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Hello everyone and welcome to our 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying live blog, where we’ll be providing you with live text commentary from the Hungaroring as the starting grid gets set for the 13th race of the 2022 Formula 1 season.
The Mercedes driver put in a stunning late lap in qualifying to claim his maiden F1 pole position, beating Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.044s to the top spot.Â
The pole lap appeared to surprise Russell himself after qualifying, as Mercedes’ pace transformed having struggled throughout practice.
With Sainz leading Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in third, it still offers the Italian manufacturer an opportunity to strike back in the F1 world title fight after a nightmare qualifying for Red Bull.
Max Verstappen suffered an engine issue on his final Q3 run, leaving him unable to improve and duly dropping to 10th place, while team-mate Sergio Perez dropped out in Q2 in 11th place.
Lewis Hamilton also endured a mechanical issue in Q3 with a DRS failure that ended his final lap prematurely and saw him drop to seventh place.
When is the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix?
Date: Sunday 31st July 2022
Start time: 2:00pm BST, 3:00pm local time
The 13th round of the 2022 F1 season, the Hungarian GP at the Hungaroring, gets underway at 3:00pm local time (2:00pm BST) on Sunday 31st July.
F1 Hungarian GP starting grid
1. George Russell (Mercedes)
2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
4. Lando Norris (McLaren)
5. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
6. Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
8. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
9. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
10. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
11. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
12. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
13. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
15. Mick Schumacher (Haas)
16. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
17. Alexander Albon (Williams)
18. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)
19. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
20. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)