2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round explained

Country:Belgium
First Driver R2:Logan Sargeant
Fast Time R1:2:07.040
Fast Lap R1:lap 7
Type R2:Sprint Race
Date R2:30 August
Laps R2:17
First Driver Country R2:USA
Third Driver Country R1:AUS
First Team R2:Prema Racing
Second Driver Country R2:DNK
Second Driver R2:Frederik Vesti
Third Driver Country R2:RUS
Second Team R2:Prema Racing
Third Driver R2:Aleksandr Smolyar
Third Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R2:USA
Fast Driver R2:Logan Sargeant
Fast Team R2:Prema Racing
Fast Time R2:2:06.865
Third Driver R1:Oscar Piastri
Third Team R1:Prema Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:GBR
Fast Driver R1:Jake Hughes
Fast Team R1:HWA Racelab
Second Team R1:ART Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
Pole Driver Country R1:GER
Caption:Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit
Year:2020
Location:Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Km:7.004
Course Mi:4.352
Type R1:Feature Race
Date R1:29 August
Laps R1:17
Second Driver R1:Théo Pourchaire
Pole Driver R1:Lirim Zendeli
Pole Team R1:Trident
Pole Time R1:2:05.393
First Driver Country R1:GER
First Driver R1:Lirim Zendeli
First Team R1:Trident
Second Driver Country R1:FRA
Round No:7
Season No:9
Fast Lap R2:lap 3

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.[1] He was replaced by Frenchman and series rookie Pierre-Louis Chovet.[2] At Carlin Buzz Racing, David Schumacher was hired as a full-time driver, leaving Charouz Racing System to replace the German with Michael Belov.[3] [4] 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.[5]

Classification

Qualifying

The Qualifying session took place on 28 August 2020, with Lirim Zendeli scoring pole position.

DriverTeamTime/Gap
110 Lirim ZendeliTrident2:05.3931
27 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix+0.2032
38 Aleksandr SmolyarART Grand Prix+0.4143
43 Logan SargeantPrema Racing+0.6864
511 David BeckmannTrident+0.7195
617 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport+0.7516
75 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix+0.7797
81 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing+0.8138
92 Frederik VestiPrema Racing+0.9229
1029 Alex PeroniCampos Racing+1.02010
1112 Olli CaldwellTrident+1.05111
1215 Jake HughesHWA Racelab+1.07512
1316 Jack DoohanHWA Racelab+1.11213
1422 Matteo NanniniJenzer Motorsport+1.19514
1514 Enzo FittipaldiHWA Racelab+1.36515
169 Sebastián FernándezART Grand Prix+1.47416
1721 Federico MalvestitiJenzer Motorsport+1.60617
1824 Igor FragaCharouz Racing System+1.85218
1919 Lukas DunnerMP Motorsport+2.11119
2031 Andreas EstnerCampos Racing+2.11720
2120 Calan WilliamsJenzer Motorsport+2.13721
2225 David SchumacherCarlin Buzz Racing+2.30522
2326 Clément NovalakCarlin Buzz Racing+2.57923
2423 Roman StaněkCharouz Racing System+2.96524
2528 Cameron DasCarlin Buzz Racing+3.16025
2630 Alessio DeleddaCampos Racing+3.37426
274 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 set30
Source:[6]

Feature Race

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
110 Lirim ZendeliTrident1738:04.971125 (4)
27 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix17+4.047218 (2)
311 David BeckmannTrident17+5.704515
48 Aleksandr SmolyarART Grand Prix17+15.043312
51 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing17+15.633810
62 Frederik VestiPrema Racing17+19.085|9| align="center" |8|-!7| align="center" |12| Olli Caldwell|Trident|17| +22.818|11| align="center" |6|-!8| align="center" |3| Logan Sargeant|Prema Racing|17| +22.967|4| align="center" |4|-!9| align="center" |5| Liam Lawson|Hitech Grand Prix|17| +24.571|7| align="center" |2|-!10| align="center" |17| Richard Verschoor|MP Motorsport|17| +24.894|6| align="center" |1|-!11| align="center" |9| Sebastián Fernández|ART Grand Prix|17| +25.585|16| align="center" ||-!12| align="center" |16| Jack Doohan|HWA Racelab|17| +26.878|13| align="center" ||-!13| align="center" |22| Matteo Nannini|Jenzer Motorsport|17| +27.881|14| align="center" ||-!14| align="center" |29| Alex Peroni|Campos Racing|17| +30.168|10| align="center" ||-!15| align="center" |6| Dennis Hauger|Hitech Grand Prix|17| +30.625|28| align="center" ||-!16| align="center" |20| Calan Williams|Jenzer Motorsport|17| +30.853|21| align="center" ||-!17| align="center" |25| David Schumacher|Carlin Buzz Racing|17| +33.975|22| align="center" ||-!18| align="center" |21| Federico Malvestiti|Jenzer Motorsport|17| +35.054|17| align="center" ||-!19| align="center" |24| Igor Fraga|Charouz Racing System|17| +35.725|18||-!20| align="center" |25| Michael Belov|Charouz Racing System|17| +36.455|30| align="center" ||-!21| align="center" |19| Lukas Dunner|MP Motorsport|17| +37.018|19| align="center" ||-!22| align="center" |4| Pierre-Louis Chovet|Hitech Grand Prix|17| +39.200|27||-!23| align="center" |18| Bent Viscaal|MP Motorsport|17| +39.501|29| align="center" ||-!24| align="center" |23| Roman Staněk|Charouz Racing System|17| +1:30.840|24| align="center" ||-!25| align="center" |28| Cameron Das|Carlin Buzz Racing|17| +1:41.379|25| align="center" ||-!26| align="center" |14| Enzo Fittipaldi|HWA Racelab|17| +1:50.868|15| align="center" ||-!27| align="center" |31| Andreas Estner|Campos Racing|16| +1 lap|20| align="center" ||-!NC| align="center" |26| Clément Novalak|Carlin Buzz Racing|15| +2 laps|23| align="center" ||-!DNF| align="center" |15| Jake Hughes|HWA Racelab|13|Mechanical|12| align="center" ||-!DNF| align="center" |30| Alessio Deledda|Campos Racing|3|Accident|26| align="center" ||-! colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap set by Jake Hughes: 2:07.040 (lap 7)|-! colspan="8" |Source:|}

