Hardy was placed as fourth wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos of 1898, a result which continued to annoy him for, despite feeling that the system was very silly, he still felt that he should have come out on top. Hardy was elected a fellow of Trinity in 1900 then, in 1901, he was awarded a Smith's prize jointly with J H Jeans 'with unspecified relative merit'.
Hardy ay inilagay bilang ikaapat na nakikipagbangayan ng matematika Tripos ng 1898, sa isang resulta na patuloy na annoy para sa kanya, sa kabila ng nararamdaman na ang sistema ay napaka-uto, siya pa rin madama na siya ay dapat may lumabas sa itaas. Hardy ay elected isang tao ng Trinity sa 1900 at pagkatapos, sa 1901, siya ay iginawad ng Smith's premyong sama-sama sa JH maong 'Hindi Tukoy na may kamag-anak grasya'.