Adjusted starting grid for 2026 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix after Hamilton, Antonelli penalties - racingnews365.com

What the report says

RacingNews365 reported that the starting order for the 2026 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest was revised after penalties for Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli following qualifying at the Hungaroring. The outlet said Lando Norris will start on pole for McLaren, his first pole position since Las Vegas in 2025, after beating Hamilton by 0.012 seconds in qualifying.

Hamilton had qualified second for Ferrari, but RacingNews365 said he was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri during Q3. That reshuffle moved Charles Leclerc up to second, Piastri to third and Max Verstappen to fourth, while Hamilton dropped to fifth. George Russell is listed sixth for Mercedes after the report said he was affected by a water leak in Q3.

Antonelli, who had been the leading Mercedes in fourth after qualifying, was also penalized. RacingNews365 said he failed to slow sufficiently under yellow flags, resulting in a three-place drop to seventh. The top 10 on the adjusted grid is Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Arvid Lindblad and Nico Hulkenberg.

The report also lists Sergio Perez as starting from the pit lane for Cadillac, with Valtteri Bottas in 21st on the grid. RacingNews365 noted that the grid remained provisional pending official confirmation from the FIA, an important caveat because Formula 1 starting orders can still change before the race if further penalties, parc fermé issues or administrative decisions are applied.