1998 Hungarian Grand Prix

1998 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One season

Date	August 16, 1998
Official name	XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydij
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.972 km (2.468 mi)
Distance	77 laps, 305.844 km (190.042 mi)
Weather	Cloudy, hot, dry, 30°C
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:16.973
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:19.286
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome

The 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydij) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary on 16 August 1998. It was the twelfth race of the 1998 Formula One season.

The race was won by Michael Schumacher, who started the race 16 points behind Mika Häkkinen, and was behind both McLarens for the first half of the race, which would have effectively ended his championship challenge. Schumacher won the race after switching to a 3-stop strategy, which was seen as a masterstroke by tactician Ross Brawn. Meanwhile, Häkkinen fell to 6th after shock absorber problems in the closing stages.^[1]

In October 1998, the organisers were fined $1 million, with $750,000 of it suspended, due to a track invasion. As there was no repeat of this invasion in the two succeeding years, the fine was $250,000.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.973
2	7	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:17.131	+0.158
3	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.366	+0.393
4	9	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:18.214	+1.241
5	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.325	+1.352
6	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome	1:18.337	+1.364
7	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome	1:19.029	+2.056
8	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:19.050	+2.077
9	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:19.063	+2.090
10	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:19.171	+2.198
11	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.210	+2.237
12	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:19.706	+2.733
13	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:19.712	+2.739
14	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:19.876	+2.903
15	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.878	+2.905
16	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:20.042	+3.069
17	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart-Ford	1:20.198	+3.225
18	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.354	+3.381
19	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford	1:20.635	+3.662
20	11	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:20.663	+3.690
21	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford	1:21.725	+4.752
107% Time: 1:22.361
DNQ	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell-Ford	1:23.140	+6.167
Source:^[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	77	1:45:25.550	3	10
2	7	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	77	+9.433	2	6
3	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome	77	+44.444	6	4
4	9	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	77	+55.076	4	3
5	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome	77	+56.510	7	2
6	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	76	+1 Lap	1	1
7	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	76	+1 Lap	11
8	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	76	+1 Lap	8
9	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	76	+1 Lap	10
10	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	76	+1 Lap	15
11	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	74	+3 Laps	12
12	11	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	74	+3 Laps	20
13	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart-Ford	74	+3 Laps	17
14	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford	74	+3 Laps	18
15	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford	74	+3 Laps	19
16	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	69	Gearbox	9
Ret	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	54	Gearbox	14
Ret	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	28	Engine	16
Ret	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	18	Gearbox	13
Ret	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	13	Gearbox	5
Ret	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford	13	Engine	21
Source:^[3]

Championship standings after the race

Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	77
2	Michael Schumacher	70
3	David Coulthard	48
4	Eddie Irvine	32
5	Jacques Villeneuve	20

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	125
2	Ferrari	102
3	Benetton-Playlife	32
4	Williams-Mecachrome	30
5	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	10

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

↑ Allsop, Derick (23 October 2011). "Motor racing: Schumacher proves sublime". The Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
↑ "Hungary 1998 - Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
↑ "1998 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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