The 1998 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 30 August 1998. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Damon Hill was the race winner in the Jordan Mugen Honda.
1998 Foster's Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:43:47.407 | - | - | 2:05.630 | 7 | 177.229 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:43:48.339 | +0.932 | +0.932 | 2:08.399 | 7 | 177.202 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:43:54.647 | +7.240 | +6.308 | 2:07.597 | 7 | 177.023 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:44:19.650 | +32.243 | +25.003 | 2:06.284 | 7 | 176.316 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:44:39.089 | +51.682 | +19.439 | 2:11.331 | 5 | 175.770 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 42 | 1:44:42.230 | 2 laps | 2 laps | 2:11.701 | 13 | 167.696 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:43:51.212 | 5 laps | 3 laps | 2:10.950 | 33 | 156.992 | |
| 8 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:46:01.069 | 5 laps | +2:09.857 | 2:13.230 | 12 | 153.787 | |
| DNF | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 26 | 59:31.341 | 2:09.528 | 5 | 182.606 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 25 | 56:11.594 | 2:03.766 | 9 | 185.985 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 25 | 57:15.918 | 2:06.561 | 6 | 182.503 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 17 | 42:14.351 | 2:19.996 | 5 | 168.243 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 16 | 36:16.016 | 2:07.825 | 8 | 184.420 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 10 | 23:32.437 | 2:12.327 | 6 | 177.561 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 8 | 19:05.479 | 2:12.425 | 8 | 175.144 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNS | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear |