2020 Spielberg Formula 3 round

Austria  2020 Red Rull Ring Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 9 in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
LocationRed Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.326 km (2.690 mi)
Feature Race
Date 4 July 2020
Laps 24
Pole position
Driver Spain Sebastián Fernández ART Grand Prix
Time 1:19.429
Podium
First Australia Oscar Piastri Prema Racing
Second United States Logan Sargeant Prema Racing
Third Australia Alex Peroni Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Alex Peroni Campos Racing
Time 1:21.602 (on lap 19)
Sprint Race
Date 5 July 2020
Laps 24
Podium
First New Zealand Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix
Second Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport
Third France Clément Novalak Carlin Buzz Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Oscar Piastri Prema Racing
Time 1:21.513 (on lap 4)

The 2020 Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 4 and 5 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It is the first round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.

Entries

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17 drivers made their full-time FIA Formula 3 Championship debut, with only Jenzer driver Federico Malvestiti having had experience in the category before. The other rookies were Formula Renault Eurocup champion Oscar Piastri and Formula Regional European champion Frederik Vesti at Prema Racing, Italian F4 champion Dennis Hauger at Hitech Grand Prix, ADAC F4 Championship winner Théo Pourchaire and Aleksandr Smolyar at ART Grand Prix, Olli Caldwell at Trident, Enzo Fittipaldi and Jack Doohan at HWA Racelab, Lukas Dunner at MP Motorsport, Calan Williams and F4 UAE champion Matteo Nannini, Roman Staněk, David Schumacher and 2020 Toyota Racing Series winner Igor Fraga at Charouz, BRDC F3 champion Clément Novalak, Enaam Ahmed and Cameron Das at Carlin Buzz Racing, and Sophia Flörsch at Campos Racing. Logan Sargeant switched from Carlin to Prema, Max Fewtrell and Liam Lawson moved to Hitech from ART Grand Prix and MP Motorsport respectively, Sebastián Fernández went from Campos to ART, meanwhile Lirim Zendeli and David Beckmann came to Trident from Charouz and ART respectively, and Bent Viscaal made a move to MP Motorsport from HWA. The other drivers, namely Jake Hughes (HWA), Richard Verschoor (MP), Alex Peroni and Alessio Deledda (both Campos) returned to their previous year's team respectively.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
1 9 Spain Sebastian Fernández ART Grand Prix 1:19.429 1
2 10 Germany Lirim Zendeli Trident +0.016 2
3 1 Australia Oscar Piastri Prema Racing +0.135 3
4 3 United States Logan Sargeant Prema Racing +0.166 4
5 15 United Kingdom Jake Hughes HWA Racelab +0.189 5
6 2 Denmark Frederik Vesti Prema Racing +0.247 6
7 11 Germany David Beckmann Trident +0.264 7
8 29 Australia Alex Peroni Campos Racing +0.280 8
9 17 Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport +0.380 9
10 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Charouz Racing System +0.397 10
11 8 Russia Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix +0.599 11
12 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix +0.626 12
13 18 Netherlands Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport +0.679 13
14 26 France Clément Novalak Carlin Buzz Racing +0.682 14
15 16 Australia Jack Doohan HWA Racelab +0.712 15
16 6 Norway Dennis Hauger Hitech Grand Prix +0.761 16
17 4 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Hitech Grand Prix +0.771 17
18 22 Italy Matteo Nannini Jenzer Motorsport +0.799 18
19 21 Italy Federico Malvestiti Jenzer Motorsport +0.895 19
20 7 France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix +0.909 20
21 28 United States Cameron Das Carlin Buzz Racing +0.915 21
22 19 Austria Lukas Dunner MP Motorsport +0.924 22
23 20 Australia Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport +1.126 23
24 25 Germany David Schumacher Charouz Racing System +1.378 24
25 12 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell Trident +1.417 25
26 27 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Carlin Buzz Racing +1.429 26
27 30 Italy Alessio Deledda Campos Racing +1.804 27
28 31 Germany Sophia Flörsch Campos Racing +1.882 28
29 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi HWA Racelab +1.901 29
30 24 Brazil Igor Fraga Charouz Racing System +3.631 30

