Round 13 · 30 August 1998
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Spa, Belgium
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
23 drivers
After Round 12
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
77
pts
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
70
pts
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
48
pts
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
32
pts
5
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
20
pts
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6
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
17
pts
7
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
15
pts
8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
10
pts
9
Damon Hill
Jordan
6
pts
10
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
4
pts
11
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
4
pts
12
Mika Salo
Arrows
3
pts
13
Jean Alesi
Sauber
3
pts
14
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
1
pts
15
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
1
pts
16
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
1
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
0
pts
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
0
pts
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Stewart
0
pts
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 13
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
77
+0
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
70
+0
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
48
+0
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
32
+0
5
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
20
+0
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6
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
—
17
+0
7
Damon Hill
Jordan
↑2
16
+10
8
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
↓1
15
+0
9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↓1
13
+3
10
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
↑1
10
+6
11
Jean Alesi
Sauber
↑2
7
+4
12
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
↓2
4
+0
13
Mika Salo
Arrows
↓1
3
+0
14
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
↑1
3
+2
15
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
↓1
1
+0
16
Jarno Trulli
Prost
↑983
1
+1
17
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
↓1
1
+0
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Stewart
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIL Damon Hill | Jordan | 3 | 1:43:47.407 | 10 |
| 2 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | +0.932 | 6 |
| 3 | ALE Jean Alesi | Sauber | 10 | +7.240 | 4 |
| 4 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 9 | +32.243 | 3 |
| 5 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +51.682 | 2 |
| 6 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 13 | 2L | 1 |
| 7 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 5L | 0 |
| 8 | NAK Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 5L | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | TUE Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | TAK Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | WUR Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | — | 0 |
| W | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 15 | — | 0 |
| W | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 14 | — | 0 |
| W | SAL Mika Salo | Arrows | 18 | — | 0 |
| W | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | — | 0 |