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2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 10 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Race details[1]
Date 26 July 2015
Official name Formula 1 Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj 2015
Location Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Hungary
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.381 km (2.722 miles)
Distance 69 laps, 302.289 km (187.833 miles)
Weather Dry, 24 °C (75 °F) air temperature, 47 °C (117 °F) track temperature[2]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:22.020
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
Time 1:24.821 on lap 68
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Red Bull
Third
Red Bull

The 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj 2015) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 26 July 2015 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the tenth round of the 2015 Formula One season and the 30th Hungarian Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull was the defending race winner, while Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes came into the race with a 17 point lead over teammate Nico Rosberg.

In an eventful Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel took his second victory of the season, in front of the two Red Bulls of Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo.

Report

Background

The Hungarian Grand Prix marked the first Formula One race after the passing of former Marussia driver Jules Bianchi on 17 July 2015, who had crashed at the Japanese Grand Prix nine months previously.[3] Drivers and teams paid tribute to Bianchi, many of them in form of messages written on helmets and cars.[4] A minute of silence is scheduled to be held before the race start on Sunday in commemoration of the Frenchman.[5]

Tyre supplier Pirelli opted to bring the yellow-marked soft and white-marked medium tyres to the Hungaroring, the same choice as the year before.[6] Minor changes were made to the track, renewing catch fences and tyre barriers, while removing the higher curb at the apex of turn 6 in order to prevent the cars from lifting off the ground.[7]

Free practice

"It was a really bad accident, really unlucky [...] I went in at the wrong angle, which made the car roll over, but everything's all right. It was a bit of a strange accident, I thought I was under control but I guess the Astroturf was very dirty and that's why I went into the wall, but we have to check everything in detail."

Sergio Pérez, speaking about his accident.[8]

Per the regulations for the 2015 season, three practice session were held, two one and a half-hour sessions on Friday and another one hour-session before qualifying on Saturday.[9] Lewis Hamilton went fastest in the first practice session on Friday morning, one-tenth of a second faster than teammate Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel missed the first half hour of practice due to electrical problems on his Ferrari SF15-T. He eventually went sixth quickest, 1.254s down on Hamilton. The session was red-flagged around the hour mark, when Sergio Pérez crashed heavily in turn 11. Going into the right-hand corner, he lost the rear and spun into the barrier, deranging his right front wheel. The wheel caused the Force India to flip over when the car bounced back to the track. After the car came to a rest upside down, Pérez was quick to inform his team that he was unharmed.[10] Racing resumed fifteen minutes later, only to be interrupted once more when Kimi Räikkönen's front wing came off in turn 12, leaving debris on the track. The Finn ultimately finished the session in third place, having put in his fastest lap before the incident. Meanwhile, the Red Bulls finished fourth and fifth.[8] Valtteri Bottas in the Williams finished ninth, six-tenths of a second quicker than teammate Felipe Massa,[8] using a new front wing. Stating satisfaction with the new part, he opted to use it for the remainder of the weekend.[11] While Jolyon Palmer replaced Romain Grosjean during first free practice again, 2012 GP2 champion Fabio Leimer took part in his first ever Formula One session, replacing Roberto Merhi at Manor.[12][8]

Following Pérez' crash, Force India opted not to run in the second practice session in order to have time to investigate the causes.[13] Hamilton again topped the timesheets, this time leading the two Red Bulls, with Rosberg down in fourth. However, it was not a completely trouble free session for Red Bull, as Daniel Ricciardo had to stop his car due to engine problems twenty minutes before the end of the session, bringing out another red flag.[14] McLaren, who so far had a troublesome season, proved to be more competitive, with Jenson Button saying that the car "felt good" and that he hoped to qualify the car in the top ten.[15] His teammate Fernando Alonso finished the second practice session eighth fastest, while Button himself was twelfth.[14]

After making modifications to their suspension, Force India was cleared by the stewards to take part in the third and last practice session on Saturday morning.[16] Lewis Hamilton was once again quickest, but this time with teammate Nico Rosberg less than a tenth of a second behind him in second place. Sebastian Vettel in third was the only other driver to come within a second of Hamilton's time. While Daniil Kvyat was next-fastest in fourth, McLaren confirmed their improved pace by finishing the session eighth and thirteenth. The second Ferrari of Räikkönen was confined to sixteenth place, after a water leak on his car prevented him from doing fast laps on the softer tyre compound.[17]

