The 2009 Grand Prix of Hungary

The 2009 Grand Prix of Hungary was held on July 26 2009. It was the 10th event of the season. The Grand Prix was held at the Hungaroring circuit and was 70 laps long. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton. It was the 1st win of the season for Hamilton. He would eventually get 2 wins in 2009. The Brit, who drove for McLaren-Mercedes, finished the race in 1:38:23.876. He had a lead of 11.5 secs to Kimi Raikkonen who came in second and finished 16.8 secs in front of Mark Webber who was third. Of the 19 drivers who competed in the race, 3 retired. After the race Jenson Button was leading the driver championship with 70 points. Because of his win Lewis Hamilton went from P11 to P8.
It was the 24th time that the Grand Prix of Hungary was held at the Hungaroring circuit.