Formula 1 returns to the Hungaroring this weekend, as the Budapest track hosts the 11th round of the 2023 season.
Max Verstappen enters the race weekend as the runaway championship leader, while team-mate Sergio Perez will be hoping for a strong event amid a difficult run of form.
Last year in Hungary, George Russell shocked the paddock to take his first career pole position, but it was Verstappen that prevailed on race day.
Red Bull is set to unveil upgrades at the event, which it hopes will provide it with more speed amid its dominant start to the year.
New tyre regulations will also be in play this weekend – only 11 sets have been allocated to each driver (down from 13), while Hards are mandated in Q1, Mediums in Q2 and Softs in Q3.
Below, see all the session times for the weekend.
| Session | Date | Time (Local) | Time (BST) | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Friday, July 21 | 13:30 – 14:30 | 12:30 – 13:30 | 07:30 – 08:30 |
| FP2 | Friday, July 21 | 17:00 – 18:00 | 16:00 – 17:00 | 11:00 – 12:00 |
| FP3 | Saturday, July 22 | 12:30 – 13:30 | 11:30 – 12:30 | 06:30 – 07:30 |
| Qualifying | Saturday, July 22 | 16:00 – 17:00 | 15:00 – 16:00 | 10:00 – 11:00 |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | Sunday, July 23 | 15:00 | 14:00 | 09:00 |
Driver and team line-up
| Team | Engine | Car | Nationality | Drivers | Driver No. | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Bull | Red Bull | RB19 |   | Max Verstappen Sergio Perez | 1 11 | All All |
 | Ferrari | Ferrari | SF23 |   | Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz | 16 55 | All All |
 | Mercedes | Mercedes | W14 |  | Lewis Hamilton George Russell | 44 63 | All All |
 | Alpine | Renault | A523 | | Esteban Ocon Pierre Gasly | 31 10 | All All |
| McLaren | Mercedes | MCL60 |  | Lando Norris Oscar Piastri | 4 81 | All All |
| Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | C43 |   | Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou | 77 24 | All All |
| Aston Martin | Mercedes | AMR23 |  | Fernando Alonso Lance Stroll | 14 18 | All All |
 | Haas | Ferrari | Haas VF-23 |  | Kevin Magnussen Nico Hulkenberg | 20 27 | All All |
| AlphaTauri | Red Bull | AT04 |  | Yuki Tsunoda Nyck de Vries Daniel Ricciardo | 22 21 3 | All 01-10 11-22 |
| Williams | Mercedes | FW45 |  | Alex Albon Logan Sargeant | 23 2 | All All |
How to watch the 2023 Hungarian GP
Coverage of all the action in the UK and Ireland will be shown live, with free-to-air highlights available later in the day.
Watch Live: Sky Sports F1 will broadcast every session live, as well as build-up and post-session shows to qualifying and the race. In addition, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of the qualifying and race sessions.
Live Stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to catch all of the action through the Sky Go app, which requires an internet connection to access. Alternatively, they can access through NOW TV.
TV broadcast start times
Sky Sports F1
Friday: FP1 – 12:00 | FP2 – 15:40
Saturday: FP3 – 11:15 | Qualifying – 14:15
Sunday: Hungarian Grand Prix – 13:30
Channel 4
Saturday: Qualifying – 18:45
Sunday: Hungarian Grand Prix – 18:30
How to stream the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
F1TV, the sport’s own streaming service, will broadcast testing in territories where the service is available. The list of countries in which F1 TV Pro is available can be found here.
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