After three outstanding performances so far this season, 30 drivers will compete in the fourth round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix on the penultimate weekend of July. The demanding track layout immediately punishes any deviation from the race line and makes it difficult to fight for position. The first corner is considered to be the best opportunity to overtake. All in all, the pressure is on for the drivers from the very beginning.

A quick recap of race 3 at Silverstone: as a result of the infight between #25 Larry ten Voorde (NLD/Team GP Elite) and #3 Harry King (GBR/BWT Lechner Racing), the entire leading trio left the field at the start. #11 Dorian Boccolacci (FRA/CLRT) lost his first pole position and #5 Alexander Fach (CH/FACH AUTO TECH) took over. Things remain tight at the top of the standings, with championship leader #1 Bastian Buus (DNK/BWT Lechner Racing) also scoring only a few points at Silverstone after a race accident on lap 1. The highly entertaining battle for the title will surely continue in Budapest – and emotions are bound to run high at the Hungaroring.

At the last Supercup race at the Hungaroring in 2021 (last year the stop was cancelled in favour of the French Circuit Paul Ricard) guest driver Marvin Klein (FRA/CLRT) took the win. However, as he crossed the line with too little fuel in the tank, he was disqualified retroactively. Ten Voorde moved up to P1. In total, seven of the current drivers were also on the grid in 2021 – including #7 Leon Köhler (DEU/Huber Racing) and #4 Morris Schuring (NLD), at the time as a young guest driver for GP Elite. #3 Harry King (GBR/BWT Lechner Racing) sat out 2021 in favour of the Carrera Cup Great Britain, but is likely to start with an increased will to win after his early retirement at Silverstone.

Guest drivers will once again join the grid in Budapest, including #911 Timo Glock (DEU) as a VIP driver. Glock knows the Hungaroring very well and has been on the podium there not only as a DTM driver but also as a Formula 1 driver. He also competed in the Supercup in 2004, finishing 7th at the Nürburgring. Glock is not the first F1 driver to compete in the Supercup. In 1993, the first year of the series, Mika Häkkinen won at Monaco and Budapest.

Round 4 at Budapest begins with the Practice Session on Friday at 6:35 pm (CEST). Qualifying starts on Saturday at 11:20 am (CEST) and on Sunday at 12:00 pm (CEST), when the sun has reached its highest point, the lights go out for the 2023 Supercup Halftime Race. Depending on the country, each session will be shown live on TV. However, coverage is subject to local broadcast rights.

With tight championship standings, some unfinished business left over from Silverstone and a German racing legend as VIP driver, the Porsche Supercup in Budapest is once again set to be a race par excellence. And just one week later, Round 5 at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit will make July the Supercup month of 2023!