Hungarian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

    Qualifying was delayed by 20 minutes due to heavy rain and was stopped due to multiple red flags. Both Massa and Ericsson crashed in Q1 and Alonso had a spin in Q3. Nico Rosberg will start the race from Pole Position. He was called to the stewards after Qualifying, as he was on his hot lap when yellow flags were waved for Alonso's spin. It was rumoured that Rosberg had not sufficiently slowed for the yellow flags. But after the FIA investigated the situation, Rosberg kept his result of Pole Position.

    5 drivers were under threat of losing their grid positions after failing to set a time within 107% of the leader in Q1. Perez, Hulkenberg, Verstappen, Ricciardo and Bottas were all investigated for this but were later granted permission to start the race.

    Marcus Ericsson will be starting from pit-lane due to needing a chassis replacement after his crash at Turn 8 during Q1.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the six slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the six slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany
2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Australia
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Netherlands
5. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
6. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain
7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain
8. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain
9. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
10. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland
11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
12. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia
13. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
14. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
15. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico
16. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
17. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
18. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
19. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark
20. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany
21. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

PIT-LANE: Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden*

* - Starting from Pit-Lane following chassis replacement due to crash during Q1.

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