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Hungarian Grand Prix 2025: Leclerc on pole

Qualifying - 2026-07-03, Hungarian Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc took pole for the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix by 0.026s from Oscar Piastri, with McLaren drivers second and third on the grid.

Charles Leclerc took pole position for the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring with a Q3 lap of 1:15.372. Oscar Piastri qualified second for McLaren, 0.026s slower than Leclerc on 1:15.398.

Qualifying

Lando Norris placed third for McLaren with a 1:15.413 in Q3, 0.041s away from pole and 0.015s behind team-mate Piastri. George Russell qualified fourth for Mercedes on 1:15.425, while Fernando Alonso took fifth for Aston Martin with a 1:15.481.

Lance Stroll made it two Aston Martin cars in the top six with a Q3 time of 1:15.498. Gabriel Bortoleto secured seventh for Sauber on 1:15.725, and Max Verstappen qualified eighth for Red Bull with a 1:15.728.

Grid

Liam Lawson took ninth for RB F1 Team with a 1:15.821 in Q3. Isack Hadjar completed the top 10 for RB F1 Team on 1:15.915 after reaching Q3.

Norris set the quickest Q2 lap in this field on 1:14.890, with Piastri next on 1:14.941 before Leclerc moved ahead in Q3. Leclerc improved through each segment from 1:15.582 in Q1 to 1:15.455 in Q2 and then 1:15.372 in Q3 to secure Ferrari's pole for round 14.

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