{"id":825335,"date":"2026-07-26T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/825335\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:39:10","slug":"lando-norris-takes-f1-hungarian-gp-for-first-victory-of-season-as-piastri-retires-formula-one-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/825335\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris takes F1 Hungarian GP for first victory of season as Piastri retires | Formula One 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix with an assured drive for McLaren at the Hungaroring, his and the team\u2019s first victory of the year. His run was a commanding performance once he was in front but behind him the there was no little drama and incident as Max Verstappen<\/a> claimed second for Red Bull and Kimi Antonelli put in very strong comeback drive to take third from seventh on the gird, while Lewis Hamilton battled fiercely for all 70 laps and took a five-second penalty to finish fifth.<\/p>\n

Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc<\/a> was in fourth but Norris\u2019s McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri who had been leading and ultimately had to retire on lap 56 with a gearbox problem, was left fuming that he had been struck and blocked while trying to lap the backmarker Carlos Sainz in a Williams at a crucial point in the race.<\/p>\n

Antonelli further extended his lead in the championship, while his Mercedes teammate George Russell\u2019s hopes took another blow as his car went into anti-stall on the grid, dropping him to 20th. He drove hard to come back to seventh but has dropped even more points to the Italian as the sport goes into its summer break. Antonelli now leads Hamilton by 50 points and Russell by 59.<\/p>\n

The McLaren<\/a> has shown marked improvement since the team brought upgrades and Norris made the most of it. It was his second win in a row in Hungary and the 12th of his career. With this added to Norris\u2019s victory here last year and Piastri\u2019s in 2024, McLaren have extended their record to 14 victories at the Hungaroring.<\/p>\n

Quick GuideF1 Hungarian GP resultsShow<\/p>\n

1 Lando Norris \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 McLaren 1:39:56.180 \u2013 25pts
2 Max Verstappen \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Red Bull +15.080 \u2013 18pts
3 Kimi Antonelli \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Mercedes +18.728 \u2013 15pts
4 Charles Leclerc \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Ferrari \u00a0+23.840 \u2013 12pts
5 Lewis Hamilton \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Ferrari\u00a0 +24.540 \u2013 10pts
6 Isack Hadjar \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Red Bull +55.488 \u2013 8pts
7 George Russell \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Mercedes +57.503 \u2013 6pts
8 Liam Lawson \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff Racing Bulls +1 lap \u2013 4pts
9 Nico H\u00fclkenberg \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Audi +1 lap \u2013 2pts
10 Arvid Lindblad \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\u00a0Racing Bulls +1 lap \u2013 1pt
11 Gabriel Bortoleto \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Audi +1 lap
12 Pierre Gasly \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Alpine +1 lap
13 Lance Stroll \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Aston Martin +1 lap
14 Fernando Alonso \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Aston Martin +1 lap
15 Franco Colapinto \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Alpine +2 laps
16 Esteban Ocon \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Haas +2 laps
17 Alexander Albon \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Williams +2 laps
18 Carlos Sainz \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Williams +2 laps
19 Oliver Bearman \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Haas +2 laps
NC Oscar Piastri \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa McLaren DNF
NC Sergio P\u00e9rez \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Cadillac DNF
NC Valtteri Bottas \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Cadillac DNF<\/p>\n

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Norris just held his lead from pole though turn one but Piastri had burst up behind him from third and the Australian took the place at turn two while Hamilton moved from fifth to fourth and Leclerc dropped from second to fifth.<\/p>\n

Piastri held control in the clean air to the first stops through which Hamilton and Verstappen enjoyed an entertaining fight. Red Bull<\/a> pitted Verstappen a lap after Hamilton to cover off the Ferrari stop but the Briton\u2019s out-lap had been rapid, including a sharp, decisive pass on Arvid Lindblad, and Hamilton took the place as the Dutchman emerged from the pits. Verstappen was not deterred and a lap later launched himself up the inside at Hamilton, late on the brakes with a brilliant move at turn one to take back the place.<\/p>\n

