# 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.

## 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.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| 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 | 10 |
| 8 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +0.766 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | +0.785 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +0.789 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | 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 | 24 |
| 20 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.633 | 20 | 25 |
| 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 | 29 |
| 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 |
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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

| 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 | +17.051 | 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 | +23.997 | 19 | |
| 24 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | +49.820 | 24 | |
| 25 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 19 | +1:00.361 | 22 | |
| 26 | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | +1 lap | 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) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 - Luke Browning received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Oliver Gray off track.
* ^2 - Caio Collet received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Ido Cohen.
* ^3 - Hugh Barter received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Roberto Faria.
* ^4 - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.

### Feature race

| 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 | +58.661 | 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 | +1:10.950 | 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 | +1:19.452 | 26 | |
| 29 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | +1:24.896 | 29 | |
| DNF | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 9 | Suspension failure | 16 | |
| Fastest lap set by Zak O'Sullivan: 1:35.686 (lap 3) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||
Notes:
* ^1 - Max Esterson received a 5-second time penalty for forcing Sebastián Montoya off track.
* ^2 - Nikola Tsolov received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Taylor Barnard.
* ^3 - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 144 |
| 5 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | 101 |
| 1 | 3 | Pepe Martí | 100 |
| | 4 | Paul Aron | 94 |
| | 5 | Dino Beganovic | 94 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Prema Racing | 289 |
| 1 | 2 | Trident | 274 |
| | 3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 154 |
| | 4 | Campos Racing | 143 |
| | 5 | MP Motorsport | 129 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.