Lewis Hamilton Takes 8th Hungarian F1 GP title

Defending champion and six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, a British driver of the Mercedes team, won the 35th Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix – held without spectators – this Sunday at the Hungaroring, where he triumphed for the 8th time in his career.

This is the 35-year-old driver’s second win this year and his 86th race victory in his career, leaving him with just five behind seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 successes. Hamilton has now set another Schumacher record at the Hungaroring circuit (just east of Budapest), as so far only the legendary German driver has managed to win eight times on the same track – in Magny-Cours in France.

Behind Hamilton, it was the Dutch Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen, who finished second, with the Finnish Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) coming in third. With his success, Hamilton overtook Bottas at the top of this year's driver race.

An hour before the start, it was raining at the Hungaroring, so all cars started on the grid with the temporary, semi-wet, semi-dry asphalt tires.

The Formula One season will continue with the British Grand Prix in two weeks.