1998 Hungarian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Previous Round:1998 German Grand Prix
Next Round:1998 Belgian Grand Prix
Country:Hungary
Grand Prix:Hungarian
Official Name:XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Date:16 August
Year:1998
Race No:12
Season No:16
Location:Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1]
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.468
Course Km:3.972
Distance Laps:77
Distance Mi:190.042
Distance Km:305.844
Weather:Cloudy, hot, dry; 30°C
Pole Driver:Mika Häkkinen
Pole Team:McLaren-Mercedes
Pole Time:1:16.973
Pole Country:FIN
Fast Driver:Michael Schumacher
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:19.286
Fast Lap:60
Fast Country:GER
First Driver:Michael Schumacher
First Team:Ferrari
First Country:GER
Second Driver:David Coulthard
Second Team:McLaren-Mercedes
Second Country:GBR
Third Driver:Jacques Villeneuve
Third Team:Williams-Mecachrome
Third Country:CAN

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

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
18data-sort-value="hak" Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.973
27data-sort-value="cou" David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:17.131+0.158
33data-sort-value="sch" Michael SchumacherFerrari1:17.366+0.393
49data-sort-value="hil" Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:18.214+1.241
54data-sort-value="irv" Eddie IrvineFerrari1:18.325+1.352
61data-sort-value="vil" Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:18.337+1.364
72data-sort-value="fre" Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.029+2.056
85data-sort-value="fis" Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:19.050+2.077
96data-sort-value="wur" Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:19.063+2.090
1010data-sort-value="scr" Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.171+2.198
1114data-sort-value="ale" Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:19.210+2.237
1216data-sort-value="din" Pedro DinizArrows1:19.706+2.733
1317data-sort-value="sal" Mika SaloArrows1:19.712+2.739
1418data-sort-value="bar" Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford1:19.876+2.903
1515data-sort-value="her" Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:19.878+2.905
1612data-sort-value="tru" Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:20.042+3.069
1719data-sort-value="ver" Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford1:20.198+3.225
1821data-sort-value="tak" Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford1:20.354+3.381
1922data-sort-value="nak" Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford1:20.635+3.662
2011data-sort-value="pan" Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:20.663+3.690
2123data-sort-value="tue" Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford1:21.725+4.752
107% time

1:22.361

data-sort-value="22"DNQ20data-sort-value="ros" Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford1:23.140+6.167
Source:[3]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
13 Michael SchumacherFerrari771:45:25.550310
27 David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes77+ 9.43326
31 Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome77+ 44.44464
49 Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda77+ 55.07643
52 Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome77+ 56.51072
68 Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes76+ 1 lap11
714 Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas76+ 1 lap11 
85 Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife76+ 1 lap8 
910 Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda76+ 1 lap10 
1015 Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas76+ 1 lap15 
1116 Pedro DinizArrows74+ 3 laps12 
1211 Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot74+ 3 laps20 
1319 Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford74+ 3 laps17 
1421 Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford74+ 3 laps18 
1522 Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford74+ 3 laps19 
166 Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife69Gearbox9 
Ret18 Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford54Gearbox14 
Ret12 Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot28Engine16 
Ret17 Mika SaloArrows18Gearbox13 
Ret4 Eddie IrvineFerrari13Gearbox5 
Ret23 Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford13Engine21 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Mika Häkkinen77
2 Michael Schumacher70
3 David Coulthard48
4 Eddie Irvine32
5 Jacques Villeneuve20
Source: [4]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 McLaren-Mercedes125
2 Ferrari102
3 Benetton-Playlife32
4 Williams-Mecachrome30
5 Jordan-Mugen-Honda10
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix. Motor Sport. 8 June 2022.
  2. News: Allsop . Derick . 16 August 1998 . Motor racing: Schumacher proves sublime . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-schumacher-proves-sublime-1172363.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live . . 10 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Hungary 1998 - Qualifications . StatsF1 . 29 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Hungary 1998 - Championship • STATS F1 . www.statsf1.com . 18 March 2019.

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