Hungary 2025
Overview
Event in Progress
Q3 IN PROGRESS: 04:44
P20
1:16.223
A. Albon
P13
1:15.781
C. Sainz
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Qualifying ✅
That's Qualifying complete
10 minutes ago
JAMES and ALEX
JAMES: It's a good lap for us. I think we learned a lot about the tyres there. But yeah, the gaps are tiny. A few milliseconds...
JAMES: You'll see when you get in. It's the other cars.
CARLOS: Yeah, I agree. I think we did close to our best today.
JAMES: Well done.
CARLOS: Thank you.
11 minutes ago
We're out 😓
Carlos improves, but it's not enough.
His 1:15.781 as he navigates the traffic has him a tenth from Q3.
It's P13 for today.
14 minutes ago
PIT to CARLOS
Open the gap. You're free, so you open as much as you can now, please... There's no one behind.
16 minutes ago
Stuck in the pits 😒
No one lets Carlos out of the pit lane as the queue forms in the pit lane.
He'll be the last driver to set a lap.
18 minutes ago
Box, box 🅿️
Back to the garage for a splash of fuel.
Carlos needs to find a tenth to reach Q3 as it stands.
22 minutes ago
PIT to CARLOS
I don't think there's going to be more rain.
23 minutes ago
Q2, Lap 1 ✅
A 1:16.264 for Carlos there to initially put him P9.
He slides to P12 as others set their laps.
24 minutes ago
Scrubbed Tyres 🛞
It's a used set of Softs for Carlos for the moment.
The lap times are not dropping despite the light rain.
26 minutes ago
Q2 Begins 🟢
The rain has hit the track... The section between Turn 1 and Turn 5 sees some drizzle in the air.
28 minutes ago
Delayed Q2 🕰️
Debris on the track has the start of Q2 delayed to 16:27 local time.
34 minutes ago
Alex Out 😓
An improvement for Alex of a 1:16.223 isn't enough for Q2.
He ends the session in P20, with Carlos securing a P8.
38 minutes ago
Great Gain 🚀
Carlos is P7 with a 1:15.652!
39 minutes ago
PIT to ALEX
Aiming for an 8 second gap... Aiming for an 8 second gap.
41 minutes ago
PIT to CARLOS
Bortoleto ahead of you. Make sure you let him go. Open the gap.
42 minutes ago
Pit Lane Queue 🚦
Alex and Carlos are in a traffic jam in the pit lane...
They've put new Softs on again to try and get out of Q1.
43 minutes ago
Improvements 🤞
Both drivers go faster, but it'll be tight to reach Q2.
Alex's 1:16.448 has him in P15, with Carlos 0.021s behind on a 1:16.469 in P16.
About 1 hour ago
Second run 👉
Carlos and Alex tour the track again, setting green mini-sectors.
The track evolution is palpable.
About 1 hour ago
Trip to the pits 🅿️
In and out for Carlos, who gets a fresh set of Soft tyres.
Alex does the same, but with a trip through the weigh bridge to slow him down a little.
About 1 hour ago
First Times 📊
Alex leads Carlos, who had that T1 error. It's a 1:17.441 for Albono and a 1:18.282 for the sister car.
About 1 hour ago
Lock up 😣
Carlos locks up at Turn 1 as he starts his first push lap.
About 1 hour ago
Williams break the silence 🟢
Carlos is followed by Alex as the two Williams cars head out of the pit lane to the track.
They are the first drivers out there.
About 1 hour ago
Radar watch 🌥️
There are rain clouds in the distance... They shouldn't affect Q1, but could we see wet weather in Q2 or Q3?
About 1 hour ago
FIVE MINUTES 🚨
Q1 will begin in five minutes. Finish up that task and get your snacks and drinks ready to join us for Quali.
About 1 hour ago
About 1 hour ago
Engineering Briefing: Alex Edition 📸
Alex and Carlos looked through the telemetry and session data after FP3
About 1 hour ago
Engineering Briefing: Carlos Edition 📸
Alex and Carlos looked through the telemetry and session data after FP3
About 1 hour ago
Gearing up for Quali 🚦
We've poured over the data and are doing the final touches for Q1.
We'll be going green in a little over 20 minutes...
About 1 hour ago
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About 2 hours ago
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About 3 hours ago
FP3 ✅
That is Free Practice complete
About 3 hours ago
The clock hits 0 ⏳
Alex leaves the pits late to get some practice starts in with our pair finishing the session 0.088s apart in P15 and P16.
About 3 hours ago
Personal Best 🟢
Alex's latest lap is a 1:16.530, jumping him up to P16 in the dying moments of this session.
He heads back to the garage as Carlos hits the track again.
About 3 hours ago
About 4 hours ago
ALEX to PIT
I don't know if it's the diff, but as soon as I push it, I just have understeer.
About 4 hours ago
Soft speed 🚀
Those new tyres have helped a little...
Alex is now P14 after a 1:16.783. Carlos sits P13 on a 1:16.442.
