Jordan had raced in F1 since 1991 without winning. On a soaking afternoon at Spa in August 1998, everything went wrong for everyone else, and Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher finished first and second.
The team that won that day later became Force India.
A pile-up before the first corner
The Belgian Grand Prix on 30 August 1998 started in heavy rain. Mika Häkkinen had taken pole for McLaren, with his team-mate David Coulthard second and Hill third.
Coulthard lost control just after the start, hit the wall and bounced back into the pack. Around a dozen cars were caught up in the crash, and the race was stopped before the end of the first lap.
The restart was delayed for about an hour while teams repaired what they could. Four drivers, including Rubens Barrichello, did not make the restart.
Hill leads, then Schumacher strikes
Hill led at the restart. Häkkinen spun at the first corner and was hit by Johnny Herbert's Sauber, putting both out.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher passed Hill at the Bus Stop chicane on lap 8 and pulled away. By lap 24 he was more than 30 seconds clear.
Then he came up to lap Coulthard. In the spray, Coulthard lifted to let him by but stayed on the racing line. Schumacher drove into the back of the McLaren and tore the right front wheel off his Ferrari.
His race was over, and his team-mate Eddie Irvine spun off on the same lap.
Only six cars running
A lap later, Giancarlo Fisichella's Benetton hit the back of Shinji Nakano's Minardi and briefly caught fire. Both drivers were unhurt, and the safety car came out.
By then only six cars were still running, with Hill leading Ralf Schumacher. Jordan told Schumacher to hold position rather than attack his team-mate.
Hill won by 0.932 seconds after 44 laps. Jean Alesi was third for Sauber, 7.240 seconds back. Only eight cars were classified.
What it meant
It was Jordan's first Grand Prix win in its eighth season, and the 22nd and last of Hill's career. It was also only the second win for Mugen-Honda engines.
Jordan won three more races before the team was sold in 2005. It became Midland, then Spyker, and in 2008 Force India.
Race it on Late Brake
Spa-Francorchamps is one of the six real circuits in Late Brake, the free browser game. Brake for the Bus Stop where Schumacher took the lead, then race your own ghost or line up against the AI rivals.
Sources: Wikipedia: 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, Wikipedia: Jordan Grand Prix, Wikipedia: Damon Hill