# 2023 Budapest Formula 2 round

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.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 1:27.676 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.052 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.091 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.254 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.311 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +0.414 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.425 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +0.477 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.479 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +0.488 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +0.591 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.610 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +0.640 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +0.645 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +0.866 | 15 | 20 |
| 16 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.088 | 19 | 15 |
| 17 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +1.124 | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.154 | 17 | 17 |
| 19 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.324 | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +1.357 | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.652 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +2.234 | 22 | 22 |
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Notes
* ^1 – Juan Manuel Correa was handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Invicta Virtuosi Racing driver Amaury Cordeel in qualifying.
* ^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.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 28 | 44:43.144 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 28 | +4.230 | 5 | 8 (1) |
| 3 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 28 | +14.196 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +16.592 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 28 | +20.760 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 28 | +24.054 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +24.388 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 28 | +25.316 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 28 | +25.316 | 8 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 28 | +25.714 | 10 | |
| 11 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 28 | +26.060 | 11 | |
| 12 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 28 | +26.592 | 14 | |
| 13 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 28 | +26.840 | 12 | |
| 14 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 28 | +27.122 | 17 | |
| 15 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 28 | +27.486 | 16 | |
| 16 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 28 | +28.035 | 22 | |
| 17 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 28 | +32.986 | 18 | |
| 18 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 28 | +37.389 | 21 | |
| 19 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 28 | +38.013 | 20 | |
| 20 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| DNF | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 11 | Collision | 13 | |
| DNF | 21 | Clement Novalak | Trident | 11 | Collision | 15 | |
| Fastest lap set by: Ayumu Iwasa - 1:32.585 (Lap 28) ||||||||
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Jack Doohan | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 37 | 57:52.434 | 1 | 25 (3) |
| 2 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 37 | +9.110 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +9.850 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | 37 | +26.167 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 37 | +27.407 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +29.529 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | 37 | +30.512 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | 37 | +30.937 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | 37 | +39.401 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | 37 | +39.979 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | 37 | +41.025 | 8 | |
| 12 | 8 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 37 | +41.607 | 7 | |
| 13 | 12 | Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | 37 | +42.064 | 16 | |
| 14 | 20 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 37 | +42.944 | 22 | |
| 15 | 16 | Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | 37 | +56.569 | 18 | |
| 16 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | 37 | +60.999 | 14 | |
| 17 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 37 | +62.846 | 17 | |
| 18 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | 37 | +68.612 | 21 | |
| 19 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | 37 | +74.010 | 13 | |
| 20 | 24 | Kush Maini | Campos Racing | 37 | +76.994 | 10 | |
| 21 | 15 | Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | 36 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| DNF | 21 | Clement Novalak | Trident | 2 | Retired | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Jack Doohan: 1:30.997 (lap 36) ||||||||
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Notes:

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Frederik Vesti | 153 |
| | 2 | Théo Pourchaire | 142 |
| | 3 | Ayumu Iwasa | 132 |
| 2 | 4 | Victor Martins | 105 |
| 1 | 5 | Jack Doohan | 100 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 247 |
| 2 | ART Grand Prix | 247 |
| 3 | DAMS | 171 |
| 4 | Rodin Carlin | 138 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 129 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.