Starting from second on the grid, Koiranen GP‘s Matthew Parry made the start work for him to take the lead of the race ahead of Antonio Fuoco – with Jake Dennis completing the podium.
Having fired to pole position in the morning’s qualifying session ART Grand Prix‘s Nyck de Vries was looking to carry that over into the race. However, the Dutchman stalled at the start of the formation lap and was forced to start the race from the pit lane.
Not having to contend with de Vries in front meant that Parry had clear air to get away which the Brit made the most of, with Fuoco close behind in second. Charles Leclerc also made the start work for himself to move up to fourth but the Monegasque driver was forced to run wide, dropping him back down to sixth.
Out front, Parry had pulled a gap of 1.2 seconds over Fuoco on the opening lap with Dennis, Nirei Fukuzumi, Leclerc and Ralph Boschung completing the top six. Boschung, though did not want to hang and swiftly passed Leclerc.
Further down the field, DAMS rookie Jake Hughes was involved in a lap one incident that forced him into a pit-stop before carrying on.
Arden International‘s Jack Aitken was all over the rear of Arjun Maini for eighth place, desperately trying to claim the position and reverse grid pole for the Sprint Race. Ultimately, the Indian driver managed to hold on.
In the lead, Parry showed a controlled but strong pace over Fuoco, with Dennis also looking strong in third. Boschung was hoping to improve his position once again as he sized up Fukuzumi for P4 but in the end the Swiss driver had to settle for P5.
At the chequered flag, Parry took his maiden win in the category, Fuoco took to the rostrum once again and Dennis got to taste some well earned champagne. Fukuzumi, Boschung, Leclerc, Alexander Albon, Maini, Aitken and Kevin Jörg rounded off the points scoring places.
Hungaroring Race 1 Results
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