F1 race results: Max Verstappen wins Hungarian GP

Verstappen made a better start than poleman Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who lost further spots to both McLarens of Oscar Piastri, who profited from hugging the inside of Turn 1, and Lando Norris, who drove around the outside of him at Turn 2.

Norris undercut Piastri for second place at the first round of pitstops, and clung on to the runner-up spot despite a charging drive from the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez, who finished third.

2023 F1 Hungarian GP results

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Cla	Driver	#		Laps	Time	Interval	km/h	Pits	Points	Retirement	Chassis	Engine
1	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		70	-			2	26		Red Bull	Red Bull
2	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4		70	+33.731	33.731		2	18		McLaren	Mercedes
3	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11		70	+37.603	3.872		2	15		Red Bull	Red Bull
4	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44		70	+39.134	1.531		2	12		Mercedes	Mercedes
5	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81		70	+1'02.572	23.438		2	10		McLaren	Mercedes
6	G. Russell George Russell Mercedes	63		70	+1'05.825	3.253		2	8		Mercedes	Mercedes
7	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16		70	+1'10.317	4.492		2	6		Ferrari	Ferrari
8	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55		70	+1'11.073	0.756		2	4		Ferrari	Ferrari
9	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		70	+1'15.709	4.636		2	2		Aston Martin	Mercedes
10	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		69	1 lap			2	1		Aston Martin	Mercedes
11	A. Albon Alex Albon Williams	23		69	1 lap			2			Williams	Mercedes
12	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77		69	1 lap			2			Alfa Romeo	Ferrari
13	D. Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	3		69	1 lap			2			AlphaTauri	Red Bull
14	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27		69	1 lap			2			Haas	Ferrari
15	Y. Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	22		69	1 lap			2			AlphaTauri	Red Bull
16	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24		69	1 lap			2			Alfa Romeo	Ferrari
17	K. Magnussen Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20		69	1 lap			2			Haas	Ferrari
dnf	L. Sargeant Logan Sargeant Williams	2		67				3		Retirement	Williams	Mercedes
dnf	E. Ocon Esteban Ocon Alpine	31		2				1		Collision	Alpine	Renault
dnf	P. Gasly Pierre Gasly Alpine	10		1				1		Collision	Alpine	Renault
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How the 2023 F1 Hungarian GP unfolded

Hamilton and Verstappen shared the front row for the first time since the infamous Abu Dhabi GP of 2021. But Hamilton couldn’t hold his hard-earned pole position advantage on the run to Turn 1, as Verstappen eased his way down the inside at Turn 1.

Hamilton, forced wide by Verstappen, lost a further spot to Piastri straight away and then Norris demoted him further at Turn 2. Hamilton fell to fourth, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and a fast-starting Carlos Sainz, who started from 11^th on soft tyres unlike the majority on mediums.

A first-corner clash was sparked by Zhou Guanyu who, after making a terrible start in his Alfa Romeo, punted Daniel Ricciardo’s AlphaTauri into Esteban Ocon, who clattered into Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly. Ocon and Gasly were both forced out with suspension damage, the second double DNF for Alpine on the trot.

The race settled down with Verstappen romping away to a big lead over Piastri. Perez – who started from ninth on hards – gained a spot from the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso at the start of lap eight. Sainz was the first of the top six to stop on lap 16, switching his softs for hards, with Hamilton pitting from fourth a lap later.

Leclerc suffered a slow stop when the left-rear wheelgun failed, rejoining 11^th behind Sainz and Lance Stroll (Aston, who’d also stopped earlier). Leclerc soon battled past Stroll at Turn 2 on lap 20.

Significantly, Piastri stopped a lap after Norris and lost his second position to his team-mate when he rejoined, as Lando used the undercut and swooped around the outside of him at Turn 1.

Verstappen ran until lap 24 before pitting, by far the longest-running of the medium starters, retaining his lead from Perez, who was running an alternate strategy. Perez pitted soon after, rejoining between the Ferraris, while Mercedes allowed Hamilton past Russell for fourth as they were running alternate strategies.

Perez caught and bullied his way past Sainz at Turn 1 on lap 27, and then passed Russell at Turn 2 a tour later. Perez caught Hamilton just after half distance, but he put up such a good fight that Red Bull resorted to strategy to undercut past him. Piastri also pitted at this point from third, but suffered a slow stop, losing a second to Perez.

Norris made his final stop on lap 45, rejoining 7s ahead of the Piastri/Perez duel for the final spot on the podium. Perez passed Piastri through Turns 1 and 2 a couple of laps later, and then set off after Norris, who was 8s up the road.