About 4 hours ago
Soft running 🔴
That's Pirelli's softest rubber on our cars as Carlos, then Alex, exit the pit lane as the clock ticks past 13 minutes remaining.
About 4 hours ago
Telemetry checking 📸
Carlos looks through the data before some late-session laps.
About 4 hours ago
Carlos in, Alex improves 🔀
Alex gets a better lap time in with a 1:17.019 just as Carlos returns to the pit lane and enters his garage.
About 4 hours ago
Top 🔟
Good lap for Carlos there, who reaches P10 with a 1:16.680.
About 4 hours ago
All good? 🤞
Seemingly no major damage on the floor for our No. 23.
Alex sets a 1:17.059 on his latest push to sit P15.
About 4 hours ago
A Wide Moment 😖
A snap at T4 sees Alex run wide and bounce over the kerbs.
He asks the pit wall to check the floor for damage.
About 4 hours ago
Getting Quicker 📈
Carlos sits on a 1:17.138 with that second lap. He's up to P14.
About 4 hours ago
First times in 📊
Early efforts for Carbono has Alex with a 1:17.658 and Carlos with a 1:18.514.
About 4 hours ago
Alex exits the pits 👉
That's both Williams cars hitting the track with fresh Mediums equipped.
About 4 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
Work the brakes early in the lap.
About 4 hours ago
Carlos on track 🇭🇺
That's the first FW47 sighting of the day.
About 4 hours ago
FP3 Begins 🟢
Sixty minutes on the clock, but no cars out there yet.
About 4 hours ago
FIVE MINUTES 🚨
The first Saturday session is nearly here. Are you ready for FP3?
About 5 hours ago
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About 5 hours ago
The plan ✅
There is no Sprint this weekend like we had in Spa.
Instead we have one final hour of Free Practice coming up in 25 minutes.
We brought upgrades to Belgium that only had a little running, so we'll be maximising this FP3 to learn what we can before the all-important Qualifying.
Q1 will begin at 16:00 local time for Carbono.
About 5 hours ago
Setting up for Saturday 📸
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About 5 hours ago
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Heading into the weekend 📸
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FP2 🏁
We'll be pouring over the data into the night ahead of the weekend...
Yesterday
Radio silence ❌
We had lost contact with both Carlos and Alex, but they're back on the airwaves now...
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Both our drivers are back in the garage after their first Soft laps of FP2. Carlos now rolls out, starting a long run...
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1:17.021 ⏱️
Alex sets his Soft push, he comes in for a flap adjustment before returning. Carlos boxes.
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1:16.874 ⏱️
First on the Soft, and Carlos slots in right behind the two McLarens. Alex rolls out of the garage, also on the Soft...
Yesterday
Sainz on Softs 🛞
Carlos rolls back out on to the Hungaroring with Softs fitted, time for some Quali simulation...
Yesterday
Up the order ↗️
Alex goes P6 following a 1:17.421 on his most recent push, he boxes to join Carlos in the garage to review the data...
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CARLOS to PIT
I overheated the rears from Turn 7 onwards...
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Finding time 🟢
New best for Carlos, a 1:17.732...
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ALEX to PIT
Struggling with the rears going off across the lap.
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10 to go ⏳
Gathering plenty of data for Sunday's race with these laps...
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First FP2 times ⏱️
And not much to split our pair after their first flying lap of the session.
Alex - P4 - 1:17.787
Carlos - P5 - 1:17.990
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Heading out 👉
Medium tyres fitted, Carlos and Alex roll out of the garage to start FP2...
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30 mins 'til FP2 ⏳
Make sure you've claimed you Hungary badge above before we hit the track again...
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F2 Quali 🏁
It's P4 on the grid for Luke Browning, whilst Victor Martins will line up in P7 – both are in the mix for the weekend ahead....
Yesterday
Huddle Up 🗣️
Hear from James, Carlos and Alex as they speak to the trackside team ahead of the Hungarian GP weekend
Yesterday
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FP1 ✅
Plenty of data gathered in the first hour of running...
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PIT to ALEX
Starting the last lap, stay in this mode.
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Hanging out in Hungary 📸
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PIT to CARLOS
You will have 10 timed laps.
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Long run to round out FP1 👉
It's back onto the hards for some consecutive laps to gather data for Sunday...
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Catching the slide 👏
Purple Sector 1 for Albono, but he runs wide at Turn 8. Holds it well, but he aborts the lap and boxes to join his teammate in the garage.
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CARLOS to PIT
I'm happy with the car there.
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1:17.195 ⏱️
Good recovery from the flat spot, Carlos makes a big jump on his first Soft time...
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Locking up 💨
Carlos goes deep at the first corner, he's got a flat spot but is going open again...
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Back to P3 📈
Alex sets a 1:16.984 on his first Soft push. Carlos is opening up a flying lap now...
Yesterday
Soft tyre time 🛞
Carlos and Alex roll out in sync, this time running the red-walled Pirelli rubber for some Qualifying simulation...
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ARO has come to a stop on track in the final sector, he's being pushed away by the marshals under VSC...
