hungarian grand prix hungarian grand prix formally formula motor race held august near hungary twelfth race formula season 18th hungarian grand prix lap race won driver starting position finished second ferrari teammate started alongside row grid going corner accelerated faster line overtook drivers lead managed maintain lead pit stop lap teammate pit stop lap later regained lead held win win season challenged later stages despite losing time second victory promoted lead drivers championship time season points ahead ahead strong finishes promoted lead championship point ahead ferrari ahead williams races season remaining report background grand prix contested teams drivers teams known ferrari jordan jaguar williams arrows bar tyre supplier brought different tyre compounds race soft extra soft dry compound tyres going race ferrari driver led drivers championship points ahead teammates tied second points fourth points fifth points championship ferrari leading points points ahead rivals second williams points points contended place bar fifth points ferrari far dominated championship winning previous races championship participants gained second place podium finishes achieved place podium finishes following july teams conducted mid season testing circuit august test driver fastest day ahead car afflicted oil leak limiting team testing time leak repaired fastest second day set fastest times final day testing teammate alexander spun collided tyre barrier car struck right leg taken circuit medical center transfer local hospital passed fit compete race day accident ferrari opted spend days testing concentrated car development practice starts aerodynamic testing race distance test driver joined second day fourth day onwards spent days circuit performing ferrari car consecutive previous races included lap collisions austria germany said aim hungary avoid incidents lap finish points scoring position confident ferrari perform circuit revealed received backing ferrari president challenge victories championship despite comments press assisting title aspirations passed fit days leading race previous race suffered crash involved collision driver escaped apart abdominal pains suffered test driver ready replace suffered said felt ready race took days started recover sleep feel better teams technical changes cars introduced revised aerodynamic chassis aimed increasing grip produced brought revised nose wings bar fitted cars components produced help performance cooling systems ferrari introduced aerodynamic set similar grand prix team debuted modified version chimneys arrived new exits temperature issues engines practice qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday friday morning afternoon sessions lasted hour final practice sessions held saturday morning lasted minutes friday practice sessions took place dry conditions set session fastest time tenths second faster teammate jaguar fastest ahead bar driver completed second practice session set quickest lap day finished second fastest time ferrari drivers fourth ahead running quicker finishing fifth fastest ahead williams drivers button followed weather remained dry saturday practice sessions fastest practice session time second fastest thousands second pace continued strong practice form setting fastest time ahead driver button took final places final practice session fastest setting time ahead set fourth fastest time narrowly faster completed ahead qualifying saturday afternoon qualifying session lasted hour driver limited laps grid order decided drivers fastest laps session rule effect necessitated driver set time quickest lap qualify race session held dry weather air temperature ranged track temperature clinched 28th pole position career fourth circuit time joined row grid tenths second pace qualified stated team changes car set having unhappy car previous sessions fourth said pleased revisions car struggled handling car taking fifth position stated prevented setting faster lap time button rounded positions missed qualifying tenths second qualified 12th having struggled ahead arrows driver jaguar qualified 17th despite spinning late session followed drivers qualified teammate tenths second race drivers took track utc minute warm session maintained good performance qualifying set fastest time ferrari cars second faster completed seconds teammate race started local time conditions grid dry race air temperature track temperature ranged conditions expected remain consistent race whilst grid forming car afflicted gearbox problem forced start race spare car planned use spare car regular car developed leak fixed start accelerated faster line getting ahead drivers going corner attempts pass position heading collided pitted new wing followed pitted new left rear tyre end lap led began gradually pull away driver set consecutive fastest laps spun 7th place lap losing positions moved position pitted lap emerged rear field repairs car steering passed 21st position laps later drove garage retirement race ran wide lap passed 13th laps later pit stop repairs car brakes came 19th position lead seconds lap seconds ferrari driver drawing ahead moved 18th position passing lap race second retirement stalled making scheduled pit stop lap laps later running seventh pit stop dropped 11th took pit stop lap emerging 7th position pitted lap later race leader took pit stop lap came teammate regained lead pit stop lap came 3rd position retired brake problems lap set fastest lap race lap continued stretch lead fresh tyres gradually began close gap lap increased gap lost seconds result held later issued second stop penalty pitted second time lap pit stops lap lap ahead pitted lap remained lead having built second lead driver scheduled pit stop lap end lap scheduled pit stops completed running order button spun battling 13th position retired race engine failed lap came pressure lap suffered second spin losing position arrows driver retired lap result gearbox problems pulled track lap retired engine failure managed close gap button passed seventh lap button lost position lap later crossed finish line lap win victory season time average speed miles hour finished second seconds ahead fourth fifth rounding points scoring positions sixth filled positions lap race winner classified finishers post race drivers appeared podium collect trophies subsequent press conference stated good start instigated modifications car engine win praised vice president great race said victory looked easy tough achieve view best drives said unable catch happy finish second position said believed car suffered balance issues taking pit stop accounted lack pace added spending time markers second stint hindered attempts overtake admitted position best possible result ferrari victory previous race team technical director said race strategy went weren quick urged mechanics engineers ferrari concentrate issue wheel spin praised recent trend good starts said blamed poor qualifying performance fourth place finish pleased finish fifth sixth places respectively retired race brake problem said problem caused damage car forced later retirement placed blame faulty radio communication team reason stop penalty said receive blue flag moment jaguar technical director angry race believed driving cost chance points scoring position don understand blue flags weren plain said anderson consequence race moved lead drivers championship points taking championship lead time season lost lead drivers championship falling points maintained place points points ahead championship took lead championship points pushing ferrari points second place williams increased gap points jordan jumping ahead bar fifth points despite taking lead championships team principal acknowledged expected drivers advantage remaining races believed reduce chances success classification qualifying race championship standings race bold text indicates theoretical chance note positions included sets 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2000 Hungarian Grand Prix