Hungarian Grand Prix
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Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Prost |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost |
| 15 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams |
| 17 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Ferrari |
| 19 | Luca Badoer | Minardi |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows |
| 22 | Marc Gené | Minardi |