2007 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix under sustained pressure from Kimi Räikkönen, but McLaren’s qualifying dispute dominated the weekend. Fernando Alonso’s pit-lane delay cost him pole, and the team was denied constructors’ points at the Hungaroring.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Pole time	1:19.781
Fastest lap	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:20.047 on lap 70
First	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Third	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
3 August 2007	Practice 1	10:00
3 August 2007	Practice 2	14:00
4 August 2007	Practice 3	11:00
4 August 2007	Qualifying	14:00
5 August 2007	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 11 leading the 2007 F1 World Championship on 70 points, with Fernando Alonso on 68. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 138 points.

Race entries

Sebastian Vettel joined Toro Rosso in place of Scott Speed, moving from his BMW Sauber reserve role into a race seat. Spyker brought in Sakon Yamamoto to replace Markus Winkelhock after the German’s one-off appearance at the Nürburgring. The remaining teams retained their drivers.

Free Practice

Robert Kubica topped Friday morning on the softer tyre while many rivals concentrated on the harder compound, making direct comparison difficult. Ferrari and McLaren were closely matched behind him. Mark Webber suffered a mechanical problem, while Sebastian Vettel and Sakon Yamamoto began settling into their new teams, the latter facing a substantial gap to Adrian Sutil in the other Spyker.

Fernando Alonso led the afternoon session, with Heikki Kovalainen’s Renault splitting the McLarens. Lewis Hamilton’s running ended in the gravel after he encountered Sakon Yamamoto’s slow-moving Spyker. Nico Rosberg and Nick Heidfeld also featured near the front, while the Ferraris sat further down a timesheet shaped by differing tyre and fuel programmes rather than an unambiguous change in competitive order.

Felipe Massa moved ahead in final practice, narrowly beating Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton as the teams refined their qualifying preparations. Toyota placed both cars in the top eight and continued working through tyre choices, an important part of a weekend in which finding the right compound for the conditions proved demanding. Ferrari’s strong morning gave little warning of the costly qualifying error that followed.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 3 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:22.390	25
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.129s	18
3	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.150s	21
4	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.195s	18
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.264s	19
6	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.501s	24
7	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.593s	19
8	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+0.904s	20
9	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+1.211s	20
10	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.412s	27
11	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+1.712s	13
12	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.928s	30
13	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+1.931s	12
14	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+2.084s	17
15	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+2.343s	18
16	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+2.515s	26
17	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+2.530s	19
18	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+2.586s	20
19	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+2.917s	13
20	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+3.194s	14
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+3.942s	29
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+5.728s	30

Free Practice 2 Classification

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 3 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:20.919	29
2	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+0.364s	39
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.419s	32
4	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.566s	40
5	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.598s	37
6	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.670s	29
7	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.701s	29
8	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+0.779s	36
9	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0.938s	35
10	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+0.987s	37
11	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0.993s	29
12	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+1.068s	35
13	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.406s	28
14	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.564s	33
15	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+1.591s	41
16	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+1.631s	47
17	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+1.637s	42
18	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+1.808s	29
19	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+2.217s	42
20	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+2.229s	39
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+2.754s	34
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+5.388s	29

Free Practice 3 Classification

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 4 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:20.183	15
2	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.231s	11
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.278s	11
4	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.382s	18
5	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.558s	15
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.685s	16
7	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0.695s	22
8	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0.750s	21
9	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.037s	13
10	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+1.140s	15
11	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+1.318s	20
12	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+1.469s	18
13	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+1.483s	22
14	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.569s	15
15	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+1.656s	18
16	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+1.726s	21
17	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.948s	22
18	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+2.019s	23
19	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+2.211s	20
20	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+2.413s	18
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+3.377s	22
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+3.879s	24

Qualifying

Fernando Alonso set the fastest time, but a five-place penalty handed pole to Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso remained stationary after his crew released him from a late stop, delaying Lewis Hamilton long enough to prevent another flying lap. The stewards penalised Fernando Alonso and barred McLaren from scoring constructors’ points in the race; Lewis Hamilton had earlier disrupted the team’s planned running order by refusing to let Fernando Alonso pass.

Felipe Massa’s challenge ended in Q2 after Ferrari sent him out without the fuel he needed, forcing the mechanics to retrieve the car and costing tyre temperature and time. Nick Heidfeld inherited a front-row start, with Kimi Räikkönen third. Giancarlo Fisichella also received a five-place penalty for impeding Sakon Yamamoto, while both Hondas failed to clear Q1.

