Carlos Sainz leads from Max Verstappen and teammate Charles LeClerc in the opening practice for the 2024 edition of the Hungarian Grand Prix as sweltering conditions pushed teams out early for some quick laps before track temperatures increased beyond that of the expected race-day forecast.
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Several teams, including Red Bull, strapped aero rakes to their cars to test their latest round of upgrades while Haas opted to insert 2025 signee Oliver Bearman into the seat of Nico Hulkenberg for the session.
It was Max Verstappen who set the early pace as the Red Bull driver lapped the Hungaroring in 1:19.831s on the soft compound tires, but as the session wore on lap times began to drop. Names at the top of the time sheet began to jumble as quick lap after quick lap hit the top of the leaderboard before a quick virtual safety car was deployed to allow marshals to recover a piece of debris from the Williams of Alex Albon.
Meanwhile, Ferrari looked more and more dialed in as the session progressed and put Carlos Sainz at the top of the sheets near with 20 minutes remaining as both drivers split time at the top. Following the top 3, George Russell and Zhou Guanyu ended their session in 4th and 5th – an extremely respectable performance for the Chinese driver despite losing some bodywork early on in the running. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ended FP1 in 6th and 7th while Yuki Tsunoda took 8th ahead of Lance Stroll and last weekends winner, Lewis Hamilton.
The second practice of the weekend kicks off at 17:00 local time with teams hoping for a cooler session than the early afternoon one. Tune in for all the action live on your local streaming services.
FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 Schedule
Date | Session | Time (Local Circuit) |
July 19th | Practice 1 | 13:30 – 14:30 |
Practice 2 | 17:00 – 18:00 | |
July 20th | Practice 3 | 12:30 – 13:30 |
Qualifying | 16:00 – 17:00 | |
July 21st | Race | 15:00 |
Free Practice 1 Results
POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
1 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 1:18.713 | 27 | |
2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:18.989 | 0.276s | 20 |
3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 1:19.011 | 0.298s | 29 |
4 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 1:19.137 | 0.424s | 28 |
5 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:19.180 | 0.467s | 24 |
6 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:19.211 | 0.498s | 26 |
7 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:19.249 | 0.536s | 26 |
8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 1:19.260 | 0.547s | 26 |
9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:19.265 | 0.552s | 25 |
10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 1:19.287 | 0.574s | 29 |
11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:19.440 | 0.727s | 22 |
12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 1:19.578 | 0.865s | 27 |
13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:19.686 | 0.973s | 24 |
14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:19.794 | 1.081s | 22 |
15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:19.804 | 1.091s | 28 |
16 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:19.885 | 1.172s | 26 |
17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 1:19.976 | 1.263s | 26 |
18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 1:20.023 | 1.310s | 26 |
19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 1:20.295 | 1.582s | 27 |
20 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | HAAS FERRARI | 1:20.371 | 1.658s | 27 |