Oscar Piastri Wins 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix In McLaren 1-2
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won his first-ever grand prix as he won the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix over his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, with seven-time Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton, finishing in the third and final podium position for Mercedes.
Norris began the race in pole position but Piastri was able to slip by in the first corner as Norris attempted to fend off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who went off track to get by Norris but eventually ceded the position back to Norris. Piastri led the race until Lap 19 of the 70-lap race when first Verstappen, then Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc briefly held the lead during the initial pit crossovers, but Piastri was back in the lead by Lap 24 and held that lead until Lap 48 when McLaren ordered him to pit before Norris – crucially allowing Norris to usurp the lead on Lap 50 after both had pitted – Norris was instructed by the team to relinquish the lead back to Piastri but was hesitant to do so and until finally relenting with only three laps remaining in the race.
Meanwhile, Verstappen, attempting to pass Hamilton on Lap 62, blundered into the first turn and caused a collision with Hamilton which Hamilton survived but which knocked Verstappen back to sixth, before he passed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Jr. to finish in fifth – though he may drop further if race stewards decide he is to be penalized for causing the collision.
Despite the result, Verstappen still maintains a commanding lead in the Formula 1 driver’s standings with 265 points to 189 for Norris and 162 for Leclerc.
2024 Hungarian Grand Prix – Top 10 Finishers
1] Oscar Piastri McLaren
2] Lando Norris McLaren +2.141s
3] Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +2.141s
4] Charles Leclerc Ferrari +19.686s
5] Max Verstappen Red Bull +21.349s
6] Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari +23.073s
7] Sergio PĂ©rez Red Bull +39.792s
8] George Russell Mercedes +42.368s
9] Yuki Tsunoda RB +77.259s
10] Lance Stroll Aston Martin +77.976s