48.6822'03.766
Speed177.238 km/h230.809 km/h202.679 km/h


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