Michael Schumacher secured his first pole of the season but it was Kimi Raikkonen that won today’s Grand Prix of Hungary. Michael and Kimi were in contention from the start and their most likely challengers were struck down with problems not of their own making.
Points-leader Fernando Alonso and Rubens Barrichello made contact on the first lap and both had to pit for repairs. Although the damage was not severe they were both out of the running from this point on and would eventually finish out of the points in 11th and 10th places respectively.
Unfortunately for Red Bull Racing David Coulthard ran over a part of the Renault’s broken front wing and suffered a suspension failure which put him out of the race. This happened just seconds after their other driver Christian Klien touched wheels with Jacques Villeneuve’s Sauber and cart-wheeled off of the track making it a very short race for the team with “Wiiings”.
After 40 laps front-runner Juan Pablo Montoya slowed with what turned out to be a broken driveshaft as McLaren’s reliability problems continued and the race wound down as the leaders drove home.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | McLaren Mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Toyota | 6 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Toyota | 5 |
| 5 | Jenson Button (GBR) | BAR Honda | 4 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld (GER) | BMW WilliamsF1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Webber (AUS) | BMW WilliamsF1 | 2 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato (JPN) | BAR Honda | 1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Michael Schumacher (GER) | |||