PHOTOS: Hamilton on pole for F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring will be upgraded
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Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton secured the 104th pole position of his career in qualifying for Sunday’s Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lining up alongside him on the front row will be Red Bull’s reigning champion Max Verstappen, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locking out the second row of the grid. Zhou Guanyu set the fifth fastest time for Alfa Romeo ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in sixth and Valtteri Bottas in the other Alfa in seventh. Fernando Alonso qualified eighth for Aston Martin, ahead of Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull, while Haas’s Nico Hulkenberg completed the top 10.
Qualifying told in some pictures and faces:
The starting grid for tomorrow’s race will be as follows:
Row 1:
Lewis Hamilton (GBR, Mercedes)
Max Verstappen (NED, Red Bull)
Row 2:
Lando Norris (GBR, McLaren)
Oscar Piastri (AUS, McLaren)
Row 3:Â
Zhou Guanyu (CHN, Alfa Romeo)
Charles Leclerc (MON, Ferrari)
Row 4:
Valtteri Bottas (FIN, Alfa Romeo)
Fernando Alonso (ESP, Aston Martin)
Row 5:
Sergio Perez (MEX, Red Bull)
Nico Hulkenberg (GER, Haas)
Row 6:
Carlos Sainz (ESP, Ferrari)
Esteban Ocon (FRA, Alpine)
Row 7:
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS, Alpha Tauri)
Lance Stroll (CAN, Aston Martin)
Row 8:Â
Pierre Gasly (FRA, Alpine)
Alexander Albon (THA, Williams)
Row 9:
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN, Alpha Tauri)
George Russel (GBR, Mercedes)
Row 10:
Kevin Magnussen (DEN, Haas)
Logan Sargeant (USA, Williams)
The 38th Hungarian Grand Prix will be held on Sunday with a 15:00 (3:00pm) CET start time. The Hungaroring circuit lap length is 4.381 kilometres and drivers will complete a distance of 306.663 kilometres in the 70-lap race.