2011 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Jenson Button celebrated his 200th Grand Prix with victory in a changeable Hungarian race. Sebastian Vettel finished second and Fernando Alonso third as a late shower forced the leaders into a decisive tyre gamble.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:19.815
Fastest lap	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:23.415 on lap 61
First	Jenson Button	McLaren
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Third	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
29 July 2011	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
29 July 2011	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
30 July 2011	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
30 July 2011	Qualifying	14:00
31 July 2011	Race	14:00

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

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 11 leading the 2011 F1 World Championship on 216 points, with Mark Webber on 139. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 355 points.

Race entries

Jarno Trulli raced for Team Lotus, replacing Karun Chandhok. Bruno Senna, Nico Hulkenberg also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton carried his German Grand Prix momentum into FP1, while Mark Webber hit the inside barrier after running wide at Turn 9. The slippery surface also contributed to understeer complaints from Michael Schumacher. Bruno Senna took Nick Heidfeld’s Renault for the session, gaining experience ahead of his later return to a race seat.

Lewis Hamilton remained quickest in FP2, with Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button reinforcing the challenge to Red Bull. Mark Webber returned after repairs, but neither Red Bull driver looked entirely comfortable with the car’s performance. The team subsequently chose to break its overnight working curfew to make changes before Saturday’s final practice.

Red Bull’s overnight work brought an immediate improvement as Sebastian Vettel led FP3. Fernando Alonso remained close enough to keep Ferrari in contention, while Jenson Button was the quicker McLaren this time. Lewis Hamilton’s lower position offered a contrast to his Friday pace, leaving the qualifying contest less clear-cut than the times alone suggested.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 29 July 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:23.350	19
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.214s	24
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.292s	29
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.316s	12
5	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.422s	20
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.765s	25
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.900s	22
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.019s	20
9	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+1.270s	24
10	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.743s	22
11	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.763s	21
12	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.986s	22
13	14	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.007s	17
14	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.486s	24
15	9	Bruno Senna	Renault	+2.505s	25
16	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.540s	28
17	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.749s	36
18	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.774s	25
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	+3.528s	26
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	+4.002s	21
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.183s	30
22	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+5.553s	22
23	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	+5.709s	24
24	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	+6.554s	26

Free Practice 2 Classification

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 29 July 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:21.018	29
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.241s	40
3	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.304s	34
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.490s	35
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.531s	31
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.081s	40
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.103s	36
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.422s	36
9	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.817s	40
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.963s	37
11	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.012s	34
12	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+2.381s	37
13	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.661s	34
14	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	+2.843s	28
15	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+3.163s	39
16	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.164s	26
17	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+3.528s	21
18	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+3.860s	35
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	+3.976s	38
20	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	+4.429s	39
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.805s	33
22	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+6.243s	28
23	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	+6.712s	31
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	+7.237s	25

Free Practice 3 Classification

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 30 July 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:21.168	17
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.301s	13
3	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.471s	14
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.477s	18
5	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.834s	14
6	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.366s	22
7	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.499s	14
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.869s	19
9	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+2.007s	19
10	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.108s	18
11	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	+2.113s	13
12	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+2.207s	18
13	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.458s	25
14	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.495s	17
15	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.726s	17
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+2.798s	18
17	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.830s	15
18	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+3.893s	19
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	+3.973s	20
20	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	+4.333s	20
21	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+5.787s	20
22	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	+5.823s	19
23	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+6.006s	16
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	+6.545s	20

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Red Bull Racing, with Lewis Hamilton second and Jenson Button third.

Sebastian Vettel took pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Jarno Trulli returned to Team Lotus after missing the German race, while Sébastien Buemi carried a five-place penalty from his Nürburgring collision.

Qualifying Classification

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 30 July 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:21.740	1:21.095	1:19.815	14
2	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:21.636	1:21.105	1:19.978	12
3	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:22.038	1:20.578	1:20.024	15
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:22.130	1:21.099	1:20.350	15
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:21.578	1:20.262	1:20.365	15
6	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:22.208	1:20.890	1:20.474	16
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:22.996	1:21.243	1:21.098	12
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:22.237	1:22.000	1:21.445	19
9	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:22.876	1:21.852	1:21.907	17
10	17	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:23.067	1:22.157	no time	16
11	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:22.976	1:22.256	—	13
12	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:23.070	1:22.284	—	14
13	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:23.278	1:22.435	—	16
14	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	1:23.024	1:22.470	—	14
15	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:23.075	1:22.684	—	16
16	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:23.285	1:22.979	—	10
17	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:23.847	no time	—	9
18	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:24.070	—	—	9
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	1:24.362	—	—	8
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	1:24.534	—	—	7
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:26.294	—	—	10
22	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	1:26.323	—	—	11
23	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	1:26.479	—	—	11
24	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	1:26.510	—	—	8

Sébastien Buemi was demoted five grid places for causing an avoidable collision with Nick Heidfeld at the German Grand Prix.

