2013 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton earned his first victory for Mercedes in Hungary, combining pole position with decisive overtaking. Kimi Räikkönen held off Sebastian Vettel for second as the championship leader had to settle for third.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:19.388
Fastest lap	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:24.069 on lap 61
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
26 July 2013	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
26 July 2013	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
27 July 2013	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
27 July 2013	Qualifying	14:00
28 July 2013	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 10 leading the 2013 F1 World Championship on 157 points, with Fernando Alonso on 123. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 250 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Rodolfo Gonzalez also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Sebastian Vettel overcame a brake problem to lead FP1 as teams assessed Pirelli’s revised combination of 2012 construction and 2013 compounds. The dusty circuit encouraged a slow start, with drivers conserving tyres until grip improved. Jean-Eric Vergne spun late on, while Lewis Hamilton also ran wide during Mercedes’ opening work.

Red Bull remained ahead in FP2, but Romain Grosjean and Ferrari moved closer. Attention then shifted to longer runs on both compounds and checking the revised tyres’ durability. No repeat of the Silverstone failure pattern emerged, allowing teams to concentrate on wear rates and race setup in the heat.

Romain Grosjean led FP3 as Lotus looked competitive on the revised tyres, while Mark Webber encountered gearbox trouble. Sergio Pérez set an encouraging time before crashing at Turn 11 near the finish. The resulting yellow flags prevented several rivals from completing clean final laps, leaving the qualifying picture partly unresolved.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2013 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 26 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:22.723	19
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.259s	24
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.287s	20
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.376s	22
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.388s	20
6	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.647s	26
7	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.667s	20
8	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.808s	28
9	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+0.868s	26
10	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.188s	21
11	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.396s	21
12	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.427s	27
13	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.434s	28
14	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.481s	15
15	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.576s	19
16	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.591s	23
17	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.660s	24
18	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.885s	21
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.104s	24
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+4.085s	25
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+4.894s	20
22	23	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Marussia	+6.204s	25

Free Practice 2 Classification

2013 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 26 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:21.264	34
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.044s	42
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.153s	40
4	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.162s	34
5	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.280s	37
6	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.538s	42
7	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.727s	40
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.747s	32
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.916s	41
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.040s	41
11	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.262s	39
12	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+1.265s	37
13	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.517s	36
14	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.573s	42
15	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.577s	39
16	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.105s	34
17	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.147s	41
18	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.382s	34
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.061s	38
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.801s	36
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.879s	39
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+5.383s	33

Free Practice 3 Classification

2013 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 27 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:20.730	20
2	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.168s	13
3	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	+0.322s	10
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.395s	27
5	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.421s	14
6	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.428s	19
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.524s	17
8	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.626s	23
9	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.769s	15
10	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.789s	20
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	+0.859s	17
12	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+0.916s	19
13	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.233s	21
14	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+1.234s	21
15	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+1.450s	18
16	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.693s	19
17	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.298s	16
18	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	+3.245s	21
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	+3.257s	19
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.568s	20
21	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.392s	20
22	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	No time	2

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel second and Romain Grosjean third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean. Mark Webber reached Q3 but did not set a time there, leaving him tenth and free to choose his starting tyres.

Qualifying Classification

2013 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 27 July 2013

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:20.363	1:19.862	1:19.388	15
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:20.646	1:19.992	1:19.426	12
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:20.447	1:20.101	1:19.595	15
4	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:20.350	1:19.778	1:19.720	16
5	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:20.652	1:20.183	1:19.791	15
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	1:20.867	1:20.243	1:19.851	17
7	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:21.004	1:20.460	1:19.929	15
8	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:21.181	1:20.527	1:20.641	14
9	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	1:21.612	1:20.545	1:22.398	16
10	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:21.264	1:20.503	no time	13
11	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:21.471	1:20.569	—	17
12	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	1:21.028	1:20.580	—	13
13	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:21.131	1:20.777	—	10
14	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:21.345	1:21.029	—	12
15	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:20.816	1:21.133	—	15
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:21.135	1:21.219	—	13
17	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:21.724	—	—	11
18	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:22.043	—	—	11
19	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	1:23.007	—	—	8
20	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	1:23.333	—	—	7
21	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:23.787	—	—	8
22	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:23.997	—	—	8

What happened in the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Hamilton led away and crucially passed Jenson Button soon after his first stop. Vettel could not clear the McLaren as quickly, losing time and damaging his front wing during the pursuit.

