1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km

The 1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km was the fifth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hungaroring, Hungary, on July 19, 1998.

Due to a large accident on the first lap, the race was red flagged. The initial start was nullified and the race was restarted, running for its full original distance. Four cars which were damaged in the initial accident did not take the restart.

Official results

Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).

tatistics

* Pole position - #1 AMG Mercedes - 1:28.562
* Fastest lap - #2 AMG Mercedes - 1:32.300
* Average speed - 149.062 km/h

References

:* citeweb | url = http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?event=5&season=1998&session=Entry%20List | title = Results: 1998 Round 5 - Budapest | publisher = FIA GT Championship | date = 19 July 1998 | accessdate = 2007-12-14:* citeweb | url = http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#5 | title = 500 km Hungaroring | publisher = World Sports Racing Prototypes | date = 2 October 2005 | accessdate = 2007-12-14

Sportscar Race Report
Year_of_race = 1998
Sportscar_Series = FIA GT Championship
Previous_race_in_season = 1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km
Next_race_in_season = 1998 Suzuka 1000km