The 2020 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 29 and 30 August 2020 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. It was the seventh round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix.
Entries Max Fewtrell left Hitech Grand Prix after the Barcelona round. He was replaced by Frenchman and series rookie Pierre-Louis Chovet. At Carlin Buzz Racing, David Schumacher was hired as a full-time driver, leaving Charouz Racing System to replace the German with Michael Belov. Finally, Sophia Flörsch could not attend the Spa round due to her commitments in the European Le Mans Series, and was replaced by Euroformula Open driver Andreas Estner at Campos.
Classification
Qualifying The Qualifying session took place on 28 August 2020, with Lirim Zendeli scoring pole position.
DriverTeamTime/Gap110 Lirim ZendeliTrident2:05.393127 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix +0.203238 Aleksandr SmolyarART Grand Prix +0.414343 Logan SargeantPrema Racing +0.6864511 David BeckmannTrident +0.7195617 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport +0.751675 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix +0.779781 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing +0.813892 Frederik VestiPrema Racing +0.92291029 Alex PeroniCampos Racing +1.020101112 Olli CaldwellTrident +1.051111215 Jake HughesHWA Racelab +1.075121316 Jack DoohanHWA Racelab +1.112131422 Matteo NanniniJenzer Motorsport +1.195141514 Enzo FittipaldiHWA Racelab +1.36515169 Sebastián FernándezART Grand Prix +1.474161721 Federico MalvestitiJenzer Motorsport +1.606171824 Igor FragaCharouz Racing System +1.852181919 Lukas DunnerMP Motorsport +2.111192031 Andreas EstnerCampos Racing +2.117202120 Calan WilliamsJenzer Motorsport +2.137212225 David SchumacherCarlin Buzz Racing +2.305222326 Clément NovalakCarlin Buzz Racing +2.579232423 Roman StaněkCharouz Racing System +2.965242528 Cameron DasCarlin Buzz Racing +3.160252630 Alessio DeleddaCampos Racing +3.37426274 Pierre-Louis ChovetHitech Grand Prix +3.58827—6 Dennis HaugerHitech Grand PrixNo time set28—18 Bent ViscaalMP MotorsportNo time set29—25 Michael BelovCharouz Racing SystemNo time set30Source:
Feature Race DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid110 Lirim ZendeliTrident1738:04.971125 (4)27 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix17 +4.047218 (2)311 David BeckmannTrident17 +5.70451548 Aleksandr SmolyarART Grand Prix17 +15.04331251 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing17 +15.63381062 Frederik VestiPrema Racing17+19.08598712 Olli CaldwellTrident17 +22.81811683 Logan SargeantPrema Racing17 +22.9674495 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix17 +24.571721017 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport17 +24.89461119 Sebastián FernándezART Grand Prix17 +25.585161216 Jack DoohanHWA Racelab17 +26.878131322 Matteo NanniniJenzer Motorsport17 +27.881141429 Alex PeroniCampos Racing17 +30.16810156 Dennis HaugerHitech Grand Prix17 +30.625281620 Calan WilliamsJenzer Motorsport17 +30.853211725 David SchumacherCarlin Buzz Racing17 +33.975221821 Federico MalvestitiJenzer Motorsport17 +35.054171924 Igor FragaCharouz Racing System17 +35.725182025 Michael BelovCharouz Racing System17 +36.455302119 Lukas DunnerMP Motorsport17 +37.01819224 Pierre-Louis ChovetHitech Grand Prix17 +39.200272318 Bent ViscaalMP Motorsport17 +39.501292423 Roman StaněkCharouz Racing System17 +1:30.840242528 Cameron DasCarlin Buzz Racing17 +1:41.379252614 Enzo FittipaldiHWA Racelab17 +1:50.868152731 Andreas EstnerCampos Racing16 +1 lap20NC26 Clément NovalakCarlin Buzz Racing15 +2 laps23DNF15 Jake HughesHWA Racelab13Mechanical12DNF30 Alessio DeleddaCampos Racing3Accident26Fastest lap set by Jake Hughes: 2:07.040 (lap 7)Source:
Sprint Race DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid13 Logan SargeantPrema Racing1737:52.233315 (2)22 Frederik VestiPrema Racing17 +0.80151235 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix17 +8.73621048 Aleksandr SmolyarART Grand Prix17 +9.4807857 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix17 +13.4019661 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing17 +16.15765717 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport17 +17.15814810 Lirim ZendeliTrident17 +23.413103911 David BeckmannTrident17 +24.88282109 Sebastián FernándezART Grand Prix17 +25.5451111112 Olli CaldwellTrident17 +27.66541214 Enzo FittipaldiHWA Racelab17 +31.429261319 Lukas DunnerMP Motorsport17 +32.455211425 David SchumacherCarlin Buzz Racing17 +37.859171526 Clément NovalakCarlin Buzz Racing17 +38.940281618 Bent ViscaalMP Motorsport17 +41.046231715 Jake HughesHWA Racelab17 +43.725291823 Roman StaněkCharouz Racing System17 +47.02524196 Dennis HaugerHitech Grand Prix17 +49.880152031 Andreas EstnerCampos Racing17 +51.647272129 Alex PeroniCampos Racing17 +51.892142228 Cameron DasCarlin Buzz Racing17 +56.516252330 Alessio DeleddaCampos Racing17 +57.484302421 Federico MalvestitiJenzer Motorsport17 +1:01.410182520 Calan WilliamsJenzer Motorsport17 +1:16.355162622 Matteo NanniniJenzer Motorsport17 +1:24.425132724 Igor FragaCharouz Racing System16 +1 lap19DNF25 Michael BelovCharouz Racing System5Collision damage20DNF4 Pierre-Louis ChovetHitech Grand Prix4Collision22DNF16 Jack DoohanHWA Racelab2Mechanical12Fastest lap set by Logan Sargeant: 2:06.865 (lap 3)Source:
Notes:
- Dennis Hauger originally finished 18th, but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Calan Williams. - Michael Belov was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Federico Malvestiti. - Federico Malvestiti was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Cameron Das.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Logan Sargeant 152 2 Oscar Piastri 145 1 3 David Beckmann 111.5 1 4 Liam Lawson 111 5 Théo Pourchaire 106 Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Prema Racing 387.5 2 Trident 199.5 3 ART Grand Prix 172 4 Hitech Grand Prix 130 5 MP Motorsport 98
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
2020 Belgian Grand Prix 2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
References
External links Official website