ROUND

11

Hungarian Grand Prix

2026-07-26·70 laps

Lando Norris claimed his first Grand Prix win of the 2026 season — and his first since becoming World Champion — controlling the restart at the Hungaroring to convert pole into a comfortable victory, McLaren's third consecutive win at the circuit. Pre-race three-place grid penalties for Lewis Hamilton and championship leader Kimi Antonelli (demoting them to P5 and P7) promoted Charles Leclerc to the front row and reshuffled the top of the grid, but Antonelli fought back to third by the flag, limiting the damage to his title lead. His teammate George Russell endured a torrid afternoon in seventh. Hamilton stayed glued to Antonelli's gearbox for much of the race, but a five-second penalty for pit lane speeding — his fourth penalty in three race weekends — dropped him behind Leclerc to fifth in the final classification. McLaren's other title contender, Oscar Piastri, had led the early stages before losing time in the second pit stop sequence after contact with Carlos Sainz, and later retired, one of three DNFs alongside Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas.

Race Winner

Lando Norris

McLaren

Fastest Lap

1:22.000

Charles Leclerc

Conditions

☀ Dry

Circuit Profile

Hungaroring

Lap length

4.381 km

Race distance

70 laps · 306.7 km

Tyre allocation

H C3 · M C4 · S C5

Pit-lane loss (model)

≈ 22.4 s

Tyre degradation

High

Overtaking

Difficult

Pit-lane loss, degradation and overtaking are PITWALL simulator inputs for this circuit, not official figures.

Hungaroring circuit guide →Run this circuit in the simulator →

Qualifying

POS	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Grid
1	Lando Norris	1:18.277	1:17.456	1:17.207	1
2	Lewis Hamilton	1:18.730	1:17.803	1:17.219	5(+3 Penalty)
3	Charles Leclerc	1:18.984	1:17.626	1:17.445	2
4	Kimi Antonelli	1:18.726	1:18.393	1:17.479	7(+3 Penalty)
5	Oscar Piastri	1:18.891	1:17.928	1:17.684	3
6	Max Verstappen	1:18.656	1:18.249	1:17.725	4
7	George Russell	1:18.856	1:18.445	1:17.760	6
8	Isack Hadjar	1:18.754	1:17.872	1:17.856	8
9	Arvid Lindblad	1:19.233	1:18.360	1:18.281	9
10	Nico Hulkenberg	1:18.796	1:18.639	1:18.686	10
11	Liam Lawson	1:19.161	1:18.765	—	11
12	Pierre Gasly	1:19.741	1:18.844	—	12
13	Franco Colapinto	1:19.771	1:19.027	—	13
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:19.069	1:19.105	—	14
15	Esteban Ocon	1:20.010	1:19.734	—	15
16	Fernando Alonso	1:20.126	1:19.808	—	16
17	Oliver Bearman	1:20.233	—	—	17
18	Carlos Sainz	1:20.621	—	—	18
19	Alexander Albon	1:20.658	—	—	19
20	Lance Stroll	1:20.659	—	—	20
21	Valtteri Bottas	1:20.886	—	—	21
22	Sergio Perez	1:21.322	—	—	22

Grid to Finish

Places gained or lost between the starting grid (after penalties) and the flag, for 19 of 19 classified drivers.

Biggest gains

Lance StrollP20 → P13+7

Kimi AntonelliP7 → P3+4

Liam LawsonP11 → P8+3

Biggest losses

Charles LeclercP2 → P4-2

Franco ColapintoP13 → P15-2

Oliver BearmanP17 → P19-2

Race Timeline

🚦LAP 1Lights out — 70 laps scheduled

🏎LAP 1Pre-race grid penalties for Hamilton and Antonelli (three places each, to P5 and P7) promote Leclerc to the front row and Piastri and Verstappen to the second row.

🔧LAP 8First pit stop of the race: Lance Stroll switches to Medium

🏎LAP 25Oscar Piastri, leading the early stages, makes contact with Carlos Sainz during the second pit stop sequence and loses significant time.

🔧LAP 56Last pit stop of the race: Lewis Hamilton switches to Soft

🏎LAP 70Lewis Hamilton, who had stayed attached to Antonelli's gearbox for much of the race, is hit with a five-second penalty for pit lane speeding — his fourth penalty in three race weekends — dropping him behind Leclerc in the final classification.

