2021 Austrian Grand Prix Podium Finish
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix – Esteban Ocon's first F1 win
The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 1 August 2021 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the eleventh round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship, and it was won by Esteban Ocon for Alpine-Renault.
Quick Facts
- Event
- 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Circuit
- Hungaroring
- Position
- 1st Place
Lore & Background
The win was Ocon's first in Formula One, the first win for the Enstone-based team since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, and the first win for a Renault-badged engine since the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix, with Hamilton and Carlos Sainz Jr. completing the podium after Sebastian Vettel was disqualified from second. Pierre Gasly earned the fastest lap, while Williams scored their first double points finish since the 2018 Italian Grand Prix and their first points of any kind since the 2019 German Grand Prix. As of the source, Ocon's win remains his most recent, as well as the most recent achieved by a French driver in Formula One.
Reader's Guide
The race started at 15:00 CEST on 1 August. It was held for seventy laps at the Hungaroring with Lewis Hamilton starting on pole position. Rain before and during the first lap led to all cars starting on intermediate tyres. Major incidents at the first turn on the first lap involved Valtteri Bottas, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc, and Daniel Ricciardo. The race was red-flagged. On the restart, only Hamilton started from the grid on intermediate tyres; the rest started from the pits on slicks. Ocon led after Hamilton pitted, and held the lead to win. Vettel finished second on track but was later disqualified for insufficient fuel sample. Hamilton was promoted to second, Sainz to third.
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