July 24, 2016 – Lewis Hamilton heads the driver standings for the first time this year after a controlled drive to victory in Sunday’s Budapest race. Hamilton has a six-point advantage over Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, who finished second at the Hungaroring, as Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo joined them on the podium.
Hamilton got the jump on polesitter Rosberg at the start, and from there only lost P1 during pit stops. Red Bull were able to push the Silver Arrows in the early stages, but their challenge faded and Ricciardo came home 25 seconds off the lead, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel right on his tail.
In the second Red Bull-Ferrari battle, Max Verstappen held on to win a tense and lengthy scrap for fifth with Kimi Raikkonen, while Fernando Alonso took a worthy if distant seventh for McLaren. His team mate Jenson Button was the race’s sole retirement. Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz, Williams’ Valtteri Bottas and Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg completed the top ten to take the remaining points.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1h40m30.115s |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1.977s |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 27.539s |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 28.213s |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 48.659s |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 49.044s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1 Lap |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1 Lap |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1 Lap |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1 Lap |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1 Lap |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1 Lap |
| 13 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1 Lap |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1 Lap |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1 Lap |
| 16 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1 Lap |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1 Lap |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 2 Laps |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 2 Laps |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 2 Laps |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 2 Laps |
| – | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | Oil leak |
DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 192 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | 186 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | 115 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | 114 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | 110 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 100 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | 56 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 47 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 38 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | 30 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | 28 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | 27 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | 24 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | 23 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | 13 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | 6 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | 1 |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutierrez | 0 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | 0 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | 0 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | 0 |
| 23 | Rio Haryanto | 0 |
CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 378 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 224 |
| 3 | Red Bull/Renault | 223 |
| 4 | Williams/Mercedes | 94 |
| 5 | Force India/Mercedes | 74 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 45 |
| 7 | McLaren/Honda | 38 |
| 8 | Haas/Ferrari | 28 |
| 9 | Renault | 6 |
| 10 | Manor/Mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Sauber/Ferrari | 0 |
