July 17-19 FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
Track:
Hungaroring
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Where to Watch
Race start: July 19, 2020, 9:05a EST
T.V.: ESPN
online: ESPN.com
Hungarian GRAND PRIX
Past Winners
2020 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2019 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2018 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2017 Sebastian Vettel/Ferrari
PODIUM
2020
1. Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG*
2. Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing
3. Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
*Also earned fastest lap of the race point
Final Race Results
FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton* | Mercedes-AMG | 1:36:12.473 | 26 |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | +8.702s | 18 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | +9.452s | 15 |
| 4 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | +57.579s | 12 |
| 5 | #23 Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | +78.316s | 10 |
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +1 lap | 8 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | +1 lap | 6 |
| 8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | +5 laps | 0 |
| NC | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | DNF | 0 |
Hamilton Wins for the 8th Time in Hungary for his 3rd Straight Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton wins the FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020, this is his eighth time winning in Hungary his 3rd straight win in Hungary. Hamilton started on Pole for the 90th time. Before the race started the Red Bull Racing Honda team had to do an emergency repair on Max Verstappen's car that received damage after Verstappen left the track and hit a wall during warm up laps damaging his front left suspension. --more--
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2020 Hungarian Grand Prix: Race Highlights
Mercedes-AMG: Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari: Charles Leclerc.
Red Bull Racing Honda: Max Verstappen.
The field lines up for the Formation Lap, based on the track conditions at the start of the race, all teams are starting on Intermediates (green) or Full Wets (blue).
Something that you don't see everyday, Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean of Haas Ferrari are pitting to change tire compounds, after the Formation Lap, before the race even starts, to get on a level playing field with most of the other teams that are starting on Intermediates (green).
It's lights out! The sprint down to Turn 1.
Mercedes-AMG started the race with its 65th front row lock out, Lewis Hamilton takes advantage of starting on Pole and is in front for the long run down to Turn 1 in Hungary. His teammate Valtteri Bottas gets overtaken by the Ferraris. Right before lights out Bottas noticed an indicator light on his dashboard light that distracted him.
Lewis Hamilton leads the field coming out of Turn 1 for Mercedes-AMG.
Lewis Hamilton out in front on Lap 1; the field takes the 'racing line' out of one turn to line up for the apex of the next turn.
Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes-AMG, out in front, for a Sunday drive, midway through the race. In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, for this season, Mercedes-AMG painted their cars black. Hamilton on the medium compound tires (yellow), based on wet track conditions at the start of the race started on Intermediates (green).
After starting the race with their 65th front row lockout, Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton wins the Hungarian Grand Prix 2020; it was Hamilton's 90th time starting a race on Pole Position.
The Podium
1st place: Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG; 2nd place: Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing Honda; 3rd place: Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
The Mercedes-AMG team celebrates getting both cars on The Podium, in 1st and 3rd places.
The Red Bull Racing Honda team celebrates their 2nd place finish.
The Podium: Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2020 winner Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes-AMG (2nd from the left); 2nd place for Red Bull Racing Honda, Max Verstappen (far left); 3rd place for Mercedes-AMG Valtteri Bottas (2nd from right) and accepting the Constructors award for Mercedes-AMG race engineer Peter Bonnington.
Starting Grid
FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Set new track record. | |||
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:13.447 |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | 1:13.554 |
| 3 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:14.377 |
| 4 | #11 Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:14.545 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:14.774 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:14.817 |
| 7 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:14.849 |
| 8 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:14.966 |
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:15.027 |
| 10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:15.508 |
| 11 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:15.661 |
| 12 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:15.698 |
| 13 | #23 Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:15.715 |
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:15.742 |
| 15 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:16.544 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:16.152 |
| 17 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:16.204 |
| 18 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:16.407 |
| 19 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:16.506 |
| 20 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:16.614 |
Qualifying
Q3
The Mercedes-AMG cars going out in Q3, Lewis Hamilton (foreground) and Valtteri Bottas.
The McLarens going back out for their last qualifying run near the end of Q3.
Lewis Hamilton's view as he lines up for the apex of a curve.
Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing Honda, at the end of Q3, will start Sunday's race in 3rd position.
Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton will start on Pole Position for the 90th time in his career.
Lewis Hamilton, doing socially correct Covid-19 elbow bumping, celebrates with the Mercedes-AMG team.
Tire Allocations
FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
Tire allocations for the FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020.
Tires for Hungarian 2020
The Pirelli tire allocations for the FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020 are: (See chart on left.)
Dry
Red (C4) - Soft - Fastest
Yellow (C3) - Medium - .7 seconds per lap slower
White (C2) - Hard - 1.2 seconds per lap slower
Wet
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