What happened in the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix?

The field started on intermediates, with Vettel initially leading. Hamilton applied immediate pressure and moved ahead when Vettel ran wide, while Button soon emerged as his team-mate’s closest challenger.

The switch to dry tyres brought Button into contention. Hamilton later spun on the slippery circuit, and his attempt to rejoin across the track forced Paul di Resta to take avoiding action, earning a drive-through penalty.

Another shower split the strategies. Hamilton changed to intermediates, but Button stayed on slicks and judged the conditions correctly as the rain eased. Nick Heidfeld‘s Renault had meanwhile caught fire after a pit stop, ending his race.

Button took the win ahead of Vettel and Alonso, with Hamilton recovering fourth. Webber and Massa completed the top six, while di Resta earned seventh. Vettel left Hungary with an even stronger championship advantage.

Further down the points places, Paul di Resta, Sébastien Buemi, Nico Rosberg and Jaime Alguersuari completed the scoring positions. Felipe Massa set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2011 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 234 points, followed by Mark Webber on 149. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 383, with McLaren on 280.

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 31 July 2011, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	70	1:46:42.337	25
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	+3.588	18
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+19.819	15
4	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	70	+48.338	12
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+49.742	10
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+1:23.176	8
7	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	69	+1 Lap	6
8	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	4
9	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	69	+1 Lap	2
10	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	1
11	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	69	+1 Lap	0
12	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	69	+1 Lap	0
13	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	68	+2 Laps	0
14	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	68	+2 Laps	0
15	17	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	68	+2 Laps	0
16	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	68	+2 Laps	0
17	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	66	+4 Laps	0
18	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	66	+4 Laps	0
19	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	65	+5 Laps	0
20	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	65	+5 Laps	0
Ret	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	55	Water leak	0
Ret	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	26	Gearbox	0
Ret	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	23	Fire/Explosion	0
Ret	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	17	Water leak	0

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	61	1:23.415	189.073
2	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	61	1:23.661	188.517
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	62	1:23.711	188.405
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	61	1:23.718	188.389
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	1:23.875	188.036
6	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	58	1:23.937	187.898
7	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	65	1:24.664	186.284
8	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	68	1:24.664	186.284
9	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	64	1:24.857	185.860
10	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	67	1:24.999	185.550
11	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	65	1:25.018	185.508
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	66	1:25.579	184.292
13	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	56	1:25.724	183.981
14	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	65	1:25.935	183.529
15	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	65	1:25.977	183.439
16	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	68	1:26.025	183.337
17	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	54	1:27.149	180.972
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	59	1:28.022	179.177
19	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	62	1:28.876	177.456
20	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	58	1:29.068	177.073
21	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	53	1:29.208	176.795
22	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	19	1:29.781	175.667
23	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	19	1:30.826	173.646
24	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	16	1:35.252	165.577

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

2011 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2011 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	234
2	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	149
3	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	146
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	145
5	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	134
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	70
7	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	48
8	Nick Heidfeld	German	Renault	34
9	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	32
10	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	32
11	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	27
12	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	18
13	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	12
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	10
15	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Sauber	8
16	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	8
17	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	4
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Sauber	0
19	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Team Lotus	0
20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	HRT	0
21	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	0
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Belgian	Virgin Racing	0
23	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Team Lotus	0
24	Timo Glock	German	Virgin Racing	0
25	Narain Karthikeyan	Indian	HRT	0
26	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	HRT	0
27	Karun Chandhok	Indian	Team Lotus	0

2011 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	383
2	McLaren	280
3	Ferrari	215
4	Mercedes	80
5	Renault	66
6	Sauber	35
7	Force India	26
8	Toro Rosso	22
9	Williams	4
10	Team Lotus	0
11	HRT	0
12	Virgin Racing	0

2011 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2011 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	27 March
2	2011 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	10 April
3	2011 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	17 April
4	2011 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	8 May
5	2011 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	22 May
6	2011 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	29 May
7	2011 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	12 June
8	2011 European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	26 June
9	2011 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	10 July
10	2011 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	24 July
11	2011 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	31 July
12	2011 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	28 August
13	2011 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	11 September
14	2011 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	25 September
15	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
16	2011 Korean Grand Prix	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	16 October
17	2011 Indian Grand Prix	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	30 October
18	2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	13 November
19	2011 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	27 November