1998 Hungarian Grand Prix

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.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> 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

Qualifying

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

Race

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

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	77
2	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	70
3	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	48
4	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	32
5	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	20
Source: <ref name="Championship standings">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes	125
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	102
3	Template:Flagicon Benetton-Playlife	32
4	Template:Flagicon Williams-Mecachrome	30
5	Template:Flagicon Jordan-Mugen-Honda	10
Source: <ref name="Championship standings"/>

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