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Lewis Hamilton won the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Mark Webber at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Mark Webber
Race date
July 26, 2009
Pole
Fernando Alonso
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mark Webber 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Timo Glock from P13 to P6 (+7), Kimi Räikkönen from P7 to P2 (+5), and Robert Kubica from P18 to P13 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Fernando Alonso started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 13 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 1 Accident in qualifying, 1 Suspension, and 1 Water pressure. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.931 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
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:38:23.87610
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:38:35.4058
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:38:40.7626
4Nico RosbergWilliams1:38:50.8435
5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:38:58.2684
6Timo GlockToyota1:38:59.1133
7Jenson ButtonBrawn1:39:18.9642
8Jarno TrulliToyota1:39:32.0481
9Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:39:32.6500
10Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:39:33.1320
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:39:34.4880
12Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:39:35.3880
13Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:39:37.9220
14Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
15Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso+1 lap0
16Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso+1 lap0
DNFSebastian VettelRed BullSuspension0
DNFFernando AlonsoRenaultWheel0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaWater pressure0
DNSFelipe MassaFerrariAccident in qualifying0