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Damon Hill won the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix for Jordan, ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Jean Alesi at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Jordan
Top listed
Damon Hill, Ralf Schumacher, and Jean Alesi
Race date
August 30, 1998
Pole
Mika Häkkinen
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Jordan. Ralf Schumacher is listed 2 for Jordan, with Jean Alesi 3 for Sauber.

Grid to finish

Shinji Nakano from P21 to P8 (+13), Pedro Diniz from P16 to P5 (+11), and Jean Alesi from P10 to P3 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mika Häkkinen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Collision, 5 Finished, 3 Spun off, 2 +5 laps, and 1 +2 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:03.766 on lap 9. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Damon HillJordan1:43:47.40710
2Ralf SchumacherJordan1:43:48.3396
3Jean AlesiSauber1:43:54.6474
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:44:19.6493
5Pedro DinizArrows1:44:39.0892
6Jarno TrulliProst+2 laps1
7David CoulthardMcLaren+5 laps0
8Shinji NakanoMinardi+5 laps0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonCollision0
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariCollision0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariSpun off0
DNFEsteban TueroMinardiGearbox0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsSpun off0
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrellSpun off0
DNFJos VerstappenStewartEngine0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenCollision0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonCollision0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberCollision0
DNSRubens BarrichelloStewartCollision0
DNSOlivier PanisProstCollision0