F1 Qualifying Results: Lewis Hamilton cruises to P1 with fastest track record in Hungarian GP

Tanish Chachra | 18/07/2020
F1 Qualifying Results: First time in season both Williams make in Q2, mighty lap timing by George Russel

F1 Qualifying Results: First time in the season Williams make into the Q2, George Russel gave a phenomenal lap to make him sit at top half.

The qualifying of Formula 1 at Hungarian GP started on a surprising note as for the first time in the season, both Williams ended in Q2 together. George Russel gave a terrific lap by recording 1:15:85 on the clock, securing 9th position in Q1.

Meanwhile, even Nicholas Latifi escaped the elimination by ending on 15. Apart from that Racing Point came in as dark horses in Q1 by occupying both first and second position in the round.

The Q2 presented the usual picture of Formula 1 with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas grabbing the top 2 spots from Racing Point drivers. Charles Leclerc who was in danger of elimination pulled himself into the Q3 with an impressive last lap.

Max Verstappen again challenging Mercedes from behind picking 3rd position in the podium but his partner Alex Albon faced elimination after he got into the pit early. Whereas, McLaren bound Daniel Ricciardo faced elimination.

The Q3 had a similar story with Hamilton and Bottas maintaining their positions in the grid, Hamilton broke the record of fastest track record in Hungary.

Whereas Verstappen slipped massively in the order after his engine lost massive energy, he tried to make up to in the final minute but failed to get up in the order.

Lance Stroll surprisingly took the third position and his partner, Sergio Perez, taking the 4th position. Followed by Ferrari at 5th and 6th position on the track.

F1 Qualifying Results

Q1 Results

Position Driver
1 Sergio Perez
2 Lance Stroll
3 Lewis Hamilton
4 Carlos Sainz
5 Lando Norris
6 Sebastian Vettel
7 Valterri Bottas
8 Max Verstappen
9 George Russel
10 Esteban Ocon
11 Alexander Albon
12 Pierre Gasly
13 Charles Leclerc
14 Daniel Ricciardo
15 Nicholas Latifi
ELIMINATED
16
Kevin Magnussen
17 Daniil Kvyat
18
Romain Grosjean
19
Antonio Giovinazzi
20 Kimi Raikkonen

Q2 Results

Position Driver
1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Valtteri Bottas
3 Max Verstappen
4 Charles Leclerc
5 Lando Norris
6 Sebastian Vettel
7 Lance Stroll
8 Carlos Sainz
9 Sergio Perez
10 Pierre Gasly
ELIMINATED
11 Daniel Ricciardo
12 George Russel
13 Alex Albon
14 Esteban Ocon
15 Nicholas Latifi

Q3 results

Position Driver
1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Valtteri Bottas
3 Lance Stroll
4 Sergio Perez
5 Sebastian Vettel
6 Charles Leclerc
7 Max Verstappen
8 Lando Norris
9 Carlos Sainz
10 Pierre Gasly

F1 Qualifying Results: Final Standings

Position Driver
1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Valtteri Bottas
3 Lance Stroll
4 Sergio Perez
5 Sebastian Vettel
6 Charles Leclerc
7 Max Verstappen
8 Lando Norris
9 Carlos Sainz
10 Pierre Gasly
11 Daniel Ricciardo
12 George Russel
13 Alex Albon
14 Esteban Ocon
15 Nicholas Latifi
16
Kevin Magnussen
17 Daniil Kvyat
18
Romain Grosjean
19
Antonio Giovinazzi
20 Kimi Raikkonen
Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
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About the author

Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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