2023 Hungarian Grand Prix

Championship standings

Verstappen leads by 99 points over Pérez. Alonso is third, a further 19 back. Red Bull lead the Constructors’ by 208 over Mercedes, with Aston Martin 22 points further behind in third.

Previous race

At Silverstone, Norris led off the line from pole-sitter Verstappen and held the lead for four laps before a DRS pass moved Verstappen back in front. Norris finished second — his career best result to that point, and the first time since David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine in 1999 that two British drivers shared a podium at their home race. Hamilton was third. Pérez finished sixth after qualifying fifteenth.

Between-race developments

Nyck de Vries is removed from his AlphaTauri seat, two days after the British Grand Prix. He is replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, who returns to the team where he raced in 2012 and 2013 — when it was known as Toro Rosso — starting from this race. De Vries had failed to score points in any of his first ten Grand Prix starts.

Tyre choices

Pirelli brings the C3, C4, and C5 compounds — designated hard, medium, and soft.

Tyre allocation trial

The FIA is trialling a reduction in allocated tyre sets from the standard 13 to 11 at this Grand Prix, with the intention of making tyre usage more sustainable. Additionally, compound usage in qualifying is mandated: hard in Q1, medium in Q2, and soft in Q3 (assuming dry conditions).

Practice

FP1 is red-flagged twice after Pérez crashes heavily — inflicting significant damage to his RB19 — and Sainz loses control in the changing conditions; Sainz recovers to the road. The session ends with Russell fastest ahead of Piastri and Stroll. Leclerc tops FP2 ahead of Norris and Gasly. Hamilton leads the third session ahead of Verstappen and Pérez.