Race

By winning his first Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel—who dedicated his win to Jules Bianchi and his family following the Frenchman's death a week prior—also matched Ayrton Senna's 41 Formula One career victories. Second-place finisher Kvyat scored his first podium in Formula One while the renewed-for-2015 McLaren-Honda partnership scored double points for the first time (with Alonso and Button finishing 5th and 9th, respectively), in what was Honda's 350th Grand Prix as an engine supplier.[18]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.890 1:22.285 1:22.020 1
2 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:22.979 1:22.775 1:22.595 2
3 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:23.312 1:23.168 1:22.739 3
4 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1:24.408 1:23.230 1:22.774 4
5 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:23.596 1:23.460 1:23.020 5
6 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:23.649 1:23.555 1:23.222 6
7 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1:23.587 1:23.597 1:23.332 7
8 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:23.895 1:23.598 1:23.537 8
9 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1:24.032 1:23.781 1:23.679 9
10 8 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1:24.242 1:23.805 1:24.181 10
11 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:24.115 1:23.826 11
12 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 1:24.623 1:23.869 12
13 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:24.444 1:24.461 13
14 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1:23.895 1:24.609 14
15 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1:24.563 No time 15
16 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1:24.739 16
17 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.843 17
18 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.997 18
19 98 Spain Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 1:27.416 19
20 28 United Kingdom Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 1:27.949 20
107% time: 1:28.692
Source:[19]

Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 69 3 25
2 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 69 7 18
3 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 69 4 15
4 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 69 9 12
5 14 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 69 15 10
6 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 69 1 8
7 8 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 69 10 6
8 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 69 2 4
9 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 69 16 2
10 9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 69 17 1
11 12 Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 69 18
12 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 69 8
13 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 69 6
14 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 69 14
15 98 Spain Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 67 19
161 28 United Kingdom Will Stevens Marussia-Ferrari 66 20
Ret 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso-Renault 60 Electrical 12
Ret 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 Power unit 5
Ret 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 54 13
Ret 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 41 Front Wing 11
Source:
Notes
  • ^1  – Will Stevens was classified because he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ^ "Formula 1 Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj 2015". Formula1.com. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Live Timing". FIA. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ "F1 driver Jules Bianchi dies from injuries sustained in crash at Japanese Grand Prix". The Guardian. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ^ Collantine, Keith (23 July 2015). "Drivers commemorate Bianchi at Hungaroring". F1Fanatic. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Minute's silence to be observed at the Hungarian Grand Prix in honour of Jules Bianchi". FIA. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Pirelli opt for aggressive tyre choice for Italy". FIA. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ Lüttgens, Markus (22 July 2015). "Hungaroring: Veränderungen der Strecke und DRS-Zonen". motorsport-total.com (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d Straw, Edd (24 July 2014). "Hungarian GP: Lewis Hamilton fastest, Sergio Perez rolls in F1 FP1". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Practice and qualifying". FIA. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Sergio Pérez walks away unscathed after high-speed F1 crash at Hungarian GP". The Guardian. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  11. ^ Straw, Edd (24 July 2015). "Valtteri Bottas to keep using new Williams F1 wing in Hungarian GP". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Leimer to make F1 weekend debut with Marussia". FIA. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  13. ^ Parkes, Ian (24 July 2015). "Hungarian GP: Force India withdraws from FP2 after Perez crash". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  14. ^ a b Barretto, Lawrence (24 July 2015). "Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton leads Red Bull drivers in FP2". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  15. ^ Parkes, Ian (24 July 2015). "McLaren's Jenson Button eyeing top-10 start in Hungarian Grand Prix". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  16. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (25 July 2015). "Force India to run again in Hungary after suspension modifications". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  17. ^ Straw, Edd (25 July 2015). "Hungarian GP FP3: Lewis Hamilton marginally ahead of Nico Rosberg". autosport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Hungarian Grand Prix 2015 - live". 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  19. ^ "Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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