Grosjean remained a threat but collected a drive-through penalty for passing Felipe Massa beyond the track limits. Separate contact with Button brought a further post-race penalty, ending the Lotus driver’s hopes of challenging for victory.

Hamilton handled the traffic and tyre stops effectively to maintain control. Räikkönen’s two-stop strategy put him ahead of Vettel, and the Lotus driver defended second throughout the closing laps.

Hamilton won ahead of Räikkönen and Vettel, with Webber fourth and Alonso fifth. Nico Rosberg retired late with an engine failure, while Pastor Maldonado finished tenth to score Williams‘ first point of the season.

Further down the points places, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Sergio Pérez and Pastor Maldonado completed the scoring positions. Mark Webber set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2013 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 172 points, followed by Kimi Räikkönen on 134. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 277, with Mercedes on 208.

2013 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 28 July 2013, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:42:29.445	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	70	+10.938	18
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	+12.459	15
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+18.044	12
5	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+31.411	10
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	70	+52.295	8
7	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	70	+53.819	6
8	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+56.447	4
9	6	Sergio Pérez	McLaren	69	+1 Lap	2
10	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	69	+1 Lap	1
11	11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	69	+1 Lap	0
12	18	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
13	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
14	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	68	+2 Laps	0
15	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	68	+2 Laps	0
16	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	67	+3 Laps	0
17	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	67	+3 Laps	0
18	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	66	Hydraulics	0
19	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	64	Engine	0
Ret	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	42	Hydraulics	0
Ret	12	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	28	Transmission	0
Ret	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	19	Hydraulics	0

Romain Grosjean was given a 20-second post-race penalty in lieu of a drive-through penalty for hitting Jenson Button ‘s McLaren during an overtake attempt. Grosjean’s time difference to race winner Lewis Hamilton was +32.295 at the finish line, and the post-race penalty did not thus affect final race standings.

2013 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	61	1:24.069	187.603
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	57	1:24.553	186.529
3	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	69	1:24.647	186.322
4	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	62	1:25.089	185.354
5	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	59	1:25.176	185.164
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	61	1:25.260	184.982
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	54	1:25.328	184.834
8	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	56	1:25.394	184.692
9	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	69	1:25.597	184.254
10	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren	59	1:26.143	183.086
11	5	Jenson Button	McLaren	56	1:26.195	182.975
12	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	1:26.491	182.349
13	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	55	1:26.608	182.103
14	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	58	1:26.740	181.826
15	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	58	1:26.863	181.568
16	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	41	1:27.127	181.018
17	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	47	1:27.473	180.302
18	20	Charles Pic	Caterham	54	1:27.725	179.784
19	23	Max Chilton	Marussia	65	1:28.160	178.897
20	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	57	1:28.250	178.715
21	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	12	1:28.548	178.113
22	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	16	1:29.135	176.940

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

2013 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2013 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	172
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Lotus F1	134
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	133
4	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	124
5	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	105
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	84
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	61
8	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	49
9	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	39
10	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	36
11	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	23
12	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	McLaren	18
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	13
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Toro Rosso	11
15	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Sauber	7
16	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	1
17	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	0
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
19	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	0
20	Charles Pic	French	Caterham	0
21	Giedo van der Garde	Dutch	Caterham	0
22	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0

2013 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	277
2	Mercedes	208
3	Ferrari	194
4	Lotus F1	183
5	Force India	59
6	McLaren	57
7	Toro Rosso	24
8	Sauber	7
9	Williams	1
10	Marussia	0
11	Caterham	0

2013 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2013 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	17 March
2	2013 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	24 March
3	2013 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2013 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	21 April
5	2013 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2013 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2013 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	9 June
8	2013 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	30 June
9	2013 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	7 July
10	2013 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	28 July
11	2013 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	25 August
12	2013 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	8 September
13	2013 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
14	2013 Korean Grand Prix	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	6 October
15	2013 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
16	2013 Indian Grand Prix	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	27 October
17	2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	3 November
18	2013 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	17 November
19	2013 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	24 November