The 53-lap race was won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen, driving a Jordan-Mugen-Honda, after McLaren's Mika Häkkinen, seeking to defend his Drivers' Championship title, spun off while leading comfortably.
A carreira de 53 voltas gañouna Heinz-Harald Frentzen, pilotandoo un Jordan - Mugen-Honda, logo de que o McLaren de Mika Häkkinen, que buscaba defender o título de Campión de Pilotos, trompeou mentres lideraba comodamente.