# 2022 Budapest Formula 2 round

The 2022 Budapest FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 29 and 31 July 2022 at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the tenth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

After replacing Jake Hughes in Le Castellet, David Beckmann continued to compete for Van Amersfoort Racing after Hughes tested positive for COVID-19 during the Le Castellet round.

## Classification
### Qualifying

After clinching his maiden win in Formula 2 five days ago, Ayumu Iwasa clinched his first pole position by 0.381 seconds ahead of Marcus Armstrong, while championship leader Felipe Drugovich qualified in third right in front of Théo Pourchaire, his nearest championship rival.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 1:27.930 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.381 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | +0.410 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.429 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | +0.451 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.461 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | +0.632 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +0.674 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +0.756 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | +0.761 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | +0.820 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.856 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | +0.873 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | +0.919 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | +1.088 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | +1.172 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.413 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | +1.416 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | +1.551 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | +1.617 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | +1.676 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.862 | 22 | 22 |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 28 | 45:42.642 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | +5.275 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +6.325 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 28 | +7.792 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +9.266 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 28 | +13.550 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 28 | +20.185 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 28 | +20.723 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +21.715 | 7 | |
| 10 | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 28 | +29.794 | 13 | |
| 11 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 28 | +31.056 | 18 | |
| 12 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +31.839 | 17 | |
| 13 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +32.290 | 22 | |
| 14 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | 28 | +48.884 | 20 | |
| 15 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 28 | +51.818 | 15 | |
| 16 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +1:07.163 | 22 | |
| 17 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 28 | +1:17.268 | 12 | |
| 18 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 28 | +1:27.022 | 14 | |
| 19 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 27 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 20 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| DNF | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 0 | Collision damage | 6 | |
| DNF | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 0 | Collision | 3 | |
| Fastest lap set by Richard Verschoor: 1:30.414 (lap 26) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Richard Verschoor received a total time penalty of 30 seconds for failing to serve a time penalty correctly.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 37 | 58:56.681 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 22 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 37 | +3.641 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 17 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 37 | +5.927 | 1 | 15 (2) |
| 4 | 9 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +6.760 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 37 | +9.624 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Marcus Armstrong | Hitech Grand Prix | 37 | +13.542 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Carlin | 37 | +14.755 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Richard Verschoor | Trident | 37 | +20.156 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | 37 | +28.627 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin | 37 | +29.230 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 37 | +42.499 | 12 | |
| 12 | 12 | Clément Novalak | MP Motorsport | 37 | +42.805 | 19 | |
| 13 | 23 | Cem Bölükbaşı | Charouz Racing System | 37 | +45.736 | 16 | |
| 14 | 24 | David Beckmann | Van Amersfoort Racing | 37 | +47.459 | 17 | |
| 15 | 4 | Marino Sato | Virtuosi Racing | 37 | +47.669 | 15 | |
| 16 | 21 | Calan Williams | Trident | 37 | +51.200 | 18 | |
| 17 | 25 | Amaury Cordeel | Van Amersfoort Racing | 37 | +56.084 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 | Roy Nissany | DAMS | 37 | +58.388 | 21 | |
| 19 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 37 | +1:17.981 | 8 | |
| 20† | 14 | Olli Caldwell | Campos Racing | 36 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| 21† | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Racing | 34 | Electronics | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jack Doohan | Virtuosi Racing | 2 | Mechanical | 10 | |
| Fastest lap set by Dennis Hauger: 1:31.204 (lap 36) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Roy Nissany originally finished sixteenth, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Roberto Merhi.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Felipe Drugovich | 180 |
| | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 159 |
| | 3 | Logan Sargeant | 119 |
| 3 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | 100 |
| 1 | 5 | Jehan Daruvala | 94 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 250 |
| 1 | 2 | Carlin | 207 |
| 1 | 3 | MP Motorsport | 206 |
| 1 | 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 164 |
| 1 | 5 | Prema Racing | 161 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.