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Budapest Hungarian Grand Prix
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Budapest Hungarian Grand Prix Preview
The first Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungarian: Magyar Nagydíj) was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) track laid out in Népliget a park in
Budapest. The Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, and Ferrari teams all sent three cars and the event drew a very large crowd. However, politics and the
ensuing war meant the end of Grand Prix motor racing in the country for fifty years.
A major coup by Bernie Ecclestone, the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was the first Formula One race to take place behind the Iron Curtain. Held at the
twisty Hungaroring in Mogyoród near Budapest, the race has been a mainstay of the racing calendar. Run in the heat of a central European summer, it
also held the distinction of being the only current Grand Prix venue that had never seen a wet race up until the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. The first
Grand Prix saw 200,000 people[1] spectating, although tickets were expensive at the time. Today, the support is still very enthusiastic, particularly
from Finns.
Due to the nature of the track, narrow, twisty and often dusty because of under-use, the Hungarian Grand Prix is associated with processional races,
with sometimes many cars following one another, unable to pass. Thierry Boutsen demonstrated this perfectly in 1990, keeping his slower Williams car
in front of champion-elect Ayrton Senna, unable to find a way by. The secret to a winning performance at Hungaroring, as well as qualifying well, is
pit strategy, best demonstrated in 1998, where Michael Schumacher's Ferrari team changed his strategy mid-race before Schumacher put in one of his
finest drives to build up a winning margin after all the stops had been made. Passing is a rarity here, although the 1989 race saw a famously bullish
performance from Nigel Mansell in the Ferrari, who started from 12th on the grid and passed car after car, finally taking the lead in splendid
opportunist style when Ayrton Senna was baulked by a slower runner. The circuit was modified slightly in 2003 in an attempt to allow more passing.
Other notable occasions in Budapest include first Grand Prix wins for Damon Hill in 1993, Fernando Alonso (in 2003), the first Grand Prix winner from
Spain, who also became the youngest ever driver to win a GP, Jenson Button in an incident-packed race in 2006, and Heikki Kovalainen in 2008. Also
noteworthy is Damon Hill's stunning near win in the unfancied Arrows-Yamaha in 1997, when his car lost drive on the last lap causing him to coast in
second place.
In 2001, Michael Schumacher equalled Alain Prost's then record 51 Grand Prix wins at the Hungaroring, in the drive which also secured his 4th World
Title.
The 2006 Grand Prix was the first to be held here in wet conditions. It also saw Mansell's seventeen-year-old record of winning from 12th broken, as
Button took his victory from 14th place on the grid.
At the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Hungary will continue to host a Formula 1 race until 2016.
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Hungarian Grand Prix - Free Practice 1
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:20.976
2 Mark Webber Red Bull +00.130
3 Robert Kubica Renault +01.096
4 Jenson Button McLaren +01.468
5 Rubens Barrichello Williams +01.625
6 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber +01.788
7 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +01.796
8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +01.801
9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +01.816
10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams +01.990
11 Adrian Sutil Force India +02.027
12 Felipe Massa Ferrari +02.031
13 Vitaly Petrov Renault +02.273
14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber +02.351
15 Paul di Resta Force India +02.544
16 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso +02.804
17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso +02.892
18 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +03.099
19 Jarno Trulli Lotus +04.056
20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus +04.234
21 Timo Glock Virgin +05.014
22 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin +05.710
23 Bruno Senna Hispania +06.014
24 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania +07.181
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Hungarian Grand Prix - Free Practice 2
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:20.087
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +00.497
3 Mark Webber Red Bull +00.510
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari +00.899
5 Vitaly Petrov Renault +01.108
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +01.221
7 Robert Kubica Renault +01.288
8 Nico Hülkenberg Williams +01.536
9 Jenson Button McLaren +01.643
10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +01.686
11 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber +01.722
12 Rubens Barrichello Williams +01.757
13 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +01.952
14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber +02.125
15 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso +02.382
16 Adrian Sutil Force India +02.420
17 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso +02.515
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India +03.051
19 Jarno Trulli Lotus +04.466
20 Timo Glock Virgin +05.289
21 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin +05.582
22 Bruno Senna Hispania +06.658
23 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania +06.711
24 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus +07.618
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Hungarian Grand Prix - Free Practice 3
1 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:19.574
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull +00.484
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +01.150
4 Robert Kubica Renault +01.492
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari +01.690
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +01.802
7 Vitaly Petrov Renault +01.825
8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +01.848
9 Jenson Button McLaren +01.899
10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams +01.939
11 Rubens Barrichello Williams +02.131
12 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +02.365
13 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber +02.577
14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber +02.763
15 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso +02.853
16 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso +02.934
17 Adrian Sutil Force India +03.344
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India +04.134
19 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin +04.973
20 Jarno Trulli Lotus +05.002
21 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus +05.049
22 Timo Glock Virgin +05.231
23 Bruno Senna Hispania +06.905
24 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania +07.602
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Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:18.773
2 Mark Webber Red Bull +00.411
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +01.214
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari +01.558
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +01.726
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +02.309
7 Vitaly Petrov Renault +02.456
8 Robert Kubica Renault +02.555
9 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber +02.638
10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams +02.937
11 Jenson Button McLaren +02.519
12 Rubens Barrichello Williams +02.558
13 Adrian Sutil Force India +02.744
14 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +02.857
15 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso +03.124
16 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India +03.154
17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso +03.225
18 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber +03.449
19 Timo Glock Virgin +05.277
20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus +05.347
21 Jarno Trulli Lotus +05.426
22 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin +06.345
23 Bruno Senna Hispania +07.618
24 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania +07.680
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Hungarian Grand Prix - Race
1 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:41:05.571
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 17.821
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 19.252 (Inv.)
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari + 27.474
5 Vitaly Petrov Renault + 1:13.192
6 Nico Hülkenberg Williams + 1:16.723
7 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber at 1 lap
8 Jenson Button McLaren at 1 lap
9 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber at 1 lap
10 Rubens Barrichello Williams at 1 lap
11 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP at 1 lap
12 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso at 1 lap
13 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India at 1 lap
14 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus at 3 laps
15 Jarno Trulli Lotus at 3 laps
16 Timo Glock Virgin at 3 laps
17 Bruno Senna Hispania at 3 laps
18 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin at 4 laps
19 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania at 4 laps
20 Robert Kubica Renault at 47 laps (DNF)
21 Lewis Hamilton McLaren at 47 laps (DNF)
22 Adrian Sutil Force India at 55 laps (DNF)
23 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP at 55 laps (DNF)
24 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso at 69 laps (DNF)
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