Grand Prix qualifying results: Hamilton takes Hungary F1 pole

Hamilton will start ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying results: Hamilton on pole from Bottas

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'15.419
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1'15.734	0.315
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'15.840	0.421
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'16.421	1.002
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'16.483	1.064
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'16.489	1.070
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'16.496	1.077
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'16.653	1.234
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'16.715	1.296
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'16.750	1.331
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'16.871	1.452
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'16.893	1.474
13	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1'17.564	2.145
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1'17.583	2.164
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'17.919	2.500
17	George Russell	Williams	1'17.944	2.525
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'18.036	2.617
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	1'18.922	3.503
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas
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What happened in Q1?

Bottas set the initial benchmark at 1m16.610s, which was quickly beaten by Hamilton with 1m16.424s and then Verstappen on 1m16.214s, which put him two tenths clear of the Mercedes duo.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr was fourth fastest, but could be in trouble for impeding at Turn 1 after his team sent him out into some fast-lap traffic. 

Falling at the first hurdle were AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda, Williams duo George Russell and Nicholas Latifi, and the Haases of Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher, the latter failing to run after his big crash in FP3.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B

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Hungarian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Hamilton

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	1'16.214
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1'16.424	0.210	0.210
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	6	1'16.569	0.355	0.145
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	3	1'16.649	0.435	0.080
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	3	1'16.874	0.660	0.225
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	1'17.038	0.824	0.164
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	1'17.081	0.867	0.043
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	5	1'17.084	0.870	0.003
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	6	1'17.105	0.891	0.021
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	3	1'17.123	0.909	0.018
11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	5	1'17.233	1.019	0.110
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	3	1'17.367	1.153	0.134
13	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	9	1'17.553	1.339	0.186
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	7	1'17.664	1.450	0.111
15	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	9	1'17.776	1.562	0.112
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	8	1'17.919	1.705	0.143
17	George Russell	Williams	8	1'17.944	1.730	0.025
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	8	1'18.036	1.822	0.092
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas	9	1'18.922	2.708	0.886
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	0
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What happened in Q2?

In Q2, the pole position hunters used medium tyres on their first runs. Hamilton produced 1m16.553s, a time that Verstappen couldn’t match by two tenths. Bottas was third, ahead of the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez.

Those seeking a spot in Q3 on soft tyres then intervened, with Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel going third ahead of Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri. Fernando Alonso went third for Alpine, just 0.3s off the pace.

Charles Leclerc then took P2 for Ferrari, seconds before team-mate Sainz lost control at the final corner and slammed into the tyre wall, causing a red flag.

At the restart, Verstappen ditched his mediums for softs, dropping the P1 time to 1m15.650s. McLaren’s Lando Norris jumped up to P2, ahead of Gasly, Perez and Alonso. Hamilton was sixth, ahead of Leclerc and Bottas – crucially, both Mercedes will start the race on medium tyres.

Knocked out at this point were McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo (by 0.077s), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), the Alfa Romeos of Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi, and Sainz.

Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren MCL35M

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Hungarian Grand Prix Q2 results: Verstappen fastest, Sainz crashes

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8	1'15.650
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	1'16.385	0.735	0.735
3	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	1'16.394	0.744	0.009
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	6	1'16.443	0.793	0.049
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6	1'16.541	0.891	0.098
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1'16.553	0.903	0.012
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	6	1'16.574	0.924	0.021
8	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	6	1'16.702	1.052	0.128
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	6	1'16.766	1.116	0.064
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	6	1'16.794	1.144	0.028
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	6	1'16.871	1.221	0.077
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	1'16.893	1.243	0.022
13	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	6	1'17.564	1.914	0.671
14	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	3	1'17.583	1.933	0.019
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	2
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What happened in Q3?

In the top-10 shootout, Verstappen set the bar in the first runs at 1m15.984s with Bottas beating that with 1m15.734, and then Hamilton taking provisional pole at 1m15.419s – over half a second up on Verstappen in third, who was unhappy with the level of grip on this set of tyres. Perez was fourth, ahead of Leclerc.

On the second runs, track conditions appeared to be worse as only Verstappen improved to 1m15.840s, but that wasn’t enough to move up from third. Hamilton thus took pole by three tenths over Bottas. Perez was fourth, but didn’t make line in time for his second run due to Hamilton holding up the Red Bulls on the out lap.

Gasly will start fifth, ahead of Norris, Leclerc, Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Alonso and Vettel.

Hungarian Grand Prix Q3 results: Hamilton takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1'15.419
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	6	1'15.734	0.315	0.315
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	6	1'15.840	0.421	0.106
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	5	1'16.421	1.002	0.581
5	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	1'16.483	1.064	0.062
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	1'16.489	1.070	0.006
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	6	1'16.496	1.077	0.007
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	6	1'16.653	1.234	0.157
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6	1'16.715	1.296	0.062
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	3	1'16.750	1.331	0.035
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