2017 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel nursed a steering problem to victory in Hungary, with Kimi Räikkönen protecting Ferrari‘s one-two. Mercedes briefly swapped its drivers in pursuit, but Lewis Hamilton ultimately returned third place to Valtteri Bottas as promised.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Pole time	1:16.276
Fastest lap	Fernando Alonso	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:20.182 on lap 69
First	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
28 July 2017	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
28 July 2017	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
29 July 2017	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
29 July 2017	Qualifying	14:00
30 July 2017	Race	14:00

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 11 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 177 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 176. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 330 points.

Race entries

Paul di Resta replaced the unwell Felipe Massa at Williams from qualifying onwards, having not taken part in practice.

Free Practice

Daniel Ricciardo led FP1 as the quicker 2017 cars comfortably eclipsed the previous year’s times. Grip remained elusive, however, with Sebastian Vettel and Stoffel Vandoorne spinning and Romain Grosjean touching the barriers. Antonio Giovinazzi crashed at Turn 11 during his Haas appearance, causing a red flag, before Jolyon Palmer’s damaged front wing brought another stoppage at the finish.

Daniel Ricciardo stayed fastest in FP2, but two more accidents disrupted race preparation. Pascal Wehrlein crashed heavily at Turn 11, and Jolyon Palmer later hit the barriers at the final corner. Kevin Magnussen’s running was delayed by repairs to the Haas that Antonio Giovinazzi had damaged, while Kimi Räikkönen briefly lost power before recovering and returning to the pits.

Ferrari took over in FP3, with Sebastian Vettel leading Kimi Räikkönen as the field prepared for qualifying. Friday’s pacesetter Daniel Ricciardo had a much less productive morning: a mechanical problem stopped his Red Bull at Turn 9 just after halfway. He consequently lost the closing part of the session and its final quick-lap preparation.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 28 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:18.486	31
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.234s	20
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.372s	31
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.676s	27
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.762s	30
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.077s	21
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.501s	21
8	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.519s	24
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.664s	25
10	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.975s	27
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.054s	28
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.088s	23
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.294s	27
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.431s	25
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.488s	29
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.827s	20
17	34	Alfonso Celis	Force India	+3.116s	24
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.299s	31
19	50	Antonio Giovinazzi	Haas	+3.765s	8
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+4.004s	29

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 28 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:18.455	32
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.183s	28
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.201s	33
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.300s	28
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.324s	31
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.496s	25
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.259s	33
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.360s	31
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.379s	35
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.454s	18
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.671s	34
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.811s	33
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.122s	37
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.336s	31
15	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.414s	22
16	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.720s	12
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.890s	11
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.049s	25
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.104s	31
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.267s	16

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 29 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:17.017	17
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.475s	16
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.897s	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.177s	25
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.417s	14
6	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.621s	18
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.682s	20
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.697s	7
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.867s	14
10	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.939s	19
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.283s	22
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.335s	22
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.438s	23
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.592s	22
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.605s	21
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.878s	19
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+3.238s	12
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+3.362s	24
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+3.429s	24
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.731s	19

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen second and Valtteri Bottas third.

Paul di Resta replaced the unwell Felipe Massa from qualifying, making his first Grand Prix appearance since 2013. Ferrari locked out the front row, with Mercedes and Red Bull filling the next two rows.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 29 July 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:17.244	1:16.802	1:16.276	14
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:17.364	1:17.207	1:16.444	14
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:18.058	1:17.362	1:16.530	18
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.492	1:16.693	1:16.707	17
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.266	1:17.028	1:16.797	14
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:17.702	1:17.698	1:16.818	14
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:18.137	1:17.655	1:17.468	14
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:18.395	1:17.919	1:17.549	17
9	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:18.479	1:18.000	1:17.894	17
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:18.948	1:18.311	1:18.912	19
11	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:18.699	1:18.415	—	14
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:18.843	1:18.495	—	16
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:18.702	1:18.538	—	15
14	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:19.095	1:18.639	—	15
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:19.085	1:18.771	—	15
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:19.095	—	—	9
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:19.102	—	—	9
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:19.839	—	—	9
19	40	Paul di Resta	Williams	1:19.868	—	—	11
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:19.972	—	—	8

Nico Hülkenberg received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Daniil Kvyat received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll during Q1.

