2025 Budapest Formula 3 round
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| Round 9 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Hungaroring Mogyoród, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Budapest FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 1 and 3 August 2025 at Hungaroring. It was the penultimate race of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Report
Qualifying
Rafael Câmara took pole position for Trident, ahead of the Campos Racing of Mari Boya and the ART Grand Prix of Tuukka Taponen.[1]
Sprint race
Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak started on reverse grid pole after qualifying twelfth for the feature race, with James Hedley and James Wharton behind. The top three maintained position off the start, but Alessandro Giusti fell from fourth to sixth, before making contact with Ugo Ugochukwu at turn 13, putting the MP Motorsport car out of the race with suspension damage and bringing out a safety car.[2] The race resumed on lap 4. Ugochukwu passed Wharton for third on lap 7 and Hedley for second on lap 11, but his charge was halted by a late safety car due to a collision between Noel León and Théophile Naël.[2] Inthraphuvasak held on to take his second F3 win, followed by Ugochukwu and Charlie Wurz.[3]
Feature race
The race was held in wet conditions.[4] Câmara led the field away for a rolling start, but Tim Tramnitz suffered a spin at turn 7. A safety car was called out on lap 4 for a collision between Brad Benavides and Roman Bilinski. Racing resumed on lap 7, only for another safety car period to be declared after Gerrard Xie and Ugochukwu came together at turn five.[5] Martinius Stenshorne and Bruno del Pino gambled on dry tires, but this proved unsuccessful. Câmara held on to take victory from Boya and Taponen.[6] The victory, his fourth of the season, was enough to seal the title with a round to spare, as rival Nikola Tsolov could only recover to sixth after starting 21st.[7]
Classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 1 August 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Callum Voisin and Christian Ho were both given a five-place grid penalty for both races for impeding other drivers during qualifying.
- ^2 Noel León was given a five-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision in the sprint race.
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 2 August 2025, at 10:05 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- Ivan Domingues set the fastest lap, but did not finish within the top ten and was ineligible for the bonus point. Ugo Ugochukwu set the fastest lap eligible for the bonus point.
- ^1 Martinius Stenshorne was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 12th to 22nd.
- ^2 Bruno del Pino was given a five-second time penalty for a false start. This demoted him from 19th to 25th.
- ^3 Matías Zagazeta was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 24th to 26th.
Feature race
The feature race was held on 3 August 2025, at 08:30 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- Noel León set the fastest lap, but did not finish within the top ten and was ineligible for the bonus point. Mari Boya set the fastest lap eligible for the bonus point.
- ^1 Callum Voisin was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 14th to 15th.
- ^2 Noel León was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 13th to 17th.
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ Whitfield, Harry (2025-08-01). "Rafael Camara secures crucial F3 pole position in Hungary to strengthen title push". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ a b Series, Feeder (2025-08-02). "Inthraphuvasak fends off Ugochukwu to take F3 sprint win in Hungary". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Inthraphuvasak seals second F3 win in Budapest Sprint Race". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Series, Feeder (2025-08-03). "Câmara crowned F3 champion after fourth feature race win in Hungary". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Whitfield, Harry (2025-08-03). "Rafael Camara clinches F3 title with Feature Race victory in Hungary". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Camara seals F3 title with Feature Race victory in Budapest". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "New F3 champion Rafael Camara on path to emulate Charles Leclerc at Ferrari". www.motorsport.com. 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Doc 37 - F3 Qualifying - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Doc 67 - F3 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Doc 79 - F3 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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