Jenson Button has won the Hungarian Grand Prix after a patient battle at the Hungaroring track in Eni Magyar Nagydíj. Team mate Lewis Hamilton had led the race from lap five, but lost all advantage with a spin in the rain followed by a steward’s penalty for his attempt to rejoin the race.
The Red Bull cars took double points with second and fifth place. Nick Heidfeld for Lotus Renault GP retired on lap 24 after his car caught fire just outside the pitlane. Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli for Team Lotus both had to retire with suspected water leaks.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Pts |
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 01:46:42.34 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | +3.5 secs | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +19.8 secs | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | +48.3 secs | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | +49.7 secs | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +83.1 secs | 8 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | +2 Laps | |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | +4 Laps | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | +4 Laps | |
| 19 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | +5 Laps | |
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | +5 Laps | |
| Ret | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | Water leak | |
| Ret | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Gearbox | |
| Ret | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Fire | |
| Ret | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | Water leak |