fourth, called it "the toughest race of the year" because his vehicle had understeer and oversteer, "I had to work very hard to defend my position against Mika Hakkinen, which I managed to do." Häkkinen apportioned blame onto Trulli for his fifth-place result and said that him setting a new track record was of little consolation, "During the first 29 laps of the race, I was stuck behind Trulli, who was about 1.5 seconds slower per lap than me. It was only after his first pit stop that I could start to make inroads on Ralf Schumacher, who by then was about 30 seconds ahead." Irvine said he accepted responsibility for his first lap accident that ended his running, "I made a big charge at the beginning but maybe I carried too much into the corner and paid the price. With so few races left and only four points earned from the season so far, we've got to address the issues before Spa." The race result left Michael Schumacher as the Drivers' Champion with 94 points. Coulthard remained in second with 51 points. Third-placed Barrichello was five points behind Coulthard. Ralf Schumacher in fourth was a further two points behind Barrichello. With 21 points, Häkkinen was fifth. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with 140 points. McLaren in second (72 points) were 13 points ahead of Williams in third. Sauber were fourth with 20 points and the team increased their advantage over BAR to four points with four races remaining in the season. After his title victory, Michael Schumacher said he was still focused on winning races, and also considered helping his teammate Barrichello to finish second, something which Ferrari team principal Jean Todt reiterated. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings References Hungarian Grand Prix Hungarian Grand Prix Grand Prix Hungarian Grand Prix