2023 Budapest Formula 3 round

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.

Hungary  2023 Budapest Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 7 of 9 in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Hungaroring
LocationHungaroring
Mogyoród, Hungary
CoursePermanent racing circuit
4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 22 July 2023
Laps 19
Podium
First Italy Gabriele Mini Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Third Italy Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Time 1:36.474 (on lap 3)
Feature Race
Date 23 July 2023
Laps 19[a]
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing
Time 1:31.091
Podium
First United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing
Second Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Third Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing
Time 1:35.685 (on lap 3)

Driver changes edit

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.[1]

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap R1 R2
1 3   Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 1:31.091 12 1
2 2   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.403 11 2
3 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.506 10 3
4 10   Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.535 9 4
5 6   Oliver Goethe Trident +0.615 7 5
6 1   Paul Aron Prema Racing +0.653 6 6
7 9   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.718 5 102
8 12   Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport +0.766 81 7
9 5   Gabriel Bortoleto Trident +0.785 4 8
10 24   Christian Mansell[b] Campos Racing +0.789 3 9
11 26   Nikita Bedrin[c] Jenzer Motorsport +1.030 2 11
12 15   Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.072 1 12
13 23   Pepe Martí Campos Racing +1.082 13 13
14 8   Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix +1.091 14 14
15 11   Mari Boya MP Motorsport +1.096 15 15
16 7   Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix +1.177 16 16
17 27   Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport +1.224 17 17
18 16   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.234 18 18
19 17   Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing +1.372 19 243
20 18   Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.633 20 253
21 14   Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.687 21 19
22 25   Hugh Barter Campos Racing +1.814 22 20
23 22   Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin +2.077 23 21
24 19   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +2.503 24 293
25 21   Max Esterson Rodin Carlin +2.806 25 22
26 28   Alex García Jenzer Motorsport +3.324 26 23
27 31   Woohyun Shin PHM Racing by Charouz +3.432 27 26
28 29   Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz +3.675 28 27
29 30   Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz +3.876 29 28
107% time: 1:37.467 (+6.376)
20   Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin +36.884 30 30
Source:[4][5]

Notes:

  • ^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.
  • ^2 - Nikola Tsolov received a 3-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision with Pepe Martí in the sprint race.
  • ^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 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 15   Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 33:38.243 1 10
2 5   Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 19 +4.292 4 9 (1)
3 26   Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 19 +4.961 2 8
4 1   Paul Aron Prema Racing 19 +5.105 6 7
5 6   Oliver Goethe Trident 19 +8.239 7 6
6 24   Christian Mansell Campos Racing 19 +8.862 3 5
7 10   Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 19 +9.942 9 4
8 12   Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 19 +10.194 8 3
9 8   Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 19 +10.367 14 2
10 2   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 19 +11.087 11 1
11 27   Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 19 +13.579 17
12 7   Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 19 +13.838 16
13 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 19 +16.142 10
14 20   Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 19 +16.844 30
15 29   Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +17.021 28
16 16   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +17.0511 18
17 18   Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +17.626 20
18 21   Max Esterson Rodin Carlin 19 +18.008 25
19 30   Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +18.525 29
20 23   Pepe Martí Campos Racing 19 +18.891 13
21 3   Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 19 +21.936 12
22 11   Mari Boya MP Motorsport 19 +22.832 15
23 17   Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +23.9972 19
24 19   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +49.820 24
25 25   Hugh Barter Campos Racing 19 +1:00.3613 22
26 31   Woohyun Shin PHM Racing by Charouz 18 +1 lap4 27
27 28   Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 18 +1 lap 26
DNF 9   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 16 Collision 5
DNF 14   Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 10 Retired 21
DNF 22   Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 1 Collision 23
Fastest lap set by   Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:36.474 (lap 3)
Source:[4][6]

Notes:

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3   Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 19 31:27.598 1 25 (3)
2 2   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 19 +2.320 2 18
3 10   Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 19 +6.471 4 15
4 6   Oliver Goethe Trident 19 +13.276 5 12
5 1   Paul Aron Prema Racing 19 +19.068 6 10
6 23   Pepe Martí Campos Racing 19 +20.272 13 8
7 5   Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 19 +27.734 8 6
8 12   Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 19 +27.844 7 4
9 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 19 +29.855 3 2
10 11   Mari Boya MP Motorsport 19 +30.585 15 1
11 24   Christian Mansell Campos Racing 19 +35.615 9
12 16   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +36.764 18
13 25   Hugh Barter Campos Racing 19 +36.948 20
14 27   Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 19 +37.161 17
15 8   Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 19 +37.681 14
16 15   Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +37.987 12
17 18   Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +49.097 25
18 29   Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +54.344 27
19 17   Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +55.451 24
20 30   Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +57.491 28
21 21   Max Esterson Rodin Carlin 19 +58.6611 22
22 22   Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 19 +1:04.788 21
23 26   Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 19 +1.05.415 11
24 14   Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +1:09.357 19
25 9   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 19 +1:10.9502 10
26 28   Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 19 +1:12.726 23
27 20   Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 19 +1:14.245 30
28 31   Woohyun Shin PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +1:19.4523 26
29 19   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +1:24.896 29
DNF 7   Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 9 Retired 16
Fastest lap set by   Zak O'Sullivan: 1:35.686 (lap 3)
Source:[4][7]

Notes:

Standings after the event edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Feature race has been shortened from 24 to 19 laps due to too high tyre wear.
  2. ^ Mansell is an Australian driver who competed under a British licence in rounds 1–6 and an Australian licence from round 7 onwards.[2]
  3. ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "PHM Racing by Charouz confirms Woohyun Shin for remainder of 2023 F3 season". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. ^ "Christian Mansell". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 8 : Hungary , Budapest 21-23 July 2023". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. ^ "QUALIFYING: O'Sullivan fires to pole in PREMA Racing front row lockout". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  6. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Minì steers clear of trouble to clinch victory in Budapest". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  7. ^ "FEATURE RACE: O'Sullivan flawless in Budapest to ignite title challenge". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-23.

External links edit


Previous round:
2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round
FIA Formula 3 Championship
2023 season
Next round:
2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
Previous round:
2022 Budapest Formula 3 round
Budapest Formula 3 round Next round:
2024 Budapest Formula 3 round