2026 Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Budapest)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari SF-26) on track in practice at the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix
Here are the complete F1 results from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, the 11th round of the F1 2026 season.
McLaren driver and reigning world champion Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Norris clocked a fastest lap of 1:17.207 to outpace Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton by 0.012 seconds.
Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc qualified third, with Mercedes driver and F1 2026 championship leader Kimi Antonelli in fourth.
Norris’s McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri will line up fifth, one place ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who spun at the final corner of his last lap in Q3.
George Russell will start seventh with the second Red Bull of Isack Hadjar in eighth.
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Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad and Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg completed the top 10.
Further back, Fernando Alonso secured Aston Martin’s best qualifying result of the F1 2026 season with 16th place.
Alonso’s result comes on a weekend Aston Martin has introduced a major upgrade to the AMR26 car.
A full report from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix is available at the bottom of this article.
Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying 2026: Q1 results
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:18.277
2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.277
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.379
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.453
5 Isack Hadjar Red Bull +0.477
6 Nico Hulkenberg Haas +0.519
7 George Russell Mercedes +0.579
8 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.614
9 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.707
10 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +0.792
11 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.884
12 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +0.956
13 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.464
14 Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.494
15 Esteban Ocon Haas +1.733
16 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1.849
17 Oliver Bearman Haas +1.956
18 Carlos Sainz Williams +2.344
19 Alexander Albon Williams +2.381
20 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +2.382
21 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac +2.609
22 Sergio Perez Cadillac +3.045
Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying 2026: Q2 results
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:17.456
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.170
3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.347
4 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.416
5 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.472
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.793
7 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +0.904
8 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.937
9 George Russell Mercedes +0.989
10 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +1.183
11 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.309
12 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.388
13 Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.571
14 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +1.649
15 Esteban Ocon Haas +2.278
16 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +2.352
Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying 2026: Q3 results
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:17.207
2 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.012
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.238
4 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.272
5 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.477
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.518
7 George Russell Mercedes +0.553
8 Isack Hadjar Red Bull +0.649
9 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.074
10 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +1.479
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