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Hamilton of McLaren Wins Hungarian Grand Prix; Raikkonen Second

By Peter-Joseph Hegarty
July 29, 2012

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren won today’s Hungarian Grand Prix for his second win in this year’s Formula One championship.

Lotus duo Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were second and third after 69 laps of the Hungaroring near Budapest.

It was Hamilton’s third victory in the race and the 19th of his career. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, fifth, extended his lead in the drivers' standings

Formula One now takes a break before the Belgian Grand Prix, the 12th in a 20-race series, at Spa-Francorchamps on Sept. 2.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Chris Elser at celser@bloomberg.net

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