One qualifying session remains ahead of Formula 1’s August shutdown.
Who will take pole position at the Hungaroring?
It was a “Ferrari Friday” at the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday, as Charles Leclerc topped the timing sheets in FP1, then finished second to teammate Lewis Hamilton during FP2. In the days leading up to the Hungarian Grand Prix many tapped Ferrari as the favorites, including McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, and those early projections may turn out to be true.
However, teams had all Friday night to pour over the data from the first two hours of practice, and have one more hour of work ahead of the qualifying session. Can anyone catch Ferrari at the Hungaroring?
In a few short hours, we will find out together.
Qualifying gets underway at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Saturday morning, so follow along with us live!
And don’t forget, you can join the conversation at the all-new F1 Feed! We’ll have a qualifying thread there for you as well, so you can chat as the hour ticks down. For help navigating the feed, we have a handy “how to” post for you to review.
Hungarian GP provisional qualifying results
Here is the provisional starting grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix, which will be filled in as the hour unfolds.
| Row | Position | Driver | Team | Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Row 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Row 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Row 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Row 5 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Row 6 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Row 7 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Row 8 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Row 9 | 17 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 18 | Carlos Sainz | Williams |
| Row 10 | 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| Row 11 | 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 22 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac |
What happened in qualifying
Here is how the qualifying hour unfolded. All updates are in Eastern time.
Q1
10:20: Bearman, Sainz, Albon, Stroll, Bottas, and Pérez are the six drivers out at the end of Q1.
10:13: With five minutes to go in Q1 the six drivers in the drop zone include Bearman, Albon, Sainz, Bottas, Perez, and Bortoleto, who had his time deleted for exceeding track limits at Turn 4.
10:11: Norris gets to P1, 0.379 seconds ahead of Verstappen. Banger of a lap.
10:08: Verstappen’s first attempt is a 1:18.656, good for P1.
10:07: Leclerc’s time is deleted for exceeding track limits at Turn 3.
10:06: Hamilton pumps in a 1:18.730 on that set of mediums to go P1, Leclerc slots in P2, just 0.148 seconds behind. Also on the mediums.
10:05: Hamilton and Leclerc are out now, but on a set of C4 medium tires.
10:04: Notable: Albon goes 1:21.596, but Stroll is quicker with a 1:20.847, and Alonso is even quicker with a 1:20.665.
10:01: The Williams duo head out first, followed by Bottas.
10:00: Green light at the end of pit lane, 18 minutes on the clock, and Q1 is underway.
9:53: Norris, Antonelli, and Hamilton the three names predicted to take pole on the pre-qualifying show.
9:43: On the pre-qualifying show, James Hinchcliffe taps Audi as the midfield team to break into Q3 today, citing the “consistency” from Audi this week.
What happened in FP3?
We might have quite the qualifying hour ahead of us.
Lando Norris topped the timing sheets in FP3, just ahead of Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli:
With Leclerc fastest in FP1, Hamilton fastest in FP2, and now Norris fastest in FP3, three different drivers led the way over the three practice sessions.
Buckle up, this could be fun.
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