Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Alonso, Russell, Bortoleto, Stroll, Lawson, Bearman and Hadjar.
He overtakes Alonso with the use of DRS into Turn 1.
Leclerc rejoins ahead of Piastri. Great stuff from Ferrari.
Will he rejoin ahead of Piastri?
Piastri comes in on the end of Lap 18. They will be looking to undercut Leclerc here.
"Use the pace now, Oscar," Piastri is told. Leclerc's lead is at 2.5s.
Piastri reduces Leclerc's lead down to 2.6s now.
Leclerc continues to show great pace in the Ferrari. 3.0s between the top two.
The current order: Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Alonso, Bortoleto, Verstappen, Stroll, Lawson and Bearman.
Norris sets the fastest lap of the race on Lap 9/70. He's now just 0.5s behind Russell in the battle for third.
Leclerc is running 2.9s ahead of Piastri. Russell is 1.8s behind Piastri, who has Norris for close company. Norris is now in DRS range of the Mercedes driver.
Bortoleto has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Hulkenberg is under investigation, though.
Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Alonso, Bortoleto, Verstappen, Stroll, Lawson and Bearman.
Like teammate Bortoleto, Hulkenberg has been spotted by the stewards. A potential false start.
Bortoleto has been noted for a "false start". A likely penalty coming if he's found guilty.
He's increased his lead over Piastri to 2.3s by the end of Lap 4.
He gets ahead of Stroll into the middle sector chicane. An unusual place to overtake, but he's getting it done.
Norris overtakes Alonso into Turn 1 to move into fourth.
Verstappen overtakes Lawson into the middle sector chicane for P8.
Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Alonso, Norris, Bortoleto, Stroll, Lawson, Verstappen and Bearman.
Leclerc keeps his lead into Turn 1 ahead of Piastri. Russell is up to third ahead of Alonso and Norris.
Can Leclerc hold on to the win from pole position?
Leclerc leads the pack away at the Hungaroring.
Everyone on the mediums, except Hamilton and Gasly on the hards.
Softs for Sainz, Hulkenberg and Albon.
2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Starting Grid | |||
Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team |
1 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
2 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
3 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
5 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
6 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
7 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
8 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
9 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
10 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
11 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
12 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
13 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing |
14 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
15 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
16 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
18 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
19 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing |
PL | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Red Bull Racing |