Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix title of Formula One.
The world champion controlled the race from the moment he passed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the start and is now six points ahead of the German.
The world champion controlled the race from the moment he passed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the start and is now six points ahead of the German.
- Hamilton had come to the Hungaroring trailing Rosberg by one point in the championship. He leaves six points ahead. It is the culmination of a run in which the British driver has gone from a 43-point deficit by the fourth round in Russia to the lead for the first time this season.
- It is his overall fourth Hungarian Grand Prix title after winning it in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2013. Thus he holds record of most wins (drivers) with 5 wins.
- Besides it was his fifth title of the 2016 season after Monaco Grand Prix (May 2016), Canadian Grand Prix (June 2016), Austrian Grand Prix (July 2016) and British Grand Prix (July 2016).
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Hungarian Grand Prix was the 11th race of the 2016 season and was held at the Hungaroring is a motor-racing circuit in Mogyoród, Hungary.
Hungarian Grand Prix Rankings
1st position: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) of Mercedes.
2nd position: Nico Rosberg (Germany) of Mercedes.
3rd position: Daniel Ricardo (Australia) of Red Bull.
4th position: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) of Ferrari.
5th position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) of Red Bull.
