F1 Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix practice times and positions

Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Barcelona, 2026 — Photo: © IMAGO

Hungarian Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix practice times and positions

All the times from F1 Hungarian Grand Prix practice at the Hungaroring, Budapest

Dan Ripley Global Editor

Professional F1 journalist and analyst

Friday 24 July 2026 14:47

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Aston Martin brought a huge range of upgrades to the Hungarian Grand Prix and of course not everything went to plan after a worrying exit from FP1 for Lance Stroll.

Having spent the last couple of races right at the back of the grid, Adrian Newey's team brought 16 new updates to the car in a desperate bid to become competitive again.

Halfway through FP1 that looked to be the case with Fernando Alonso and Stroll running on hard tyres putting in lap times that had them running in the lower half, but crucially not bottom.

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But worrying signs were already seen when both cars had to report back to the garage for minor repairs. Then with around 20 minutes to go, Stroll's car was spotted stationary at the exit of turn three.

The Canadian hadn't made a driver error though, instead his AMR26 kicked out violently following the exit of turn 2, with Stroll doing well to prevent the car from sliding into a wall.

With the left rear wheel hanging sadly from the back of the car, Aston Martin reported a suspected left rear suspension failure that would be investigated after the session. Alonso would carry on running and returned to the track posting the 13th best time.

Charles Leclerc fastest in Budapest

Charles Leclerc was fastest for Ferrari but ended the session with a suspected gearbox failure after limping into the pits with just over five minutes to go.

Max Verstappen was almost half-a-second down in second place, while Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top three a further tenth down.

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli sat out the session, being replaced by Mercedes reserve driver in Fred Vesti. There were four other driver swaps, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri making way for Leonardi Fornaroli.

Alpine replaced Franco Colapinto with Paul Aron, Ollie Bearman sat out for Haas with Ryo Hirakawa taking his place, while Valtteri Bottas's seat was taken by Colton Herta.

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Here are all the times following FP1 at the Hungaroring.

Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 times

Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 times
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:19.075
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.484sec
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.543sec
4	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+0.922sec
5	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.991sec
6	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.285sec
7	Fred Vesti	Mercedes	+1.392sec
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.548sec
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.685sec
10	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.791sec
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.949sec
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.976sec
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+2.475sec
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.629sec
15	Alex Albon	Williams	+2.744sec
16	Leonardo Fornaroli	McLaren	+2.815sec
17	Ryo Hirakawa	Haas	+2.926sec
18	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+3.014sec
19	Paul Aron	Alpine	+3.093sec
20	Colton Herta	Cadillac	+4.043sec
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+4.396sec
22	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+4.659sec

Is there F1 today?

Yes. Following FP1 the FP2 on Friday afternoon will get underway at 5pm local time and 4pm UK time.

Like FP1, the session will be one hour, giving teams further time to test new parts on their cars and improve setup around the bumpy and trick Hungaroring race circuit ahead of final practice on Saturday, which takes place ahead of qualifying.

Written by

Dan Ripley - Global Editor

I've been a massive F1 fan since the mid 1990s and continue to study the history of the sport long before that. As an experienced motor sport reporter covering F1, MotoGP and the LeMans 24 Hour race, being part of GPFans has allowed me to work with a diverse team with all sorts of different backgrounds in watching the sport and given me a greater appreciation of F1.

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