Lando Norris, the defending Formula One champion, won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, marking the first victory of 2026 for both himself and McLaren. Starting from pole position, Norris secured the win in a compelling race.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second, while Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took third. A potential one-two finish for McLaren evaporated when Oscar Piastri pulled over 14 laps from the end following a mechanical failure and a bizarre collision with a backmarker.
Antonelli extended his overall lead to 50 points. Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton finished fourth on track but dropped to fifth behind teammate Charles Leclerc after a five-second post-race penalty for speeding in the pitlane. George Russell finished seventh after a disastrous start dropped him to 19th; he remains third in the overall standings, 59 points behind his 19-year-old Italian teammate.
In the constructors' standings, Mercedes' lead over Ferrari was trimmed to 72 points from 73 after 11 of 23 rounds. The event was marked by mistakes for Ferrari, with Hamilton losing further ground to Antonelli in his bid for a record eighth world championship.