The 2026 Budapest FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 24 and 26 July 2026 at the Hungaroring. It was the ninth round of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying was held on 24 July 2026 at 16:05 local time (UTC+2). Driver Entrant Time/Gap 11 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix 1:28.89610121 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing +0.1179235 Noel León Campos Racing +0.1958342 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing +0.21074517 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix +0.31165624 Laurens van Hoepen Trident +0.3745676 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.41741287 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil +0.4233799 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport +0.445281011 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing +0.567191114 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport +0.57011101223 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.61512111310 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport +0.68913131425 John Bennett Trident +0.89514141520 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing +0.90815151622 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing +0.93316161715 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport +0.9391717184 Colton Herta Hitech +1.02818181921 Cian Shields AIX Racing +1.1351919208 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil +1.1782020213 Ritomo Miyata Hitech +1.21221212212 Mari Boya Prema Racing +1.5132222Source:
Notes: – Nikola Tsolov received a ten-second time penalty following the sprint race for causing a collision with Sebastián Montoya. However, due to Tsolov not being classified in the sprint race, the penalty was converted to a five-place grid penalty for the feature race. The penalty dropped Tsolov from 7th to 12th on the starting grid.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 25 July 2026 at 14:15 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints19 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport28 44:19.172210+127 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil28 +3.78738324 Laurens van Hoepen Trident28 +4.8765641 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing28 +7.02195516 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix28 +12.836104617 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix28 +15.6466372 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing28 +20.21572814 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport28 +20.83011195 Noel León Campos Racing28 +21.11381025 John Bennett Trident28 +21.271141122 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing28 +23.003161210 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport28 +24.41013133 Ritomo Miyata Hitech28 +24.90721144 Colton Herta Hitech28 +25.786181523 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing28 +31.436121621 Cian Shields AIX Racing28 +33.756191712 Mari Boya Prema Racing28 +34.63322188 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil28 +38.808201915 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport28 +39.139172020 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing28 +1:03.77515DNF6 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing21 Collision damage4DNF11 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing20 Collision1Fastest lap: Roman Bilinski (1:30.989 on lap 24)Source:
Notes: – Noel León received a five-second time penalty for exceeding the minimum delta time during a Virtual Safety Car. – Roman Bilinski set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top ten, so was ineligible to score the point for it. Gabriele Minì scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those finishing in the top ten.
Feature race The feature race was held on 26 July 2026 at 11:25 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredPoints15 Noel León Campos Racing37 58:35.987325216 Kush Maini ART Grand Prix37 +0.887118+131 Rafael Câmara Invicta Racing37 +1.376215424 Laurens van Hoepen Trident37 +4.994612517 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak ART Grand Prix37 +9.41651067 Dino Beganovic DAMS Lucas Oil37 +12.5897876 Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing37 +13.34212682 Joshua Dürksen Invicta Racing37 +17.3934499 Gabriele Minì MP Motorsport37 +19.098821025 John Bennett Trident37 +23.9271411115 Alex Dunne Rodin Motorsport37 +24.394171222 Nico Varrone Van Amersfoort Racing37 +38.67116133 Ritomo Miyata Hitech37 +39.25321148 Roman Bilinski DAMS Lucas Oil37 +39.449201512 Mari Boya Prema Racing37 +48.918221611 Sebastián Montoya Prema Racing37 +49.21491720 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. AIX Racing37 +50.327151810 Oliver Goethe MP Motorsport37 +50.87613194 Colton Herta Hitech37 +55.476182021 Cian Shields AIX Racing37 +59.976192114 Martinius Stenshorne Rodin Motorsport35 +2 laps10DNF23 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing15 Retired11Fastest lap: Martinius Stenshorne (1:31.415 on lap 26)Source:
Notes: – Colton Herta received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage over Alex Dunne. – Martinius Stenshorne set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top ten, so was ineligible to score the point for it. Kush Maini scored the point for setting the fastest lap among those finishing in the top ten.
Standings after the event
+ Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Nikola Tsolov167 2 Gabriele Minì147 3 Rafael Câmara145 4 Alex Dunne108 5 Noel León94Source:
+Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Campos Racing261 2 2 Invicta Racing187 3 MP Motorsport176 2 4 Rodin Motorsport167 5 ART Grand Prix147Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 Budapest Formula 3 round
References
External links Official website