Feature Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 1 Australia Oscar Piastri Prema Racing 24 32:53.331 3 25
2 3 United States Logan Sargeant Prema Racing 24 +1.671 4 18
3 29 Australia Alex Peroni Campos Racing 24 +3.017 8 15 (2)
4 2 Denmark Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 24 +4.002 6 12
5 10 Germany Lirim Zendeli Trident 24 +7.496 2 10
6 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix 24 +10.818 12 8
7 11 Germany David Beckmann Trident 24 +12.862 7 6
8 17 Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 24 +13.800 9 4
9 8 Russia Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix 24 +14.194 11 2
10 26 France Clément Novalak Carlin Buzz Racing 24 +14.558 14 1
11 18 Netherlands Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport 24 +15.477 13
12 4 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Hitech Grand Prix 24 +22.398 17
13 7 France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 24 +22.921 20
14 16 Australia Jack Doohan HWA Racelab 24 +25.218 15
15 6 Norway Dennis Hauger Hitech Grand Prix 24 +26.634 16
16 24 Brazil Igor Fraga Charouz Racing System 24 +27.131 30
17 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Charouz Racing System 24 +27.587 10
18 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi HWA Racelab 24 +27.874 29
19 21 Italy Federico Malvestiti Jenzer Motorsport 24 +29.229 19
20 12 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell Trident 24 +29.599 25
21 20 Australia Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 24 +29.930 23
22 28 United States Cameron Das Carlin Buzz Racing 24 +30.365 21
23 27 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Carlin Buzz Racing 24 +30.868 26
24 19 Austria Lukas Dunner MP Motorsport 24 +31.123 22
25 25 Germany David Schumacher Charouz Racing System 24 +35.204 24
26 31 Germany Sophia Flörsch Campos Racing 24 +35.838 28
27 22 Italy Matteo Nannini Jenzer Motorsport 24 +36.354 18
28 15 United Kingdom Jake Hughes HWA Racelab 24 +37.545 PL
29 30 Italy Alessio Deledda Campos Racing 23 +1 lap 27
DNF 9 Spain Sebastián Fernández ART Grand Prix 1 Collision damage 1 (4)
Fastest lap set by Australia Alex Peroni: 1:21.602 (lap 19)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 5 New Zealand Liam Lawson Hitech Grand Prix 24 37:01.698 5 15
2 17 Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 24 +0.417 3 12
3 26 France Clément Novalak Carlin Buzz Racing 24 +1.302 1 10
4 11 Germany David Beckmann Trident 24 +1.639 4 8
5 10 Germany Lirim Zendeli Trident 24 +2.232 6 6
6 2 Denmark Frederik Vesti Prema Racing 24 +2.836 7 5
7 8 Russia Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix 24 +3.090 2 4
8 1 Australia Oscar Piastri Prema Racing 24 +3.451 10 3 (2)
9 14 Brazil Enzo Fittipaldi HWA Racelab 24 +4.098 18 2
10 4 United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Hitech Grand Prix 24 +4.580 12 1
11 18 Netherlands Bent Viscaal MP Motorsport 24 +4.975 11
12 15 United Kingdom Jake Hughes HWA Racelab 24 +5.437 28
13 9 Spain Sebastián Fernández ART Grand Prix 24 +6.206 30
14 19 Austria Lukas Dunner MP Motorsport 24 +7.109 24
15 25 Germany David Schumacher Charouz Racing System 24 +8.499 25
16 31 Germany Sophia Flörsch Campos Racing 24 +9.159 26
17 20 Australia Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 24 +9.491 21
18 22 Italy Matteo Nannini Jenzer Motorsport 24 +9.864 22
19 12 United Kingdom Olli Caldwell Trident 24 +10.949 20
20 30 Italy Alessio Deledda Campos Racing 24 +11.388 29
21 21 Italy Federico Malvestiti Jenzer Motorsport 24 +12.050 19
22 6 Norway Dennis Hauger Hitech Grand Prix 24 +12.445 15
23 23 Czech Republic Roman Staněk Charouz Racing System 24 +13.189 17
24 27 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Carlin Buzz Racing 24 +18.137 23
25 24 Brazil Igor Fraga Charouz Racing System 24 +30.838 16
26 7 France Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 24 +40.237 13
27 3 United States Logan Sargeant Prema Racing 23 +1 lap 9
NC 16 Australia Jack Doohan HWA Racelab 16 +8 laps 14
DNF 29 Australia Alex Peroni Campos Racing 10 Mechanical 8
DNF 28 United States Cameron Das Carlin Buzz Racing 5 Mechanical 22
Fastest lap set by Australia Oscar Piastri: 1:21.513 (lap 4)
Source:[2]

Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Formel 3 2020 Spielberg 1". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Formel 3 2020 Spielberg 1". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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