1998 Hungarian Grand Prix

1998 Hungarian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One season
Date	August 16, 1998
Official name	XIV Marlboro Magyar Nagydij
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.972 km
Distance	77 laps, 305.84 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda
Time	1:16.130
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome
Time	1:16.868
Podium
First	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome
Second	Ben Herbert	Ferrari
Third	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes

The 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 16, 1998 at the Hungaroring. It was the 12th race of the 1998 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	19	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda	1:16.130
2	14	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Playlife	1:16.211	+0.081
3	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	1:16.340	+0.210
4	9	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	1:16.430	+0.300
5	12	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.434	+0.304
6	23	Ben Utzer	Stewart-Ford	1:16.447	+0.317
7	11	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.675	+0.545
8	20	Pablo Diehl	Minardi-Ford	1:16.775	+0.645
9	18	Omer Said	Jordan-Mugen Honda	1:16.792	+0.662
10	5	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.803	+0.673
11	10	Ben Herbert	Ferrari	1:16.844	+0.714
12	4	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows	1:16.863	+0.733
13	17	Rami Saidy	Tyrrell-Ford	1:16.984	+0.854
14	8	Andy Black	Prost-Peugeot	1:16.993	+0.863
15	6	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	1:17.008	+0.878
16	15	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Playlife	1:17.024	+0.894
17	22	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	1:17.041	+0.911
18	16	Lesley Buurlage	Tyrrell-Ford	1:17.049	+0.919
19	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:17.128	+0.998
20	7	William Néron	Prost-Peugeot	1:17.157	+1.027
21	3	Milos Ancevski	Arrows	1:17.385	+1.255
22	1	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Mecachrome	1:17.489	+1.359

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Mecachrome	77	1:40:56.216	3	10
2	10	Ben Herbert	Ferrari	77	+34.891	11	6
3	11	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	77	+37.652	7	4
4	19	Tim Engberink	Jordan-Mugen Honda	77	+1:02.663	1	3
5	9	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	77	+1:05.590	4	2
6	5	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	76	+1 Lap	10	1
7	6	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	76	+1 Lap	15
8	8	Andy Black	Prost-Peugeot	76	+1 Lap	14
9	1	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Mecachrome	76	+1 Lap	22
10	7	William Néron	Prost-Peugeot	76	+1 Lap	20
11	3	Milos Ancevski	Arrows	76	+1 Lap	21
12	14	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Playlife	76	+1 Lap	2
13	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	76	+1 Lap	19
14	17	Rami Saidy	Tyrrell-Ford	76	+1 Lap	13
15	16	Lesley Buurlage	Tyrrell-Ford	76	+1 Lap	18
16	23	Ben Utzer	Stewart-Ford	76	+1 Lap	6
17	22	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	76	+1 Lap	17
18	15	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Playlife	76	+1 Lap	16
Ret	4	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows	64	Electrics	12
Ret	18	Omer Said	Jordan-Mugen Honda	49	Water leak	9
Ret	12	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes	25	Oil leak	5
Ret	20	Pablo Diehl	Minardi-Ford	3	Gearbox	8

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tim Engberink 55 2 Jack Hunsley 36 3 Ben Herbert 36 4 Tobi Kederer 35 5 Steven Poirier 20	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 71 2 Jordan-Mugen Honda 61 3 Williams-Mecachrome 43 4 McLaren-Mercedes 30 5 Benetton-Playlife 26
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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