Sprint Race

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
13 Logan SargeantPrema Racing1737:52.233315 (2)
22 Frederik VestiPrema Racing17+0.801512
35 Liam LawsonHitech Grand Prix17+8.736210
48 Aleksandr SmolyarART Grand Prix17+9.48078
57 Théo PourchaireART Grand Prix17+13.40196
61 Oscar PiastriPrema Racing17+16.15765
717 Richard VerschoorMP Motorsport17+17.15814
810 Lirim ZendeliTrident17+23.413103
911 David BeckmannTrident17+24.88282
109 Sebastián FernándezART Grand Prix17+25.545111
1112 Olli CaldwellTrident17+27.6654
1214 Enzo FittipaldiHWA Racelab17+31.42926
1319 Lukas DunnerMP Motorsport17+32.45521
1425 David SchumacherCarlin Buzz Racing17+37.85917
1526 Clément NovalakCarlin Buzz Racing17+38.94028
1618 Bent ViscaalMP Motorsport17+41.04623
1715 Jake HughesHWA Racelab17+43.72529
1823 Roman StaněkCharouz Racing System17+47.02524
196 Dennis HaugerHitech Grand Prix17+49.88015
2031 Andreas EstnerCampos Racing17+51.64727
2129 Alex PeroniCampos Racing17+51.89214
2228 Cameron DasCarlin Buzz Racing17+56.51625
2330 Alessio DeleddaCampos Racing17+57.48430
2421 Federico MalvestitiJenzer Motorsport17+1:01.41018
2520 Calan WilliamsJenzer Motorsport17+1:16.35516
2622 Matteo NanniniJenzer Motorsport17+1:24.42513
2724 Igor FragaCharouz Racing System16+1 lap19
DNF25 Michael BelovCharouz Racing System5Collision damage20
DNF4 Pierre-Louis ChovetHitech Grand Prix4Collision22
DNF16 Jack DoohanHWA Racelab2Mechanical12
Fastest lap set by Logan Sargeant: 2:06.865 (lap 3)
Source:[7]
Notes：

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 Logan Sargeant152
2 Oscar Piastri145
13 David Beckmann111.5
14 Liam Lawson111
5 Théo Pourchaire106
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Prema Racing387.5
2 Trident199.5
3 ART Grand Prix172
4 Hitech Grand Prix130
5 MP Motorsport98
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

External links

Official website

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woollard. Craig. 2020-08-24. Max Fewtrell leaves Hitech GP FIA F3 team before Spa. 2021-05-07. Formula Scout. en-US.
  2. Web site: Woollard. Craig. 2020-08-25. Pierre-Louis Chovet joins FIA F3 grid for Spa with Hitech. 2021-05-07. Formula Scout. en-US.
  3. Web site: David Schumacher switches to Carlin in F3 for rest of 2020 season. 2021-05-07. www.autosport.com. 25 August 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: Allen. Peter. 2020-08-27. Belov joins FIA F3 with Charouz as Schumacher replacement. 2021-05-07. Formula Scout. en-US.
  5. Web site: Campos Racing – Andreas Estner replaces Sophia Flörsch for next FIA F3 round at Spa. 2021-05-07. en-US. 2021-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303232237/https://www.camposracing.com/news-room/andreas-estner-replaces-sophia-florsch-for-next-fia-f3-round-at-spa/. dead.
  6. Web site: Formula 3 2020 Result for Round 9 : Tuscany, Mugello 11-13 September 2020. 2021-01-08. FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. en.
  7. News: Formula 3 2020 Result for Round 9. FIA Formula 3. 8 January 2021.

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