1998 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 16 August 1998 |
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| Circuit | Hungaroring, 77 laps |
| Round | 12 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 77 | 1hr 45m 25.550s | 10 |
| 2 |  David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 77 | +9.433s | 6 | |
| 3 | +3 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Mecachrome | 77 | +44.444s | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 77 | +55.075s | 3 | |
| 5 | +2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Mecachrome | 77 | +56.510s | 2 |
| 6 | -5 |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 76 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +4 |  Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 76 | +1 lap | |
| 8 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 76 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | +1 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 76 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 76 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +1 |  Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +8 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | +4 |  Jos Verstappen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | +4 |  Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +4 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 16 | -7 |  Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 69 | DNF | |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 54 | DNF | ||
| R | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Mika Salo | Arrows | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
| R |  Esteban Tuero | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Alexander Wurz ended lap 69 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Mecachrome |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Mecachrome |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.973 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.131 | 0.158 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:17.366 | 0.393 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:18.214 | 1.241 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:18.325 | 1.352 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Mecachrome | 1:18.337 | 1.364 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Mecachrome | 1:19.029 | 2.056 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 1:19.050 | 2.077 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 1:19.063 | 2.090 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.171 | 2.198 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 1:19.210 | 2.237 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:19.706 | 2.733 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:19.712 | 2.739 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.876 | 2.903 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 1:19.878 | 2.905 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 1:20.042 | 3.069 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.198 | 3.225 |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.354 | 3.381 |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.635 | 3.662 |
| 20 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 1:20.663 | 3.690 |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.725 | 4.752 |
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| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.140 | 6.167 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1998 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | 77 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 70 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 48 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 32 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 20 |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | 17 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 15 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 10 |
| 9 | Damon Hill | 6 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | 4 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | 4 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | 3 |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | 3 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | 1 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | 1 |
| 16 |  Jan Magnussen | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 125 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 102 |
| 3 | Benetton-Playlife | 32 |
| 4 | Williams-Mecachrome | 30 |
| 5 |  Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 10 |
| 6 | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 7 | Arrows | 4 |
| 8 |  Sauber-Petronas | 4 |
Statistics & 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
- Qualifying 1-2
- 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)