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M. Schumacher sets single season record

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Ferrari's Michael Schumacher captured the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday and set the all-time single season win record at 12.

Schumacher finished 4.696 seconds ahead of runner-up Rubens Barrichello. The victory was the 82nd of Schumacher's F1 career. It also clinched the manufacturer's championship for Ferrari, a record 14th overall and sixth consecutive, and guaranteed that a Ferrari driver will win the 2004 drivers championship.

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With five races remaining in the 2004, Schumacher leads teammate Barrichello by 38 points (120-82). Jenson Button is a distant third with 65 points.

This race was never in doubt from the moment the Ferraris arrived in Hungary. They sat one-two on the grid and except for a great start by the defending champion Fernando Alonso, were never under attack.

The Spaniard started fifth on the grid behind Ferrari and the two BAR/Honda machines.

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