2018 Hungarian Grand Prix

2018 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Race details[1]
Date 29 July 2018
Official name Formula 1 Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018
Location Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Hungary
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.381 km (2.722 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 306.630 km (190.531 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:35.658
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time 1:20.012 on lap 46
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 2018 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The race was the 12th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 34th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and the 33rd time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 17-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship, and extended it to 24 points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 8 points before the race, and they further extended their lead to 10 points.[2]

  1. ^ "Formula 1 Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018". Formula1.com. Formula One Management. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Lewis Hamilton bolsters F1 title lead with victory in Hungarian Grand Prix". Guardian. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.