BUDAPEST : Statistics for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, round 11 of the Formula One world championship.
Circuit: Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
Lap distance: 4.381 km
Race distance: 306.630 km (70 laps)
Start time: 1300 GMT (1500 local time)
2025 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Pole position: Charles Leclerc (Monaco), Ferrari – 1:15.372
- Race winner: Lando Norris (Britain), McLaren
- Race lap record: Lewis Hamilton (Britain), Mercedes – 1:16.627 (2020)
Hungary
- Sunday’s race will be the 41st Hungarian Grand Prix.
- The event debuted in 1986 as Formula One’s first race behind the former Iron Curtain.
- Sixteen Hungarian Grands Prix have been won from pole position.
- The race is traditionally held in hot conditions.
- The Hungaroring is a short, twisty circuit with 14 corners, where overtaking is notoriously difficult.
Records
- Lewis Hamilton has won a record eight Hungarian Grands Prix:
- McLaren: 2007, 2009, 2012
- Mercedes: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Hamilton also holds the records for:
- Nine pole positions
- 12 podium finishes
- McLaren are the most successful constructor in Hungary with 13 victories.
Active Hungarian Grand Prix winners
- Fernando Alonso (2003)
- Esteban Ocon (2021)
- Max Verstappen (2022, 2023)
- Oscar Piastri (2024)
- Lando Norris (2025)
Notable statistics
- Jenson Button holds the record for the lowest winning grid position, triumphing from 14th in 2006.
- Max Verstappen won from 10th on the grid in 2022.
- Lewis Hamilton finished third after starting from the pit lane in 2014.
- Verstappen claimed his maiden Formula One pole position at the Hungaroring in 2019.
- Alonso, Ocon and Piastri all recorded their first Formula One victories in Hungary.
Championship standings
Drivers
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 45 points behind
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 50 points behind
Constructors
- Mercedes lead Ferrari by 73 points.
Race winners in 2026
- Kimi Antonelli: China, Japan, Miami, Canada, Monaco, Belgium (six wins, including a five-race winning streak)
- George Russell: Australia, Austria
- Lewis Hamilton: Spain
- Charles Leclerc: Britain
Career victories
- Lewis Hamilton – 106
- Michael Schumacher – 91
- Max Verstappen – 71
Pole positions in 2026
Mercedes have taken pole at every race this season:
- George Russell: Australia, Canada, Spain, Austria
- Kimi Antonelli: China, Japan, Miami, Monaco, Britain, Belgium
Hamilton remains Formula One’s all-time pole leader with 104 career pole positions, his most recent coming in Hungary in 2023.
Milestones
- Hamilton can extend his record to nine Hungarian Grand Prix victories, equalling his record of nine wins at Silverstone for the most victories by a driver at a single circuit.
- Alex Albon is set to make his 100th Formula One start for Williams.