🏁LAP 70Chequered flag — Lando Norris wins

Tyre Strategy

Every stint for the 18 classified drivers with recorded pit data (19 classified in total). Bar lengths are to scale with the 70-lap race distance.

P2Max Verstappen

M 14

H 27

S 29

P3Kimi Antonelli

M 22

H 31

H 17

P4Charles Leclerc

S 16

H 20

H 20

S 14

P5Lewis Hamilton

S 13

H 17

H 26

S 14

P6Isack Hadjar

M 19

H 23

H 28

P7George Russell

M 27

H 27

H 16

P8Liam Lawson

M 21

H 21

S 28

P9Nico Hulkenberg

M 19

H 20

S 31

P10Arvid Lindblad

M 20

H 50

P11Gabriel Bortoleto

S 29

H 41

P12Pierre Gasly

M 16

H 23

H 16

S 15

P13Lance Stroll

S

M 29

S 33

P14Fernando Alonso

S 34

M 21

S 15

P15Franco Colapinto

M 15

H 22

H 33

P16Esteban Ocon

M 17

H 18

H 35

P17Alexander Albon

M 26

H 28

S 16

P18Carlos Sainz

S 18

M 25

S 11

S 16

P19Oliver Bearman

M 22

H 20

H 28

LAP 1LAP 35LAP 70

One-stop

2

Two-stop

12

Three+ stops

4

Longest stint: Arvid Lindblad, 50 laps on Hard

Compound sequences used

Medium → Hard → Hard

6 driver(s) · best result P3

Medium → Hard → Soft

4 driver(s) · best result P2

Soft → Hard → Hard → Soft

2 driver(s) · best result P4

Soft → Medium → Soft

2 driver(s) · best result P13

Medium → Hard

1 driver(s) · best result P10

Soft → Hard

1 driver(s) · best result P11

Medium → Hard → Hard → Soft

1 driver(s) · best result P12

Soft → Medium → Soft → Soft

1 driver(s) · best result P18

Pit Stops & Neutralisations

First stops came between lap 8 and lap 34, with a median of lap 19.

Why They Lost

Strategy and race factors that shaped the result for drivers who finished behind Lando Norris.

P2Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P3Kimi AntonelliMercedes

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P4Charles LeclercFerrari

▸Made 3 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Set the race's fastest lap but finished P4 — the pace was there, the result was not.

P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari

▸Made 3 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P6Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P7George RussellMercedes

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

Strategy Breakdown

Simulator replay is unavailable for this race: some drivers changed tyres more than twice, and the simulator replay link can carry at most two stops per car.

POS	Driver	Strategy	Time	Gap
1	Lando Norris McLaren	?	1:39:56.180	+0.000	—
2	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	M→HL14→SL41	1:40:11.260	+15	—
3	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	M→HL22→HL53	1:40:14.908	+18.7	—
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	S→HL16→HL36→SL56	1:40:20.020	+23.8	—
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	S→HL13→HL30→SL56	1:40:20.720	+24.5 (incl. 5s penalty)	—
6	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	M→HL19→HL42	1:40:51.668	+55.4	—
7	George Russell Mercedes	M→HL27→HL54	1:40:53.683	+57.5	—
8	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	M→HL21→SL42	—	+1 lap	—
9	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	M→HL19→SL39	—	+1 lap	—
10	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	M→HL20	—	+1 lap	—
11	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	S→HL29	—	+1 lap	—
12	Pierre Gasly Alpine	M→HL16→HL39→SL55	—	+1 lap	—
13	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	S→ML8→SL37	—	+1 lap	—
14	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	S→ML34→SL55	—	+1 lap	—
15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	M→HL15→HL37	—	+2 laps	—
16	Esteban Ocon Haas	M→HL17→HL35	—	+2 laps	—
17	Alexander Albon Williams	M→HL26→SL54	—	+2 laps	—
18	Carlos Sainz Williams	S→ML18→SL43→SL54	—	+2 laps	—
19	Oliver Bearman Haas	M→HL22→HL42	—	+2 laps (incl. 5s penalty)	—
20	Oscar Piastri McLaren	M→HL16→HL33	—	DNF	—
21	Sergio Perez Cadillac	M→SL46	—	DNF	—
22	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	M	—	DNF	—