Qualifying Classification

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 4 August 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:20.425	1:19.661	1:19.674	17
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:19.570	1:19.301	1:19.781	17
3	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:20.751	1:20.322	1:20.259	22
4	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:20.435	1:20.107	1:20.410	19
5	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:20.547	1:20.188	1:20.632	22
6	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:20.449	1:20.455	1:20.714	24
7	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:20.366	1:20.703	1:20.876	23
8	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:21.645	1:20.590	1:21.079	25
9	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:20.481	1:19.951	1:21.206	20
10	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:20.794	1:20.439	1:21.256	22
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1:21.291	1:20.718	—	12
12	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	1:20.285	1:20.779	—	12
13	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	1:21.243	1:20.865	—	18
14	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:20.408	1:21.021	—	9
15	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	1:21.018	1:21.127	—	12
16	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	1:21.730	1:21.993	—	16
17	7	Jenson Button	Honda	1:21.737	—	—	6
18	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:21.877	—	—	6
19	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:22.143	—	—	6
20	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:22.177	—	—	7
21	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	1:22.737	—	—	9
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	1:23.774	—	—	7

Fernando Alonso was dropped five places for impeding Lewis Hamilton during Q3.

Giancarlo Fisichella was dropped five places due to impeding Sakon Yamamoto during Q1.

What happened in the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton led from the start, but Kimi Räikkönen stayed close enough to keep the pressure on throughout. The Ferrari was more competitive in race trim than its qualifying position had suggested, although the Hungaroring offered few realistic passing opportunities. Lewis Hamilton controlled every lap and kept the lead through the stops.

Fernando Alonso recovered from sixth to fourth, spending a substantial part of the race behind Ralf Schumacher before getting ahead. Nick Heidfeld secured third, with Robert Kubica fifth. Felipe Massa could make little progress from his poor grid position and finished outside the points, while Sakon Yamamoto crashed early on his Spyker debut.

Lewis Hamilton won by just 0.715 seconds, Kimi Räikkönen taking the fastest lap on the final tour. Ralf Schumacher, Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen completed the points behind the leading five. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso retained their drivers’ scores, but McLaren’s constructors’ total remained unchanged under the weekend’s penalty.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 80 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 73. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 138, with Ferrari on 119.

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 5 August 2007, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	70	1:35:52.991	10
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+0.715	8
3	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	70	+43.129	6
4	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	70	+44.858	5
5	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	70	+47.616	4
6	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	70	+50.669	3
7	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	70	+59.139	2
8	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	70	+1:08.104	1
9	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+1:16.331	0
10	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	69	+1 lap	0
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	69	+1 lap	0
12	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	69	+1 lap	0
13	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	+1 lap	0
14	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	69	+1 lap	0
15	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	69	+1 lap	0
16	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	0
17	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	68	+2 laps	0
18	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	68	+2 laps	0
Ret	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	42	Electrical	0
Ret	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	41	Collision	0
Ret	7	Jenson Button	Honda	35	Throttle	0
Ret	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	4	Accident	0

2007 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	1:20.047	197.029
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	13	1:20.171	196.724
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	49	1:20.324	196.349
4	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	40	1:20.419	196.117
5	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	16	1:20.582	195.721
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	68	1:20.672	195.502
7	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	63	1:20.915	194.915
8	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	69	1:20.935	194.867
9	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	69	1:20.961	194.804
10	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	66	1:20.980	194.759
11	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	37	1:20.981	194.756
12	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	48	1:21.253	194.104
13	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	49	1:21.264	194.078
14	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	67	1:21.553	193.390
15	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	66	1:21.695	193.054
16	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	65	1:21.915	192.536
17	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	34	1:22.004	192.327
18	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	39	1:22.166	191.948
19	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	67	1:22.263	191.721
20	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	35	1:22.410	191.379
21	7	Jenson Button	Honda	25	1:22.906	190.234
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	4	1:26.741	181.824

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2007 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2007 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	80
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	73
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	60
4	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	59
5	Nick Heidfeld	German	BMW Sauber	42
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	BMW Sauber	28
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Renault	17
8	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Renault	16
9	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	Williams	13
10	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	8
11	David Coulthard	British	Red Bull Racing	8
12	Nico Rosberg	German	Williams	7
13	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	7
14	Ralf Schumacher	German	Toyota	5
15	Takuma Sato	Japanese	Super Aguri	4
16	Jenson Button	British	Honda	1
17	Sebastian Vettel	German	BMW Sauber / Toro Rosso	1
18	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Honda	0
19	Scott Speed	American	Toro Rosso	0
20	Anthony Davidson	British	Super Aguri	0
21	Adrian Sutil	German	Spyker	0
22	Christijan Albers	Dutch	Spyker	0
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Toro Rosso	0
–	Markus Winkelhock	German	Spyker	0
–	Sakon Yamamoto	Japanese	Spyker	0

2007 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	McLaren	138
2	Ferrari	119
3	BMW Sauber	71
4	Renault	33
5	Williams	20
6	Red Bull Racing	16
7	Toyota	12
8	Super Aguri	4
9	Honda	1
10	Toro Rosso	0
11	Spyker	0

2007 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2007 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	18 March
2	2007 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	8 April
3	2007 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	15 April
4	2007 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	13 May
5	2007 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	27 May
6	2007 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	10 June
7	2007 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	17 June
8	2007 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	1 July
9	2007 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	8 July
10	2007 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	22 July
11	2007 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	5 August
12	2007 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	26 August
13	2007 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	9 September
14	2007 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	16 September
15	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	30 September
16	2007 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	7 October
17	2007 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	21 October