Round 11 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-07-26
Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix with a 1:17.207 lap.
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.012s shy of pole, with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third on the grid. Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Audi) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) missed the cut by 0.079s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.479s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:18.277 | 1:17.456 | 1:17.207 | 1:17.207 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:18.730 | 1:17.803 | 1:17.219 | +0.012 |
| 3 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:18.984 | 1:17.626 | 1:17.445 | +0.238 |
| 4 |
| 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
| Mercedes |
| 1:18.726 |
| 1:18.393 |
| 1:17.479 |
| +0.272 |
| 5 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:18.891 | 1:17.928 | 1:17.684 | +0.477 |
| 6 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:18.656 | 1:18.249 | 1:17.725 | +0.518 |
| 7 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:18.856 | 1:18.445 | 1:17.760 | +0.553 |
| 8 | 6Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:18.754 | 1:17.872 | 1:17.856 | +0.649 |
| 9 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:19.233 | 1:18.360 | 1:18.281 | +1.074 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Audi | 1:18.796 | 1:18.639 | 1:18.686 | +1.479 |
| 11 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:19.161 | 1:18.765 | — | +1.558 |
| 12 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:19.741 | 1:18.844 | — | +1.637 |
| 13 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:19.771 | 1:19.027 | — | +1.820 |
| 14 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:19.069 | 1:19.105 | — | +1.898 |
| 15 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.010 | 1:19.734 | — | +2.527 |
| 16 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:20.126 | 1:19.808 | — | +2.601 |
| 17 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.233 | — | — | +3.026 |
| 18 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:20.621 | — | — | +3.414 |
| 19 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:20.658 | — | — | +3.451 |
| 20 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:20.659 | — | — | +3.452 |
| 21 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:20.886 | — | — | +3.679 |
| 22 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:21.322 | — | — | +4.115 |