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Hungaroring RACE 1 >> 22 LAPS >> 96.342 KM 40 min. Start/Finish Offset 4.381 KM 0.040 km RACE 2 >> 22 LAPS >> 96.342 KM 40 min.

1 AVERAGE TEMP. 28°/17° 5 WHEN TO WATCH AVERAGE RAINFALL 70 mm

DRS ACTIVATION 2

ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) 6 SECTOR 1 4 LAP RECORD 2020 FRIDAY 17TH JULY Practice Session . 45 min. 3 1:31.761 (171.876 KM/H)

09:35 1 ACTIVATION DRS 7 (ART Grand Prix) 14:05 Qualifying Session . 30 min. SPEED TRAP * 17:45 Press Conference 2 MAXIMUM SPEED 8 SATURDAY 18TH JULY 260.1 KM/H in Race 2 10:25 Race 1 . 22 laps • 40 min. (MP Motorsport) 13 11:25 Press Conference* 9 SECTOR 3 COMPOUND TH SUNDAY 19 JULY 10 Allocation 09:45 Race 2 . 22 laps • 40 min. 14 MEDIUM DRS 12 11 *Note: You can join the Press Conference via Zoom upon request. DETECTION SECTOR 2

THE STory so far FROM THE GRID PREMA Racing

quickest of all to grab his maiden F3 “I love Budapest, and can completely ruin a lap. The tyre pole. one of the reasons degradation at the has Saturday’s weather forecast made for that I do is because been quite bad in the past too, so this grim reading, and while a deluge might it’s a very unique makes race runs even trickier! As a have brought Race 1 to a premature halt circuit and it is result, tyre management is going to be after 11 laps, it certainly didn’t dampen difficult to string very important this weekend, and I think Vesti’s spirits. The PREMA man had said a lap together we will see a big contrast to the Red Bull An enthralling start to season has he liked wet conditions, and proved it by perfectly. I Ring. seen four different drivers win the first leading from the start until the session was guess that’s “Unfortunately, Budapest is a difficult four races of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 ended early as the weather worsened. probably why track to overtake on. However, Sector 1 Championship. and Théo Zendeli and Beckmann ranked second my favourite offers most of the action throughout the Pourchaire became the newest editions and third, but with the race not having memory from race. I think the key overtaking zones to the F3 winners’ list last time out in reached 75% distance, only half points there would have will be at Turn 1 and Turn 2. It will also were awarded to the top 10. Spielberg, with the Danish talent taking to be when I was be very important to attack at the starts! fastest of my qualifying group there in victory in a rain-curtailed Race 1, before Sunday’s Race 2 was a much sunnier “After what we saw in Austria, my wet conditions during my 2018 Formula Pourchaire became the Championship’s affair and saw a glorious back-and-forth hopes are extremely high going into season. youngest-ever winner in Race 2. battle for the lead between Budapest. Our pace has been very and . 16-year-old Pourchaire “The circuit at Budapest offers a lot of Trident showed their pace once again strong throughout the first two rounds, watched on patiently from third, and challenges as a driver. One corner leads and so I expect to be battling at the front during Round 2’s Free Practice, with inherited the win when the leading pair straight into another, so one mistake once again this weekend!” beating teammate David collided with just three laps to go. Logan Beckmann to P1 by just 0.008s. Both Sargeant grabbed second place, while would ultimately be denied top spot Beckmann took to the podium once again in Qualifying however, as Vesti went in third. STAT PACK

The CHALLENGERS > The F3 race lap record at the > Pourchaire also became the first Hungaroring is 1:35.307, set by French driver to win in FIA Formula 3. PREMA drivers now occupy the top three The gap at the top of the Teams’ with PREMA positions in the Drivers’ Championship, Championship has grown, with PREMA Racing in 2019. > Liam Lawson has led 37 F3 laps, with (44 pts) still out in front Racing (115.5 pts) now 48 points ahead more than any other driver on the after a solid weekend. Despite the half- of fellow Italian outfit Trident (67.5). > After the first two rounds of the current grid. Jake Hughes has led 30. points on Saturday, Vesti (37.5) moves (30) remain in third, season, Cars 1, 2 and 3 occupy 1st, up into second, while Sargeant (34) is while ART Grand Prix (28) have moved 2nd and 3rd respectively in the third. Beckmann (31.5) is close behind up to fourth. Fifth-placed MP Motorsport Drivers’ Championship. in fourth, while Richard Verschoor (27) (27) are one point further back. is fifth. A tough test awaits the 10 teams and 30 drivers in Round 3, where management of Pirelli’s medium compound tyres will prove crucial to any success. Overtaking at the Hungaroring is notoriously difficult, but opportunity awaits for those brave > The four races so far have seen seven enough to take it. different drivers lead at least one lap.

> Sauber junior Théo Pourchaire > Trident have more Front Row Starts TYRE TALK MARIO ISOLA (PIRELLI HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING) SAYS: became the youngest race winner in than any team so far this season with F3 history with his victory in Round 2 two. That’s already twice as many as “The action is non-stop for all the drivers relatively low average speeds. Track Race 2. last season. in F3. By the end of this weekend, they position is key, so a fast lap at the right will have contested six races in quick moment in qualifying is particularly succession, gaining plenty of valuable crucial. Managing the tyres well and experience. The Hungaroring will provide being clever with strategy can also create a completely different test compared to important opportunities in the races, as the , as demands on tyres overtaking is never easy there.” in Hungary are quite high despite the

