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, Budapest, Hungary on 16 August 1998. It was the twelfth race of the 1998 Formula One World Championship.

1998 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 16 August 1998
Official name XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location Hungaroring
Budapest, Hungary
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 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:19.286 on lap 60
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Williams-Mecachrome
Lap leaders

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.[1] 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
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
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
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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