Overview
- Charles Leclerc delivered a 1:15.372 lap to beat Oscar Piastri by 0.026 seconds, earning Ferrari’s first grand prix pole of the season.
- McLaren locked out the second row as championship leader Oscar Piastri qualified second, with teammate Lando Norris splitting the front row rivals in third.
- Piastri heads into Sunday’s race with a 16-point advantage over Norris and the chance to end McLaren’s 17-year drivers’ title drought.
- Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q2 for the first time at the Hungaroring and will start from 12th on the grid.
- George Russell will line up fourth for Mercedes, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll claimed fifth and sixth positions.