2015 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lore & Background

Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull was the defending race winner, while Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes came into the race with a 17-point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg. During Saturday's qualifying, Hamilton took his ninth pole position of the season in only the tenth race, ahead of Rosberg. At the start of the race the two Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen took first and second respectively from the Mercedes; the first win for Ferrari in Hungary since 2004.

An eventful race saw a safety car period and several mistakes from both Mercedes drivers, leading to Hamilton and Rosberg finishing sixth and eighth, while the two Red Bull drivers scored podium positions. As a result, Hamilton extended his lead over Rosberg to 21 points, while Vettel moved closer to the pair, another 21 points behind Rosberg. This was the first race without a Mercedes driver on the podium since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Reader's Guide

The Hungarian Grand Prix marked the first Formula One race after the passing of former Marussia driver Jules Bianchi on 17 July 2015. A minute of silence was held before the race start on Sunday in commemoration of Bianchi. Tyre supplier Pirelli opted to bring the yellow-marked soft and white-marked medium tyres. Minor changes were made to the track, renewing catch fences and tyre barriers, while removing the higher curb at the apex of turn 6.

Going into the weekend, Lewis Hamilton was leading the drivers' championship with 194 points, 17 more than Nico Rosberg. Third placed Sebastian Vettel was another 42 points behind. In the constructors' standings, Mercedes was leading on 371, followed by Ferrari with 211 points. In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took pole position, with Daniel Ricciardo qualifying fourth.

At the start, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen gained the lead off the two Mercedes drivers. Hamilton ran wide and cut the chicane at turn six and dropped to tenth place.

Did You Know?

• Lewis Hamilton set what he considered 'probably the most dominant' pole of his career.
• Felipe Massa lined up incorrectly on the grid, causing the start to be aborted and another formation lap to commence.