Circuits
Round 11 · Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
HungaroringBudapest, Hungary
4.381 km
Lap length
14
Corners
6 left, 8 right
Clockwise
Direction
41
F1 races held
since 1986
What makes it different
- Often described as Monaco without the walls: high downforce, almost no straight worth the name, and an overtaking rate near the bottom of the calendar.
- It was the first Formula 1 race held behind the Iron Curtain, in 1986, and has run every year since - the longest unbroken run of any circuit on the current calendar.
- Built from open farmland in just eight months between October 1985 and May 1986, it was at the time the fastest circuit ever constructed for Formula 1.
The records
319 km/h
Top speed
Nico Hülkenberg, 2025
21
Different winners
from 41 races
38% (10 of 26)
Pole converted to win
since 1994
36
Oldest winner
Nigel Mansell, 1989
11% — roughly 1 car in 9
Cars that don't finish
last 10 races here, since 2017
2.9 places
How much the order changes
up or down from the grid slot, on average — about the calendar average
"Cars that don't finish" and "How much the order changes" both cover the 10 Grands Prix run here since 2017. Movement is the distance between a car’s grid slot and its finish, in either direction — not a count of overtakes, since a car retiring ahead of a driver moves that driver up too.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 8 wins · 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2007 | 10 podiums · 2024, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2007 | 8 poles · 2023, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2008 |
| Lando Norris | 2 wins · 2026, 2025 | 2 podiums · 2026, 2025 | 2 poles · 2026, 2024 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 wins · 2023, 2022 | 2 podiums · 2023, 2022 | 1 pole · 2019 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 win · 2003 | 3 podiums · 2011, 2004, 2003 | 3 poles · 2009, 2007, 2003 |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 win · 2024 | 1 podium · 2024 | — |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 win · 2021 | 1 podium · 2021 | — |
| George Russell | — | 2 podiums · 2025, 2022 | 1 pole · 2022 |
| Valtteri Bottas | — | 2 podiums · 2020, 2017 | — |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | — | 1 podium · 2026 | — |
| Sergio Pérez | — | 1 podium · 2023 | — |
| Carlos Sainz | — | 1 podium · 2021 | — |
| Charles Leclerc | — | — | 1 pole · 2025 |
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2026Lando Norris · McLaren
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren
- 2024Oscar Piastri · McLaren
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2022Max Verstappen · Red Bull
Last pole times
- 2026Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:17.207
- 2025Charles Leclerc · Ferrari · 1:15.372
- 2024Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:15.227
- 2023Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes · 1:16.609
- 2022George Russell · Mercedes · 1:17.377
Historic moments
2021 · Ocon wins after a one-car restart
Valtteri Bottas locked up into Turn 1 in the wet and took out three cars; Lance Stroll wiped out Charles Leclerc alongside them. At the restart Lewis Hamilton was the only driver to line up on the grid, everyone else having dived for slicks, and Esteban Ocon led the rest of the way for his maiden Grand Prix win and Alpine's first.
2006 · Button's maiden win from 14th on the grid
Jenson Button started 14th in pouring rain in his 113th career start and carved through the field. He inherited the lead when race-long leader Fernando Alonso's wheel came loose and detached, handing Button his first Grand Prix win and Honda its first as a constructor since 1967.
1986 · Piquet's outside pass on Senna
F1's first race behind the Iron Curtain drew a record 200,000 fans in 1986, who watched Nelson Piquet snatch victory from Ayrton Senna with a daring pass around the outside - a move still replayed as one of the great overtakes.
Hungarian Grand Prix coverage
Why Norris' Hungarian GP win is good news for F1 bettors
9 sources · 64 days ago
Kimi Antonelli faces nervous wait as Max Verstappen spin triggers F1 investigation
7 sources · 64 days ago
Lando Norris praised for "true world champion's" drive at F1 Hungarian GP
4 sources · 64 days ago
How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?
5 sources · 64 days ago
Why Lando Norris is being cautious about McLaren’s latest F1 upgrade at Hungarian GP
5 sources · 64 days ago
Norris wins first race of 2026 in upgraded McLaren...
4 sources · 64 days ago
Lando Norris praised for "true world champion's" drive at F1 Hungarian GP
4 sources · 64 days ago
What do McLaren’s newest upgrades tell us ahead of Monza?
5 sources · 37 days ago
Antonelli penalised for failing to slow enough after Verstappen spin
3 sources · 64 days ago
McLaren boss claims Zandvoort pole 'adds substance' to Lando Norris' Hungary win
3 sources · 49 days ago
Piastri eyes Dutch redemption after Hungary heartbreak
2 sources · 49 days ago
Russell blames Mercedes power issue for collision with Hamilton
2 sources · 64 days ago
Lance Stroll ruled out of Hungary FP2 in painful setback for Aston Martin
2 sources · 63 days ago
Verstappen doesn't understand how he finished second in Hungarian GP after car struggles
1 source · 64 days ago
One Lewis Hamilton mistake led to another after Hungary - Vasseur
1 source · 64 days ago
Mercedes on back foot in Hungary after untidy Friday for George Russell and Kimi Antonelli
1 source · 64 days ago
On This Day: Schumacher clinches fourth world championship in Hungary | Brief
1 source · 53 days ago
F1 LIVE | Norris wins, Piastri suffers DNF - Follow 2026 Hungarian GP reactions here!
1 source · 64 days ago
TWENTY SIX drivers investigated by FIA stewards after major Hungarian Grand Prix blunder
1 source · 64 days ago
Oscar Piastri slams ‘unacceptable’ Carlos Sainz move after F1 Hungary DNF
2 sources · 64 days ago
McLaren leaves Mercedes impressed after dominant Hungary win
1 source · 64 days ago
How Norris shifted Hungary’s qualifying formbook from red to papaya
1 source · 64 days ago
Ferrari are the team to beat in Hungary but Lewis Hamilton warns Friday advantage may disappear
1 source · 64 days ago
Slower than Hungary? Why F1 drivers think Italian GP will be 'weird'
1 source · 37 days ago