Max Verstappen\u2019s Red Bull (left) and Lewis Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari were involved in an entertaining battle in the early stages. Photograph: Tamas Vasvari\/EPA<\/p>\n

The McLarens maintained control, circulating line astern a second apart, although Norris believed he was faster than his teammate and should be let past.<\/p>\n

Hamilton took his second stop on lap 30 and Piastri was called in on lap 33, giving Norris the clean air he wanted. He set about putting in a series of quick laps, while Piastri had very bad luck, impeded and struck by Sainz as he tried to move past. The Australian was very nearly knocked off the track but just held control to race on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs he fucking stupid or what? Get out of the fucking way, you idiot! Oh my God,\u201d a furious Piastri told his team.<\/p>\n

Norris pitted on lap 39 and duly emerged in front of his teammate; the incident with Sainz, who had not spotted Piastri and turned into the McLaren, had cost him the place.<\/p>\n

After Verstappen\u2019s second stop, having stayed out longer, Hamilton had moved past him but the Dutchman had fresher rubber. Norris decisively passed Antonelli to retake the lead on lap 46 and swiftly demonstrated he did have much more pace than his teammate, opening up a strong lead.<\/p>\n

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Piastri retired by pulling off track on lap 56 which prompted a virtual safety car, under which Hamilton took a quick pit stop, as did Norris, while Verstappen stayed out gaining track position, as did Antonelli.<\/p>\n

Hamilton on new rubber threw himself at Antonelli but the British driver was also under investigation for speeding in the pit lane. Hamilton harried the Italian but did not have enough of an advantage to pass and was then given a five second penalty, dropping him form fourth to fifth.<\/p>\n

Quick GuideF1 standings after Hungarian GPShow<\/p>\n

Drivers’ standings<\/p>\n

1 Kimi Antonelli \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Mercedes 219pts
2 Lewis Hamilton \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Ferrari 169
3 George Russell \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Mercedes 160
4 Charles Leclerc \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Ferrari 138
5 Lando Norris \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 McLaren 128
6 Max Verstappen \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Red Bull 109
7 Oscar Piastri \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa McLaren 92
8 Isack Hadjar \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Red Bull 68
9 Pierre Gasly \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7Alpine 42
10 Liam Lawson \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff Racing Bulls 43
11 Arvid Lindblad \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Racing Bulls 23
12 Franco Colapinto \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Alpine 19
13 Oliver Bearman \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Haas 18
14 Gabriel Bortoleto \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Audi 10
15 Carlos Sainz \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Williams 6
16 Alexander Albon \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Williams 5
17 Esteban Ocon \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7Haas \u00a03
18 Nico H\u00fclkenberg \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Audi 2
19 Fernando Alonso \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Aston Martin 1<\/p>\n

Constructors’ standings<\/p>\n

1 Mercedes \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 379pts
2 Ferrari \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 307
3 McLaren \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 220
4 Red Bull \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 177
5 Racing Bulls \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 66
6 Alpine \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 61
7 Haas \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 21
8 Audi \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 12
9 Williams \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 11
10 Aston Martin \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 1
11 Cadillac \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 0<\/p>\n

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Norris, however, was serene out front and closed out with calm control taking the flag from Verstappen by 15 seconds.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day F1 confirmed the addition of a race at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, which will take place between the rounds in Baku and Singapore on 4 October. The meeting, which is to replace the cancelled Bahrain GP, is to be called the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, with Bahrain understood to be meeting much of the costs of hosting the race on the circuit near Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, also cancelled due to the war in the Middle East, will not be replaced.<\/p>\n

Sepang last held an F1 meeting in 2017, which was won by Verstappen, and the addition of the race brings the calendar back to 23 races, if the two meetings which close the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are able to take place. F1 is understood to be considering adding a race at Imola as the season finale if they are called off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix with an assured drive for McLaren at the Hungaroring, his and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":825336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-825335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}