Nico Rosberg will start the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position, continuing his great Saturday form to give him his sixth pole of 2014.
The German looked as though he might have some competition from Red Bull and Williams and both Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas held the top spot, before Rosberg’s last lap put him well ahead.
Rosberg wasn’t however challenged by team-mate Lewis Hamilton who’s bad luck and reliability woes continued. An engine fire during Q1 ended his hopes of a Hungary pole and he looks set to start last.
When Q3 ended and the dust had settled, Vettel finished second quickest and Bottas third.
The session saw a red flag when rain began to fall and Kevin Magnussen slid off at turn one – as did Rosberg and Jenson Button but both avoided the barriers – Magnussen didn’t though and his session ended.
Q1’s surprise was Jules Bianchi knocking Kimi Raikkonen out.
Qualifying – 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix
| # | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.227 | 1:23.310 | 1:22.715 |
| 02 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.662 | 1:23.606 | 1:23.201 |
| 03 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:25.690 | 1:23.776 | 1:23.354 |
| 04 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:25.495 | 1:23.676 | 1:23.391 |
| 05 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.087 | 1:24.249 | 1:23.909 |
| 06 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:26.592 | 1:24.030 | 1:24.223 |
| 07 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:26.612 | 1:24.502 | 1:24.294 |
| 08 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:24.941 | 1:24.637 | 1:24.720 |
| 09 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:26.149 | 1:24.585 | 1:24.775 |
| 10 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:26.578 | 1:24.585 | No Time |
| 11 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:25.361 | 1:24.706 | |
| 12 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:26.027 | 1:25.136 | |
| 13 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:25.910 | 1:25.211 | |
| 14 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:25.709 | 1:25.260 | |
| 15 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.138 | 1:25.337 | |
| 16 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:26.728 | 1:27.419 | |
| 17 | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:26.792 | ||
| 18 | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:27.139 | ||
| 19 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:27.819 | ||
| 20 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:28.643 | ||
| 21 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | No Time | ||
| 22 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | No Time |
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