Hungarian Grand Prix statfile

22 July 2015 07:16

Following the death of Jules Bianchi, the Formula One paddock has parked up in Budapest for round 10 of the world championship under a dark cloud.

Bianchi's peers have vowed to race on in his memory, and here, Press Association Sport has compiled everything you need to know about the Hungarian Grand Prix.

:: Jules Bianchi will be remembered with a one-minute silence on Sunday. The drivers, most of whom attended his funeral in Nice, are expected to form at the front of the grid 15 minutes prior to the race.

:: Bianchi became the first driver to have succumbed to injuries at a grand prix weekend in 21 years, two months and 16 days. Ayrton Senna was killed at the San Marino Grand Prix on May 1, 1994. Roland Ratzenberger crashed and died in qualifying a day earlier in one of the sport's darkest weekends.

:: The grid will pay tribute to Bianchi's memory in a variety of ways this weekend. Lewis Hamilton has asked his fans to help him make a sticker in memory of the Frenchman which he will wear on his crash helmet. Bianchi was a member of the Ferrari driver academy and the Italian team have asked their supporters for tributes which will align their garage walls this weekend.

:: Hamilton, who leads the world championship by 17 points from Nico Rosberg, surpassed Sir Jackie Stewart's record of leading 17 consecutive grands prix at the British Grand Prix.

:: The in-form Briton also needs one more victory to become the most successful driver at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He is currently tied on four wins with Michael Schumacher.

:: Hamilton also sealed his 17th consecutive front-row start with pole at Silverstone to tie with 1996 world champion Damon Hill in second on the all-time list. Senna however, holds the record with 24 consecutive front-row starts.

:: Mercedes have 20 straight poles which is four fewer than record-holders Williams managed during the 1992 and 1993 seasons. It is a streak which stretches back to the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix where Felipe Massa secured pole position for Williams.

:: Jenson Button's first-lap retirement at Silverstone means he has now failed to finish three straight races, an unwanted feat he has had to endured only twice previously, in 2001 and 2002. He has never retired from four consecutive races.

:: The dominant Mercedes team can also set a new F1 record if both Hamilton and Rosberg finish on the podium on Sunday. It would be the 10th consecutive grand prix the Brackley outfit have seen both their drivers take to the rostrum.

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Venue: Hungaroring, Budapest

Circuit length: 4.381km/2.722miles

Laps: 70

Race distance: 306.630km/190.531miles

Lap record: 1min 19.071secs (Michael Schumacher, 2004)

2014 pole position: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1min 22.715secs

2014 winner: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)

2014 fastest lap: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1min 25.724secs

Number of corners: 14 (8 left/6 right)

Tyre compounds to be used: soft/medium

Bumpiness: medium/high

Overtaking chance: low

Engine severity: low

Brake wear severity: medium/high

Gearbox severity: medium

Winners from pole position since 2004: 4

Number of safety cars deployed since 2004: 4

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Schedule (British Summer Time)

Friday 24th July

Free Practice 1: 09:00-10:30

Free Practice 2: 13:00-14:30

Saturday 25th July

Free Practice 3: 10:00-11:00

Qualifying: 13:00

Sunday 26th July

Hungarian Grand Prix: 13:00

Source: PA