Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel won a dramatic Hungarian grand prix today after overtaking the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the start and keeping the lead throughout.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton had a race to forget, committing two serious errors which relegated him many places, but he managing to climb to sixth. He retains the championship lead after his challenger Rosberg suffered a puncture while in second, having been hit by the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo.

The Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen was second for most of the race but was retired because of an electrical problem. 

Russian Daniil Kvyat took an unexpected second place for Red Bull -- his first F1 podium appearance -- with Australian team mate Daniel Ricciardo following him home in third. Newcomer Verstappen was fourth.

Fernando Alonso came in fifth in the best result this year for McLaren, followed by Hamilton, Grosjean in a Lotus, Rosberg and Button ninth in the second McLaren. 

Vettel dedicated his win to Bianchi after he took the chequered flag, speaking in French for the watching family and then adding in English: "We know sooner or later Jules would have been a part of this team."

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