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How to follow Hungarian Grand Prix on the BBC

How to follow Hungarian Grand Prix on the BBC

The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held 40 years ago in 1986 [Getty Images]
Sophie Trifonoff - BBC Sport journalistSat, July 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC·2 min read

The final Formula 1 race before the summer break is the Hungarian Grand Prix, from 24-26 July.

McLaren's Lando Norris took pole in Saturday's qualifying, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and the Briton's team-mate Oscar Piastri set to start behind him.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton round out the top five.

While Hamilton qualified second, the stewards deemed him to have impeded Piastri during the session, resulting in a three-place grid penalty for the seven-time world champion.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, who originally qualified fourth, has also dropped down three places for not slowing sufficiently under single yellow flags.

He will start in seventh, behind team-mate George Russell in sixth spot.

Hamilton is 45 points behind title leader Antonelli in the drivers' standings, with Russell third, 50 points off his Mercedes team-mate, following his first-lap retirement in Belgium last week.

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Sunday's 70-lap race around the Hungaroring starts at 14:00 BST.

Session start times and BBC coverage

Commentary of the race will be available across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.

You can also listen by asking most smart speakers to "play 5 Live".

Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.

Race: 14:00 (Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, and smart speakers)

What is the Hungarian GP weather forecast?

World champion Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix last season ahead of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Mercedes' George Russell [Getty Images]

The forecast suggests the weather will be the perfect way to go into the summer break, with sun and warm temperatures.

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For Sunday's race, which starts at 3pm local time, temperatures will climb to 32C, with sunny conditions and a moderate breeze. There is a small possibility of rain an hour into the race.

Norris beats Hamilton to Hungary pole