At the beginning of the second lap, the sun came out definitive. Badoer held his leadership always one or two stops in front of a Ferrari - Salo (spent his last fuel-point in front of the Imola-curve) or Frentzen who fought himself back to the second place in this lap. While the leader spent his last tire at the exit of the last corner, Berger was on a safe 4th place at the Chateu-d'Eau-corner, Zanardi, Hill and Hakkinen (already with a weak engine) fought at the 6th corner and the last car of the field, Schumacher, was on the way to the Nuerburgring-corner. Hakkinen, and shortly after him Irvine, blew up their engines shortly in front of the 8th corner.

After a die-roll of 18, Badoer (with no tires and only one fuel-point left) decided to go on and not to drive to the pits. Frentzen had to visit his pit to get his damaged engine repaired and lost one stop to the Tyrrell again. He made up the gap to Badoer during the third lap and finished the race close behind Badoer on second position. Also the following cars up to Zanardi all went to the pits. Salo, Berger and Hill had a close fight for the third place throughout the third lap, which was not decided before the last corner where Hill used the power of the Ferrari-engine to stay in front of Berger on the way to the finish-line. Salo had to shift down, because no fuel and no tires were left anymore, Verstappen overtook him in the last curve and saved two more points for Tyrrell. Villeneuve and Schumacher dropped out at the end of the field and Zanardi with the last surviving Jaguar threw away his car on an oil-spot in the last corner.