Hungarian Grand Prix 2026: Race Times, F1 Fantasy Picks & Results

The Hungarian Grand Prix is round 11 of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary, with the race on Sun 26 Jul. PPFL teams locked at the start of FP1 (Fri 24 Jul, 12:30 UK time).

Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 session times

Session	UK	US Eastern	US Pacific	Australia (Sydney)	Local (Budapest)
Practice 1	Fri 24 Jul, 12:30	Fri 24 Jul, 07:30	Fri 24 Jul, 04:30	Fri 24 Jul, 21:30	Fri 24 Jul, 13:30
Practice 2	Fri 24 Jul, 16:00	Fri 24 Jul, 11:00	Fri 24 Jul, 08:00	Sat 25 Jul, 01:00	Fri 24 Jul, 17:00
Practice 3	Sat 25 Jul, 11:30	Sat 25 Jul, 06:30	Sat 25 Jul, 03:30	Sat 25 Jul, 20:30	Sat 25 Jul, 12:30
Qualifying	Sat 25 Jul, 15:00	Sat 25 Jul, 10:00	Sat 25 Jul, 07:00	Sun 26 Jul, 00:00	Sat 25 Jul, 16:00
Race	Sun 26 Jul, 14:00	Sun 26 Jul, 09:00	Sun 26 Jul, 06:00	Sun 26 Jul, 23:00	Sun 26 Jul, 15:00

Times for UK, US Eastern, US Pacific, Sydney and the circuit's local time. See the full 2026 F1 race calendar.

What PPFL managers picked

For the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was the most-picked driver (34.2% of teams), Kimi Antonelli the most popular captain (24 teams, 20%), Mercedes the favourite constructor (37.5%). 120 teams · 8 changed their team for this race.

Driver	Team	Picked by	Captain
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	34.2%	15.8% (19)
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	24.2%	20% (24)
George Russell	Mercedes	21.7%	14.2% (17)
Lando Norris	McLaren	20.8%	12.5% (15)
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	15%	11.7% (14)
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	13.3%	7.5% (9)
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	12.5%	8.3% (10)
Oliver Bearman	Haas	9.2%	–
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	7.5%	2.5% (3)
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	6.7%	3.3% (4)

Constructor	Picked by
Mercedes	37.5%
Ferrari	21.7%
McLaren	11.7%
Alpine	5.8%
Aston Martin	5.8%

Most popular full team: George Russell + Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes (9 teams, 7.5%).

Biggest risers since last race (share of teams): Kimi Antonelli 21.7% → 24.2%, Lando Norris 20% → 20.8%, Max Verstappen 14.2% → 15%.

Biggest fallers (share of teams): George Russell 23.3% → 21.7%, Pierre Gasly 4.2% → 3.3%, Sergio Pérez 4.2% → 3.3%.

Guess the Podium: community picks

9 players made Guess the Podium picks. 44.4% picked Kimi Antonelli to win. The most popular podium was Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris (2 picks).

P1: Kimi Antonelli 44.4%, Charles Leclerc 22.2%, Lando Norris 22.2%
P2: Charles Leclerc 33.3%, Lando Norris 22.2%, Lewis Hamilton 22.2%
P3: Lewis Hamilton 33.3%, Lando Norris 22.2%, Max Verstappen 22.2%

How the most-picked drivers scored

Lewis Hamilton (owned by 34.2%): 16 pts
Kimi Antonelli (owned by 24.2%): 26 pts
George Russell (owned by 21.7%): 9 pts
Lando Norris (owned by 20.8%): 39 pts
Max Verstappen (owned by 15%): 33 pts

Best differential: Charles Leclerc, owned by only 12.5% of teams, scored 23 PPFL points.

Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 results and F1 fantasy points

Top PPFL team this race: Nando Lorris's Team with 140 points.

For the Hungarian Grand Prix, 106 PPFL teams averaged 76.9 points; the top-scoring driver was Lando Norris with 39 PPFL points; the best value was Lando Norris, 1.5 points per $M at $26.0M; Lance Stroll gained the most places: 7, from P20 to P13.

The race data below comes from F1DB, the open-source Formula 1 database (release v2026.20.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0. PPFL points are our own.

Lando Norris took pole in 1:17.207; Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap, 1:22.000 on lap 58; Max Verstappen was Driver of the Day with 18.85% of the fan vote.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lando Norris	1:18.277	1:17.456	1:17.207
2	Lewis Hamilton	1:18.730	1:17.803	1:17.219
3	Charles Leclerc	1:18.984	1:17.626	1:17.445
4	Kimi Antonelli	1:18.726	1:18.393	1:17.479
5	Oscar Piastri	1:18.891	1:17.928	1:17.684
6	Max Verstappen	1:18.656	1:18.249	1:17.725
7	George Russell	1:18.856	1:18.445	1:17.760
8	Isack Hadjar	1:18.754	1:17.872	1:17.856
9	Arvid Lindblad	1:19.233	1:18.360	1:18.281
10	Nico Hülkenberg	1:18.796	1:18.639	1:18.686
11	Liam Lawson	1:19.161	1:18.765
12	Pierre Gasly	1:19.741	1:18.844
13	Franco Colapinto	1:19.771	1:19.027
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:19.069	1:19.105
15	Esteban Ocon	1:20.010	1:19.734
16	Fernando Alonso	1:20.126	1:19.808
17	Oliver Bearman	1:20.233
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1:20.621
19	Alexander Albon	1:20.658
20	Lance Stroll	1:20.659
21	Valtteri Bottas	1:20.886
22	Sergio Pérez	1:21.322

