Piastri and Norris, who occupy the top two spots in the season’s standings, had dominated the practice sessions in Budapest but had no answer when required to improve their pace in the final seconds of a close battle for pole,

And as has been the case for most of the 2025 Formula 1 season, the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri led the way. Norris topped the timing sheets at the Hungaroring with a lap of 1:16.052, just 0.019 seconds ahead of his teammate Piastri.

McLaren were first and second quickest in every practice session at the Hungaroring, but both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were beaten in their duel for Hungarian Grand Prix pole