Round 12 · 16 August 1998
1998 Hungarian Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 16 August 1998 at Hungaroring (Hungary), starting from position 3. David Coulthard (McLaren) and Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mika Häkkinen.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 1:45:26.400 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | +9.433 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +44.444 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 4 | +55.076 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | +56.510 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 12 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Engine |