Hamilton could become the first driver to take ten poles at a single circuit, Perez is set to overtake Massa on the list of most starts and three different British drivers could win three races in a row for the first time in almost 60 years. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix!
THE 2024 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX MILESTONES
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix will be the 1,114th World Championship event in Formula 1 history.
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix will be the 39th time that Formula 1 has raced in Hungary. It will be the 40th Hungarian Grand Prix since the event was first held in 1936 and the 39th time that the event has been held as a round of the World Championship.
Sergio Perez makes his 270th Grand Prix start at the Hungarian Grand Prix, overtaking Felipe Massa for eighth on the list of most starts in Formula 1.
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix will be the fourth Formula 1 race to take place on July 21. It’s the first race to be held on this date since the 2002 French Grand Prix.
THE FORMULA 1 RECORDS WHICH COULD BE BROKEN
A victory for Lewis Hamilton at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix would see him equal his own record of nine victories at a single circuit. Hamilton set a new record last time out, at Silverstone.
A top three finish for Lewis Hamilton would make him the first driver in F1 history to record 200 podium results.
Mercedes have won the last two Grands Prix. Another victory this weekend would make it the first time since the 2021 Sao Paulo, Qatar and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix that Mercedes have taken three consecutive victories.
At last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton became the first driver to take nine pole positions at a single circuit. Another pole position this weekend would make him the first driver to record ten poles at a single track.
If he leads 13 laps of the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton will become the first driver to have led 500 laps at a single circuit.
If Max Verstappen leads every lap of the race, he will overtake Jim Clark for fourth in the list of most races led from start to end. It would be the 14th time he has done so in his career.
If Max Verstappen does not take pole position but does win the Grand Prix, he would become the fourth driver – after Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Alain Prost – to have won 30 Grands Prix without starting from the front of the grid.
At the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen joined Fernando Alonso as only the second driver to have won races from nine different grid positions. Either driver could become the first to win from ten different grid positions, while Lewis Hamilton could equal the existing record.
Two different British drivers have won the last two races. Should Lando Norris win the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, it would be the first time that three different British drivers have won three successive races since 1965, when the German, Italian and United States Grands Prix were won by Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill respectively.
If Ferrari score 26 points over the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, they would become the first team to have scored 10,000 points in Formula 1.
If Red Bull score a point at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, it will be the team’s 56th consecutive points-scoring race, making it the fifth longest scoring streak for a team in Formula 1 history.
A 1-2 finish for Mercedes would make them the second team, after Ferrari, to record 60 1-2 finishes in Formula 1. Ferrari reached the milestone at the 2002 United States Grand Prix.
A points finish for Logan Sargeant would make the United States the 12th country to score 1,000 points in World Championship history.
If Charles Leclerc takes pole position and fails to win, it would be the 20th time that he has done so in his Formula 1 career. That would see him overtake Nelson Piquet for fifth in the list of most failed pole to win conversions.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would mark the 50th pole position for car number 16 in Formula 1.
A top three finish for Charles Leclerc would be his 36th podium finish with Ferrari. That would see him equal Felipe Massa for sixth on the list of most podium finishes with the team in Formula 1.
THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX RECORDS TO BREAK
A win for Max Verstappen at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix would see him equal Lewis Hamilton’s record of three consecutive wins in Hungary.
Victory for either Red Bull driver would make Red Bull the fourth team – after Williams, McLaren and Mercedes – to record three successive wins at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Williams and Ferrari are tied as the teams with the most Fastest Laps at the Hungaroring, with nine each. A Fastest Lap for either team at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix would see them extend the record, while Red Bull could equal the existing record.
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are currently tied for the most points-scoring appearances at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with 16 apiece. Either driver could set a new record in the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.
With 17 finishes, Fernando Alonso holds the record for most occasions on which a driver has reached the chequered flag at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He could extend the record to 18 finishes this weekend, while Lewis Hamilton could equal the existing record tally.
Oscar Piastri currently sits in a group of only three drivers – along with Antonio Pizzonia and Johnny Dumfries – who have scored points on every appearance at the Hungarian Grand Prix. A top ten finish at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix will ensure Piastri remains in the club for another year.
A finish for Kevin Magnussen would see him become only the second driver, after Ralf Schumacher, to make nine Hungarian Grand Prix appearances without recording a retirement. Schumacher made ten appearances here without recording a DNF.
A first lap retirement for Charles Leclerc at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix would make him the first driver to record as many as three first lap retirements at the Hungaroring.
2024 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX: QUALIFYING RECORDS
Mercedes currently hold the record for most pole positions at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with nine. Their record could be equalled at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix by either Mercedes or Ferrari.
No driver has taken more than two consecutive pole positions at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton could therefore equal the record for most consecutive poles at the track in qualifying for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix. He has previously taken two consecutive poles at the track on three different occasions.
Pole position for either Mercedes driver would make them the first team to have taken five successive pole positions at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have each qualified in the top ten on 16 occasions at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Either driver could set a new outright record in qualifying for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be hoping to maintain their 100% Q3 appearance records at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Kevin Magnussen is currently tied with Marcus Ericsson for the most Q1 exits at the Hungaroring. Magnussen could become the first driver to record five Q1 exits at the track in qualifying for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix. The existing record could be equalled by Daniel Ricciardo, George Russell and Yuki Tsunoda.
Britain and Germany are currently tied for the most pole positions for a nation at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with 12 apiece. Either nation could set a new record at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.
LONGEVITY RECORDS FOR ALONSO?
A win for Fernando Alonso at any Grand Prix in 2024 would make him the oldest driver to win a Grand Prix since Jack Brabham at the 1970 South African Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso would see him overtake Alain Prost as the driver to have taken the fourth-most podiums in Formula 1 history.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso would make him the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record podium finishes in 15 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Fernando Alonso leads a lap of any race in 2024, he would become the first driver to have led Formula 1 races over a period longer than 20 years. Alonso first led a Grand Prix in Malaysia in 2003. He most recently led at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, just a week short of the 20th anniversary of him leading a lap for the first time in Formula 1.
Pole position at any race for Fernando Alonso in 2024 would make him the oldest polesitter since Jack Brabham at the 1970 Spanish Grand Prix.