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1998 Hungarian Grand Prix

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1998 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 16 August 1998
Official name XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.972 km (2.468 miles)
Distance 77 laps, 305.844 km (190.042 miles)
Weather Cloudy, hot, dry; 30 °C (86 °F)
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:16.973
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:19.286 on lap 60
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Williams-Mecachrome
Lap leaders

The 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 16 August 1998. It was the twelfth race of the 1998 Formula One World Championship.

The 77-lap race was won by German driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, after he started from third position. Drivers' Championship leader, Finn Mika Häkkinen, took pole position in his McLaren-Mercedes and led the first 46 laps. Under guidance from Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn, Schumacher opted to take three pit stops rather than the two favoured by the McLarens, and took the lead after his second stop, before extending his advantage such that he could retain it after his third stop.[2] Schumacher went on to win by 9.4 seconds from Briton David Coulthard in the other McLaren-Mercedes, with Canadian Jacques Villeneuve third in a Williams-Mecachrome.

With Häkkinen dropping to sixth after shock absorber problems in the closing stages of the race, Schumacher cut the Finn's championship lead to seven points with four races remaining. In October 1998, the organisers of the race were fined US$1 million, with US$750,000 of it suspended, due to a track invasion. As there was no repeat of this invasion in the following two years, the fine was US$250,000.

Classification

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Qualifying

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

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

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Hungarian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ Allsop, Derick (16 August 1998). "Motor racing: Schumacher proves sublime". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Hungary 1998 - Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "1998 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Hungary 1998 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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