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Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, and Daniel Ricciardo
Race date
July 24, 2016
Pole
Nico Rosberg
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Nico Rosberg is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Daniel Ricciardo 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Kimi Räikkönen from P14 to P6 (+8), Jolyon Palmer from P17 to P12 (+5), and Kevin Magnussen from P19 to P15 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nico Rosberg started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 4 +2 laps, and 1 Oil leak. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.086 on lap 52. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:40:30.11525
2Nico RosbergMercedes1:40:32.09218
3Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:40:57.65415
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:40:58.32812
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:41:18.77410
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:41:19.1598
7Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap6
8Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso+1 lap4
9Valtteri BottasWilliams+1 lap2
10Nico HülkenbergForce India+1 lap1
11Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap0
12Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
13Esteban GutiérrezHaas+1 lap0
14Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
15Kevin MagnussenRenault+1 lap0
16Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap0
17Felipe NasrSauber+1 lap0
18Felipe MassaWilliams+2 laps0
19Pascal WehrleinManor+2 laps0
20Marcus EricssonSauber+2 laps0