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Jenson Button won the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix for Honda, ahead of Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Jenson Button
Team
Honda
Top listed
Jenson Button, Pedro de la Rosa, and Nick Heidfeld
Race date
August 6, 2006
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Felipe Massa
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Jenson Button finished first for Honda. Pedro de la Rosa is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nick Heidfeld 3 for BMW Sauber.

Grid to finish

Jenson Button from P14 to P1 (+13), Christijan Albers from P22 to P10 (+12), and Scott Speed from P20 to P11 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Kimi Räikkönen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 Collision damage, and 2 Engine. Felipe Massa holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.516 on lap 65. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

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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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jenson ButtonHonda1:52:20.94110
2Pedro de la RosaMcLaren1:52:51.7788
3Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:53:04.7636
4Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:53:06.1465
5David CoulthardRed Bull+1 lap4
6Ralf SchumacherToyota+1 lap3
7Felipe MassaFerrari+1 lap2
8Michael SchumacherFerrariCollision damage1
9Tiago MonteiroMidland+3 laps0
10Christijan AlbersMidland+3 laps0
11Scott SpeedToro Rosso+4 laps0
12Jarno TrulliToyotaEngine0
13Takuma SatoSuper Aguri+5 laps0
DNFFernando AlonsoRenaultWheel nut0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenCollision0
DNFVitantonio LiuzziToro RossoCollision damage0
DNFNico RosbergWilliamsAccident0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaRenaultAccident damage0
DNFChristian KlienRed BullSpun off0
DNFMark WebberWilliamsSpun off0