2009 WORLD champion Jenson Button (McLaren) won this season’s Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, the same track where he took hismaiden victory back in 2006 for Honda. This win was made even more special becausethis was Button’s 200th Grand Prix.
Button's second win in Hungary.
Mind out Jenson, you might break it.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber came fifth just over a second behind Hamilton, while Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was sixth and the last driver to complete the full 70 lap race distances.
The most dramatic moment of the race was when Nick Heidfeld’s Renault caught fire just before Turn 1 on lap 24 and then exploded, almost wiping out the marshal who was attempting to put the blaze out.
As far as I know he is okay.
Massa set the fastest lap of the race on lap 61 with a 1:23.415 (117.389-mph) tour.
Top 10 finishers of the XXVII Hungarian Grand Prix:
- Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes), 70 laps, 1h:46m:42.337s @ 107.145-mph. 25 points.
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault), +3.588s. 18 points.
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +19.819s. 15 points.
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes), +48.338s. 12 points.
- Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault), +49.742s. 10 points.
- Felipe Massa (Ferrari), +1m:23.176. 8 points.
- Paul di Resta (Force India-Mercedes), + 1 lap. 6 points, his best finish in F1.
- Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari), + 1 lap. 4 points, not bad from 23rd on the grid, plus this was Toro Rosso’s 100th Grand Prix.
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), + 1 lap. 2 points, this was also Rosberg’s 100th Grand Prix.
- Jaime Alguersuari, (Toro Rosso-Ferrari), + 1 lap. 1 point.
I’m sorry for the lateness and shortness of this report, but my University placing hasn’t gone exactly to plan.
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DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP – After 11/19 Races. |
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Pos |
Driver |
Constructor |
Points |
Gap From 1st |
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1 |
Sebastian VETTEL (GER) |
Red Bull |
234 |
- |
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2 |
Mark WEBBER (AUS) |
Red Bull |
149 |
85 |
|
3 |
Lewis HAMILTON (ENG) |
McLaren |
146 |
88 |
|
4 |
Fernando ALONSO (ESP) |
Ferrari |
145 |
89 |
|
5 |
Jenson BUTTON (ENG) |
McLaren |
134 |
100 |
|
6 |
Felipe MASSA (BRA) |
Ferrari |
70 |
164 |
|
7 |
Nico ROSBERG (GER) |
Mercedes |
48 |
186 |
|
8 |
Nick HEIDFELD (GER) |
Renault |
34 |
200 |
|
9 |
Vitaly PETROV (RUS) |
Renault |
32 |
202 |
|
10 |
Michael SCHUMACHER (GER) |
Mercedes |
32 |
202 |
|
11 |
Kamui KOBAYASHI (JAP) |
Sauber |
27 |
207 |
|
12 |
Adrian SUTIL (GER) |
Force India |
18 |
216 |
|
13 |
Sébastien BUEMI (SWI) |
Toro Rosso |
12 |
222 |
|
14 |
Jamie ALGUERSUARI (ESP) |
Toro Rosso |
10 |
224 |
|
15 |
Sergio PÉREZ (MEX) |
Sauber |
8 |
226 |
|
16 |
Paul DI RESTA (SCO) |
Force India |
8 |
226 |
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17 |
Rubens BARRICHELLO (BRA) |
Williams |
4 |
230 |
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CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP – After 11/19 Races. |
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Pos |
Constructor |
Engine |
Points |
Gap From 1st |
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1 |
RED BULL (AUT) |
Renault |
383 |
- |
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2 |
MCLAREN (ENG) |
Mercedes |
280 |
103 |
|
3 |
FERRARI (ITA) |
Ferrari |
215 |
168 |
|
4 |
MERCEDES (GER) |
Mercedes |
80 |
303 |
|
5 |
RENAULT (ENG) |
Renault |
66 |
317 |
|
6 |
SAUBER (SWI) |
Ferrari |
35 |
348 |
|
7 |
FORCE INDIA (IND) |
Mercedes |
26 |
357 |
|
8 |
TORO ROSSO (ITA) |
Ferrari |
22 |
361 |
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9 |
WILLIAMS (ENG) |
Cosworth |
4 |
379 |
