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Lando Norris claims first win of 2026 at Hungarian Grand Prix
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Lando Norris claims first win of 2026 at Hungarian Grand Prix

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix, marking his first victory of the 2026 season.
  • Norris started from pole position and finished 15.08 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli in third.
  • The race was the 11th event of the Formula 1 calendar, with Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finishing fourth and fifth.

Lando Norris celebrated his first win of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the Hungarian Grand Prix, repeating his success from the previous year at the Hungaroring circuit. The 26-year-old British driver started from pole position and dominated the 11th race of the calendar, finishing with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes, and 56.180 seconds.

Norris's victory was decisive, as he finished 15.08 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes secured third place, trailing by 18.728 seconds. Antonelli currently leads the World Drivers' Championship.

The race saw other notable performances, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar came in sixth, followed by Mercedes driver George Russell and Liam Lawson of RB. Nico Hülkenberg of Audi finished ninth, ahead of debutant Arvid Lindblad.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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