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Race weekend · 2026

Hungarian Grand Prix

Circuit
Hungaroring
  • Location: Mogyorod, Hungary
  • Length: 4.381 km
  • Corners: 14
  • DRS zones: 1
Track guide
Session schedule (UTC)
Free practice

Leclerc Tops Hungarian GP FP1 as Aston Martin Upgrade Hits Early Trouble

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Charles LeclercFerrari1:19.075
P2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:19.559
P3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:19.618
P4Isack HadjarRed Bull1:19.997
P5George RussellMercedes1:20.066
P6Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:20.360
P7Frederik VestiMercedes1:20.467
P8Nico HulkenbergAudi1:20.623
P9Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:20.760
P10Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:20.866

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

Hamilton leads Ferrari one-two in Hungarian GP FP2; red flag halts qualifying simulations

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:18.729
P2Charles LeclercFerrari1:18.877
P3Lando NorrisMcLaren1:19.228
P4Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:19.421
P5George RussellMercedes1:19.662
P6Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:19.800
P7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:20.041
P8Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:20.101
P9Nico HulkenbergAudi1:20.125
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:20.253

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

Norris Tops Hungarian FP3; Firm McLaren Statement Ahead of Qualifying

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:17.939
P2Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:18.056
P3Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:18.068
P4Charles LeclercFerrari1:18.291
P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:18.438
P6George RussellMercedes1:18.541
P7Max VerstappenRed Bull1:18.656
P8Isack HadjarRed Bull1:18.943
P9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:19.088
P10Nico HulkenbergAudi1:19.160

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

Practice round-up: Ferrari dominates Friday at Hungaroring; Norris lights it up in FP3

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Charles Leclerc topped FP1 for Ferrari despite a late mechanical issue; Lewis Hamilton extended Ferrari's advantage in FP2 with both cars establishing a sizeable margin over rivals. Lando Norris broke that streak in FP3,...
Race result
PosDriverTeamPtsStatus
P1Lando NorrisMcLaren25Finished
P2Max VerstappenRed Bull18Finished
P3Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes15Finished
P4Charles LeclercFerrari12Finished
P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari10Finished
P6Isack HadjarRed Bull8Finished
P7George RussellMercedes6Finished
P8Liam LawsonRB4Lapped
P9Nico HülkenbergAudi2Lapped
P10Arvid LindbladRB1Lapped
P11Gabriel BortoletoAudi0Lapped
P12Pierre GaslyAlpine0Lapped
P13Lance StrollAston Martin0Lapped
P14Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0Lapped
P15Franco ColapintoAlpine0Lapped
P16Esteban OconHaas0Lapped
P17Alexander AlbonWilliams0Lapped
P18Carlos SainzWilliams0Lapped
P19Oliver BearmanHaas0Lapped
NCOscar PiastriMcLaren0Retired
NCSergio PérezCadillac0Retired
NCValtteri BottasCadillac0Retired

Official race classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. NC = not classified (retired before the finish).

Pit stops
DriverStopsFastest stop
Andrea Kimi Antonelli221.326s (fastest)
Arvid Lindblad121.395s
Nico Hülkenberg221.420s
Pierre Gasly321.458s
Liam Lawson221.598s
Carlos Sainz321.614s
Max Verstappen221.625s
Lewis Hamilton321.693s
Oscar Piastri221.720s
Gabriel Bortoleto121.749s
Charles Leclerc321.763s
Lance Stroll221.789s
Isack Hadjar221.822s
Lando Norris321.878s
George Russell222.019s
Alexander Albon222.105s
Fernando Alonso222.175s
Franco Colapinto222.206s
Oliver Bearman222.336s
Esteban Ocon222.399s
Sergio Pérez223.212s

Pit-stop timings via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. "Fastest stop" is each driver's quickest stationary time.

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGap
P1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:17.207pole
P2Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:17.219+0.012
P3Charles LeclercFerrari1:17.445+0.238
P4Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:17.479+0.272
P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:17.684+0.477
P6Max VerstappenRed Bull1:17.725+0.518
P7George RussellMercedes1:17.760+0.553
P8Isack HadjarRed Bull1:17.856+0.649
P9Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:18.281+1.074
P10Nico HülkenbergAudi1:18.686+1.479
P11Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:18.765+1.558
P12Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:18.844+1.637
P13Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:19.027+1.820
P14Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:19.105+1.898
P15Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:19.734+2.527
P16Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:19.808+2.601
P17Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:20.233+3.026
P18Carlos SainzWilliams1:20.621+3.414
P19Alexander AlbonWilliams1:20.658+3.451
P20Lance StrollAston Martin1:20.659+3.452
P21Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:20.886+3.679
P22Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:21.322+4.115

Gap is to pole. Times are each driver's session best (Q3 for the top 10, then Q2, then Q1), so a Q2 lap can read quicker than a red-flag-compromised Q3 lap. Official classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API.

Strategy & analysis
Hungaroring circuit guide
Layout, lap record, corners, pit lane characteristics.
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