page_title: 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
section_title: Race
hierarchical_section_title: 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix / Classification / Race
caption_attribution_description: English: Nick Heidfeld during qualify session - Hungarian GP 2006, Hungaroring Polski: Nick Heidfeld podczas kwalifikacji do GP Węgier 2006 na torze Hungaroring Magyar: Nick Heidfeld a kvalifikációs versenyen - Magyar GP 2006, Hungaroring
context_page_description: The 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 6 August 2006 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the 13th race of the 2006 Formula One season. Jenson Button won the race driving a Honda, the first victory of his career, the first race win for a British driver since David Coulthard won the Australian Grand Prix three years previously, and the first by an Englishman since Johnny Herbert won the 1999 European Grand Prix nearly seven years previously, in similarly changeable weather circumstances. Pedro de la Rosa finished second for McLaren-Mercedes, the only podium finish of his career, and Nick Heidfeld finished third, giving BMW Sauber their first ever podium.
  It was the first win for Honda as a constructor since John Surtees' victory in the 1967 Italian Grand Prix 39 years prior, the first win for a Honda engine since Heinz-Harald Frentzen's Mugen-Honda-powered Jordan triumphed in the 1999 Italian Grand Prix, 7 years and 119 races earlier and the first win for a non-European constructor since Jody Scheckter won with Canadian team Wolf in the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix.
context_section_description: Notes
  – Kubica originally finished seventh, but was disqualified after the race, as his car was 2 kg underweight at the end of the race because of a damaged fire extinguisher.
caption: Nick Heidfeld scored the BMW Sauber team's first podium finish in third position.
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