Hungary   27-29 Jul 2012
Magyar Nagydij
Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary Event Description: 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".

2011's GP saw the return of Button to the top step of the podium at the track where he scored his first F1 win in similar damp conditions. Vettel finishes in 2nd after a conservative run. Alonso pushes hard to take 3rd. Qualifying Summary: With a 100% chance of rain predicted for Sunday, teams had a hard decision to make: go with a dry setup and qualify well, or go with a wet setup and race well.

Ferrari appears to have opted for the wet, as Alonso and Massa can only qualify 6th and 7th. Ahead of them, it's both the Lotus/Renaults with Grosjean in 2nd (his best ever qualifying position) and Raikkonen in 6th. Vettel and Button slot in between the Lotuses in 3rd and 4th, while Hamilton grabs the top spot with a dominant lap.

Surprises include Webber getting knocked out in Q2 along with both Mercedes, including Schumacher all the way back in 17th.

The top 10 in Hungary:
HAM GRO VET BUT RAI ALO MAS MAL SEN HUL Race Summary: The predicted 100% chance of rain ended up, of course, resulting in a lovely sunny day. Hamilton's decision to qualify 1st on a dry setup gave him a huge advantage allowing him to win from pole. Both Lotuses fared well, with Raikkonen able to jump his teammate to finish 2nd with Grosjean rounding out the podium.

Vettel, Alonso, and Button place about where they qualified in 4th through 6th. Schumacher started from the pit lane after a stall on grid (that caused a 2nd parade lap), and eventually retired from the race with a mechanical failure. Driver Classification for Round 11: Fantasy Results: Event Media: