Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 12 - 1998-08-16
Michael Schumacher won the 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with David Coulthard (McLaren) second and Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Olivier Panis (Prost) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 4 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | Engine | 0 |