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ON-BOARD 2020 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS 1 Oscar Piastri PIA PREMA Racing AUS 19 y/o Rookie Five drivers on the current grid now have F3 race 2 Frederik Vesti VES wins to their name (Piastri, Vesti, Lawson, Pourchaire, DNK 18 y/o Rookie Hughes) 3 Logan Sargeant SAR 5 USA 18 y/o 4 FEW After Round 2, 10 different drivers have stood on Hitech Grand Prix GBR 20 y/o the podium this season. In 2019, that figure was not 5 Liam Lawson LAW reached until after Round 4. NZL 18 y/o 10 6 HAU NOR 17 y/o Rookie Seven teams have had at least one driver on the 7 Théo Pourchaire POU podium so far this season. Ahead of Round 3 in ART Grand Prix FRA 16 y/o Rookie 2019, that figure stood at four. 8 Alexander Smolyar SMO 7 RUS 18 y/o Rookie 9 Sebastián Fernández FER After 4/18 RACES ESP 20 y/o 2020 CLASSIFICATIONS 10 Lirim Zendeli ZEN drivers’ standings teams’ standings Trident DEU 19 y/o POS. DRIVER RACE 1M RACE 2M PTS SHUFFLE POS. TEAM RACE 1M RACE 2M PTS SHUFFLE 11 BEC DEU 20 y/o 1. Oscar Piastri Rookie...... 1M...... 44 = 1. PREMA Racing...... 2M...... 115.5 = 12 Caldwell CAL Olli R M ...... = GBR 18 y/o Rookie 2. Frederik Vesti ...... 1 ...... 37.5 +3 2. Trident 67.5 M 14 FIT 3. Logan Sargeant...... 34 = 3. Hitech Grand Prix...... 1 ...... 30 = HWA RACELAB BRA 18 y/o Rookie 4. David Beckmann...... 31.5 +4 4. ART Grand Prix...... 1M...... 28 +3 HUG 15 Jake Hughes 5. Richard Verschoor...... 27 +1 5. MP Motorsport...... 27 = GBR 26 y/o 6. Lirim Zendeli...... 26 +1 6. ...... 17 -2 16 Jack Doohan DOO AUS 17 y/o Rookie 7. Liam Lawson...... 1M...... 25 -5 7. Carlin Buzz Racing...... 11 -1 VER 17 Richard Verschoor 8. Alexander Peroni...... 17 -4 8. HWA RACELAB...... 2.5 = MP Motorsport NLD 19 y/o R 9. Théo Pourchaire ...... 1M...... 16 +7 9. ...... 0 = VIS 18 R NLD 20 y/o 10. Clement Novalak ...... 11 -1 10. ...... 0 = R 19 Lukas Dunner DUN 11. ...... 10 +15 AUT 18 y/o Rookie 12. Alexander Smolyar R...... 6 -2 WIL 20 13. Sebastián Fernández...... 6 -2 Jenzer Motorsport AUS 20 y/o Rookie 14. Max Fewtrell...... 5 -1 21 Federico Malvestiti MAL ITA 20 y/o Rookie 15. Enzo Fittipaldi R...... 2 -3 NAN 22 16. Jake Hughes...... 0.5 -1 ITA 17 y/o Rookie 17. Bent Viscaal...... 0 -3 23 Roman Stanek STA R Charouz Racing CZE 16 y/o Rookie 18. David Schumacher ...... 0 +2 System 24 FRA 19. Dennis Hauger R...... 0 = BRA 21 y/o Rookie 20. Lukas Dunner R...... 0 -3 25 David Schumacher SCH 21. Igor Fraga R...... 0 = DEU 18 y/o Rookie MOST IMPROVED R 26 Clément Novalak NOV 22. Jack Doohan ...... 0 -4 Carlin Buzz Racing GBR 19 y/o Rookie 23. R...... 0 +7 AHM 27 Enaam Ahmed 24. Sophia Flörsch R...... 0 -2 GBR 20 y/o Rookie 25. Roman Stan k R...... 0 -1 28 DAS ě OLLI CALDWELL USA 20 y/o Rookie 26. Calan Williams R...... 0 -3 Trident 29 Alexander Peroni PER 27. Matteo Nannini R...... 0 -2 Campos Racing AUS 20 y/o 28. Federico Malvestiti R...... 0 -1 +15 PLACES 30 DEL gained in the drivers’ 29. Alessio Deledda...... 0 -1 ITA 25 y/o standings between 31 Sophia Flörsch FLO 30. Cameron Das R...... 0 -1 Round 1 and Round 2. DEU 19 y/o Rookie RACE 1 BONUS POINTS RACE 2 BONUS POINTS 2020 SEASOn RECAP POLE POSITION WINNER M FASTEST LAP FOR FASTEST LAP WINNER M FASTEST LAP FOR FASTEST LAP

1 03-04-05 July Spielberg AUSTRIA Sebastián Fernández Oscar Piastri Alexander Peroni Alexander Peroni Liam Lawson Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri Red Bull Ring ART Grand Prix PREMA Racing Campos Racing Campos Racing Hitech Grand Prix PREMA Racing PREMA Racing 2 10-11-12 July Spielberg AUSTRIA Frederik Vesti Frederik Vesti Frederik Vesti Frederik Vesti Théo Pourchaire Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri Red Bull Ring PREMA Racing PREMA Racing PREMA Racing PREMA Racing ART Grand Prix PREMA Racing PREMA Racing 3 17-18-19 July Budapest HUNGARY ...... Hungaroring ...... 4 31 July - 01-02 August Silverstone GREAT BRITAIN ...... ...... 5 07-08-09 August Silverstone GREAT BRITAIN ...... Silverstone Circuit ...... 6 14-15-16 August Barcelona SPAIN ...... Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ......

7 28-29-30 August Spa-Francorchamps BELGIUM ...... Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ......

8 04-05-06 September Monza ITALY ...... Autodromo Nazionale Monza ......

9 11-12-13 September Mugello ITALY ...... Autodromo Nazionale Monza ......

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