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1998 Hungarian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHungaroring, 77 laps
Round12 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix was the:

  • 626th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Hungarian Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Hungaroring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari771hr 45m 25.550s10
2 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes77+9.433s6
3+3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome77+44.444s4
4 (GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda77+55.075s3
5+2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome77+56.510s2
6-5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes76+1 lap1
7+4(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas76+1 lap 
8 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife76+1 lap 
9+1(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda76+1 lap 
10+5(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas76+1 lap 
11+1(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows74+3 laps 
12+8(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot74+3 laps 
13+4(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
14+4(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
15+4(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
16-7(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife69DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth54DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot28DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows18DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari13DNF 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth13DNF 

Notes

  • Alexander Wurz ended lap 69 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
6(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome
8(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife
9(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife
10(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda
11(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas
12(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows
13(FIN) Mika SaloArrows
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas
16(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot
17(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth
18(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth
20(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot
21(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.973 
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:17.1310.158
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:17.3660.393
4(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:18.2141.241
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:18.3251.352
6(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:18.3371.364
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.0292.056
8(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:19.0502.077
9(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:19.0632.090
10(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.1712.198
11(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:19.2102.237
12(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:19.7062.733
13(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:19.7122.739
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:19.8762.903
15(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:19.8782.905
16(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:20.0423.069
17(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:20.1983.225
18(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.3543.381
19(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:20.6353.662
20(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:20.6633.690
21(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:21.7254.752
Did not qualify
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:23.1406.167

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen77
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher70
3(GBR) David Coulthard48
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine32
5(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve20
6(AUT) Alexander Wurz17
7(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella15
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen10
9(GBR) Damon Hill6
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
11(DEU) Ralf Schumacher4
12(FIN) Mika Salo3
13(FRA) Jean Alesi3
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
15(BRA) Pedro Diniz1
16(DNK) Jan Magnussen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes125
2Ferrari102
3Benetton-Playlife32
4Williams-Mecachrome30
5Jordan-Mugen-Honda10
6Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
7Arrows4
8Sauber-Petronas4

Stats & milestones

Wins
32nd for Michael Schumacher
118th for Ferrari
Podiums
63rd for Michael Schumacher
22nd for David Coulthard
21st for Jacques Villeneuve (last podium until 2001; last for Williams)
415th for Ferrari
285th for McLaren
245th for Williams
Poles
9th for Mika Hakkinen
91st for McLaren
1-2 start
41st for McLaren
Fastest laps
32nd for Michael Schumacher
131st for Ferrari
Front row starts
16th for David Coulthard
13th for Mika Hakkinen
Win & fastest lap
20th for Michael Schumacher (2nd driver to win and set the fastest lap in 20 races, 1st German driver)