2018 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton converted a wet-weather pole into victory at the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix, taking a stronger championship lead into the summer break. Ferrari had shown impressive dry pace at the Hungaroring, but Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen had to settle for the remaining podium places.

Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:35.658
Fastest lap
Driver	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing
Time	1:20.012 on lap 46
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
27 July 2018	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
27 July 2018	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
28 July 2018	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
28 July 2018	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
29 July 2018	Race	15:10

All times are local (UTC+02:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Hamilton led Vettel by 17 points after Germany. Hungary offered Ferrari a chance to respond before the break, while the paddock paid tribute to former Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne, who had died earlier in the week.

Race entries

Antonio Giovinazzi replaced Charles Leclerc at Sauber for FP1. Leclerc returned for the remaining sessions, and the 20 regular drivers contested the race.

Free Practice

Daniel Ricciardo led FP1 with a 1:17.613, narrowly ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. Red Bull Racing began strongly on the twisty circuit.

Vettel topped FP2 in 1:16.834, followed by Verstappen and Ricciardo. Ferrari‘s dry pace suggested a real opportunity to recover ground in the title contest.

Vettel remained fastest in FP3 with a 1:16.170, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. The picture changed when rain arrived for qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 27 July 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:17.613	30
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.079s	24
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.088s	29
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.335s	23
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.423s	28
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.857s	20
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.362s	17
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.412s	14
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.515s	32
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.574s	29
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.739s	30
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.077s	24
13	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.228s	32
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.399s	33
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.452s	30
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.538s	28
17	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.546s	27
18	36	Antonio Giovinazzi	Sauber	+2.680s	31
19	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	+2.694s	28
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+3.084s	12

Free Practice 2 Classification

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 27 July 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:16.834	45
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.074s	35
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.227s	36
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.319s	40
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.753s	43
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+1.034s	46
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.231s	39
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.661s	38
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.684s	43
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.927s	41
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.016s	42
12	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.023s	38
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.046s	35
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.079s	23
15	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.082s	41
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.209s	42
17	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+2.303s	38
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.811s	45
19	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.878s	38
20	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	+2.936s	45

Free Practice 3 Classification

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 28 July 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:16.170	16
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.059s	17
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.203s	16
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.579s	17
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.633s	11
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.776s	14
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.584s	17
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.913s	18
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.914s	19
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.969s	22
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.060s	17
12	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.082s	19
13	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+2.206s	19
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.297s	15
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.342s	20
16	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	+2.460s	17
17	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.619s	14
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.672s	18
19	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.792s	18
20	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.962s	20

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton mastered the changing conditions and took pole with a 1:35.658 in wet Q3. Valtteri Bottas completed a Mercedes front row, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel.

Carlos Sainz qualified fifth and Pierre Gasly sixth, while Daniel Ricciardo was eliminated in Q2 as the rain intensified. Lance Stroll later had to start from the pit lane after a front-wing change, adding another alteration to the grid.

Qualifying Classification

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 28 July 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.419	1:31.242	1:35.658	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:17.123	1:32.081	1:35.918	25
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:17.526	1:32.762	1:36.186	26
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:16.666	1:28.636	1:36.210	24
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:17.829	1:30.771	1:36.743	25
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:18.577	1:31.286	1:37.591	25
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:16.940	1:31.178	1:38.032	24
8	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:18.429	1:32.590	1:38.128	25
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:18.314	1:32.968	1:39.858	24
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:17.901	1:33.650	1:40.593	24
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:18.208	1:35.214	—	19
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:18.540	1:36.442	—	21
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:17.905	1:36.506	—	20
14	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:18.641	1:37.075	—	22
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:18.560	No time	—	15
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:18.782	—	—	11
17	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:18.817	—	—	13
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:19.142	—	—	12
19	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	1:19.200	—	—	11
20	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:19.301	—	—	12

Lance Stroll was required to start from the pit lane after changing his front wing.

What happened in the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Hamilton held the lead at the start, with Bottas close behind. Vettel passed Räikkönen and began pursuing the Mercedes pair, while Max Verstappen retired early with a power-unit problem.

