# 2024 Budapest Formula 3 round

The 2024 Budapest Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 19 and 21 July at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary. It was the eighth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 19 July 2024, at 15:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 1:33.935 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +0.233 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.238 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.239 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | +0.247 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | +0.589 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | +0.596 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | +0.647 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | +0.672 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | +0.750 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | +0.762 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.870 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | +0.937 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | +1.003 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.016 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.107 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | +1.126 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.152 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | +1.170 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.175 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | +1.290 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.451 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | +1.453 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.582 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | +1.723 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | +1.815 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.916 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.558 | 28 | 28 |
| 107% time: 1:40:510 (+6.575) |||||||
| — | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | +16.220 | 29 | 29 |
| DSQ | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | Disqualified | 30 | 30 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Luke Browning originally qualified in seventh place, but his best lap time was deleted after causing a red flag. With his laptime removed from the results, Browning drops from seventh in the original Qualifying order down to P15, moving each driver behind him up one position each.
* ^2 – Sebastián Montoya failed to set a time within the 107%-rule, but was later given permission by the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid.
* ^3 – Joshua Dufek originally qualified in sixth place, but was later disqualified from the results as it was found that his car had been below the minimum weight required, contravening Art. 5.1 of the FIA Formula 3 Championship Technical Regulations.

### Sprint Race

The Sprint race was held on 20 July 2024, at 09:50 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 18 | 29:41.355 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 18 | +1.560 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 18 | +2.189 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 18 | +2.629 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +3.483 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 18 | +3.980 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 18 | +4.398 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +4.909 | 15 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +5.488 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 18 | +5.814 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 18 | +6.511 | 14 | |
| 12 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +7.183 | 9 | |
| 13 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +8.174 | 22 | |
| 14 | 2 | Gabriele Mini | Prema Racing | 18 | +8.905 | 13 | |
| 15 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 18 | +9.367 | 21 | |
| 16 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +11.259 | 16 | |
| 17 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +11.890 | 18 | |
| 18 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 18 | +12.434 | 19 | |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 18 | +12.888 | 29 | |
| 20 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 18 | +13.440 | 28 | |
| 21 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +13.885 | 23 | |
| 22 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 18 | +17.716 | 30 | |
| 23 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +18.100 | 24 | |
| 24 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 18 | +19.032 | 25 | |
| 25 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +19.562 | 26 | |
| 26 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 18 | +32.830 | 17 | |
| 27 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 18 | +59.688 | 27 | |
| 28 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 18 | +1:00.617 | 8 | |
| 29 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +1:10.224 | 11 | |
| DNF | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Collision damage | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Joseph Loake: 1:35.669 (lap 16) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Alex Dunne was handed a ten-place grid-penalty after the Silverstone round for re-joining the track in an unsafe manner.
* ^2 – Piotr Wiśnicki and Kacper Sztuka both received a three-place grid penalty after qualifying for impeding Dino Beganovic and Sebastián Montoya. As a consequence, both started the Sprint race from P25 and P27 respectively.

### Feature Race

The Feature race was held on 21 July 2024, at 08:25 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 23 | 38:54.231 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +1.114 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 23 | +1.439 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +1.781 | 8 | 12 (1) |
| 5 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 23 | +2.091 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 23 | +2.497 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 23 | +2.751 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 23 | +3.304 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 23 | +4.008 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 23 | +4.443 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 23 | +5.040 | 13 | |
| 12 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +5.139 | 15 | |
| 13 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +5.786 | 22 | |
| 14 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 23 | +6.785 | 10 | |
| 15 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +7.190 | 16 | |
| 16 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 23 | +7.748 | 18 | |
| 17 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +8.206 | 24 | |
| 18 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 23 | +9.211 | 26 | |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 23 | +9.453 | 29 | |
| 20 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 23 | +9.850 | 7 | |
| 21 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 23 | +10.377 | 23 | |
| 22 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 23 | +11.456 | 30 | |
| 23 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +11.792 | 27 | |
| 24 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +16.104 | 28 | |
| 25 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 23 | +38.783 | 6 | |
| 26 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 22 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 27 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | Collision | 20 | |
| 28 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 20 | Collision | 21 | |
| DNF | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 1 | Collision damage | 18 | |
| DSQ | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 23 | Disqualified | 1 | (2) |
| Fastest lap set by Sami Meguetounif: 1:35.293 (lap 18) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Matías Zagazeta and Arvid Lindblad collided with each other and retired, but they were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
* ^2 – Laurens van Hoepen originally finished second, but was later disqualified as it was found that his car had not met the minimum weight requirement, a breach of Article 5.1 of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Technical Regulations. Thus, all drivers behind him have been moved up one position each, with Leonardo Fornaroli taking over the final spot on the podium in third.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriele Minì | 119 |
| 1 | 2 | Luke Browning | 115 |
| 1 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | 113 |
| | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 112 |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Mansell | 97 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 322 |
| 2 | ART Grand Prix | 225 |
| 3 | Trident | 183 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 146 |
| 5 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 141 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.