F1 Qualifying Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix times and positions

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Hungarian Grand Prix

F1 Qualifying Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix times and positions

Find the full results from F1 qualifying at the Hungaroring below

Dan Ripley Global Editor

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Saturday 25 July 2026 17:20 Updated: 20:09

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Lando Norris took a shock pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, pipping Lewis Hamilton with a last gasp effort.

Hamilton looked set to make history at the Hungaroring in becoming the first ever driver to record 10 pole positions at one track.

But the world champion who was also quickest in Q2 denied his British compatriot, and worse was to follow for Hamilton whose impeding of Oscar Piastri meant he would take a three-place grid drop for Sunday's race.

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Charles Leclerc completed the top three for Ferrari, with championship leaders Mercedes all at sea.

Drivers' standings leader Kimi Antonelli was only fourth fastest, but he too was hit with a three-place grid penalty, while George Russell was all the way down in seventh as the team struggled with grip issues.

Antonelli though was going quick on his final lap only for a spinning Max Verstappen at the final turn to force him to lift for a yellow flag.

Aston Martin's 16 new updates brought to Hungary were rewarded with their first Q2 appearance of the season, with Fernando Alonso scraping through in 16th - a place he maintained following the conclusion of Q2.

However, Lance Stroll in 20th could only finish above the Cadillacs who will occupy the back row of the grid, as Aston Martin continue to look for improvements to their AMR 26.

Here are the full confirmed qualifying results for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

F1 Qualifying Results: Hungarian Grand Prix 2026

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:17.207
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.012sec
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.238sec
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.272sec
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.477sec
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.518sec
7	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.553sec
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+0.649sec
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.074sec
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.479sec
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Eliminated in Q2
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Eliminated in Q2
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Eliminated in Q2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Eliminated in Q2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Eliminated in Q2
16	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Eliminated in Q2
17	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Eliminated in Q1
18	Carlos Sainz	Williams	Eliminated in Q1
19	Alex Albon	Williams	Eliminated in Q1
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Eliminated in Q1
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Eliminated in Q1
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	Eliminated in Q1

Changes to F1 Qualifying in 2026

There are a couple of changes to the way qualifying works this year, not quite as sweeping as the new technical regulations.

Firstly we now have 22 cars on the grid, so instead of five cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have six being eliminated. That still leaves 10 for the pole shootout in Q3.

The other notable change lies in the timings - Q3 now gets an extra minute and lasts for 13 rather than 12.

F1 RESULTS: Hungarian GP final practice times and positions

F1 RESULTS: Hungarian GP practice times and positions

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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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