2021 Budapest Formula 3 round

The 2021 Budapest Formula 3 round was the fourth round of the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. It took place at the Hungaroring and featured three races on the 31 July and 1 August in support of the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

  2021 Budapest Formula 3 round

Round details
Round 4 of 7 in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Location	Hungaroring Mogyoród, Hungary
Course	Permanent Circuit 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 31 July 2021 Laps 22 Podium First Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix Second Olli Caldwell Prema Racing Third Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing System Fastest lap Driver Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing Time 1:35.330 (on lap 8)
Sprint race 2
Date 31 July 2021 Laps 22 Podium First Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab Second Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System Third Roman Staněk Hitech Grand Prix Fastest lap Driver Olli Caldwell Prema Racing Time 1:35.316 (on lap 12)
Feature race
Date 1 August 2021 Laps 20 Pole position Driver Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing Time 1:33.164 Podium First Dennis Hauger Prema Racing Second Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing Third Jack Doohan Trident Fastest lap Driver Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab Time 1:42.442 (on lap 17)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Grid
1	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	1:33.164	1
2	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	+0.089	2
3	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	+0.096	3
4	6	David Schumacher	Trident	+0.120	4
5	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	+0.167	5
6	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	+0.265	6
7	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	+0.285	7
8	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	+0.468	8
9	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	+0.540	9
10	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.613	10
11	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing	+0.641	11
12	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing	+0.714	12
13	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	+0.840	13
14	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	+0.858	14
15	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.861	15
16	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	+0.873	16
17	30	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	+0.907	17
18	24	Jake Hughes	Carlin Buzz Racing	+0.949	18
19	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	+0.960	19
20	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	+1.078	20
21	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	+1.086	21
22	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	+1.092	22
23	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	+1.221	23
24	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	+1.354	24
25	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	+1.421	25
26	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing	+1.450	26
27	31	Reshad de Gerus	Charouz Racing System	+1.623	27
28	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab	+1.723	28
29	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	+1.752	29
30	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	+1.904	30
Source:[1]

Sprint Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	22	37:10.923	3	15
2	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	22	+0.210	4	12
3	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	22	+0.937	5	10
4	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	22	+1.410	7	8
5	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	22	+1.791	11	6
6	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	22	+3.129	6	5
7	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing	22	+3.1751	2	4 (2)
8	6	David Schumacher	Trident	22	+4.635	8	3
9	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	22	+5.758	10	2
10	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	22	+6.012	12	1
11	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	22	+6.540	14
12	30	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	22	+7.734	17
13	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	22	+7.801	152
14	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	22	+8.747	13
15	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	22	+9.614	24
16	24	Jake Hughes	Carlin Buzz Racing	22	+10.108	18
17	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+10.465	16
18	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	22	+11.863	21
19	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	22	+11.948	19
20	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	22	+12.440	25
21	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	22	+12.699	20
22	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+13.559	23
23	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab	22	+14.802	28
24	31	Reshad de Gerus	Charouz Racing System	22	+15.308	27
25	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+16.211	30
26	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	22	+16.622	22
27	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	22	+17.827	29
28	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing	21	Collision	26
DNF	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	15	Mechanical	93
DNF	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing	7	Engine	1
Fastest lap set by  Lorenzo Colombo: 1:35.330 (lap 8)
Source:[1][2]

Notes

• ^1 – Lorenzo Colombo originally finished the race in first, but due to him having driven more than ten car lengths behind the Safety Car prior to the car turning its lights out for the restart he received a five-second penalty, demoting him to seventh.^[3]
• ^2 – Arthur Leclerc was given a three-place grid penalty for the first race after causing a collision with Victor Martins and Clément Novalak at the previous race.^[4]
• ^3 – Frederik Vesti was given a three-place grid penalty for the first race after driving unnecessarily slowly between turns 12 and 14 in qualifying.^[5]

Sprint Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	22	35:26.725	3	15
2	30	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	22	+2.519	1	12
3	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	22	+3.836	2	10
4	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	22	+4.348	7	8
5	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	22	+4.622	8	6
6	6	David Schumacher	Trident	22	+5.607	5	5
7	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing	22	+7.013	6	4
8	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	22	+8.900	9	3
9	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	22	+11.815	10	2
10	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	22	+12.632	12	1
11	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	22	+12.918	13
12	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	22	+13.706	20
13	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	22	+17.611	4
14	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	22	+18.039	14
15	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	22	+20.230	21
16	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	22	+22.849	28
17	24	Jake Hughes	Carlin Buzz Racing	22	+25.634	16
18	31	Reshad de Gerus	Charouz Racing System	22	+28.351	24
19	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+32.100	25
20	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	22	+33.308	301
21	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab	22	+35.037	23
22	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+35.0842	22
23	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	22	+35.451	26
24	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+36.564	17
25	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	22	+37.374	15
26	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing	22	+44.223	29
27	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing	22	+1:09.932	27
28	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	22	+1:25.608	18
29	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	21	+1 Lap	11
DNF	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	2	Retired	19
Fastest lap set by  Olli Caldwell: 1:35.316 (lap 12)
Source:[1][2]

Notes

• ^1 – Jak Crawford was given a five-place grid drop due to him causing a collision with Ido Cohen in the first race, moving him to the back of the grid.^[6]
• ^2 – Johnathan Hoggard received a five-second penalty for forcing Tijmen van der Helm off the track.^[7]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	20	40:15.030	2	25
2	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	20	+1.345	1	18 (4)
3	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	20	+2.203	3	15
4	6	David Schumacher	Trident	20	+2.736	4	12
5	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	20	+3.268	5	10
6	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	20	+3.405	6	8
7	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	20	+3.659	7	6
8	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	20	+4.964	9	4
9	30	Enzo Fittipaldi	Charouz Racing System	20	+5.242	17	2
10	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	20	+5.461	8	1
11	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing	20	+5.979	11
12	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+6.268	10
13	24	Jake Hughes	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+8.050	18
14	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	20	+8.279	14
15	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+8.417	22
16	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	20	+9.282	25
17	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+10.052	16
18	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+16.140	23
19	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	20	+18.753	20
20	31	Reshad de Gerus	Charouz Racing System	20	+27.090	27
21	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	20	+27.678	21
22	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+28.155	30
23	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+29.002	15
24	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab	20	+28.435	28
25	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	20	+53.284	13
26	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	20	+52.735	19
27	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	20	+58.168	24
DNF	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing	17	Collision	26
DNF	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	17	Collision	29
DNF	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing	14	Mechanical	12
Fastest lap set by  Matteo Nannini: 1:42.442 (lap 17)
Source:[1][2]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Dennis Hauger 152 1 2 Jack Doohan 89 1 3 Olli Caldwell 86 2 4 Frederik Vesti 80 1 5 Aleksandr Smolyar 73

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Prema Racing 282 2 Trident 194 3 ART Grand Prix 162 4 MP Motorsport 107 5 Hitech Grand Prix 64

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

See also

• 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix

References

1. "Formula 3 2021 Result for Round 4 : Hungary , Budapest 30-01 August 2021". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
2. Edwards, Jordan (2021-07-31). "Lorenzo Colombo and Campos Racing claim their first FIA F3 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
3. "Post-race 1 time penalty strips Colombo of first place, with Iwasa taking maiden F3 win". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
4. "Statement: FIA Formula 3 Race 3, Austria". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
5. "Vesti receives three-place grid drop for Budapest Race 1". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
6. "Crawford handed five-place grid drop for Race 2". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
7. "Caldwell and Hoggard handed post-race time penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

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