2022 Hungarian Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Aramco Magyar Nagydíj 2022) was the 13th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Hungaroring on the weekend of July 29 to July 31 2022.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
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88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:18.880	2 	1:18.728	4 	1:43.205	4 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:19.841	8 	1:18.872	5 	1:45.624	14 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:19.299	4 	1:18.662	2 	1:43.743	8 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:20.383	11 	1:19.253	7 	1:44.178	9 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:21.413	20 	1:20.488	18 	1:41.480	1 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:20.456	13 	1:19.730	15 	1:46.091	19 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:19.622	6 	1:19.397	9 	1:48.240	20 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:20.377	10 	1:19.049	6 	1:43.570	6 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:19.039	3 	1:18.445	1 	1:42.141	2 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:21.414	12 	1:19.702	14 	1:45.638	15 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:20.921	17 	1:19.818	16 	1:44.655	10 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:20.695	14 	1:20.521	19 	1:45.850	17 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:20.834	16 	1:20.615	20 	1:42.381	3 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:20.810	15 	1:19.605	12 	1:45.691	16 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:20.348	9 	1:19.614	13 	1:45.570	13 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:19.710	7 	1:19.547	11 	1:44.832	11 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:21.027	18 	1:19.985	17 	1:45.156	12 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:18.750	1 	1:18.676	3 	1:43.589	7 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:19.606	5 	1:19.355	8 	1:43.434	5 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	 	1:19.411	10 	1:45.930	18 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:21.179	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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== Qualifying ==
Qualifying took place at 16:00 local time (UTC+02:00) on 30 July 2022, and lasted for one hour. The qualifying session was held in dry but overcast conditions throughout.
===Q1===
The first part of qualifying (Q1) saw the bottom five drivers eliminated from the rest of the session. The pace setter in the third practice session, Nicholas Latifi, was unable to replicate his earlier form being knocked out in Q1 and qualifying 20th and last having made a mistake at the final corner on his final attempt in Q1. Yuki Tsunoda, Alexander Albon, Sebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly and Latifi were eliminated.
===Q2===
The second part of qualifying (Q2) saw the bottom five drivers eliminated from the rest of the session. Sergio Pérez had a lap time, that was initially deleted for a track limits infringement, reinstated after further inspection, with the FIA deeming that he did not violate track limits. Pérez still had to set a better lap time, but was supposedly impeded by Kevin Magnussen, leading to him only finishing eleventh. Pérez, Zhou Guanyu, Magnussen, Lance Stroll and Mick Schumacher were eliminated.
===Q3===
The third part of qualifying (Q3) was a ten-car shoot-out for pole position. After everyone's initial runs, Carlos Sainz Jr. was on provisional pole, with George Russell and Charles Leclerc in second and third. Championship leader, Max Verstappen, locked up on his lap, so he only managed to be seventh. All cars then attempted another, final, lap to challenge for pole position, although Verstappen had power unit problems, which meant he was unable to set a representative lap meaning he eventually ended up tenth on the grid. Russell, competing for Mercedes, took his maiden pole position of his Formula One career, eclipsing his previous best career qualifying position of second, which he jointly achieved at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix (driving for Mercedes) and the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix (driving for Williams). His pole was also the first pole for Mercedes since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the 107th pole for a Formula One driver.https://www.statsf1.com/en/united-kingdom/pole.aspx Russell's teammate, Lewis Hamilton had a DRS issue, which meant he could only achieve seventh, eight-tenths away from pole. Ferrari drivers Sainz and Leclerc were second and third respectively, with Lando Norris in fourth and Esteban Ocon in fifth.
===Post qualifying===
Following the session Verstappen, Pérez and Gasly were critical of the stewards' handling of track limit violations. Williams were fined €1000 after they were found to have used a set of soft tyres in Q1 on the car of Albon which the team had already electronically returned—which is illegal under the sporting regulations. The stewards chose not to impose a sporting penalty after accepting that no unfair sporting advantage had been gained by using these tyres and that the rule breach was purely an administrative error.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	2 	1:18.407 	 	7 	1:18.154 	 	1 	1:17.377 	1
2 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	3 	1:18.434 	 	4 	1:17.946 	 	2 	1:17.421 	2
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	8 	1:18.806 	 	2 	1:17.768 	 	3 	1:17.567 	3
4 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	5 	1:18.653 	 	6 	1:18.121 	 	4 	1:17.769 	4
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	9 	1:18.866 	 	9 	1:18.216 	 	5 	1:18.018 	5
6 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	6 	1:18.716 	 	3 	1:17.904 	 	6 	1:18.078 	6
7 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:18.374 	 	5 	1:18.035 	 	7 	1:18.142 	7
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	10 	1:18.935 	 	10 	1:18.445 	 	8 	1:18.157 	8
9 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	7 	1:18.775 	 	8 	1:18.198 	 	9 	1:18.379 	9
10 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:18.509 	 	1 	1:17.703 	 	10 	1:18.823 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	13 	1:19.118 	 	11 	1:18.516 	 	 	 	11
12 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	11 	1:18.973 	 	12 	1:18.573 	 	 	 	12
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	12 	1:18.993 	 	13 	1:18.825 	 	 	 	13
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	15 	1:19.205 	 	14 	1:19.137 	 	 	 	14
15 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	14 	1:19.164 	 	15 	1:19.202 	 	 	 	15
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	16 	1:19.240 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	17 	1:19.256 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	18 	1:19.273 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	19 	1:19.527 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:19.570 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
Show Grid
* Pierre Gasly started from the pit lane due to his AlphaTauri AT03 being fitted with new parts after parc fermé.
