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  Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix 2007 - Results 1999 - Overview
Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix 2007 - Results 1999 - Overview
Hakkinen led his West McLaren-Mercedes teammate David Coulthard to a one-two finish, and the 16 points they amassed also slashed Ferrari's lead in the Constructors Championship from 16 points to just four.
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www.hungaroinfo.com /formel1/results_1999_overview_en.htm   (159 words)

  
  The Hungarian GP Preview
Sunday's race will be the 15th Hungarian Grand Prix in the modern era, but the first Magyar Nagy Dij was actually held in 1936 at a park circuit in Budapest.
All of the Grands Prix held at the Hungaroring have been held under dry, sunny conditions, although it rained during Friday Practice in 1998.
Villeneuve won the Hungarian Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997 and finished 3rd in 1998 for Williams.
www.atlasf1.com /2000/hun/preview/tytler.html   (4066 words)

  
 Hungarian Grand Prix 2002
In spite of the summer heat in the Hungarian puszta on the Hungaroring full of curves (that automatically brings cooling problems because of the lack of long straights) only four retirements were seen against the general expectations and of that only two (Villeneuve´s BAR Honda and Irvine´s Jaguar Cosworth) were caused by technical reasons.
Jenson Button in the Renault and Grand Prix novice Anthony Davidson in the Minardi Asiatech (who had been driven 12.000 kilometres at BAR Honda as their test driver) spun into the gravel trap because of theirown driver errors.
The Scot had also driven two Grand Prix in 1975 (Britain and Italy) in the famous Lotus Ford 72, after Colin Chapman had sacked one of his star drivers, Jacky Ickx from Belgium, in the middle of the season.
www.research-racing.de /H02-2.htm   (898 words)

  
 SimHQ.com - Motorsports Zone - Preview: 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix - Round 13 of 18
The Hungarian Grand Prix Track (called the Hungaroring) is about 20 miles outside Budapest is hot, dry and dusty and is also very tight and twisty.
It hosted its first Grand Prix in 1986 but has come in for much criticism from drivers and observers alike for not providing sufficient overtaking possibilities.
By a quirk of fate, the Finnish and Hungarian languages are apparently quite similar and so many Finnish motor racing fans see the Hungarian GP as their home event.
www.simhq.com /_motorsports/motorsports_028b.html   (1500 words)

  
 Track and Field Grand Prix, 1999-2000
The following are the final stats of the 1999/00 Track and Field Grand Prix broken down by event and sorted by performance.
The points for the performances in parenthesis are obtained from the 1992 Hungarian Tables in use by the IAAF.
The winner of the series will be the highest total of their top 10 performances or less for both men and women.
www.gbtc.org /results/grandprix/grandprix99track.html   (76 words)

  
 Castrol Motor Oil and Lubricants - Canadian Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Canadian Grand Prix marks a break away from the European leg of the calendar as the Formula 1 entourage heads for two fly away races on consecutive weekends across the Atlantic.
Power is paramount due to the stop-start nature of the circuit, but a stable set-up is also key as it is important to carry as much speed as possible through the chicanes by straight-lining the kerbs.
Memorable moments at the track include Jean Alesi's tearful first and only grand prix victory in 1995 and Nigel Mansell embarrassingly stalling while waving to the crowd in the lead on the last lap in 1991.
www.castrol.com /castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9000014&contentId=7000145   (299 words)

  
 Hungaroring: Monaco without the Yachts
David Coulthard is still fifth in the drivers championship after the German Grand Prix, and he finished second in 1998 for McLaren and second in 1995 for Williams at the Hungaroring.
Damon Hill has slipped to tenth in the drivers championship, but Hungary is Hill's track; he won his first Grand Prix victory at the Hungaroring in 1993, again in 1995 for Williams, finished second in 1994 and 1996 for Williams, second in 1997 for Arrows and fourth last year for Jordan.
Jacques Villeneuve won the Hungarian Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997 and finished third in 1998 for Williams.
www.atlasf1.com /99/hun/preview/tytler.html   (2909 words)

  
 The Hungarian Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In the early 1930s there was a Hungarian Grand Prix listed in the calendar for several years but it never happened.
In 1936, however, the organizers finally succeeded in organ Hungary suffered serious damage in the war years and it was not until the early 1960s that the first races were held for Formula Junior cars at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport.
Qulifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix is due to take place on Saturday 17th August 2002...
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~mrc/circuits/Hungary   (200 words)

