Has an F1 race at Hungaroring ever been wet?

2 of 9 races since 2018 were wet races: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix and 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

What is the typical temperature at Hungaroring on race day?

Across 9 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 26.3°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 18.6°C, the warmest 33.8°C. Track temperature averaged 40.4°C across 9 races.

Has practice or qualifying at Hungaroring been wet?

6 of 9 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024).

Hungaroring F1 Rain History & Race Day Weather

Budapest. Recorded weather and results from 9 races since 2018

2 of 9 races at Hungaroring since 2018 were wet races (most recently 2022).

Counting practice and qualifying too, 7 of 9 race weekends had at least one wet session (most recently 2024).

A wet race means the track weather station reported rain for 10+ minutes in a row, or at least 5% of laps with a known tyre compound were on intermediate or wet tyres (100+ such laps needed). Practice and qualifying count as wet on the 10-minute rule only.

Past trends

9 events from 2018 to 2026

Wet races: 2 of 922%
Average air temperature: 26.3°Cbased on 9 events
Average track temperature: 40.4°Cbased on 9 events

These are values recorded in the past, not a forecast

Race-day climate

Race month: July and August
Race average air temperature, coolest to warmest: 18.6–33.8°Cbased on 9 events
Mean humidity (race): 49.4%based on 9 events

Rain and race-day weather by year

WetDry

Rain by session, race temperatures and winners at Hungaroring. Temperatures are race-session averages.
Year	Grand Prix	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3	Qualifying	Race	Air	Track	Winner
2026	Hungarian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	30.8°C	50.5°C	Lando Norris
2025	Hungarian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	22.1°C	32.7°C	Lando Norris
2024	Hungarian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Wet	Dry	28.8°C	44.9°C	Oscar Piastri
2023	Hungarian Grand Prix	Wet	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	28.8°C	48.6°C	Max Verstappen
2022	Hungarian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	18.6°C	26.7°C	Max Verstappen
2021	Hungarian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Wet	27.2°C	37.8°C	Esteban Ocon
2020	Hungarian Grand Prix	Wet	Wet	Dry	Dry	Dry	20.7°C	27.1°C	Lewis Hamilton
2019	Hungarian Grand Prix	Wet	Wet	Dry	Dry	Dry	25.7°C	44.1°C	Lewis Hamilton
2018	Hungarian Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Wet	Dry	33.8°C	51.1°C	Lewis Hamilton

Sources

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Jolpica / Ergast (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
F1 official Live Timing via FastF1 (personal, non-commercial)

Frequently asked questions

Has an F1 race at Hungaroring ever been wet?: 2 of 9 races since 2018 were wet races: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix and 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
What is the typical temperature at Hungaroring on race day?: Across 9 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 26.3°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 18.6°C, the warmest 33.8°C. Track temperature averaged 40.4°C across 9 races.
Has practice or qualifying at Hungaroring been wet?: 6 of 9 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024).