Théophile Naël claimed victory in the Budapest Round Sprint Race at the 2026 F3 Hungarian GP. View the full race results here.
Kanato Le started from the front row alongside Maciej Gładysz. However, contact between Xie, Gładysz and Nakamura at Turn 2 on the opening lap disrupted the early stages of the race. Xie suffered a puncture in the incident, while Gładysz and Nakamura were both forced to retire.
Following the restart, Le maintained the lead ahead of Théophile Naël and Ernesto Rivera.
On Lap 9, Naël overtook Le for the race lead. Ugochukwu also made his way up the field, already in P5 by the end of the lap.
Ugochukwu received a 5 second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on Taponen on Lap 1 of the Sprint, dropping him down the order at the end of the race.
Naël claimed the victory, ahead of Le and Rivera.
Full 2026 F3 Hungarian GP Sprint Race report
2026 F3 Hungarian GP | Sprint Race results
- Théophile Naël
- Kanato Le
- Ernesto Rivera
- Mattia Colnaghi
- Brando Badoer
- Tuukka Taponen
- Nicola Lacorte
- James Wharton
- Fernando Barrichello
- Freddie Slater
- Yevan David
- Louis Sharp
- Alessandro Giusti
- Taito Kato
- José Garfias
- Enzo Deligny
- Ugo Ugochukwu*
- Bruno del Pino
- Fionn McLaughlin
- Noah Strømsted
- Pedro Clerot
- Christian Ho
- Woohyun Shin
- Salim Hanna
- Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi
- Hiyu Yamakoshi
- Matteo De Palo
- Gerrard Xie
DNF. Jin Nakamura
DNF. Maciej Gładysz
Penalties:
- Ugo Ugochukwu received a five-second in-race penalty. This saw him classified P17 after crossing the line in P10.
- Hitech’s Jin Nakamura received a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Feature Race after being found predominantly at fault for a first-lap collision with DAMS Lucas Oil driver Gerrard Xie at Turn 2. The Stewards reviewed video evidence and heard from both drivers and their team representatives before issuing Nakamura a five-second time penalty. As he failed to finish the Sprint Race, the penalty was converted into a three-place grid drop under Article 39.3(d) of the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations, meaning he will now start the Feature Race from 12th on the grid.
