Norris stayed out longer than the leaders and opted for a one-stop strategy, a move which paid off. He ended up fighting fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri for the win, a battle which featured the two contenders for the drivers' title.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell had effectively neutralised their races by pitting for slicks at the end of the formation lap and they’d fallen towards the back by the time they pitted for inters as the fresh rain had arrived. This left a potential podium place open, a long way distant behind the McLarens.

Lando Norris wins the 2025 Hungarian GP, with Oscar Piastri P2 and George Russell P3. Lando Norris wins the 2025 Hungarian GP, with Oscar Piastri crossing the finish line in P2 and George Russell behind him in P3 after pole sitter Charles Leclerc experienced strategy and pit stop woes.