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Hungary - 30 Jul-01 Aug 2010
Magyar Nagydij
Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
Race Distance: 70 laps, 306.630 km

Built in 1986, the Hungaroring located near Budapest, Hungary was the home of many great battles during the turbo era of Formula 1. Today the track is known for its dry and dusty surface that has been raced in the wet only one time (in 2006 the wet Hungaroring gave Jensen Button his maiden victory). The slippy surface here makes one extra qualifying lap all that more important as the track get faster during each session's "rubbering-in".

The 2009 race saw Hamilton winning for the first time of the season, as he used the KERS button to fend off contenders. Raikkonen took 2nd, and Webber 3rd.
Red Bull continues their qualifying dominance. Vettel leads teammate Webber from pole, and sets a time 1.2 seconds faster than the 3rd place Ferrari of Alonso.

Massa will start fourth at the first race back at the track where he was injured at last season. De la Rosa and Hulkenberg are surprisingly quick, making the top 10.

The top 10 starters in Hungary:
VET WEB ALO MAS HAM ROS PET KUB DLR HUL
The race appeared to be an easy runaway win for the Vettel, but a Safety Car period due to debris turned the race on its head.

Because a good start by Alonso slotted him between Vettel and Webber, Webber opted to stay out during the SC period while Vettel was able to duck into the pits to switch to the prime tires. Thus at the restart, Webber led Vettel and Alonso. But Vettel apparently missed the lights-out on the Safety Car and was caught lagging at the restart, earning him a drive-thru penalty, giving 2nd place to Alonso.

Webber, still on the option tires that were supposed to last "only a few laps", pushed on for more than half the race gapping the field by enough time to allow him to pit without losing the lead.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th
WEB
(+25)
ALO
(+18)
VET
(+15)
MAS
(+12)
PET
(+10)
HUL
(+8)
DLR
(+6)
BUT
(+4)
KOB
(+2)
BAR
(+1)
MSC
 
BUE
 
LIU
 
KOV
 
TRU
 
GLO
 
SEN
 
DIG
 
YAM
 
HAM
 
KUB
 
ROS
 
SUT
 
ALG
 
Pos Participant Driver Picks Round
Points
Season
Points
Champ.
Standings
1 Carrie ALO BUT MAS VET WEB 74 764 1st  
2 April ALO HAM MAS VET WEB 70 484 14th  
= MattR ALO KUB MAS VET WEB 70 617 7th ↑ 1
= Van ALO HAM MAS VET WEB 70 574 11th  
= zpeed ALO KUB MAS VET WEB 70 615 8th ↑ 1
6 curley KUB MAS PET VET WEB 62 719 3rd  
7 Nick ALO BUT MAS ROS WEB 59 724 2nd  
8 David BUT KUB MAS VET WEB 56 689 4th  
9 Irfan Gilani ALO BUT KUB MAS VET 49 662 5th  
= Rod R ALO BUT HAM MAS VET 49 593 9th ↑ 1
11 lisaab BAR KUB MAS MSC WEB 38 541 12th ↑ 1
12 7thBeatle HAM KUB MAS ROS VET 27 638 6th  
13 sperry BAR BUT KUB MAS MSC 17 586 10th ↓ 3
14 Tahoe RX7 -- -- -- -- -- 0 503 13th ↓ 1
= tysonk -- -- -- -- -- 0 246 15th  
Magyar Nagydij
Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary