1998 - Grand Prix of Belgium

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1998 - Grand Prix of Belgium

Race Name - Grand Prix of Belgium
Date - 8/30/1998
Race Track - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 44
Pole Winner Mika Hakkinen
Average Race Speed - 177.238 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Damon Hill
Race Number - 13

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Damon Hill	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 H
2	8	Ralf Schumacher	Benson and Hedges Total Jordan	Jordan 198	Mugen-Honda MF-301 H
3	10	Jean Alesi	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D
4	9	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01
5	16	Pedro Diniz	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1
6	13	Jarno Trulli	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16
7	2	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G
8	21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R
9	7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01
10	4	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047
11	5	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F300	Ferrari Type 047
12	22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M198	Ford JD Zetec-R
13	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Winfield Williams F1 Mecachrome	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01
14	19	Tora Takagi	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 026	Ford JD Zetec-R
15	17	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R
16	1	Mika Hkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-13	Mercedes-Benz FO110G
17	11	Alexander Wurz	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B198	Playlife GC37-01
18	12	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C17	Petronas SPE-01D
19	15	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R
20	14	Olivier Panis	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost AP01	Peugeot A16
21	18	Mika Salo	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1
22	20	Ricardo Rosset	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 026	Ford JD Zetec-R