Since Michael Schumacher clinched the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship two races ago the emphasis has shifted to winning the Constructors’ title for Ferrari and getting his teammate Rubens Barrichello into second place in the Drivers’ Championship…
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello (BR) | Ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher (D) | Ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher (D) | Williams BMW | 4 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | McLaren Mercedes | 3 |
| 5 | David Coulthard (GB) | McLaren Mercedes | 2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella (I) | Jordan Honda | 1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Rubens Barrichello (BR) | |||
Complete GP of Hungary results.
In Hungary today they achieved their goal. Barrichello started from the pole and led all the way to the finish — apart from a few shuffles during pit stops — with Schumacher never more than a few seconds behind him which secured the Constuctors’ title and moved Barrichello into second place. Beyond that they were the class of the field easily pulling away from the third place Williams of Ralf Schumacher and finishing as far ahead of him as they wanted. The final gap was around 14 seconds but the Ferrari pair had eased off to ensure maximum points for the team or it could have been several times as much.
Kimi Raikkonen was fourth having battled past Juan Pablo Montoya early in the race. Just like in the German GP they drove side-by-side but this time Raikkonen came out on top and Montoya ran wide onto the grass. Montoya saved the Williams but lost several places and part of his bodywork in the process and he would eventually finish 11th on a weekend where — unusually for him — he never got to grips with the track.
David Coulthard moved up several places to bring the second McLaren home in fifth but he had never really been in contention during the race.
Giancarlo Fisichella was sixth for Jordan but had been better placed for much of the race until the last pit stop which allowed both of the McLarens to get past him.
During a pit stop Pedro De La Rosa pulled out of his pit and was accelerating along the pit lane when the Toyota pit crew waved Mike Salo out in front of him. Luckily de la Rosa avoided running into the back of the Jaguar but he almost hit the pit wall in the process. After the race Toyota and Salo were given a time penalty which dropped him from 13th to 15th place below de la Rosa and his own teammate Allan McNish.
Anthony Davidson spun out of his first ever Grand Prix and finished with the wheels of his Minardi buried in a gravel trap.