2007 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring on 5 Aug 2007 for McLaren, from pole position; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Nick Heidfeld third. Pole position: Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton led every one of the 70 laps. Hamilton stopped 2 times, on laps 19 and 50; 14 of 18 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 20. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:20.047 on lap 70. 18 of 22 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 80 points, 7 ahead of Fernando Alonso, with 6 rounds left.

Date

5 Aug 2007

Circuit

Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary

Round

11 of 17

Winner

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Pole position

Fernando Alonso (1:19.674)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 12 drivers: Fernando Alonso qualified 1st, started 6th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 2nd, started 1st; Nick Heidfeld qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 4th, started 3rd; Nico Rosberg qualified 5th, started 4th; Ralf Schumacher qualified 6th, started 5th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 8th, started 13th; Jarno Trulli qualified 9th, started 8th; Mark Webber qualified 10th, started 9th; David Coulthard qualified 11th, started 10th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 12th, started 11th; Alexander Wurz qualified 13th, started 12th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 19, 50), stints of 19, 31, 20 laps

2nd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 19, 46), stints of 19, 27, 24 laps

3rd

Nick Heidfeld: 3 stops (laps 17, 41, 54), stints of 17, 24, 13, 16 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 14 · 3 or more: 4

First stops

median lap 20 of 70

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2007 standings