This week the Formula 1 circus descends upon the historic Hungaroring circuit for the eagerly anticipated Hungarian Grand Prix! As the midsummer sun blazes down on the tarmac, the world's finest drivers will push their finely-tuned machines to the limit, captivating fans with heart-stopping maneuvers and edge-of-the-seat drama.
Amidst the fervent atmosphere, the Hungarian GP stands tall as a revered institution on the Formula 1 calendar. Rich in history and drenched in tradition, this renowned event boasts a legacy spanning decades, making it a favorite amongst drivers and fans alike. Its storied past and the iconic track create the perfect stage for both seasoned veterans and ambitious newcomers to showcase their skills and battle fiercely for championship points.
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About The Track:
The first Grand Prix to be held here was during the 1986 season, just 9 months after the construction began on the circuit.
The circuit has 1 DRS zone between Turns 13 and 14. Along with this, there is a speed trap along the first straight.
The race will have 70 laps of the 4.381km track.
The lap record was set by Lewis Hamilton in 2016 at 1:16.627.
Nelson Piquet, the three-time world champion, secured his 1st ever Formula 1 victory at the inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix in 1986, driving for Williams-Honda.
Hungary's unique history in Formula 1 has produced an array of iconic races and dramatic moments. From Nigel Mansell's breathtaking overtake on Ayrton Senna in 1989 to Thierry Boutsen's heroic charge to victory in 1990, the Hungarian Grand Prix has always provided captivating storylines.
The legendary Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most wins at the Hungaroring, with a staggering total of four victories (1994, 1998, 2001, and 2004).
Free Practice Updates:
Free Practice 1 -
Due to the wet weather conditions and multiple red flags, many drivers did not actually set any times for FP1.
Times By Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P6. 1:41.032. Completed 14 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P8. 1:41.364. Completed 9 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P12. 1:45.575. Completed 7 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: No Time Set.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: No Time Set.
Pierre Gasly: No Time Set.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P5. 1:40.687. Completed 8 laps.
Lance Stroll: P3. 1:40.013. Completed 10 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: No Time Set. Sainz spun into the barrier of causing the second red flag of the session.
Charles Leclerc: P7. 1:41.142. Completed 11 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P11. 1:42.906. Completed 14 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P10. 1:42.706. Completed 12 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P4. 1:40.277. Completed 13 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P2. 1:39.154. Completed 14 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: No Time Set.
George Russell: P1. 1:38.795. Completed 13 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: No Time Set.
Sergio Perez: No Time Set. Perez crashed out at Turn 5 early in FP1 causing a red flag.
Williams
Alex Albon: P13. 1:47.403. Completed 10 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P9. 1:41.416. Completed 15 laps.
Overall Results of FP1:
Position | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell | Mercedes | ​ |
2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.359 |
3 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.218 |
4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.482 |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +1.892 |
6 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +2.237 |
7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +2.347 |
8 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +2.568 |
9 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +2.621 |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +3.911 |
11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +4.111 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +6.780 |
13 | Alex Albon | Williams | +8.608 |
Free Practice 2 -
Times By Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P7. 1:18.085. Completed 29 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P9. 1:18.108. Completed 31 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P4. 1:17.934. Completed 31 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P14. 1:18.385. Completed 30 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P5. 1:18.045. Completed 30 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P3. 1:17.918. Completed 26 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P8. 1:18.105. Completed 32 laps.
Lance Stroll: P12. 1:18.319. Completed 33 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P10. 1:18.182. Completed 20 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P1. 1:17.686. Completed 20 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P15. 1:18.504. Completed 27 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P6. 1:18.058. Completed 29 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P2. 1:17.701. Completed 30 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P19. 1:19.117. Completed 18 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P16. 1:18.746. Completed 28 laps.
George Russell: P20. 1:19.175. Completed 23 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P11. 1:18.279. Completed 18 laps.
Sergio Perez: P18. 1:18.978. Completed 14 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P13. 1:18.377. Completed 32 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P17. 1:18.836. Completed 30 laps.
Overall Results of FP2:
Position | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | ​ |
2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.015 |
3 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.232 |
4 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +0.248 |
5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.359 |
6 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +0.372 |
7 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +0.399 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.419 |
9 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +0.422 |
10 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.496 |
11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.593 |
12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.633 |
13 | Alex Albon | Williams | +0.691 |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | +0.699 |
15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +0.818 |
16 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.060 |
17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.150 |
18 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +1.292 |
19 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.431 |
20 | George Russell | Mercedes | +1.489 |
Free Practice 3 -
Times By Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P10. 1:18.489. Completed 24 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P12. 1:18.544. Completed 23 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P20. 1:19.156. Completed 29 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P18. 1:18.828. Completed 28 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P19. 1:18.979. Completed 22 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P16. 1:18.776. Completed 22 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P9. 1:18.350. Completed 20 laps.
Lance Stroll: P11. 1:18.536. Completed 20 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P8. 1:18.234. Completed 29 laps.
Charles Leclerc:P7. 1:18.190. Completed 28 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P15. 1:18.649. Completed 26 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P4. 1:18.077. Completed 21 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P5. 1:18.082. Completed 19 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P14. 1:18.598. Completed 19 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P1. 1:17.811. Completed 20 laps.
George Russell: P6. 1:18.119. Completed 22 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P2. 1:18.061. Completed 23 laps.
Sergio Perez: P3. 1:18.067. Completed 25 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P13. 1:18.544. Completed 23 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P17. 1:18.814. Completed 16 laps.
