Theophile Nael grabbed the Formula 3 victory after a chaotic Sprint Race at the Hungarian GP.
After a hectic start, the reverse grid pole sitter, Kanato Le, lost the lead into the first corner as Gerrard Xie leapt ahead and into the front row from fourth place. However, a small mistake by the DAMS driver proved costly, giving Nael the opportunity to storm from P7 to P2.
The first and only Safety Car of the Sprint Race came on the first lap when contact occurred between Nakamura and Gladysz, taking them both out of the race.
In the front, a strong move from Nael led him to push ahead of Le and take the lead. From there on, the victory was in Nael’s hands as he continued a dominant drive for the remaining laps. He was joined on the podium by Le and Rivera.
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| Position | Driver | Team | Gap |
| 1. | Theophile Nael | Campos Racing | |
| 2. | Kanato Le | ART Grand Prix | 2.7 |
| 3. | Ernesto Rivera | Campos Racing | 3.8 |
| 4. | Mattia Colnaghi | MP Motorsport | 4.1 |
| 5. | Brando Badoer | Rodin Motorsport | 6.1 |
| 6. | Tuukka Taponen | MP Motorsport | 8.0 |
| 7. | Nicola Lacorte | DAMS Lucas Oil | 13.2 |
| 8. | James Wharton | PREMA Racing | 15.2 |
| 9. | Fernando Barichello | AIX Racing | 15.6 |
| 10. | Freddie Slater | TRIDENT | 17.1 |
| 11. | Yevan David | AIX Racing | 18.8 |
| 12. | Louis Sharp | PREMA Racing | 19.3 |
| 13. | Alessandro Guisti | MP Motorsport | 19.7 |
| 14. | Taito Kato | ART Grand Prix | 20.2 |
| 15. | Jose Garfias | PREMA Racing | 20.5 |
| 16. | Enzo Delingy | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20.8 |
| 17. | Ugo Ugochukwu | Campos Racing | 21.3 |
| 18. | Bruno del Pino | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21.5 |
| 19. | Fionn McLaughlin | Hitech Grand Prix | 22.0 |
| 20. | Noah Stromsted | TRIDENT | 22.2 |
| 21. | Pedro Clerot | Rodin Motorsport | 22.7 |
| 22. | Christian Ho | Rodin Motorsport | 23.1 |
| 23. | Woohyun Shin | Hitech Grand Prix | 23.8 |
| 24. | Salim Hanna | AIX Racing | 24.5 |
| 25. | Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi | DAMS Lucas Oil | 24.8 |
| 26. | Hiyu Yamakoshi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25.4 |
| 27. | Matteo De Palo | TRIDENT | 30.9 |
| 28. | Gerrard Xie | DAMS Lucas Oil | 37.1 |
| 29. | Maciej Gladysz | ART Grand Prix | DNF |
| 30. | Jin Nakamura | Hitech Grand Prix | DNF |
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