The Best of the Best in Budapest
In 39 years of hosting Formula One, the Hungarian Grand Prix has seen an impressive list of winners. Indeed, every multiple-time victor of the event has been crowned world champion.
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for most wins by a driver with eight – five of which came with the three-pointed star, including his first with the team in 2013.
Michael Schumacher has four, Ayrton Senna has three, while Nelson Piquet, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Mika Hakkinen, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen all have two.
Continuing the world champion theme, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, and Nigel Mansell have also all triumphed at the track.
Alonso (2003) joins Hill (1993), Button (2006), Heikki Kovalainen (2008), Esteban Ocon (2021), and Oscar Piastri (2024) as maiden F1 Grand Prix winners in Budapest.
Two drivers – Mansell in 1992 and Schumacher in 2001 – were able to clinch the World Championship in Budapest, when F1 seasons were shorter and Hungary came closer to the conclusion of the calendar.