Top marks for Norris and Piastri after Hungarian Grand Prix

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Ratings after the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
22 July at 15:00

Oscar Piastri won the Hungarian Grand Prix after being left ahead by Lando Norris. Who gets the highest marks after the Hungarian GP and who fell through? These are the figures from GPblog.

Oscar Piastri drove a strong qualifying but fell just short of outsmarting his teammate. In the race, Piastri got away well and drove a strong first stint. However, Piastri then dropped a bit. In the second stint, he made a mistake that allowed Norris to get closer and in the third stint, on fresher tyres, he was unable to get closer to his teammate.

Lando Norris did little wrong in Hungary. The Briton drove an excellent qualifying session but had to give up his first place at the start. In the race, he did what he needed to do by putting the pressure on Piastri, who also started making mistakes as a result. Norris was also clearly faster in the third stint, but his team did not care. Norris can only blame himself for actually obeying that team order.

How did Verstappen perform in Hungary?

A neat race weekend for Lewis Hamilton. The stronger of the two Mercedes drivers this weekend and a 200th career podium. The duel with Verstappen was somewhat dubious, though. However, the stewards saw this as a racing incident.

Charles Leclerc was still the schmuck on Friday with a crash in FP2. In qualifying, Leclerc was also slower than his teammate, only to end up scoring the most points for Ferrari on Sunday.

Max Verstappen drove around Hungary irritated. The pace was not there and the strategy was dramatic. Verstappen drove a strong qualifying but was unable to make the difference in the race. In duelling with Hamilton, he came off the track once already, after which his final action had somewhat of an all-or-nothing attempt. It ended up a fifth place.

Figures after the Hungarian Grand Prix

DriverRating
Oscar Piastri8
Lando Norris9
Lewis Hamilton8
Charles Leclerc6
Max Verstappen7
Carlos Sainz6
Sergio Perez5
George Russell5
Yuki Tsunoda6
Lance Stroll6
Fernando Alonso6
Daniel Ricciardo6
Nico Hulkenberg6
Alexander Albon6
Kevin Magnussen5
Valtteri Bottas6
Logan Sargeant6
Esteban Ocon6
Guanyu Zhou5
Pierre GaslyN/A

GPblog Ratings after the Hungarian Grand Prix

PlaceDriverRating
1Max Verstappen8.7
2Lando Norris7.7
3George Russell7.0
4Nico Hulkenberg6.8
5Oscar Piastri6.8
6Carlos Sainz6.7
7Charles Leclerc6.7
8Lewis Hamilton6.4
9Yuki Tsunoda6.3
10Alexander Albon6.3
11Fernando Alonso6.2
12Esteban Ocon6.0
13Pierre Gasly6.0
14Valtteri Bottas5.8
15Daniel Ricciardo5.8
16Lance Stroll5.2
17Guanyu Zhou5.2
18Logan Sargeant5.2
19Kevin Magnussen5.2
20Sergio Perez4.8