2017 Hungarian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring on 30 Jul 2017 for Ferrari, from pole position; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Valtteri Bottas third. Pole position: Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel took the lead for good on lap 43 of 70, from Max Verstappen; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 3 to 6). Vettel stopped once, on lap 32; 15 of 17 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 34. The fastest lap was Fernando Alonso's, 1:20.182 on lap 69. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Sebastian Vettel led the championship with 202 points, 14 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with 9 rounds left.

Date

30 Jul 2017

Circuit

Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary

Round

11 of 20

Winner

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

Pole position

Sebastian Vettel (1:16.276)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 10 drivers: Nico Hülkenberg qualified 7th, started 12th; Fernando Alonso qualified 8th, started 7th; Stoffel Vandoorne qualified 9th, started 8th; Carlos Sainz qualified 10th, started 9th; Jolyon Palmer qualified 11th, started 10th; Esteban Ocon qualified 12th, started 11th; Daniil Kvyat qualified 13th, started 16th; Sergio Pérez qualified 14th, started 13th; Romain Grosjean qualified 15th, started 14th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 16th, started 15th. 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

Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32, 38 laps

2nd

Kimi Räikkönen: 1 stop (lap 33), stints of 33, 37 laps

3rd

Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 40 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 15 · 2 stops: 2

First stops

median lap 34 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 2017 standings