Sergio Pérez and Kevin Magnussen set identical lap times in Q1. As Pérez was the first to set his time, he was considered to have qualified ahead of Magnussen.

What happened in the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel led away, but the two Red Bulls collided at Turn 2. Max Verstappen locked up and hit Daniel Ricciardo, damaging the radiator and ending Ricciardo’s race. Verstappen received a ten-second penalty and the safety car was deployed.

Vettel later reported that his steering was pulling to one side. Ferrari instructed him to avoid the kerbs, and his reduced pace brought Kimi Räikkönen and the Mercedes drivers into contention. Räikkönen remained behind rather than attack his team-mate.

Mercedes released Lewis Hamilton past Valtteri Bottas to challenge the Ferraris, with an agreement to reverse the swap if Hamilton could not pass them. The Hungaroring offered few openings, and Ferrari retained control despite Vettel’s compromised car.

Hamilton honoured the agreement at the final corner, allowing Bottas back into third even as Max Verstappen approached. Fernando Alonso finished sixth and set the fastest lap, while Stoffel Vandoorne‘s tenth gave McLaren its first double points finish of the season.

Further down the points places, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Pérez, Esteban Ocon and Stoffel Vandoorne completed the scoring positions. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 202 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 188. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 357, with Ferrari on 318.

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 30 July 2017, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	1:39:46.713	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+0.908	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+12.462	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+12.885	12
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	70	+13.276	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	70	+1:11.223	8
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	69	+1 Lap	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	69	+1 Lap	2
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	69	+1 Lap	1
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
12	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	69	+1 Lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	69	+1 Lap	0
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	69	+1 Lap	0
15	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	68	+2 Laps	0
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	68	+2 Laps	0
17	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	67	Brakes	0
Ret	40	Paul di Resta	Williams	60	Oil leak	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	20	Wheel nut	0
Ret	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	0	Radiator	0

Kevin Magnussen had 5 seconds added to his race time for forcing Nico Hülkenberg off the track.

Nico Hülkenberg retired from the race, but was classified as he had completed 90% of the race distance.

2017 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	69	15:42:42	1:20.182	196.697
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	15:42:54	1:20.461	196.015
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	44	15:07:50	1:20.490	195.944
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	69	15:41:32	1:20.807	195.176
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	15:37:32	1:20.818	195.149
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	68	15:40:22	1:21.214	194.198
7	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	68	15:41:59	1:21.589	193.305
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	61	15:32:21	1:21.611	193.253
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	42	15:06:03	1:21.631	193.206
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	66	15:40:51	1:21.752	192.920
11	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	67	15:40:10	1:21.871	192.639
12	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	44	15:08:33	1:21.960	192.430
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	67	15:40:34	1:22.100	192.102
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	68	15:41:40	1:22.105	192.090
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	60	15:30:38	1:22.431	191.330
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	53	15:21:34	1:22.830	190.409
17	40	Paul di Resta	Williams	49	15:16:32	1:23.242	189.466
18	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	50	15:17:52	1:23.573	188.716
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	19	14:33:37	1:24.702	186.201

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

2017 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	202
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	188
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	169
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	117
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	116
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	67
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	56
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	45
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	35
10	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	26
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	23
12	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	18
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	18
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	11
15	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	10
16	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Sauber	5
17	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	4
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	1
19	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	0
20	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
21	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Sauber	0
–	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	0
–	Paul di Resta	British	Williams	0

2017 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	357
2	Ferrari	318
3	Red Bull Racing	184
4	Force India	101
5	Williams	41
6	Toro Rosso	39
7	Haas	29
8	Renault	26
9	McLaren	11
10	Sauber	5

2017 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2017 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	26 March
2	2017 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	9 April
3	2017 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	16 April
4	2017 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 April
5	2017 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	14 May
6	2017 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	28 May
7	2017 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	11 June
8	2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	25 June
9	2017 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	9 July
10	2017 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	16 July
11	2017 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	30 July
12	2017 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	27 August
13	2017 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	3 September
14	2017 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	17 September
15	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	1 October
16	2017 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October
17	2017 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	22 October
18	2017 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	29 October
19	2017 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	12 November
20	2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 November