2019 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

The 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix became a gripping contest between Max Verstappen‘s track position and Lewis Hamilton‘s fresh tyres. A bold second stop from Mercedes gave Hamilton the pace to chase down the Red Bull Racing driver and turn a tense afternoon at the Hungaroring into his eighth victory of the season.

Pole position
Driver	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Time	1:14.572
Fastest lap
Driver	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Time	1:17.103 on lap 69
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
2 August 2019	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
2 August 2019	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
3 August 2019	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
3 August 2019	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
4 August 2019	Race	15:10

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

Championship background

After the upheaval in Germany, Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas by 41 points in the 2019 F1 World Championship. Max Verstappen arrived with two wins from the previous three races, giving Red Bull Racing real momentum before the summer break.

Race entries

The same 20 race drivers returned for Hungary. The tight Hungaroring offered Red Bull Racing an opportunity to challenge Mercedes again, while Ferrari needed to recover from a weekend of mixed fortunes at Hockenheim.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 in 1:17.233, with Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel almost inseparable behind him. The early times suggested a close contest, with the leading three covered by just 0.166 seconds.

Pierre Gasly topped a rain-affected FP2 in 1:17.854 ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The interruptions to dry running limited how much the teams could learn from their longer runs.

Lewis Hamilton returned to first place in FP3 with a 1:16.084. Max Verstappen finished only 0.013 seconds behind, while Sebastian Vettel was third, setting up a qualifying session with little room for error.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 2 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.233	41
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.165s	28
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.166s	25
4	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.449s	25
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+0.709s	31
6	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.955s	29
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.184s	31
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.298s	34
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.469s	23
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.554s	32
11	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.661s	30
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.740s	32
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.749s	33
14	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.990s	28
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.092s	20
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.255s	24
17	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.416s	33
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.489s	34
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.089s	30
20	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	No time	2

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 2 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:17.854	16
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.055s	12
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.141s	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.330s	18
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+0.743s	13
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+0.828s	25
7	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.998s	21
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.038s	14
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.055s	25
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.103s	22
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.295s	19
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.324s	21
13	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.400s	24
14	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.544s	22
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.867s	13
16	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.920s	14
17	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.035s	14
18	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.547s	6
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2.585s	15
20	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	No time	2

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 3 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:16.084	21
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.013s	16
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.082s	18
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.271s	19
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.308s	18
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.600s	19
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.690s	20
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.132s	22
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.133s	23
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.146s	17
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.209s	21
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.348s	21
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.583s	19
14	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.586s	17
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.845s	22
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.878s	19
17	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.940s	19
18	63	George Russell	Williams	+1.988s	23
19	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.450s	20
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2.625s	26

Qualifying

Max Verstappen finally secured his first Formula One pole, becoming the championship’s 100th different pole-sitter. His 1:14.572 beat Valtteri Bottas by just 0.018 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton third in another tightly contested session.

Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel filled fourth and fifth ahead of Pierre Gasly. Lando Norris led the midfield in seventh, followed by Carlos Sainz, Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen. Red Bull Racing had the best starting position, but both Mercedes cars were close enough to make the race a strategic challenge.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 3 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:15.817	1:15.573	1:14.572	16
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:16.078	1:15.669	1:14.590	19
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:16.068	1:15.548	1:14.769	22
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:16.337	1:15.792	1:15.043	17
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:16.452	1:15.885	1:15.071	18
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:16.716	1:16.393	1:15.450	19
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:16.697	1:16.060	1:15.800	18
8	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:16.493	1:16.308	1:15.852	20
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:16.978	1:16.319	1:16.013	21
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:16.506	1:16.518	1:16.041	20
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:16.790	1:16.565	—	12
12	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:16.912	1:16.687	—	14
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:16.750	1:16.692	—	14
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:16.894	1:16.804	—	14
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:16.122	1:17.081	—	13
16	63	George Russell	Williams	1:17.031	—	—	9
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:17.109	—	—	6
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:17.257	—	—	6
19	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:17.542	—	—	9
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:18.324	—	—	9

Antonio Giovinazzi received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll during qualifying.

Daniel Ricciardo was required to start from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota for power unit components.

