Even the Mercedes man could not quite believe what he had done but now starts a race he has won three times previously, in the prime spot.
LAP 3: Hamilton responds with the fastest lap of the race at 1.27.640. His lead on Vettel is back up to 0.8 seconds with Grosjean close behind in third. Big gap behind to Alonso in fourth.
It was Massa who ran into the back of Rosberg on the first lap after a good start for the Mercedes man. Both seem to be ok.
LAP 2: Button is up to eighth from 13th after a good start. Meanwhile Vettel takes 0.6 seconds out of Hamilton, whose lead was cut from 1.1 seconds after lap one to 0.5 seconds after the second lap.
LAP 1: GO! GO! GO! Good start for Hamilton as he gets away cleanly. Vettel seemed a bit slower to get off the line and he was challenged by Grosjean. Vettel retained second with Grosjean third. Alonso completes lap one in fourth with Massa fifth. There was contact between Rosberg and a Ferrari and the German is down in 12th.
The top eight all started on the soft tyres. Perez and Webber both on the mediums, as is Button.
1pm: Hamilton leads the field away for the formation lap, not long to go now.
12.52pm: The Hungarian national anthem has played around the Hungaroring and we are less than 10 minutes away from lights out. There looked to be a problem for Rosberg as the team called him back to the pits as he made his way towards the grid. The Mercedes driver made it onto the grid, though, albeit very late at just before 12.45pm.
Composed: Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton arrives at the circuit in Budapest looking relaxed