Drivers' championship after round 11

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	219
2	Lewis Hamilton	169
3	George Russell	160
4	Charles Leclerc	138
5	Lando Norris	128
6	Max Verstappen	109
7	Oscar Piastri	94
8	Isack Hadjar	71
9	Liam Lawson	45
10	Pierre Gasly	33

Constructors' championship after round 11

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Mercedes	379
2	Ferrari	307
3	McLaren	222
4	Red Bull	180
5	Racing Bulls	70
6	Alpine	52
7	Haas	21
8	Audi	12
9	Williams	11
10	Aston Martin	1
11	Cadillac	0

Full race result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time / gap	F1 pts	PPFL pts	Notes
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	70	1:39:56.180	25	39
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	70	+15.080	18	33	Driver of the Day
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	70	+18.728	15	26
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	70	+23.840	12	23	Fastest lap
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	70	+24.540	10	16	5s penalty
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	70	+55.488	8	14
7	George Russell	Mercedes	70	+57.503	6	9
8	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	69	+1 lap	4	11
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	69	+1 lap	2	6
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	69	+1 lap	1	2
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	69	+1 lap		6
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	69	+1 lap		0
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	69	+1 lap		10
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	69	+1 lap		4
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	68	+2 laps		-2
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas	68	+2 laps		-1
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	68	+2 laps		4
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	68	+2 laps		0
19	Oliver Bearman	Haas	68	+2 laps		-2	5s penalty
DNF	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	55	Gearbox		-1
DNF	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	48	Suspension		-5	Started from the pit lane
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	13	Brakes		-5

PPFL fantasy points by driver

Points before the captain bonus (a captain's race finish points are doubled).

Driver	Team	Grid	Finish	PPFL pts
Lando Norris	McLaren	P1	1	39
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P6	2	33
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	P4	3	26
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	P3	4	23
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	P2	5	16
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	P8	6	14
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	P11	8	11
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	P20	13	10
George Russell	Mercedes	P7	7	9
Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	P10	9	6
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	P14	11	6
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	P16	14	4
Alexander Albon	Williams	P19	17	4
Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	P9	10	2
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	P12	12	0
Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	P18	18	0
Esteban Ocon	Haas	P15	16	-1
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	P5	DNF	-1
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	P13	15	-2
Oliver Bearman	Haas	P17	19	-2
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	P22	DNF	-5
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	P21	DNF	-5

Price changes after the Hungarian Grand Prix

PPFL prices move after every Grand Prix based on recent form. Changes since round 10 (15 unchanged):

Driver / constructor	Before	After	Change
Lando Norris	$26.0M	$42.0M	+$16.0M
George Russell	$29.0M	$41.0M	+$12.0M
Arvid Lindblad	$23.0M	$26.0M	+$3.0M
Mercedes	$44.0M	$47.0M	+$3.0M
Nico Hülkenberg	$10.0M	$12.0M	+$2.0M
Aston Martin	$12.5M	$14.0M	+$1.5M
Fernando Alonso	$8.0M	$9.0M	+$1.0M
Alexander Albon	$9.5M	$10.0M	+$0.5M
Oliver Bearman	$12.0M	$11.0M	-$1.0M
Sergio Pérez	$9.0M	$8.0M	-$1.0M
Cadillac	$14.0M	$12.5M	-$1.5M
Carlos Sainz Jr.	$11.0M	$9.5M	-$1.5M
Charles Leclerc	$38.0M	$35.0M	-$3.0M
Liam Lawson	$41.0M	$38.0M	-$3.0M
Red Bull	$47.0M	$44.0M	-$3.0M
Max Verstappen	$35.0M	$29.0M	-$6.0M
Pierre Gasly	$32.0M	$23.0M	-$9.0M
Oscar Piastri	$42.0M	$32.0M	-$10.0M

See every price and the season trend on the F1 fantasy Price Form.

Driver of the Day history at Hungaroring

The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race held here since the vote began.

2026: Max Verstappen (18.9% of the vote)
2025: Gabriel Bortoleto (18.8% of the vote)
2024: Oscar Piastri (34.9% of the vote)
2023: Sergio Pérez (20.7% of the vote)
2022: Max Verstappen (34.1% of the vote)
2021: Fernando Alonso (28.1% of the vote)
2020: Max Verstappen (18.1% of the vote)
2019: Max Verstappen (26.2% of the vote)
2018: Daniel Ricciardo
2017: Kimi Räikkönen

Recent Hungarian Grand Prix winners

Planning your team? Check driver and constructor values on the F1 fantasy Price Form and the Hungaroring circuit guide.

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