F1 qualifying results: Charles Leclerc -Schokt McLaren at the Hungarian Grand Prix

If the first two hours of practice is an indication, McLaren does not look into the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. Lando Norris was at the top of the timing magazines in both FP1 and FP2, with teammate Oscar Piastri on his heels in both sessions in P2.

But the great thing about this sport is that fortunes, and can often change with one perfect round.

We saw this before during the F1 season 2025. With the Japanese Grand Prix, Norris was the fastest in both FP1 and FP3, but when the clock hit 0:00 and the checkered flag flew at the end of the qualification, the Max Verstappen was in pole position.

Can Verstappen, or perhaps Charles Leclerc, who was third in both FP1 and FP2, spoil the McLaren party? Talk about spoilers, what about Isack Hadjar, who was in fourth place in FP1? Can he and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls yield a shocker today? What about Aston Martin? Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso caught the eye of George Russell after FP2, when Stroll finished fourth and Alonso finished fifth. “Aston Martin seemed to have a good pace in the single round”, Russell noted in the Mercedes Post-Practice report on Friday.

It’s a fascinating day at the Hungaroring, and we’ll all be doing it here SB Nation. Qualification for the Hungarian Grand Prix starts at 10:00 am, and we give updates here all morning, so come back early and often.

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Hungarian Grand Prix Provisional qualifying results

As the results come in, the provisional schedule will be filled here:

Q3

11:26: And that will do it for today’s live coverage. We come back later today with more reaction from the grid and then have full coverage for you during the Hungarian Grand Prix of Sunday.

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11:24: To give you an idea of how many things changed for McLaren to Q3, Norris was the fastest in Q2 with a 1: 14,890 and Piastri was just behind him with a 1: 14,941.

Leclerc took a pole with a 1: 15.372 while Piastri placed a round of 1: 15,398 and entered Norris at 1: 15,413.

If the victory played so much of a role, McLaren is better at still the conditions tomorrow.

11:17: “The entire qualification was extremely difficult. It was difficult to go to Q2 and hard to go to Q3. Then the circumstances changed, I knew I had to make a clean round to target as third, and I can’t believe it, “said Leclerc after qualifying.

“To be honest, I have no words. It is probably one of the best polar positions I have had because it is so unexpected.”

11:11: “When the wind changed, everything went away,” says Norris Trackside to James Hinchcliffe.

“I think it will be an exciting race, I think we have more pace than Charles.”

11:03: Qualification yielded a blast. Charles Leclerc takes pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

10:55: First runs are completed in Q3 and it is Piastri at the top with 1 1: 15,398. Norris is just outside his pace with 1: 15,494, 0.096 seconds back.

Russell is third, followed by Alonso in the fourth and Verstappen in the fifth.

10:52: Stroll is first on the track, followed by Alonso.

10:51: Q3 is underway. 12 minutes to complete the grid for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

10:48: We must note that after Norris in P1 and Piastri in P2 the closing of Q2, Stroll was in the third and Alonso in the fifth.

Aston Martin may be cooking here …

Russell finished fourth in Q2, with Leclerc in the sixth. Hadjar, Verstappen, Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto are the other driver who goes to the last segment of the qualification.

10:46: According to Race Control, Q3 starts at 4.50 pm local time/10: 50 hours east.

Q2

10:43: Hamilton is out! He cannot find the time he has to move forward and he is eliminated in Q2, together with Antonelli, Bearman, Sainz and Colapinto.

10:41: Apologies for the short delay, WiFi in the car that is currently struggling …

Under two minutes to stay over in Q2 and Norris, P1 was followed by Piastri. The last runs are underway with Antonelli, Bearman, Hamilton, Colapinto and Sainz the five drivers in danger.

10:23: According to racing control, the beginning of Q2 will be postponed if Marshall’s debris releases the track.

Q1

10:19: Leclerc goes through at the end.

Liam Lawson exceeds the line in P14 at the end, and Tsunoda drops that in the bottom five. Tsunoda, Gasly, Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg and Alexander Albon were eliminated the five drivers.

10:17: Verstappen jumps to P7 and Tsunoda in P9, they must be through it. Isack Hadjar is jumping to P3 for the time being.

10:15: As noted above, there was a thought that Aston Martin could cause a surprise. That could be underway because Fernando Alonso jumped to P1, with Lance Stroll in P4.

There is just over two minutes left in Q1.

10:10: Early round times are in and there are some surprises. Piastri is at the forefront, in front of the Mercedes pair George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. Norris is in fourth place.

At the bottom of the timing plates? Max Verstappen is in P13, with Yuki Tsunoda in P17. The Red Bull duo should find some time here if they want to book spots in Q2. The other four drivers in the drop zone with Tsunoda are Carlos Sainz Jr., Oliver Bearman, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon.

10:03: The qualification is underway at the Hungaroring.

Comments from FP3

9:20: The pattern that was largely held in FP3.

Charles Leclerc finished third behind the McLaren duo, but the names were reversed at the front. Oscar Piastri delivered a thunderous round of 1: 14,916 to set the pace. Lando Norris came close to Piastri’s matching lap and finished 0.032 seconds of his teammates.

The time of Leclerc was 0.399 seconds behind Piastri.

Will McLaren’s dominance go to qualifying, or will the Hungaroring cause a surprise?