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2026 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying: Lando Norris took pole

Lando Norris took pole for McLaren ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at Hungaroring.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Lando Norris
Pole team
McLaren
Front row
Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton
Classified
Top 22
Round
11
Circuit
Hungaroring
Qualifying date
July 25, 2026

The front of the grid

Lando Norris qualified first for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc. P4 through P22 were Kimi Antonelli, Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen, George Russell, Isack Hadjar, Arvid Lindblad, Nico Hülkenberg, Liam Lawson, Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Gabriel Bortoleto, Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz Jr., Alexander Albon, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas, and Sergio Pérez.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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