1998 Belgium Grand Prix

Race details
Race 13 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One season.
Date	August 30, 1998
Official name	Belgian Grand Prix
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.33 mi / 6.98 km
Distance	44 laps, 191.785 mi / 306.856 km
Weather	Cold and wet with rain becoming heavier
Pole
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:48.682
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	2.03.766
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Jordan
Second	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan
Third	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas

The 1998 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 30 August 1998. It was run in extremely wet weather and was notable for a multiple collision on the first lap involving at least 13 cars. It also featured a controversial collision between race leader Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard, who was being lapped at the time. The race resulted in the first ever Grand Prix victory for the Jordan team thanks to Damon Hill. Hill's Jordan teammate, Ralf Schumacher, came second, making it a 1-2 for the Irish team. Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... This article recaps the 1998 Formula One season. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. ... The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the famous venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( ) (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... In motorsport the quickest lap during the whole race is called the Fatest Lap. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a British former racing driver from England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jean Alesi, (born Giovanni Alesi June 11, 1964) is a French racing driver of both French and Sicilian origins. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Petronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the famous venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... David Marshall Coulthard, often called DC, (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire {Dumfries and Galloway since 1975}), is a Scottish Formula One racing driver. ... Eddie Jordan, founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, greets the fans in Montreal in 1996 Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. ... Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a British former racing driver from England. ... Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ...

Qualifying

The practice and qualifying sessions saw two spectacular accidents at Eau Rouge involving the Williams of Jacques Villeneuve and the Arrows of Mika Salo. Both walked away although Salo in particular was lucky to escape with just a headache. The McLarens set the pace in qualifying with Mika Häkkinen and Coulthard over a second clear of the rest of the field, with Damon Hill in third, his highest grid position of the season. The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the famous venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. ... Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve [IPA: Ê’ak vilnɶv] (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One (1997) and Champ Car (1995) championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only three drivers to accomplish all three feats (the others being Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario... Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from 1977 to 2002. ... Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish former Formula One driver. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( ) (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. ... Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a British former racing driver from England. ...

Race

First start

Race day was very wet and Michael Schumacher was fastest in the morning warm-up session. Despite the heavy rain it was decided that the race would start at the scheduled time without a safety car, unlike the previous seasons race. At the start Häkkinen led from a fast-starting Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella. Behind them, Coulthard suddenly emerged from the opaque spray at right angles to the racing line and hit the trackside wall, after reportedly making contact with Eddie Irvine. The McLaren rebounded directly into the path of the oncoming field, causing a chain reaction. Some drivers including the Jordans of Hill and Ralf Schumacher managed to get through unscathed either by luck (Hill, who was just a few meters ahead of the carnage) or by staying behind the melee (Ralf), others weren't quite so fortunate. Along with Coulthard the casualties were Irvine (Ferrari), Alexander Wurz (Benetton), Rubens Barrichello (Stewart), Johnny Herbert (Sauber), Olivier Panis (Prost), Jarno Trulli (Prost), Mika Salo (Arrows), Pedro Diniz (Arrows), Toranosuke Takagi (Tyrrell), Ricardo Rosset (Tyrrell) and Shinji Nakano (Minardi). Jos Verstappen managed to get his Stewart back to the pits but it was too badly damaged to continue. Giancarlo Fisichella (born January 14, 1973), also known as Fisico or Fisi, is an Italian Formula One racing driver. ... Edmund Eddie Irvine, Jr. ... Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alexander Wurz was born on 15 February 1974 at Waidhofen/Thaya in Lower Austria as the second son of former rallycross ace Franz Wurz (European Rallycross Champion 1974, 1976 and 1982). ... Benetton Formula Ltd. ... Barrichello in his Ferrari at the 2003 US GP. Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23, 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver. ... Rubens Barrichello driving for the Stewart Grand Prix team in Montreal in 1997. ... Johnny Herbert driving for Benetton in 1995 John Paul Herbert (born June 25, 1964, Romford, England) is a British ex-Formula One motor racing driver, who enjoyed much success in lower-level motor racing but never managed to achieve the same level of performance at the top level of motorsport. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... Olivier Panis, born in Oullins, Lyon, September 2, 1966, is a retired French Formula One racing driver. ... Prost Grand Prix was a Formula One racing team managed by former world champion Alain Prost. ... Jarno Trulli (born 13 July 1974) is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently in the employ of the Toyota team. ... Mika Juhani Salo is a Finnish former Formula One driver. ... Arrows Grand Prix International was a Formula One team active from 1977 to 2002. ... Pedro Diniz (born in São Paulo, May 22, 1970) was a Formula One driver from Brazil. ... Toranosuke Takagi, known simply as Tora Takagi, (高木虎之介; born February 12, 1974 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver. ... Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ... Ricardo Rosset was a Formula One driver from Brazil. ... Shinji Nakano was a Formula One driver from Japan. ... Minardi was an automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Jos Verstappen (born 4 March 1972, Montfort) is a Dutch former Formula One driver. ...

The race was quickly stopped while the track was cleared. Both Irvine and Barrichello sustained minor injuries, and while Irvine restarted, Barrichello did not. In total four teams had both of their cars involved, and as all four only had one spare car available each, this meant Salo, Rosset, and Panis could not restart—their higher priority team-mates receiving the team's spare car.

Second start

The race was restarted nearly an hour later and saw Hill make an excellent start to take the lead for the first time since the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix. There was drama again as Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher went for the same piece of tarmac at the first corner, causing the Finn to spin and be hit by Herbert's Sauber, putting both cars out. It was not clear from video evidence whether Schumacher and Häkkinen had made contact. Halfway round the first lap, Coulthard and Wurz collided ending the Austrian's afternoon while Coulthard rejoined at the back of the pack. The safety car was deployed while Häkkinen's car was removed. Hill led Michael Schumacher until the eighth lap when the German overtook his old rival at the Bus Stop. Irvine then lost his front wing in an off-track excursion, dropping him down the order. Results from the 1997 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 10, 1997 Fastest Lap: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1m 18. ...

