2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying results & starting grid

Despite threatening skies, the track remained dry throughout – with just spots of rain falling every now and then.

In the top-10 shootout, Hamilton immediately set a new track record of 1m13.613s, three tenths ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas, and then improved on his second run to 1m13.447s. Bottas also went quicker on his final run, but was a tenth off Hamilton's best time.

Lance Stroll was best of the rest for Racing Point, 0.764s down on pole. Teammate Sergio Perez had his first run deleted for track limits, but his second run was good enough for fourth, a tenth and a bit behind Stroll.

Sebastian Vettel pipped Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc by 0.04s to lockout the third row of the grid, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen only seventh, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz. Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri made it through to Q3, but didn’t run due to a power unit problem.

In Qualifying 2, Hamilton topped the times with a lap of 1m14.261s using the medium tyre, 0.269s ahead of Bottas, with Verstappen seventh tenths down despite using the softs. Like Mercedes, the Racing Points also committed to the mediums, and were seventh and ninth fastest.

Knocked out at this point were Daniel Ricciardo (Renault), the highly impressive George Russell (Williams), Alex Albon (who blamed Red Bull for sending him out in traffic at the end of the session), Esteban Ocon (Renault) and Nicholas Latifi (Williams).

In Qualifying 1, Perez was fastest on 1m14.681s on a track that ramped up massively in terms of grip in the closing moments, lapping two tenths quicker than Stroll with Hamilton only in third.

Knocked out were Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri), Romain Grosjean (Haas) and the Alfa Romeos of Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen.

2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix starting grid

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'13.447		214.734
2	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'13.554	0.107	214.422
3	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'14.377	0.930	212.049
4	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'14.545	1.098	211.571
5	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'14.774	1.327	210.923
6	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'14.817	1.370	210.802
7	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'14.849	1.402	210.712
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	1'14.966	1.519	210.383
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	1'15.027	1.580	210.212
10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda
11	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	1'15.661	2.214	208.450
12	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'15.698	2.251	208.348
13	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	1'15.715	2.268	208.302
14	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	1'15.742	2.295	208.227
15	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'16.544	3.097	206.046
16	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	1'16.152	2.705	207.106
17	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'16.204	2.757	206.965
18	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	1'16.407	2.960	206.415
19	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'16.506	3.059	206.148
20	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'16.614	3.167	205.857
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2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying Q3 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'13.447		214.734
2	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'13.554	0.107	214.422
3	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	6	1'14.377	0.930	212.049
4	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	6	1'14.545	1.098	211.571
5	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'14.774	1.327	210.923
6	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'14.817	1.370	210.802
7	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'14.849	1.402	210.712
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	5	1'14.966	1.519	210.383
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	5	1'15.027	1.580	210.212
10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	0
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2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying Q2 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'14.261		212.380
2	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'14.530	0.269	211.614
3	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'14.976	0.715	210.355
4	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'15.006	0.745	210.271
5	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	6	1'15.085	0.824	210.049
6	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	5	1'15.131	0.870	209.921
7	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'15.176	0.915	209.795
8	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	6	1'15.267	1.006	209.542
9	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'15.394	1.133	209.189
10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	5	1'15.508	1.247	208.873
11	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	6	1'15.661	1.400	208.450
12	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	5	1'15.698	1.437	208.348
13	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'15.715	1.454	208.302
14	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	6	1'15.742	1.481	208.227
15	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	5	1'16.544	2.283	206.046
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2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying Q1 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'14.681		211.186
2	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'14.895	0.214	210.582
3	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	10	1'14.907	0.226	210.549
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	10	1'15.281	0.600	209.503
5	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	9	1'15.444	0.763	209.050
6	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	9	1'15.455	0.774	209.019
7	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	8	1'15.474	0.793	208.967
8	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	9	1'15.495	0.814	208.909
9	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	9	1'15.585	0.904	208.660
10	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	8	1'15.719	1.038	208.291
11	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	10	1'15.722	1.041	208.282
12	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	9	1'15.767	1.086	208.159
13	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	8	1'15.793	1.112	208.087
14	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	8	1'15.848	1.167	207.936
15	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	9	1'16.105	1.424	207.234
16	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	9	1'16.152	1.471	207.106
17	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	9	1'16.204	1.523	206.965
18	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	8	1'16.407	1.726	206.415
19	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	12	1'16.506	1.825	206.148
20	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	12	1'16.614	1.933	205.857
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2020 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying as it happened

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'14.681		211.186
2	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'14.895	0.214	210.582
3	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	10	1'14.907	0.226	210.549
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	10	1'15.281	0.600	209.503
5	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	9	1'15.444	0.763	209.050
6	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	9	1'15.455	0.774	209.019
7	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	8	1'15.474	0.793	208.967
8	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	9	1'15.495	0.814	208.909
9	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	9	1'15.585	0.904	208.660
10	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	8	1'15.719	1.038	208.291
11	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	10	1'15.722	1.041	208.282
12	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	9	1'15.767	1.086	208.159
13	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	8	1'15.793	1.112	208.087
14	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	8	1'15.848	1.167	207.936
15	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	9	1'16.105	1.424	207.234
16	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	9	1'16.152	1.471	207.106
17	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	9	1'16.204	1.523	206.965
18	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	8	1'16.407	1.726	206.415
19	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	12	1'16.506	1.825	206.148
20	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	12	1'16.614	1.933	205.857
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