Kush Maini ran out of sync to snatch pole position for the F2 feature race at the Hungarian Grand Prix, besting Rafael Camara by just over a tenth of a second.
Noel Leon rounded out the top three in Budapest, with Joshua Dürksen filling out the second row alongside in the second Invicta.
Fourth to eighth at the Hungaroring were Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, Laurens van Hoepen, championship leader Nikola Tsolov and Dino Beganovic, respectively.
Gabriele Mini and Sebastian Montoya will complete the fifth row of the grid, and therefore take the prime positions for the shorter, reverse-grid sprint race on Saturday.
Maini, Dürksen and Tsolov used an offset approach, setting their final push laps early whilst the circuit was quiet, which proved effective for the trio.
Check out the full F2 Qualifying results from the Hungarian Grand Prix below! Results are provisional until confirmed by the FIA.
2026 Hungarian GP F2 Qualifying results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kush Maini | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.896 |
| 2 | Rafael Camara | Invicta Racing | +0.117 |
| 3 | Noel Leon | Campos Racing | +0.195 |
| 4 | Joshua Dürksen | Invicta Racing | +0.210 |
| 5 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | ART Grand Prix | +0.311 |
| 6 | Laurens van Hoepen | Trident | +0.374 |
| 7 | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | +0.417 |
| 8 | Dino Beganovic | DAMS Lucas Oil | +0.423 |
| 9 | Gabriele Mini | MP Motorsport | +0.445 |
| 10 | Sebastian Montoya | Prema Racing | +0.567 |
| 11 | Martinius Stenshorne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.570 |
| 12 | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.615 |
| 13 | Oliver Goethe | MP Motorsport | +0.689 |
| 14 | John Bennett | Trident | +0.895 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. | AIX Racing | +0.908 |
| 16 | Nicolas Varrone | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.933 |
| 17 | Alex Dunne | Rodin Motorsport | +0.939 |
| 18 | Colton Herta | Hitech | +1.028 |
| 19 | Cian Shields | AIX Racing | +1.135 |
| 20 | Roman Bilinski | DAMS Lucas Oil | +1.178 |
| 21 | Ritomo Miyata | Hitech | +1.212 |
| 22 | Mari Boya | Prema Racing | +1.513 |
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