  
 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix
On Friday youngest Grand Prix winner ever (in 2003 the same place) Fernando Alonso had celebrated his 24th birthday with a big cake in the Renault pit, the Sapaniard had been given a steering wheel as a gift, on the caricature also presented to him was written: HAPPY BIRTHDAY FERNI.
Tobacco sponsoring, that had begun in Grand Prix Racing with South African TEAM GUNSTON shortly followed by GOLD LEAF TEAM LOTUS back in 1968, is no longer allowed in the countries of the European Union from 1st August 2005 on.
West McLaren Mercedes had won their first Grand Prix in the traditional Mercedes livery at Melbourne in 1997 with David Coulthard - silver is always the colour of victory, in the old days before World War II, in the times of the economic miracle and, of course, today.
www.research-racing.de /gp05-13-1.htm   (956 words)

  
 Timothy Collings' European GP Qualifying Report
The 29-year-old Scot, who escaped with only slight injuries from a fatal plane crash which killed two people at Lyons in France 18 days earlier, admitted he was still in some pain, but not enough to limit his hopes of winning his second race of the year.
At that time, Coulthard was on top of the times ahead of Schumacher, and, despite a final flurry when all the leading contenders attempted to improve their times in the last three minutes of the session, the order remained the same.
For Coulthard, it was his first pole position for nearly two years since the Canadian Grand Prix in Monteal in 1998 and the ninth of his career.
www.atlasf1.com /news/2000/may/2431.htm   (560 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Victory at last
Button's victory at the Hungarian GP finally delivered what British Formula One fans had long hoped for - but almost given up hope of seeing this season.
Mansell notched up his first win in 72 starts at the European Grand Prix in 1985, while Hill offers a striking parallel to Button by also winning his first in Hungary in 1993.
The question of his first Grand Prix has now become a case of when Button will win his next.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5250854.stm   (812 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
David Coulthard won the pole in his McLaren-Mercedes for the first time since the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix, but he was slow off the line at the start of the 67-lap race.
The last to achieve that was Mika Hakkinen in the 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 2000 European Grand Prix was the 652nd race since then.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=43449   (1441 words)

  
 Schumacher earns Bahrain Grand Prix pole - Boston.com
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher secured pole position Saturday for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while McLaren Mercedes' Kimi Raikkonen retired from qualifying before he could complete a lap and will start from the back of the grid.
It was Schumacher's first pole since August 2005's Hungarian Grand Prix -- his only pole last season.
He finished fifth in 1999 when he missed seven races because of a broken leg.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/autoracing/articles/2006/03/11/ferraris_schumacher_earns_pole_in_bahrain   (561 words)

  
 Johnny Herbert Website: Race News, Hungary
Twisty, bumpy and low grip are the characteristics of a circuit which is second only to Monaco in terms of the amount of downforce the teams will run.
Whereas at Hockenheim, the average speed for the German Grand Prix was 224kmh, the Hungaroring is a more sedate 175kmh.
We are confident that the car works well in high downforce aerodynamic trim so we will be looking to qualify both cars at the front of the grid.
www.johnnyherbert.co.uk /news/races/1999/hun99.shtml   (1792 words)

  
 BBC News | MOTORSPORT | Hungarian GP circuit guide
The reason is not the distance since the Hungarian event is the standard 190 miles.
This is not helped by the fact that the Hungarian tarmac is rarely used for racing.
The early part of the weekend sees the first cars clearing a thick layer of dust off the track rather than honing their set up for Saturday lunchtime's hour-long time trial.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/motorsport/636740.stm   (336 words)

  
 FORMULA ONE: Preview - Hungarian Grand Prix 2005.
Ferrari meanwhile are set to continue with Marlboro branding on its cars but it remains to be seen exactly how the tobacco backed teams react to the ruling this weekend – and indeed even more interesting to see what the reaction is to the decision they take.
Slower than Raikkonen throughout the weekend, it was Alonso who benefited when the cruel luck which has plagued the Finn at numerous races this season struck again to leave his McLaren parked at the side of the track and left Alonso clear to take a sixth win of the season.
The Spaniard now returns to the site of his maiden F1 victory back in 2003 when he became the youngest driver to win a Grand Prix and he admits that that will always make the Hungaroring a special circuit for him to race on.
www.crash.net /feature_view~cid~1~id~7929~pid~0.htm   (544 words)

  
 F1 News > Alesi to Prost Grand Prix - Grandprix.com
JEAN ALESI is expected to be confirmed as Jarno Trulli's replacement at Prost Grand Prix.
Trulli was due to sign for Jordan Grand Prix as we were closing for press to partner Heinz-Harald Frentzen next year.
The Italian had a Prost contract for 2000 but the team has failed to achieve the necessary results and with Trulli needing to win the Hungarian Grand Prix in order to reach the necessary level of 10 points the negotiations were well-advanced before the race began.
www.grandprix.com /ns/ns02112.html   (538 words)

