15:40
Leclerc leaps up to P2, pushing Lawson out!
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
F1 Hungary LIVE: Reaction after Norris pips Hamilton to pole
Live coverage of Saturday at the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Norris on pole
- Hamilton faces investigation over impeding
- Aston makes Q2 for the first time this season
The tenth round of the 2026 Formula 1 season takes place at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
A modern classic, the Hungaroring is often described as Monaco without the walls, due to its tight and twisty nature.
As the championship reaches the summer shutdown, all eyes are on Aston Martin, with the team bringing a significant 16-part upgrade. While the pace on Friday was a marked improvement, a suspension failure in FP1 for Lance Stroll ruled him out of the afternoon running.
McLaren debuted its 'Macarena wing' with rookie Leonardo Fornaroli in FP1, but the part will not feature fully until after the summer break.
Max Verstappen showed strong pace for Red Bull, but Mercedes struggled throughout the day, with George Russell over seven-tenths off the pace and Kimi Antonelli in 13th place. The Silver Arrows will hope to have performed wonders overnight to turn around its fortunes for a vital qualifying session.
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix Saturday schedule
FP3: 11:30am BST - 12:30pm BST
Qualifying: 3:00pm BST - 4:00pm BST
25 Jul 2026
15:42
Out in Q2
Out in Q2 are:
11. Lawson
12. Gasly
13. Colapinto
14. Bortoleto
15. Ocon
16. Alonso
Alonso ended up 17th fastest in the upgraded Aston Martin
15:40
Q2 order
The top 10 in Q2 are:
- Norris
- Leclerc
- Hamilton
- Hadjar
- Piastri
- Verstappen
- Lindblad
- Antonelli
- Russell
- Hulkenberg
15:39
Antonelli goes to P7 and will be safe. Leclerc, however, is in the bottom six.
15:39
Bortoleto pushes Alonso out this time, as Hulkenberg enters the top 10.
15:38
Here come the times, Piastri goes to P2.
15:38
Hold on! Alonso is back into the top 10, as Antonelli's time is deleted for track limits at Turn 7. This lap needs to be a quick one now!
15:37
This is make-or-break for Hadjar. He's having to navigate traffic on this lap, and it's going well. A 1m17.872s puts him to the top, and ends Alonso's day, as the Aston Martin is relegated out of the top 10.
15:36
No further action for Leclerc, but Alonso did have another set of fresh softs, and he goes to P10! He couldn't, could he? A 1m19.808s.
15:34
Hadjar in the grass. Not ideal.
15:33
"I have zero grip," reports Antonelli. That's a problem, but Leclerc has a bigger problem, as the stewards have noted the Ferrari driver for a yellow flag infringement.
15:32
When Russell came across Hadjar, there were double yellows being shown. But Antonelli goes to the top for Mercedes, before Hamilton goes to the top with a 1m17.931s.
15:31
A spin for Hadjar at Turn 11. He ends up on the grass, and that will have hurt several other drivers. However, it was only single yellows, so these times will stand.
On used softs, Norris goes second fastest.
15:30
Verstappen is the next driver to cross the line with a 1m18.249s, finding around four tenths on his Q1 best.
15:28
A 1m20.696s from Alonso. He's about half a second off his Q1 best, but is out of fresh tyres, so had to run on used rubber.
15:26
Q2 begins
Q2 is underway, and Alonso has gone straight out onto the track.
15:25
Frankly, embarrassing from Williams.
15:25
No celebration. This is the perfect tone from Aston Martin after Alonso makes it into Q2 for the first time this term.
15:20
Out in Q1
Those out in Q1 are:
17. Bearman
18. Sainz
19. Albon
20. Stroll
21. Bottas
22. Perez
15:19
Q1 Result
The top 10 in Q1 are:
- Norris
- Verstappen
- Antonelli
- Hamilton
- Hadjar
- Hulkenberg
- Russell
- Piastri
- Leclerc
- Bortoleto
15:19
Gasly improves to P13, Colapinto improves and Bearman drops down, by Alonso stays in P16 and is 100% through!
15:18
Stroll pits, so does not make it for Aston Martin, but Alonso is through!
15:17
The final efforts are coming in and Sainz improves out of the bottom six, but is quickly pushed back down as Bortoleto registers a lap.
Both Williams are out.
15:15
There is plenty of time for Williams to find!
15:12
Drop zone in Q1
We're in the lull between runs now, and both Aston Martin drivers are through as things stand, with Alonso in P12 and Stroll P16.
In the drop zone are:
17. Bearman
18. Albon
19. Sainz
20. Bottas
21. Perez
22. Bortoleto (no time set)
Sainz had an eventful first practice at the Hungaroring