Hamilton stopped before Vettel, who extended his opening stint in the hope of gaining track position. Ferrari‘s later stop did not get him ahead of Bottas, leaving the championship challenger behind the second Mercedes while Hamilton built his advantage.

Bottas defended second on increasingly worn tyres as Vettel and Räikkönen closed. Vettel finally found a way past near the end, with contact damaging Bottas’ front wing. Räikkönen also moved through into third.

Daniel Ricciardo recovered through the field and caught Bottas. Their battle produced another collision, but Ricciardo ultimately took fourth. Bottas finished fifth and received a ten-second penalty that did not change his position.

Gasly delivered an excellent sixth for Toro Rosso, ahead of Kevin Magnussen. Fernando Alonso finished eighth, with Sainz ninth and Romain Grosjean tenth. Ricciardo set fastest lap, which carried no additional point in 2018.

Hamilton won by more than 17 seconds and reached the summer break 24 points ahead of Vettel. Ferrari had limited the damage with a double podium, but Mercedes had converted a difficult-looking weekend into another significant championship gain.

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 29 July 2018, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:37:16.427	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	+17.123s	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+20.101s	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	70	+46.419s	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+60.000s	10
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	70	+73.273s	8
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	69	+1 lap	6
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	69	+1 lap	4
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	69	+1 lap	2
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	69	+1 lap	1
11	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	0
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	69	+1 lap	0
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	69	+1 lap	0
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	69	+1 lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	68	+2 laps	0
16	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	68	+2 laps	0
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	68	+2 laps	0
Ret	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	49	Gearbox	0
Ret	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	5	Power loss	0
Ret	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	0	Suspension	0

Valtteri Bottas received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo.

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	46	16:17:48	1:20.012	197.115
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	16:50:30	1:20.056	197.007
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	16:30:08	1:20.292	196.428
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	63	16:40:40	1:21.107	194.454
5	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	69	16:51:15	1:21.261	194.085
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	60	16:37:53	1:21.302	193.987
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	64	16:43:14	1:21.685	193.078
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	39	16:07:41	1:21.736	192.957
9	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	68	16:49:32	1:22.090	192.125
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	58	16:35:50	1:22.606	190.925
11	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	62	16:41:28	1:22.612	190.911
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	51	16:27:11	1:22.660	190.800
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	58	16:35:48	1:22.774	190.538
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	63	16:43:03	1:22.876	190.303
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	46	16:18:38	1:23.077	189.843
16	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	56	16:33:25	1:23.263	189.419
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	53	16:29:41	1:23.671	188.495
18	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	53	16:29:46	1:23.708	188.412
19	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	5	15:20:05	1:23.985	187.790

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h. No championship point was awarded for fastest lap in 2018.

2018 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2018 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	213
2	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	189
3	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Ferrari	146
4	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	132
5	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Red Bull Racing	118
6	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	105
7	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	52
8	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	45
9	Fernando Alonso	ESP	McLaren	44
10	Sergio Perez	MEX	Force India	30
11	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Renault	30
12	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Force India	29
13	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Toro Rosso	26
14	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	21
15	Charles Leclerc	MON	Sauber	13
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	BEL	McLaren	8
17	Marcus Ericsson	SWE	Sauber	5
18	Lance Stroll	CAN	Williams	4
19	Brendon Hartley	NZL	Toro Rosso	2
20	Sergey Sirotkin	RUS	Williams	0

2018 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	345
2	Ferrari	335
3	Red Bull Racing	223
4	Renault	82
5	Haas	66
6	Force India	59
7	McLaren	52
8	Toro Rosso	28
9	Sauber	18
10	Williams	4

2018 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2018 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	25 March
2	2018 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	8 April
3	2018 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	15 April
4	2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	29 April
5	2018 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	13 May
6	2018 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	27 May
7	2018 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	10 June
8	2018 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	24 June
9	2018 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	1 July
10	2018 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	8 July
11	2018 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	22 July
12	2018 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	29 July
13	2018 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	26 August
14	2018 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	2 September
15	2018 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	16 September
16	2018 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 September
17	2018 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	7 October
18	2018 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	21 October
19	2018 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	28 October
20	2018 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	11 November
21	2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	25 November