Overall Results of FP3:
Position | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ​ |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.250 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.256 |
4 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +0.266 |
5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.271 |
6 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.30 |
7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.37 |
8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.423 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.539 |
10 | Valttri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +0.678 |
11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.725 |
12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +0.733 |
13 | Alex Albon | Williams | +0.781 |
14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.787 |
15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +0.838 |
16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.965 |
17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.003 |
18 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | +1.017 |
19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.168 |
20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.345 |
Qualifying Updates:
Eliminated in Q1 -
Logan Sargeant
Kevin Magnussen
George Russell
Yuki Tsunoda
Alex Albon
Eliminated in Q2 -
Pierre Gasly
Lance Stroll
Daniel Ricciardo
Esteban Ocon
Carlos Sainz
Through to Q3 -
Nico Hulkenberh
Sergio Perez
Fernando Alonso
Valtteri Bottas
Charles Leclerc
Zhou Guanyu
Oscar Piastri
Lando Norris
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
Overall Results of Qualifying:
*this does not take into account any penalties, final starting grid can be found under 'The Race' section*
The time listed shows the driver's fastest qualifying lap for their respective final qualifying sessions. Blue is for Q3, red is for Q2, and no background colour is Q1.
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.609 |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.612 |
3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:16.694 |
4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:16.905 |
5 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.971 |
6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:16.992 |
7 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.034 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.035 |
9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:17.045 |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:17.186 |
11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:17.703 |
12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:17.841 |
13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 1:18.002 |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:18.144 |
15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:18.217 |
16 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:18.917 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:18.919 |
18 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.027 |
19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:19.206 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:19.248 |
Pre-race Penalties:
The Race:
Starting Grid -
Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
3 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
5 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo |
6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
7 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas |
11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri |
14 | Lance Stoll | Aston MArtin |
15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
16 | Alex Albon | Williams |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
18 | George Russell | Mercedes |
19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Mercedes |
Race Updates -
Lap 1 - Hamilton drops to P4 after both McLarens make their way past him. Zhou and Tsunoda make contact leaving Zhou losing 11 places. Ocon and Gasly make contact as a result of the Alfa Romeo and AlphaTauri and both drop to P19 and P20.
Lap 2 - Gasly pits and has extreme rear damage. Gaslit retires.
Lap 3 - Ocon pits and has to retire.
Lap 8 - Perez finally manages the overtake on Alonso to take P7. Zhou is given a 5 second penalty.
Lap 9 - Albon pits for hards and rejoins P18.
Lap 10 - Stroll, Tsunoda, and Bottas all pit for hards. Stroll rejoins P15, Bottas P16, and Tsunoda P18.
Lap 11 - Zhou pits for hards and rejoins P18.
Lap 14 - Sargent pits for hards but the pit stop 4.5 seconds so he rejoins P18.
Lap 16 - Sainz pits for hards and rejoins P11.
Lap 18 - Norris pits for hards and rejoins P5. Leclerc pits and the stop is 9.4 seconds as they had to get the spare wheel gun, he rejoins P11 and battles Bottas to keep the spot.
Lap 19 - Piastri pits for hards and emerges from the pits equal with Norris and ends up conceding the place to Norris to join P5. Ricciardo also pits for hards which sends him back down to P18.
Lap 21 - Alonso pits for hards and rejoins P11.
Lap 23 - Alonso completes the overtake on Bottas to take P10. Verstappen pits for hards and keeps his position of P1.
Lap 25 - Perez pits for mediums and rejoins P7 between the two Ferraris. Hamilton manages the overtake on Russell, but it is reported to Hamilton that he is losing speed on the straight lines and Turn 11 and 14.
Lap 29 - Russell pits for for mediums and went from P6 to P13.
Lap 32 - Albon pits for hards rejoins P17.
Lap 35 - Russell makes the move on Bottas to take P9.
Lap 43 - Perez pits to attempt an undercut on Mercedes. He pits for mediums and rejoins P7. Piastri pits for mediums and keeps his lead on Perez and rejoins P6 behind Leclerc.
Lap 44 - Leclerc pits for hards and rejoins P8. Alonso pits for mediums and rejoins P9.
Lap 45 - Norris pits for mediums and rejoins P3. Sainz pits for hards and rejoins P8.
Lap 48 - 5 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Pissarro is given the black and white flag however the incident that caused this does appear to be Perez pushing him off the track.
Lap 50 - Hamilton pits for mediums and rejoins P5.
Lap 51 - Verstappen pits mediums and keeps P1.
Lap 60 - Norris complains of the back of the pack obstructing and not moving when the blue flags are waved.
Lap 66 - Russell finally makes the overtake on Sainz.
Lap 69 - Sargeant pits after spinning and has to retire with one lap left.
Lap 70 - Verstappen takes the win, with Norris taking his first consecutive podium, and Perez takes P3. Leclerc does finish ahead of Russell but has to take P7 because of his penalty, promoting Russell to P6.
Race Results -
Position | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | ​ |
2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +33.731 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +37.603 |
4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +39.134 |
5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +62.572 |
6 | George Russell | Mercedes | +65.825 |
7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +70.317 |
8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +71.036 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +75.709 |
10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1 Lap |
11 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1 Lap |
12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap |
13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | +1 Lap |
14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +1 Lap |
15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1 Lap |
16 | Zhou Gaunyu | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap |
17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 Lap |
DNFs -
Esteban Ocon - Alpine
Pierre Gasly - Alpine
Logan Sargeant - Williams
Fastest Lap -
Driver of the Day -
Any Other News:
Daniel Ricciardo is set to replace Nyck De Vries at AlphaTauri from the Hungarian GP until the end of the season.
Championship Standings: