Starting Grid For The 2026 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 25: Pole position qualifier Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates on arrival in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 25, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

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Lando Norris of McLaren topped the timesheet in Saturday’s qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix, securing his first pole position of the season.

The defending champion clocked a lap time of 1m 17.207s on his final attempt, enough to beat Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to pole by only twelve thousandths of a second.

After claiming a front-row start, Hamilton was later handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri’s McLaren, which dropped him down to fifth on the grid.

The penalty moved Charles Leclerc up into second place for Ferrari, with Piastri in third and Max Verstappen of Red Bull starting in fourth after initially netting sixth.

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Current championship leader Kimi Antonelli has also been penalized with a three-place grid penalty for not slowing sufficiently for the yellow flags triggered by Verstappen’s spin at the final corner.

The Italian youngster lost his original fourth place to start seventh on the grid behind his Mercedes teammate George Russell.

Isack Hadjar qualified eighth for Red Bull, with Arvid Lindblad of Racing Bulls and Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg rounding out the top 10 qualifiers.

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Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 Starting Grid

Here’s the starting order for Sunday’s race at Hungaroring with penalties applied:

1. Lando Norris (McLaren): 1:17.207
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +0.238
3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.477
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): +0.518
5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
6. George Russell (Mercedes): +0.553
7. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
8. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull): +0.649
9. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls): +1.074
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi): +1.479
11. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls): +1.558
12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +1.637
13. Franco Colapinto (Alpine): +1.820
14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi): +1.898
15. Esteban Ocon (Haas): +2.527
16. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +2.601
17. Oliver Bearman (Haas): +3.026
18. Carlos Sainz (Williams): +3.414
19. Alexander Albon (Williams): +3.451
20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +3.452
21. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac): +3.679
22. Sergio Perez (Cadillac): +4.115

The Hungarian Grand Prix race starts at 3 p.m. local time (CEST) on Sunday, July 26.