Lewis Hamilton secured his fifth Hungarian Grand Prix pole with a dominant display at the Hungaroring on Saturday.
The drivers' championship leader - aiming for his fifth win at the circuit - never looked likely to miss out on top spot and ultimately finished more than half a second quicker than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in second.
Rosberg made a late push to oust Hamilton, but a lock-up cost him valuable time and the Briton responded by improving on his earlier pace.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel went third fastest, while Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo put in a creditable performance to finish fourth, the grid position from where he won last year's race.
Sauber duo Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson, who both signed new contracts with the team this week, were among the drivers eliminated in Q1, as was McLaren's Jenson Button.
Button suffered a power issue during his quick lap and was pushed from the top 15 by colleague Fernando Alonso.
However, Alonso's car cut out early on in Q2, prompting a brief red flag, and the involvement of marshals in returning his car to the garage rendered the Spaniard ineligible to play any further part in the session.
Q2 also saw the end of both Force Indias, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz and Pastor Maldonado of Lotus, before Hamilton re-asserted his dominance to claim a ninth pole of the season.
Williams' Valtteri Bottas in P6 lines up alongside Kimi Raikkonen on the third row, with the former rumoured to be replacing his fellow Finn at Ferrari next season.
Bottas' team-mate Felipe Massa qualified eighth behind Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat, while Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen was ninth fastest and Romain Grosjean of Lotus finished 10th.
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:22.020
2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:22.595
3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:22.739
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) 1:22.774
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:23.020
6. Valtteri Bottas (Williams) 1:23.222
7. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) 1:23.332
8. Felipe Massa (Williams) 1:23.537
9. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) 1:23.679
10. Romain Grosjean (Lotus) 1:24.181