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F1 qualifying results: Lewis Hamilton takes Hungarian GP pole

George Russell Mercedes (Person) Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Max Verstappen Red Bull Lando Norris Alfa Romeo M Verstappen McLaren L Hamilton

Hamilton will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Lando Norris (McLaren) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top 10 shootout of Q3.

F1 trialled a new tyre format this weekend, that mandated teams to run the hard Pirellis in Q1, mediums in Q2 and softs in Q3.

Hungarian GP qualifying results: Hamilton on pole from Verstappen

Driver Info

Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Time	km/h
1	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	1'16.609	205.871
2	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	+0.003	205.863
3	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	+0.085	205.643
4	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	+0.296	205.078
5	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	+0.362	204.903
6	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.383	204.847
7	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	+0.425	204.735
8	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	+0.426	204.732
9	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	+0.436	204.706
10	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	+0.577	204.332
11	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	+1.094	202.972
12	E. Ocon Esteban Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	+1.232	202.613
13	D. Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	3	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	+1.393	202.194
14	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	+1.535	201.827
15	P. Gasly Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	+1.608	201.639
16	A. Albon Alex Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	+2.308	199.850
17	Y. Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	22	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	+2.310	199.845
18	G. Russell George Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	+2.418	199.572
19	K. Magnussen Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	+2.597	199.121
20	L. Sargeant Logan Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	+2.639	199.015
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What happened in Hungarian GP Q1?

Valtteri Bottas set the early pace for Alfa Romeo on the hard tyres on a multi-lap run at 1m18.775s but had both Red Bulls within a tenth of him. Verstappen beat him with 1m18.658s, before Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and Zhou Guanyu (Alfa) spent spells at the top – the latter staying P1 until the end at 1m18.143s.

With almost all cars on track at the end, there was traffic chaos as drivers searched for a gap, and falling at the first hurdle were Alex Albon (Williams), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), shockingly George Russell (Mercedes, who hit traffic in sector three), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Logan Sargeant (Williams).

Hungarian GP Q1 results: Zhou fastest from Verstappen

Driver Info

Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	10	1'18.143		201.829
2	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	9	+0.175	0.175	201.378
3	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	8	+0.217	0.042	201.271
4	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	9	+0.250	0.033	201.186
5	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	9	+0.297	0.047	201.065
6	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	9	+0.321	0.024	201.004
7	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	8	+0.434	0.113	200.715
8	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	9	+0.437	0.003	200.707
9	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	8	+0.552	0.115	200.414
10	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	11	+0.554	0.002	200.409
11	P. Gasly Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	10	+0.600	0.046	200.292
12	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	8	+0.632	0.032	200.210
13	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	10	+0.639	0.007	200.192
14	E. Ocon Esteban Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	10	+0.711	0.072	200.010
15	D. Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	3	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	9	+0.763	0.052	199.878
16	A. Albon Alex Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	8	+0.774	0.011	199.850
17	Y. Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	22	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	9	+0.776	0.002	199.845
18	G. Russell George Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	9	+0.884	0.108	199.572
19	K. Magnussen Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	8	+1.063	0.179	199.121
20	L. Sargeant Logan Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	8	+1.105	0.042	199.015
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What happened in Hungarian GP Q2?

Verstappen set the initial medium-tyred pace at 1m17.296s but had the lap deleted for exceeding track limits at Turn 5, which handed P1 back to Norris with 1m17.328s. Verstappen came out early for his final run but only managed 1m17.547s as a banker lap, which Hamilton beat to take P2.

Knocked out at this point were Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (who missed out by 0.002s to Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri), Lance Stroll (Aston) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine, who lost his fastest time for track limits but wouldn’t have made it anyway).

Hungarian GP Q2 results: Norris fastest from Hamilton

Driver Info

Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	3	1'17.328		203.957
2	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.099	0.099	203.696
3	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.219	0.120	203.381
4	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	6	+0.235	0.016	203.339
5	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	5	+0.243	0.008	203.318
6	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.252	0.009	203.294
7	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.324	0.072	203.106
8	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	9	+0.347	0.023	203.046
9	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	6	+0.372	0.025	202.980
10	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	6	+0.373	0.001	202.978
11	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.375	0.002	202.972
12	E. Ocon Esteban Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	6	+0.513	0.138	202.613
13	D. Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	3	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	6	+0.674	0.161	202.194
14	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	8	+0.816	0.142	201.827
15	P. Gasly Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	6	+0.889	0.073	201.639
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What happened in Hungarian GP Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen set the pace with 1m16.612s, a tenth clear of Hamilton with Norris third, three tenths further back.

On the final runs, Hamilton unleashed 1m16.609s to beat Verstappen by 0.003s, to take his record ninth pole at Budapest despite a scrappy end to his lap.

Verstappen, who didn’t improve on his final attempt, will start second, ahead of Norris, Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Zhou, Leclerc, Bottas, Alonso, Perez and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).

Hungarian GP Q3 results: Hamilton takes pole

Driver Info

Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'16.609		205.871
2	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.003	0.003	205.863
3	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.085	0.082	205.643
4	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.296	0.211	205.078
5	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	6	+0.362	0.066	204.903
6	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.383	0.021	204.847
7	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	6	+0.425	0.042	204.735
8	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	6	+0.426	0.001	204.732
9	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.436	0.010	204.706
10	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.577	0.141	204.332
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