Hungary 2025
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P15
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A. Albon
P14
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C. Sainz
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2025
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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)
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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)
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Event Ended
P15
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A. Albon
P14
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C. Sainz
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03 Aug 2025
Hungarian GP 🇭🇺
A tricky race, but some good battles throughout.
03 Aug 2025
PIT to ALEX
Chequered flag, P15. Looked quite difficult out there at times. The hard tyre towards the end, pace picked up, managed to get some temp back in it after the blue flags. Well done, looked difficult.
JAMES to ALEX:
Well done, Alex. Tough day today. We've got some really good races coming for us after the August break. We'll sit down and figure out why these tracks were not good enough, but thank you for everything today. Thank you for this first half of the season. Well done.
ALEX to JAMES:
Yes, thank you James. Thanks, everyone. A tough start to the summer break, but I'm sure we can have good results – we'll figure it out.
03 Aug 2025
PIT to CARLOS
And that's P14. Gasly misjudged that quite a bit. It would have been a recovery to P13. We tried the one stop, it didn't work. There was potential for a point but it didn't make it. I think that was good to try. Good race, good battles out there.
JAMES to CARLOS:
Strong drive today, Carlos. Well done. I think the was one position more ahead of you, but you did a good job. Ultimately, we need to go into the break, reset, and we'll come back at races that we're going to be much, much stronger at. Thank you for this first half of the season.
CARLOS to PIT:
Thank you, James. Ultimately we just lack pace at these circuits. Did they do something for Gasly?
PIT to CARLOS:
He got a 10-second penalty.
03 Aug 2025
Chequered Flag 🏁
It's P14 for Carlos, P15 for Alex over the line in Budapest.
03 Aug 2025
LAP 69/70
Carlos unlaps himself on LEC, next up is HUL.
03 Aug 2025
LAP 67/70
Alex passes OCO. Meanwhile the lunge that cost Carlos some spots has seen GAS handed a 10-second penalty.
03 Aug 2025
LAP 66/70
OCO passed, now Carlos looks to chase down HUL. Alex is now all over the Haas...
03 Aug 2025
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