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Carlos climbs 🪜
He slots in just above his teammate with a 1:17.794. He's coming back in to join Alex in the garage as the opening stint comes to a close...
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Into the 1:17s ↗️
Alex is P3 following a 1:17.866, Carlos is P11 after his 1:18.528 last time around...
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Time found ⏱️
Alex sets a 1:18.498, with Carlos suffering a snap in the opening sector but still improving his time over the lap, a 1:18.902
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Box Box 🅿️
Both pull in for a flap adjustment before immediately returning to the circuit...
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P2 and P3 📈
Jumping up the timing tower on our second push...
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First lap of the weekend 🔒
A 1:19.909 for Carlos, with Alex recording a 1:20.438...
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Straight to work 👉
Alex and Carlos roll out of the garage as the light goes green, both on Hard tyres...
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In the car, ready to go 👊
Our duo are already situated, ready for the opening hour...
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Five minutes 'til FP1 ⏳
Our first our on track is just around the corner...
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Seeing double 😵💫
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Checking in at the Hungaroring 📍
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Hungary 2025
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2025
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 1 August, 11:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 1 August, 15:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 2 August, 10:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 2 August, 14:00
Qualifying
Sun, 3 August, 13:00
Race
Welcome to the Hungaroring, situated in the rolling hills of Mogyoród, Pest County, just outside Budapest, Hungary, and home of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
This circuit is often likened to a full-sized karting track with a street circuit, which makes it an exhilarating challenge for drivers.
The track's demanding nature, combined with typically hot summer conditions, is a test of endurance and understanding, especially as the infrequently used circuit gets grippier as the weekend goes by.
Circuit Overview:
The Hungaroring stretches over 4.381 km (2.722 miles) with 14 slow to medium-speed corners that offer very few overtaking opportunities, emphasising the importance of Qualifying.
Sector 1 has the best chances to pass, with the braking zone into Turn 1 and the long left-hand Turn 3 the places to try a move.
Single-file turns and a slow-speed chicane occupies Sector 2, with Sector 3's three corners best suiting those with a high-downforce setup before unleashing down the pit straight.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Hungaroring
Location: Mogyoród
First Grand Prix: 1986
Circuit Length: 4.381 km (2.722 miles)
Race Distance: 306.63 km (190.531 miles)
Laps: 70
Lap Record: 1:16.627 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2020)
2025 Support Series: Formula 2, Formula 3
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P14
Fastest Lap: 1:23.930 (Lap 31)
Qualifying: P13 (1:16.429)
Tyre Strategy: Soft-Hard-Hard
Carlos Sainz Last Year
Race: P6
Fastest Lap: 1:21.441 (Lap 53)
Qualifying: P4 (1:15.696)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard-Medium
Williams Racing's Hungarian GP History
Best Finish: P1 (Nelson Piquet, 1986 & 1987 / Thierry Boutsen, 1990 / Damon Hill, 1993 & 1995 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1996 & 1997)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Nigel Mansell, 1987 / Riccardo Patrese, 1989 & 1992 / Thierry Boutsen, 1990 / Alain Prost, 1993 / Damon Hill, 1995)
Alex's Best Finish: P5 (2020)
Carlos' Best Finish: P3 (2021)
Williams Racing Highlight: We didn’t win the race in 1992, but Nigel’s P2 finish was enough to clinch the World Drivers’ Championship for ‘Red Five’ and the Brit took all the media attention for finally becoming a world champion.
Hungary At A Glance
Capital: Budapest
Population: 9.6 million
Size: 93,030 sq km
Language: Hungarian
Currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF)
Q3 IN PROGRESS: 04:43
P20
1:16.223
A. Albon
P13
1:15.781
C. Sainz
Yesterday
Qualifying ✅
That's Qualifying complete
10 minutes ago
JAMES and ALEX
JAMES: It's a good lap for us. I think we learned a lot about the tyres there. But yeah, the gaps are tiny. A few milliseconds...
JAMES: You'll see when you get in. It's the other cars.
CARLOS: Yeah, I agree. I think we did close to our best today.
JAMES: Well done.
CARLOS: Thank you.
11 minutes ago
We're out 😓
Carlos improves, but it's not enough.
His 1:15.781 as he navigates the traffic has him a tenth from Q3.
It's P13 for today.
14 minutes ago
PIT to CARLOS
Open the gap. You're free, so you open as much as you can now, please... There's no one behind.
16 minutes ago
Stuck in the pits 😒
No one lets Carlos out of the pit lane as the queue forms in the pit lane.
He'll be the last driver to set a lap.
18 minutes ago
Box, box 🅿️
Back to the garage for a splash of fuel.
Carlos needs to find a tenth to reach Q3 as it stands.
22 minutes ago
PIT to CARLOS
I don't think there's going to be more rain.
23 minutes ago
Q2, Lap 1 ✅
A 1:16.264 for Carlos there to initially put him P9.
He slides to P12 as others set their laps.
24 minutes ago
Scrubbed Tyres 🛞
It's a used set of Softs for Carlos for the moment.
The lap times are not dropping despite the light rain.
26 minutes ago
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