WATCH: See how Leclerc beat Piastri to pole at the Hungaroring with our ‘Ghost Car’ feature
Charles Leclerc scored his first pole position of the season in Hungary, beating McLaren's Oscar Piastri by 0.026s.
Charles Leclerc claimed a shock pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday, beating Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri to the top spot.
Piastri and McLaren team mate Lando Norris had dominated all three practice sessions in Budapest and continued that through the opening two segments of Qualifying on Saturday.
But with a change in wind direction and track temperature for the final part of Qualifying at the Hungaroring, Leclerc stunned the paddock to set a 1m 15.372s with his final lap, enough to leave him 0.026s clear for his first pole position of the 2025 campaign.
To see where Leclerc made the difference in his lap, hit go on the video player above to check out our latest ‘Ghost Car’ feature.
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