2023 Budapest Formula 3 round
{{Infobox FIA Formula 3 race report|Country=Hungary|Name=Budapest|Round_No=7|Season_No=9|Image=Hungaroring.svg|image-size=|alt=|Caption=Layout of the Hungaroring|Year=2023|Flag_suffix=HUN|Location=Hungaroring
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The 2023 Budapest Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 21 and 23 July at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the seventh round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Driver changes
Prior to the round at the Hungaroring, PHM Racing by Charouz announced that GB3 racer Woohyun Shin had taken over McKenzy Cresswell's seat for the rest of the season.{{Cite web |title=PHM Racing by Charouz confirms Woohyun Shin for remainder of 2023 F3 season |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |language=en}}
Classification
= Qualifying =
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!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|R1|Final grid position for race 1}} !{{Tooltip|R2|Final grid position for race 2}} |
| 1
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan |1:31.091 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |1 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | +0.403 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |2 |
| 3
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Fornaroli | +0.506 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |3 |
| 4
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | +0.535 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |4 |
| 5
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe | +0.615 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |5 |
| 6
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | +0.653 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 |
| 7
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Tsolov | +0.718 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |10{{ref|3|2}} |
| 8
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar | +0.766 | align="center" |8{{ref|2|1}} | align="center" |7 |
| 9
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | +0.785 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |8 |
| 10
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Christian Mansell{{efn|Mansell is an Australian driver who competed under a British licence in rounds 1–6 and an Australian licence from round 7 onwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Drivers/1418/Christian-Mansell|title=Christian Mansell|website=fiaformula3.com|access-date=3 March 2023}}}} | +0.789 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |9 |
| 11
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nikita Bedrin{{efn|Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Drivers/1434/Nikita-Bedrin|title=Nikita Bedrin|website=fiaformula3.com|access-date=3 March 2023}}}} | +1.030 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |11 |
| 12
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì | +1.072 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |12 |
| 13
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|SPA}} Pepe Martí | +1.082 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |13 |
| 14
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Grégoire Saucy | +1.091 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |14 |
| 15
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|SPA}} Mari Boya | +1.096 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |15 |
| 16
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaylen Frederick | +1.177 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |16 |
| 17
| align="center" |27 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Taylor Barnard | +1.224 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |17 |
| 18
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Browning | +1.234 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |18 |
| 19
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet | +1.372 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |24{{ref|4|3}} |
| 20
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez | +1.633 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |25{{ref|4|3}} |
| 21
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Montoya | +1.687 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |19 |
| 22
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Hugh Barter | +1.814 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |20 |
| 23
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen | +2.077 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |21 |
| 24
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Smith | +2.503 | align="center" |24 | align="center" |29{{ref|4|3}} |
| 25
| align="center" |21 |{{Flagicon|USA}} Max Esterson | +2.806 | align="center" |25 | align="center" |22 |
| 26
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alex García | +3.324 | align="center" |26 | align="center" |23 |
| 27
| align="center" |31 |{{Flagicon|KOR}} Woohyun Shin |PHM Racing by Charouz | +3.432 | align="center" |27 | align="center" |26 |
| 28
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|GER}} Sophia Flörsch |PHM Racing by Charouz | +3.675 | align="center" |28 | align="center" |27 |
| 29
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Faria |PHM Racing by Charouz | +3.876 | align="center" |29 | align="center" |28 |
| colspan="7" |107% time: 1:37.467 (+6.376) |
| —
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gray | +36.884 | align="center" |30 | align="center" |30 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |title=Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 8 : Hungary , Budapest 21-23 July 2023 |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=QUALIFYING: O’Sullivan fires to pole in PREMA Racing front row lockout |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |language=en}} |
Notes:
- {{note|2|1}} - Jonny Edgar received a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Caio Collet at Silverstone, which carried over and got converted into a 3-place grid penalty for the sprint race here.
- {{note|3|2}} - Nikola Tsolov received a 3-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision with Pepe Martí in the sprint race.
- {{note|4|3}} - Caio Collet, Rafael Villagómez and Tommy Smith received a 5-place grid penalty for the feature race for Van Amersfoort Racing not bringing their tyres to Parc Ferme after sprint race.