  
 Hungarian Grand Prix, August 1999
Mika Hakkinen and McLaren must have hoped for a change of luck at the Hungaroring in the Hungarian Grand Prix following a string of mechanical failures and self-inflicted mishaps.
As it happens, that's just what they got as Hakkinen lead from pole to flag and David Coulthard moved up through the field to complete a reliable one-two in a race that lacked any real excitement.
This race said that McLaren are back on form, even if it was a bit boring for the spectators.
website.lineone.net /~gareth_holroyd/formula1/hunggp.html   (548 words)

  
 Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix 2007 - Home (Hungaroring near Budapest)
We are proud to welcome the historic F1 cars from 60ties, 70ties and 80ties to race at Hungaroring for the first time.
Briton Jenson Button won his first Formula One race on Sunday when he came home ahead of Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa at the end of a wild, dramatic and rain-swept Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 26-year-old Honda driver worked his way through the field after starting from 14th place on the grid and took full advantage of the misfortunes of several other leading drivers.
www.hungaroinfo.com /formel1/index_en.htm   (346 words)

  
 doctorvee » 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
After Renault’s poor form since the US Grand Prix and Alonso’s disastrous build-up to the race, this was quite a turn up for the books — but Alonso looked as though he was going to win.
I’ve read on some places that Brundle deliberately missed out the Hungarian Grand Prix because it is usually a boring race.
Button is also the first Englishman to win a race since Johnny Herbert took the flag at the 1999 European Grand Prix — another crazy wet race.
doctorvee.co.uk /2006/08/08/2006-hungarian-grand-prix-and-aftermath   (1600 words)

  
 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix Postscript :: United State Grand Prix
His victory Aug. 15 in the Hungarian Grand Prix was his 12th of the season, a record, and Ferrari has now earned a record 14th Constructors World Championship.
This is the 12th consecutive season, and the fifth at the United States Grand Prix, that the Porsche Supercup has run as a support series on F1 weekends.
USGP tickets: Tickets for the 2005 United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can be purchased online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com or by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area.
www.usgpindy.com /news/print.php?story_id=3401   (1045 words)

  
 Schumacher wins Japanese GP - Formula One - MSNBC.com
The seven-time world champion captured the Japanese Grand Prix, which was run in sunshine after days of rain and a typhoon threat.
In his previous race, he finished 12th at the Chinese Grand Prix, his worst finish since 1999.
Schumacher, with 83 career victories, clinched the drivers’ title by finishing second at the Belgian GP behind Kimi Raikkonen and had gone winless since the Hungarian Grand Prix.
msnbc.msn.com /id/6215371   (623 words)

  
 Atlas F1 Bulletin Board - Hungarian Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In the previous year the cars from Mercedes-Benz dominated the Grand Prix scene and captured nine of the eleven major events they entered.
Of their losses last year, none was more painful than Tazio Nuvolari’s legendary victory in the German Grand Prix driving a Scuderia Ferrari entered Alfa Romeo.
I've been planning to walk around the old Népliget Grand Prix track for a while, but never had the time when I travelled to the the Capital for one reason or another.
forums.autosport-atlas.com /showthread.php?s=2b0cca94645fb04b5bf60c7fcf534e32&threadid=877   (928 words)

  
 rediff.com sports: The Hungarian Grand Prix
Former Formula One champion Mika Hakkinen of Finland hugs Ferrari's Michael Schumacher before the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, on Sunday.
Hakkinen, who won the driver's championship for McLaren Mercedes in 1998 and 1999, was one of Schumacher's biggest rivals.
He last drove in the 2001 season before retiring from the sport.
specials.rediff.com /sports/2005/aug/01pic1.htm   (52 words)

  
 #F1 Undernet F1 Preview
The Hungarian Grand Prix will be driven at the Hungaroring, the track with the lowest speeds and highest downforce on the calendar.
Although Villeneuve actually won it, it undoubtedly was Damon who was the moral victor in "one of the most dramatic Grand Prix of the 1997 season."
The 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix is promising to once again be an interesting race.
webhome.idirect.com /~moriley/previews/previewhungarymorgan.html   (2066 words)

  
 1999 Schedule   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
26 - European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany Oct.
17 - Malaysia Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur + Oct.
31 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka Reserve venue - Argentina, Buenos Aires + - Provisional ++ - subject to clarification of Italian law relating to criminal responsibility in dangerous sports.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/smf1002.htm   (76 words)

  
 Schumacher sets record with 12th win | Arizona Daily Star ®
He added to his collection Sunday by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming the first Formula One driver to win 12 times in a season.
Schumacher, a 35-year-old German, can wrap up an unprecedented seventh drivers' title in two weeks at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Bumped to 13th place coming out of the race's first turn, Bourdais weaved his way through the field and passed Paul Tracy with 10 laps left to win Champ Car's Grand Prix of Denver.
www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/34415   (493 words)

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