Schumacher collision with Coulthard

As the race intensified, Villeneuve spun out having briefly taken the lead during the first round of pitstops. Michael Schumacher retained his lead and was nearly 40 seconds ahead of Hill when he came up to lap Coulthard. Jean Todt had already paid a visit to the McLaren pitwall to ensure that Coulthard would move over. Coulthard did not let Schumacher by immediately, causing the Ferrari driver to shake his fist at the Scot. As the cars came down the hill towards Pouhon, Coulthard attempted to let Schumacher through, by lifting off to reduce his speed. Crucially however he had not moved off the racing line and in very poor visibility Schumacher slammed straight into the back of the McLaren, tearing off the right-front wheel of the Ferrari and removing the rear wing of the McLaren. Both cars made it back to the pits, and Schumacher immediately made his way to the McLaren garage where he screamed abuse at Coulthard, convinced that Coulthard was at fault. Schumacher even went as far as saying that Coulthard had tried to kill him. He then went to the steward's office to protest. Although the stewards found no case against Coulthard, the Scot admitted in 2003 that he was at least partly at fault for the incident, stating, "I lifted to let him pass me, but I lifted in heavy spray on the racing line. You should never do that. I would never do that now."[1] Schumacher was also criticised for his part in the incident at the time, with the race stewards requesting an explanation for why the German had driven into Coulthard's spray in the first place after Coulthard had moved aside to let him through. Jean Todt (b. ...

While this controversial incident unfolded Hill had taken the lead and Irvine had spun out of the race, ending Ferrari's interest in the race. The drama was far from over as Fisichella's Benetton ploughed into the back of Nakano's Minardi in an almost identical accident. The Benetton hit the end of the pitwall and caught fire, which was quickly extinguished. The safety car was deployed and Hill immediately made his second pitstop to take advantage, retaining his lead.

Finish

The final stages of the race saw only six cars remaining although both Coulthard and Nakano rejoined after lengthly repairs to their cars. Hill led team mate Ralf Schumacher with Jean Alesi close behind in third. It was then just a matter of counting down the laps to the finish for the Jordan team and it was Hill who took his 22nd and final Grand Prix victory, handing Jordan their first ever Grand Prix victory in the process at the circuit where they gained their first pole position in 1994 and finished second in 1997. On the podium however Ralf was looking less than happy, clearly feeling he could have won the race himself. It later emerged that team orders had been issued preventing Ralf from overtaking Damon, which was illustrated in a TV documentary about the Jordan team, and Eddie Jordan's autobiography An Independent Man.^[1] Ralf Schumacher (born June 30, 1975 in Hürth-Hermülheim near Cologne) is a German Formula One racing driver for the Toyota team. ... Jean Alesi, (born Giovanni Alesi June 11, 1964) is a French racing driver of both French and Sicilian origins. ... A team order at the 2002 Austrian GP. Barrichellos #2 status at Ferrari was made obvious after he moved over to let Michael Schumacher win. ...

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Diff.
1	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:48.682	Pole
2	7	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:48.845	+0.163
3	9	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:49.728	+1.046
4	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:50.027	+1.345
5	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:50.189	+1.507
6	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome	1:50.204	+1.522
7	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:50.462	+1.780
8	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:50.501	+1.819
9	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome	1:50.686	+2.004
10	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:51.189	+2.507
11	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:51.648	+2.966
12	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	1:51.851	+3.169
13	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:52.572	+3.890
14	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:52.670	+3.988
15	11	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:52.784	+4.102
16	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:53.037	+4.355
17	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart-Ford	1:53.149	+4.467
18	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:53.207	+4.525
19	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford	1:53.237	+4.555
20	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell-Ford	1:54.850	+6.168
21	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford	1:55.084	+6.402
22	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford	1:55.520	+6.838

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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	44	1'43:47.4	3	10
2	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	44	0.932	8	6
3	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	44	7.24	10	4
4	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome	44	32.243	9	3
5	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	44	51.682	16	2
6	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	42	+2 Laps	13	1
7	7	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	39	+5 Laps	2
8	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford	39	+5 Laps	21
Ret	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	26	Collision	7
Ret	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	25	Collision	4
Ret	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	25	Spun off	5
Ret	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford	17	Gearbox	22
Ret	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome	16	Spun off	6
Ret	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford	10	Spun off	19
Ret	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart-Ford	8	Engine	17
Ret	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	Collision	1
Ret	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1	Collision	11
Ret	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	1	Collision	12
Ret	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	0	Collision*	15
Ret	11	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	0	Collision*	14
Ret	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	0	Collision*	18
Ret	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell-Ford	0	Collision*	20

• * Failed to restart

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Notes

• Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 2m 03.766s

• Race Leaders: Damon Hill (Lap 1-9 & 26-44); Michael Schumacher (Lap 10-25) ^[2]

• At the end of the weekend there were 23 wrecked cars.

• Following the race, the main talking point was Michael Schumacher's abusive behaviour towards David Coulthard, following their collision in the race. After parking his Ferrari, Schumacher stormed off to McLaren's garage where he proceeded to shout abusive language at the Scot.

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Footnotes

References

All practice, qualifying and race results are taken from:

• F1db.com. Report on the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. Retrieved 18 July 2006
• Formula1.com. Race Report on the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. Retrieved 19 July 2006