= Sprint race =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 2}} !{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì | align="center" |19 |33:38.243 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |10 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | align="center" |19 | +4.292 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |9 (1) |
| 3
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nikita Bedrin | align="center" |19 | +4.961 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |8 |
| 4
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | align="center" |19 | +5.105 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 |
| 5
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe | align="center" |19 | +8.239 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |6 |
| 6
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Christian Mansell | align="center" |19 | +8.862 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |5 |
| 7
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | align="center" |19 | +9.942 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |4 |
| 8
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar | align="center" |19 | +10.194 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |3 |
| 9
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Grégoire Saucy | align="center" |19 | +10.367 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |2 |
| 10
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | align="center" |19 | +11.087 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |1 |
| 11
| align="center" |27 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Taylor Barnard | align="center" |19 | +13.579 | align="center" |17 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaylen Frederick | align="center" |19 | +13.838 | align="center" |16 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Fornaroli | align="center" |19 | +16.142 | align="center" |10 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gray | align="center" |19 | +16.844 | align="center" |30 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|GER}} Sophia Flörsch |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |19 | +17.021 | align="center" |28 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Browning | align="center" |19 | +17.051{{ref|5|1}} | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez | align="center" |19 | +17.626 | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |21 |{{Flagicon|USA}} Max Esterson | align="center" |19 | +18.008 | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |
| 19
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Faria |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |19 | +18.525 | align="center" |29 | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|SPA}} Pepe Martí | align="center" |19 | +18.891 | align="center" |13 | align="center" | |
| 21
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | align="center" |19 | +21.936 | align="center" |12 | align="center" | |
| 22
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|SPA}} Mari Boya | align="center" |19 | +22.832 | align="center" |15 | align="center" | |
| 23
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet | align="center" |19 | +23.997{{ref|6|2}} | align="center" |19 | align="center" | |
| 24
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Smith | align="center" |19 | +49.820 | align="center" |24 | align="center" | |
| 25
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Hugh Barter | align="center" |19 | +1:00.361{{ref|7|3}} | align="center" |22 | align="center" | |
| 26
| align="center" |31 |{{Flagicon|KOR}} Woohyun Shin |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |18 | +1 lap{{ref|8|4}} | align="center" |27 | align="center" | |
| 27
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alex García | align="center" |18 | +1 lap | align="center" |26 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Tsolov | align="center" |16 |Collision | align="center" |5 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Montoya | align="center" |10 |Retired | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen | align="center" |1 |Collision | align="center" |23 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:36.474 (lap 3) |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web |title=SPRINT RACE: Minì steers clear of trouble to clinch victory in Budapest |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |language=en}} |
Notes:
- {{note|5|1}} - Luke Browning received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Oliver Gray off track.
- {{note|6|2}} - Caio Collet received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Ido Cohen.
- {{note|7|3}} - Hugh Barter received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Roberto Faria.
- {{note|8|4}} - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
= Feature race =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 2}} !{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="center" | 3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | align="center" |19 | 31:27.598 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" |25 (3) |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" | 2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | align="center" |19 | +2.320 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" |18 |
| 3
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | align="center" |19 | +6.471 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |15 |
| 4
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe | align="center" |19 | +13.276 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |12 |
| 5
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | align="center" |19 | +19.068 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |10 |
| 6
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Martí | align="center" |19 | +20.272 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |8 |
| 7
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | align="center" |19 | +27.734 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |6 |
| 8
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar | align="center" |19 | +27.844 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |4 |
| 9
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Fornaroli | align="center" |19 | +29.855 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |2 |
| 10
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Mari Boya | align="center" |19 | +30.585 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |1 |
| 11
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Christian Mansell | align="center" |19 | +35.615 | align="center" |9 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Browning | align="center" |19 | +36.764 | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Hugh Barter | align="center" |19 | +36.948 | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |27 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Taylor Barnard | align="center" |19 | +37.161 | align="center" |17 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Grégoire Saucy | align="center" |19 | +37.681 | align="center" |14 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì | align="center" |19 | +37.987 | align="center" |12 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez | align="center" |19 | +49.097 | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|GER}} Sophia Flörsch |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |19 | +54.344 | align="center" |27 | align="center" | |
| 19
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet | align="center" |19 | +55.451 | align="center" |24 | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Faria |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |19 | +57.491 | align="center" |28 | align="center" | |
| 21
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|USA}} Max Esterson | align="center" |19 | +58.661{{ref|9|1}} | align="center" |22 | align="center" | |
| 22
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen | align="center" |19 | +1:04.788 | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| 23
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nikita Bedrin | align="center" |19 | +1.05.415 | align="center" |11 | align="center" | |
| 24
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Montoya | align="center" |19 | +1:09.357 | align="center" |19 | align="center" | |
| 25
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Tsolov | align="center" |19 | +1:10.950{{ref|10|2}} | align="center" |10 | align="center" | |
| 26
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alex García | align="center" |19 | +1:12.726 | align="center" |23 | align="center" | |
| 27
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gray | align="center" |19 | +1:14.245 | align="center" |30 | align="center" | |
| 28
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Woohyun Shin |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |19 | +1:19.452{{ref|11|3}} | align="center" |26 | align="center" | |
| 29
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Smith | align="center" |19 | +1:24.896 | align="center" |29 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaylen Frederick | align="center" |9 | Suspension failure | align="center" |16 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan: 1:35.686 (lap 3) |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web |title=FEATURE RACE: O’Sullivan flawless in Budapest to ignite title challenge |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |language=en}} |
Notes:
- {{note|9|1}} - Max Esterson received a 5-second time penalty for forcing Sebastián Montoya off track.
- {{note|10|2}} - Nikola Tsolov received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Taylor Barnard.
- {{note|11|3}} - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
Standings after the event
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | 144 |
| align="left"| 10px 5
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | 101 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Martí | 100 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | 94 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | 94 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Team ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 289 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Trident | 274 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hitech Pulse-Eight | 154 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing | 143 |
| 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
Notes
References
External links
- [http://www.fiaformula3.com/ Official website]
{{Formula Three round report
|Name_of_round=Budapest Formula 3 round
|Year_of_round=2023
|Previous_round_in_season=2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round
|Next_round_in_season=2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
|Previous_year's_round=2022 Budapest Formula 3 round
|Next_year's_round=2024 Budapest Formula 3 round
}}
{{FIA Formula 3 rounds}}