==Race==
===Report===
The race started at 15:00 local time (UTC+02:00) on 31 July 2022, and lasted for 70 laps.
George Russell kept first place into turn one, from Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc. Further back, Esteban Ocon defended from his Alpine teammate, Fernando Alonso, who later complained about Ocon's moves on the team radio. Contact between Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon meant the latter had to pit due to front wing damages. Kevin Magnussen was also forced to pit after he was shown the black and orange flag, due to damage to his right end plate in the front wing. The virtual safety car (VSC) was called out to pick up debris caused by the collisions. Once the VSC ended, Russell immediately pulled a 2.5 second gap to Sainz. With the help of DRS, Max Verstappen made his way through the grid, overtaking his teammate, both Alpine cars and Lando Norris, before pitting and undercutting Lewis Hamilton. Russell and Sainz both had slow pit stops, which allowed Leclerc to overcut Sainz and close up to Russell, later overtaking him into turn one. Verstappen then closed the gap to Russell and Sainz, as Leclerc extended his lead at the front.
Verstappen pitted once again, which caused Russell and Leclerc to pit in reaction. Verstappen undercut Russell, while Leclerc pit onto the much slower hard tyres. Verstappen overtook Leclerc into turn one but proceeded to give the lead back after spinning at turn 13 on lap 41. However, he quickly overtook Leclerc once again. Sainz and Hamilton then pitted onto the soft compound tyres, which elevated Verstappen into first. Russell overtook Leclerc, which prompted Ferrari to pit and change him onto the soft tyres. Hamilton chased down Sainz and Russell, overtaking them both before the end of the race, promoting himself into second.
As the rain started to appear, Yuki Tsunoda spun, causing a brief yellow flag. Stroll attempted to overtake Daniel Ricciardo, but the latter locked up and spun around Stroll. Neither drivers received damage and both carried on, though Ricciardo was judged to be at fault and was given a five-second time penalty. Valtteri Bottas had a power unit issue on lap 66, leading to his retirement and the second VSC of the race. As the VSC ended, the rain began to come down heavier and DRS was disabled on the last lap, but all drivers managed to reach the checkered flag on dry tyres.
Verstappen won the race from both drivers. Hamilton (who set the fastest lap on lap 57) and Russell finished second and third respectively, leading to Mercedes' second double podium in a row. Sainz finished fourth. Sergio Pérez was fifth, as Leclerc, on faster tyres, could not overtake the Mexican. He finished sixth. Norris finished seventh, ahead of both Alpines of Alonso and Ocon who finished eighth and ninth respectively. Sebastian Vettel, who recently announced his retirement at the end of the season, finished tenth and was the last of the points finishers.
==== Post race ====
Many fans and pundits were critical of Ferrari's strategy to place the hard, C2, tyres onto Leclerc's car, despite the obvious pace loss shown by the Alpine drivers. Former Formula One driver, Anthony Davidson, said that "improvement need to be made" in reference to Ferrari's strategy team, while Sky Sports pundit Ted Kravitz claimed the strategy was "baffling". Mattia Binotto tried to defend his team, attributing the finishing position to the lack of pace rather than the tyres. However, Leclerc later admitted the strategy was a 'disaster'. Reporter Alex Mitton called the Ferrari strategy team the "worst", while commentator Alex Brundle exclaimed the hard tyres made "no sense".
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	70 	1:39:35.912 	10 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	70 	+7.834 	7 	19
3 	63 	George Russell 	 	70 	+12.337 	1 	15
4 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	70 	+14.579 	2 	12
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	70 	+15.688 	11 	10
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	70 	+16.047 	3 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	70 	+1:18.300 	4 	6
8 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	6 	4
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	5 	2
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	18 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	14 	
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	20 	
13 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	12 	
14 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	15 	
15 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	9 	
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	13 	
17 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	17 	
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	19 	
19 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	68 	+2 Laps 	16 	
20 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	65 	Fuel system 	8 	
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==Milestones==
* George Russell achieves his first pole position. The 107th Formula One driver to accomplish this feat.
* 5th consecutive podium for Lewis Hamilton.
** 180th race led by Lewis Hamilton.
* 70th podium for Max Verstappen.
** 50th race led by Max Verstappen.
* 10th race led by Carlos Sainz, Jr..
* Bernadette Collins final race as Aston Martin head of race strategy.
==Standings==
Another instance of a bad strategy call from the pit wall resulted in a lackluster performance for both drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The latter losing a place to George Russell in the drivers' standings. Max Verstappen won this race and extended his championship lead further; he leads Leclerc by 80 points going into the mid-season summer break.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	258 	
2 	Charles Leclerc 	178 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	173 	
4 	George Russell 	158 	1
5 	Carlos Sainz 	156 	1
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	146 	
7 	Lando Norris 	76 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	58 	
9 	Valtteri Bottas 	46 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	41 	
11 	Kevin Magnussen 	22 	
12 	Daniel Ricciardo 	19 	
13 	Pierre Gasly 	16 	
14 	Sebastian Vettel 	16 	
15 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	
16 	Yuki Tsunoda 	11 	
17 	Guanyu Zhou 	5 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	4 	
19 	Alexander Albon 	3 	
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	431 	
2 	 	334 	
3 	 	304 	
4 	 	99 	
5 	 	95 	
6 	 	51 	
7 	 	34 	
8 	 	27 	
9 	 	20 	
10 	 	3 	
==See Also==
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