Hungarian F1 Grand Prix 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

After another amazing Formula One race this Sunday, it was Team Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton who took the checkered flag and won the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix from the world-famous Hungaroring track in Hungary. 

Hamilton won his first race in the last 11 grand prix races and his first grand prix with his new Mercedes team. The 2013 campaign hasn’t turned out the way Hamilton and Team Mercedes expected—fourth in the points standings coming into Sunday—but both driver and team are back on track after stealing the victory.

It was Team Mercedes' third win of the season and Hamilton’s fourth career Hungarian Grand Prix victory.

Team Lotus had another great showing as Kimi Raikkonen managed to finish second. Team Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finished third and fourth, respectively, while Team Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso managed to finish fifth.

Full Hungarian Grand Prix 2013 Results

Pos.	Driver	Car No.	Team	Started
1	Lewis Hamilton	10	Mercedes	1
2	Kimi Raikkonen	7	Lotus	6
3	Sebastian Vettel	1	Red Bull	2
4	Mark Webber	2	Red Bull	10
5	Fernando Alonso	3	Ferrari	5
6	Romain Grosjean	8	Lotus	3
7	Jenson Button	5	McLaren	13
8	Felipe Massa	4	Ferrari	7
9	Sergio Perez	6	McLaren	9
10	Pastor Maldonado	16	Williams	15
11	Nico Hulkenberg	11	Sauber	12
12	Jean-Eric Vergne	18	Toro Rosso	14
13	Daniel Ricciardo	19	Toro Rosso	8
14	Giedo van der Garde	21	Caterham	20
15	Charles Pic	20	Caterham	19
16	Jules Bianchi	22	Marussia	21
17	Max Chilton	23	Marussia	22
18	Paul di Resta	14	Force India	18
19	Nico Rosberg	9	Mercedes	4
20	Valtteri Bottas	17	Williams	16
21	Esteban Gutierrez	12	Sauber	17
22	Adrian Sutil	15	Force India	11

Finishing order via NBC Sports.

Lewis Hamilton won the pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix—the 30th pole of his career—and took the field through the first lap and beyond as the leader.

Hamilton’s car was strong at the start of the race and maintained that torrid pace throughout the event. While there were other drivers who ran stronger laps on Sunday, no one could match his overall consistency and speed.

While Hamilton held the race lead, the story of the first half of the event was Romain Grosjean and the way he worked his way through the field. Grosjean was dominating and running some of the fastest laps of the day, and the veteran driver made two of the most entertaining passes as well.

Instead of being rewarded for a great Formula One move, Grosjean was penalized with a pass-through pit stop for making a tough turn around another veteran in Felipe Massa. The move looked like hard racing and not worthy of a penalty, but the officials felt differently.

As the focus shifted back to the racing, the pit strategies and tire changes became the focus of the race. With Hamilton leading much of the race, it wasn’t until the final pit stops that he was overtaken temporarily by Team Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel took the lead into the last 15 laps, but Hamilton once again gained the lead when the Team Red Bull car had to make its final stop of the day. As soon as Hamilton was in first again, the English star ran away from the field.

Hamilton proved that he is one of the best in the sport and further proved that his move to Team Mercedes was the right move for his career. Let’s see if this momentum translates into more wins through the rest of the season schedule.

2013 F1 Championship Standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNF	Laps	Laps Led
1	Sebastian Vettel	172	-	10	4	9	9	1	612	240
2	Kimi Raikkonen	134	38	10	1	7	10	0	622	41
3	Fernando Alonso	133	39	10	2	7	9	1	568	85
4	Lewis Hamilton	124	48	10	1	9	9	0	622	66
5	Mark Webber	105	67	10	0	6	9	1	582	43
6	Nico Rosberg	84	88	10	2	4	7	3	550	104
7	Felipe Massa	61	111	10	0	3	7	2	515	4
8	Romain Grosjean	49	123	10	0	2	6	3	548	8
9	Jenson Button	39	133	10	0	1	7	1	619	8
10	Paul di Resta	36	136	10	0	1	7	2	584	3
11	Adrian Sutil	23	149	10	0	1	4	3	490	11
12	Sergio Perez	18	154	10	0	0	5	2	609	0
13	Jean-Eric Vergne	13	159	10	0	0	3	4	511	0
14	Daniel Ricciardo	11	161	10	0	0	3	3	577	0
15	Nico Hulkenberg	7	165	10	0	0	4	2	538	8
16	Pastor Maldonado	1	171	10	0	0	1	3	540	0
17	Valtteri Bottas	0	172	10	0	0	0	1	591	0
18	Esteban Gutierrez	0	172	10	0	0	0	3	518	2
19	Jules Bianchi	0	172	10	0	0	0	2	553	0
20	Charles Pic	0	172	10	0	0	0	1	540	0
21	Giedo van der Garde	0	172	10	0	0	0	2	542	0
22	Max Chilton	0	172	10	0	0	0	0	608	0

Standings via NBC Sports.

After an amazing 2013 Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix, the next race on the schedule will be the Belgian Grand Prix on Aug. 25. With an extended amount of time off for drivers and teams to enjoy the summer, the downtime will allow manufacturers to steady the ship before the second half begins.

The Belgian Grand Prix is always entertaining, and the fact that some of the most talented drivers on Earth will race on the world-renowned Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps guarantees this is an event all motorsports fans will enjoy.

The race will be televised on NBC Sports Network in the United States starting at 8 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. BST in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports F1.