Lewis Hamilton snatched a dramatic late pole position for Mercedes at the Hungarian GP, edging out Max Verstappen for P1 by just 0.003 second.
Mercedes had threatened to challenge Red Bull seriously at the front of the grid this weekend, and Hamilton capitalised on the team’s pace to secure his first pole position since the 2021 Saudi Arabia GP.
Meanwhile, McLaren showed that their pace at Silverstone was no one-off, locking out the second row with Lando Norris in third and Oscar Piastri in fourth for the race.
F1 2023 Hungarian GP – Qualifying Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q3 Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.609 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.003 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.085 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.301 |
| 5 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +0.362 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.383 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +0.425 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.426 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.436 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +0.577 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Eliminated in Q3 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q3 |
| 18 | George Russell | Mercedes | Eliminated in Q3 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Eliminated in Q3 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Eliminated in Q3 |
