Haas on track in Budapest
Haas on track in Budapest

2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying recap

A recap of what happened in qualifying at the 2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

02 Aug 2025
12:05
Norris improves to third

He splits the two Ferraris to go third, 0.2s off Piastri. 

12:02
Hamilton goes second

Hamilton slots into second, 0.144s off Piastri. 

12:01
Current top 10

30 minutes on the clock: Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Bortoleto, Russell, Antonelli, Hamilton, Stroll and Hulkenberg. 

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11:58
Leclerc

Leclerc still goes fastest despite a mistake in the final sector, 0.065s ahead of Verstappen.

11:56
Verstappen on top

A 1m16.202s for Verstappen. The times continue to tumble in Budapest. 

11:54
Piastri fastest

Piastri goes clear with a 1m16.240s, 0.072s ahead of Russell.

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11:53
Russell on top now

Russell sets with a 1m16.312s, 0.094s ahead of Leclerc. Hamilton's first time of the day is four-tenths off.

11:50
Verstappen on the softs

He goes fastest now with a 1m16.547s, 0.2s ahead of Stroll. 

11:48
Tsunoda lowers the benchmark

A 1m17.022s for Tsunoda to go 0.5s clear of Stroll. 

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11:44
Stroll goes fastest

A 1m17.540s for Stroll on the mediums 0.4s ahead of Colapinto. 

11:39
First time on the board

We're nearly 10 minutes into the session and Colapinto has just put the first lap time on the board. A 1m18.006s on the softs. 

11:32
Who's on track?

Norris, Piastri, Stroll and Alonso are on track.

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11:30
FP3 is underway

Final practice in Budapest has begun. 

11:14
What happened on Friday?
  • McLaren topped both sessions; Norris ahead of Piastri
  • Ferrari seem to be the second-fastest team, as Leclerc was third-fastest in both practice sessions
  • Work to do for Hamilton and Verstappen, who struggled relative to their teammates.
11:00
Hello everyone

Hello all and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for Saturday's action from the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Final practice will be getting underway in just 30 minutes' time. 

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