Hamilton took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 25 with a 1:22.020 in Q3, finishing 0.575 seconds ahead of Rosberg. Vettel was third and Ricciardo fourth.
Hamilton had led all three practice sessions and topped Q1 with a late 1:22.890. Rosberg followed closely on a 1:22.979, with Vettel third.
Button was affected by an energy recovery system deployment problem in Q1 and failed to advance. Ericsson, Nasr, Merhi and Stevens were also eliminated in the opening segment.
Alonso advanced from Q1 but stopped near the pit-lane entrance on his Q2 out-lap, bringing out a red flag. He pushed the car back to the garage with help from marshals, but the regulations prevented him from taking any further part in qualifying. He finished fifteenth.
Hamilton led Rosberg and Vettel in Q2 with a 1:22.285. Hülkenberg was pushed down to eleventh, with Sainz twelfth, Pérez thirteenth and Maldonado fourteenth. All four missed out on the final segment.
Hamilton led the first Q3 runs with a 1:22.408 and then improved to a 1:22.020. Rosberg’s final lap was a 1:22.595, which left his team-mate’s pole position unchallenged.
Vettel was third with a 1:22.739 and Ricciardo fourth on a 1:22.774. Räikkönen took fifth, Bottas sixth, Kvyat seventh and Massa eighth.
Verstappen was ninth and Grosjean tenth. Hamilton secured his fifth Hungarian Grand Prix pole and his ninth pole in the first ten rounds of the season.
| Position | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.890 | 1:22.285 | 1:22.020 | 20 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.979 | 1:22.775 | 1:22.595 | 21 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:23.312 | 1:23.168 | 1:22.739 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:24.408 | 1:23.230 | 1:22.774 | 20 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:23.596 | 1:23.460 | 1:23.020 | 16 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:23.649 | 1:23.555 | 1:23.222 | 19 |
| 7 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:23.587 | 1:23.597 | 1:23.332 | 17 |
| 8 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:23.895 | 1:23.598 | 1:23.537 | 20 |
| 9 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:24.032 | 1:23.781 | 1:23.679 | 18 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:24.242 | 1:23.805 | 1:24.181 | 18 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:24.115 | 1:23.826 | — | 13 |
| 12 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:24.623 | 1:23.869 | — | 16 |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:24.444 | 1:24.461 | — | 14 |
| 14 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:23.895 | 1:24.609 | — | 12 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:24.563 | DNS | — | 7 |
| 16 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.739 | — | — | 8 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:24.843 | — | — | 8 |
| 18 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:24.997 | — | — | 8 |
| 19 | 98 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:27.416 | — | — | 8 |
| 20 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:27.949 | — | — | 6 |
