2023 Budapest Formula 2 round

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The 2023 Budapest FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 21 and 23 July 2023 at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the ninth round of the 2023 Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Classification

= Qualifying =

Jack Doohan clinched pole position by 0.052 seconds ahead of Victor Martins, while championship leader Frederik Vesti qualified in third right in front of Théo Pourchaire, his nearest championship rival.

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! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Entrant

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid
SR|Final grid position for sprint race}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid
FR|Final grid position for feature race}}

1

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

|1:27.676

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |1

2

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|ART Grand Prix

| +0.052

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |2

3

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

|Prema Racing

| +0.091

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |3

4

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

|ART Grand Prix

| +0.254

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |4

5

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Isack Hadjar

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| +0.311

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |5

6

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|DAMS

| +0.414

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |6

7

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

|Prema Racing

| +0.425

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |7

8

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|MP Motorsport

| +0.477

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |8

9

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|MP Motorsport

| +0.479

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |9

10

| align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kush Maini

|Campos Racing

| +0.488

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |10

11

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi

|Rodin Carlin

| +0.591

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |11

12

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| +0.610

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |12

13

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|SWI}} Ralph Boschung

|Campos Racing

| +0.640

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |13

14

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Zane Maloney

|Rodin Carlin

| +0.645

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |14

15

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

| +0.866

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |20{{ref|1|1}}

16

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| +1.088

| align="center" |19{{ref|1|2}}

| align="center" |15

17

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc

|DAMS

| +1.124

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |16

18

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| +1.154

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |17

19

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| +1.324

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |18

20

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| +1.357

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |19

21

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Benavides

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| +1.652

| align="center" |21

| align="center" |21

22

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Trident

| +2.234

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |22

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |title=Formula 2 2023 Result for Round 10: Hungary , Budapest 21-23 July 2023 |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Results?raceid=1059|access-date=21 July 2023|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/4cAiKqtnpsxBc14nqhr9Z8/qualifying-doohan-back-on-top-in-budapest-pole-shootout|title=QUALIFYING: Doohan back on top in Budapest pole shootout|access-date=21 July 2023|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |language=en}}

Notes

  • {{note|1|1}} – Juan Manuel Correa was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Invicta Virtuosi Racing driver Amaury Cordeel in qualifying.{{Cite web |title=Juan Manuel Correa penalised after Budapest Qualifying |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |language=en}}
  • {{note|1|2}} – Clément Novalak was handed a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race for causing a collision with Ralph Boschung during the Sprint Race.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/5f7UatbwOVZ2LuTKZal6gZ/novalak-handed-grid-penalty-for-budapest-feature-race|title=Novalak handed grid penalty for Budapest Feature Race|date=22 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |language=en}}

= Sprint race =

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! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Entrant

! scope="col" |Laps

! scope="col" |Time/Retired

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Starting grid position}}

! scope="col" |Points

1

| align="center" | 1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" | 28

| 44:43.144

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" |10

2

| align="center" | 11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|DAMS

| align="center" | 28

| +4.230

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" |8 (1)

3

| align="center" | 8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

|Prema Racing

| align="center" | 28

| +14.196

| align="center" | 4

| align="center" | 6

4

| align="center" | 5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" | 28

| +16.592

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | 5

5

| align="center" | 2

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" | 28

| +20.760

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 4

6

| align="center" | 24

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kush Maini

|Campos Racing

| align="center" | 28

| +24.054

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 3

7

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

| ART Grand Prix

| align="center" | 28

| +24.388

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 2

8

| align="center" | 10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Isack Hadjar

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" | 28

| +25.316

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 1

9

| align="center" | 7

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti

|Prema Racing

| align="center" | 28

| +25.316

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" |

10

| align="center" | 14

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" | 28

| +25.714

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" |

11

| align="center" | 4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" | 28

| +26.060

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" | 3

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Zane Maloney

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" | 28

| +26.592

| align="center" | 14

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" | 22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" | 28

| +26.840

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" | 9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" | 28

| +27.122

| align="center" | 17

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" | 12

|{{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc

|DAMS

| align="center" | 28

| +27.486

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" | 20

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Trident

| align="center" | 28

| +28.035

| align="center" | 22

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" | 16

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" | 28

| +32.986

| align="center" | 18

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" | 17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Benavides

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" | 28

| +37.389

| align="center" | 21

| align="center" |

19

| align="center" | 15

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" | 28

| +38.013

| align="center" | 20

| align="center" |

20

| align="center" | 23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" | 27

| +1 lap

| align="center" | 19

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" | 25

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung

|Campos Racing

| align="center" | 11

| Collision

| align="center" | 13

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" | 21

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clement Novalak

|Trident

| align="center" | 11

| Collision

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by: {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa - 1:32.585 (Lap 28)
colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/7KTa27UgT09ZvFOAuRBrux/sprint-race-hauger-leads-every-lap-on-the-way-to-budapest-victory|title=SPRINT RACE: Hauger leads every lap on the way to Budapest victory|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |access-date=22 July 2023}}

= Feature race =

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! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Entrant

! scope="col" |Laps

! scope="col" |Time/Retired

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! scope="col" |Points

1

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" |37

|57:52.434

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |25 (3)

2

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

|Prema Racing

| align="center" |37

| +9.110

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |18

3

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |37

| +9.850

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |15

4

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|DAMS

| align="center" |37

| +26.167

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |12

5

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Isack Hadjar

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" |37

| +27.407

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |10

6

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |37

| +29.529

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |8

7

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |37

| +30.512

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |6

8

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" |37

| +30.937

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |4

9

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" |37

| +39.401

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |2

10

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|Van Amersfoort Racing

| align="center" |37

| +39.979

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |1

11

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jehan Daruvala

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |37

| +41.025

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Bearman

|Prema Racing

| align="center" |37

| +41.607

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc

|DAMS

| align="center" |37

| +42.064

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Trident

| align="center" |37

| +42.944

| align="center" |22

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" |37

| +56.569

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BAR}} Zane Maloney

|Rodin Carlin

| align="center" |37

| +60.999

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Pulse-Eight

| align="center" |37

| +62.846

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Benavides

|PHM Racing by Charouz

| align="center" |37

| +68.612

| align="center" |21

| align="center" |

19

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung

|Campos Racing

| align="center" |37

| +74.010

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |

20

| align="center" |24

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kush Maini

|Campos Racing

| align="center" |37

| +76.994

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |

21

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Invicta Virtuosi Racing

| align="center" |36

| +1 lap

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clement Novalak

|Trident

| align="center" |2

|Retired

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan: 1:30.997 (lap 36)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web |title=FEATURE RACE: Doohan dominant in first win of 2023 season |url=https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/4jGVcEzHYp3IGNwJz9ronv/feature-race-doohan-dominant-in-first-win-of-2023-season|access-date=23 July 2023|website=FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website |language=en}}

Notes:

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti

| 153

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire

| 142

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

| 132

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

| 105

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

| 100

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing

| 247

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

| 247

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

| 171

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rodin Carlin

| 138

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport

| 129

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References