What happened in the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Max Verstappen made a strong start and retained the lead. Behind him, Lewis Hamilton passed Valtteri Bottas during a busy opening lap, and contact involving Bottas and Charles Leclerc damaged the Finn’s front wing. An early stop for repairs left Bottas with a long recovery ahead.

The leaders quickly pulled away from Ferrari. Max Verstappen stopped first for hard tyres, with Lewis Hamilton extending his opening stint before making the same compound change. The Mercedes driver returned several seconds behind but rapidly reduced the gap.

Lewis Hamilton launched an attack around the outside at Turn 4, only to run wide and fall back into second. Brake temperatures then forced him to ease his pursuit. With overtaking proving difficult, Mercedes decided to change the shape of the contest.

A second stop put Lewis Hamilton onto fresh medium tyres and left him around 20 seconds behind. Max Verstappen stayed out to protect the lead, but his older hard tyres began to fade as Hamilton produced a sequence of quick laps. What initially looked like a daunting chase became an increasingly urgent defence.

Lewis Hamilton caught Max Verstappen and passed into Turn 1 on lap 67. Red Bull Racing then brought Verstappen in for soft tyres, allowing him to collect the fastest-lap point while retaining second. The win rewarded both Hamilton’s pace and Mercedes‘ willingness to commit to an extra stop.

Sebastian Vettel stretched his first stint and used soft tyres late in the race to catch and pass Charles Leclerc for third. Carlos Sainz delivered another strong fifth for McLaren, ahead of Pierre Gasly and Kimi Räikkönen. Valtteri Bottas recovered to eighth, with Lando Norris ninth and Alexander Albon tenth.

The result sent Lewis Hamilton into the summer break with 250 points and a 62-point lead over Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen was just seven points further back. The championship leader had restored his advantage, but the quality of the fight at the front promised plenty for the second half of the season.

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 4 August 2019, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:35:03.796	25
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	70	+17.796s	19
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	+61.433s	15
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	70	+65.250s	12
5	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	69	+1 lap	10
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	69	+1 lap	8
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	69	+1 lap	6
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	69	+1 lap	4
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	69	+1 lap	2
10	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	1
11	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	69	+1 lap	0
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	69	+1 lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	69	+1 lap	0
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	69	+1 lap	0
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	68	+2 laps	0
16	63	George Russell	Williams	68	+2 laps	0
17	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	68	+2 laps	0
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	68	+2 laps	0
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	67	+3 laps	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	49	Water pressure	0

Max Verstappen earned the additional point for fastest lap.

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	69	16:46:51	1:17.103	204.552
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	60	16:34:34	1:18.528	200.840
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	59	16:34:56	1:19.331	198.807
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	65	16:42:09	1:19.786	197.673
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	49	16:20:24	1:20.493	195.937
6	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	52	16:26:47	1:20.603	195.670
7	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	65	16:43:35	1:20.621	195.626
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	49	16:21:52	1:20.839	195.098
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	65	16:42:59	1:20.880	195.000
10	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	66	16:44:16	1:21.002	194.706
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	67	16:46:27	1:21.008	194.691
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	65	16:42:56	1:21.045	194.602
13	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	65	16:43:05	1:21.188	194.260
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	59	16:35:23	1:21.650	193.161
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	47	16:18:50	1:21.734	192.962
16	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	55	16:29:50	1:21.932	192.496
17	63	George Russell	Williams	66	16:46:07	1:22.386	191.435
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	46	16:17:49	1:22.809	190.457
19	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	64	16:43:26	1:23.134	189.712
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	42	16:12:45	1:23.436	189.026

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	250
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	188
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	181
4	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	156
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	132
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing	63
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	58
8	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	31
9	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	27
10	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	24
11	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	22
12	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	18
13	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	18
14	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	17
15	Alexander Albon	THA	Toro Rosso	16
16	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	13
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	8
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	1
19	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	1
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	438
2	Ferrari	288
3	Red Bull Racing	244
4	McLaren	82
5	Toro Rosso	43
6	Renault	39
7	Alfa Romeo Racing	32
8	Racing Point	31
9	Haas	26
10	Williams	1

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December