Hamilton pitted from second with 20 laps to go, rejoining in fifth. Verstappen was again last to stop, going back to medium tyres to ensure his extra point for fastest lap.

Verstappen reeled off his seventh win of the season, 33s ahead of Norris – who chastised backmarkers for getting in his way but held on to second place. Perez charged to a solid third, while Hamilton passed Piastri for fourth with 13 laps remaining and closed right up to Perez at the end of the race.

Sixth-placed-on-the-road Leclerc received a 5s penalty for speeding in the pits during his final stop, and coupled with George Russell (Mercedes) passing Sainz on track for seventh with five laps to go, Russell took sixth position instead from 18^th on the grid after his qualifying disaster.

The Aston Martins of Alonso and Stroll claimed the final points, behind the Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz.

2023 F1 Hungarian GP fastest laps

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Cla	Driver	#		Chassis	Engine	Lap	Time	Interval	km/h
1	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		Red Bull	Red Bull	53	1'20.504		195.910
2	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44		Mercedes	Mercedes	54	+1.097	1.097	193.277
3	G. Russell George Russell Mercedes	63		Mercedes	Mercedes	48	+1.654	0.557	191.966
4	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4		McLaren	Mercedes	50	+1.674	0.020	191.919
5	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11		Red Bull	Red Bull	53	+1.791	0.117	191.647
6	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16		Ferrari	Ferrari	50	+1.965	0.174	191.242
7	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55		Ferrari	Ferrari	54	+2.080	0.115	190.976
8	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81		McLaren	Mercedes	45	+2.232	0.152	190.625
9	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		Aston Martin	Mercedes	51	+2.241	0.009	190.604
10	Y. Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	22		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	68	+2.765	0.524	189.405
11	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		Aston Martin	Mercedes	54	+2.921	0.156	189.051
12	L. Sargeant Logan Sargeant Williams	2		Williams	Mercedes	36	+2.992	0.071	188.890
13	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27		Haas	Ferrari	42	+3.069	0.077	188.716
14	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	42	+3.147	0.078	188.540
15	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	12	+3.239	0.092	188.333
16	K. Magnussen Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20		Haas	Ferrari	54	+3.360	0.121	188.061
17	D. Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	3		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	67	+3.430	0.070	187.904
18	A. Albon Alex Albon Williams	23		Williams	Mercedes	54	+3.547	0.117	187.643
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2023 F1 Hungarian GP pitstops

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Cla	Driver	#		Chassis	Engine	1	2	3
1	M. Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		Red Bull	Red Bull	M : 26	H : 28	M : 22
2	L. Norris Lando Norris McLaren	4		McLaren	Mercedes	M : 17	H : 27	M : 29
3	S. Perez Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing	11		Red Bull	Red Bull	H : 27	M : 24	M : 31
4	L. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	44		Mercedes	Mercedes	M : 19	H : 33	M : 24
5	O. Piastri Oscar Piastri McLaren	81		McLaren	Mercedes	M : 20	H : 24	M : 31
6	G. Russell George Russell Mercedes	63		Mercedes	Mercedes	H : 28	M : 18	M : 24
7	C. Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16		Ferrari	Ferrari	M : 20	H : 26	H : 31
8	C. Sainz Carlos Sainz Ferrari	55		Ferrari	Ferrari	S : 15	H : 29	H : 29
9	F. Alonso Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		Aston Martin	Mercedes	M : 23	H : 27	H : 27
10	L. Stroll Lance Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		Aston Martin	Mercedes	S : 9	H : 30	H : 39
11	A. Albon Alex Albon Williams	23		Williams	Mercedes	M : 8	H : 26	H : 38
12	V. Bottas Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo	77		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	M : 12	H : 36	H : 32
13	D. Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri	3		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	M : 21	H : 14	M : 43
14	N. Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27		Haas	Ferrari	M : 19	H : 25	H : 36
15	Y. Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri	22		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	S : 9	H : 38	M : 25
16	Z. Guanyu Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo	24		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	M : 13	H : 33	H : 36
17	K. Magnussen Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20		Haas	Ferrari	M : 14	H : 30	H : 33
18	L. Sargeant Logan Sargeant Williams	2		Williams	Mercedes	M : 13	H : 24	H : 33
	E. Ocon Esteban Ocon Alpine	31		Alpine	Renault	M : 5
	P. Gasly Pierre Gasly Alpine	10		Alpine	Renault	S : 1
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