# 2020 Monza Formula 3 round

The 2020 Monza FIA Formula 3 round is a motor racing event held on 5 and 6 September 2020 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
With Frederik Vesti's win and Oscar Piastri finishing in third in the first race, Prema Racing prematurely secured the teams' championship back-to-back with three races to spare.

## Entries

Sophia Flörsch returned to drive for Campos Racing, with Andreas Estner, her replacement in Spa, returning to the Euroformula Open Championship.

## Classification
### Qualifying

The Qualifying session took place on 4 September 2020, with Théo Pourchaire setting the fastest laptime of the session. However, him, Smolyar, Chovet, Zendeli, Caldwell, Fernández, Beckmann, Vesti and championship leader Oscar Piastri were all penalized for blocking the track in Qualifying, therefore allowing Liam Lawson, who had initially set the fourth-best laptime, to inherit pole position.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:37.301 | 6 |
| 2 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | +0.451 | 12, |
| 3 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | +0.487 | 11, |
| 4 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.487 | 1 |
| 5 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | +0.508 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.714 | 9 |
| 7 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.735 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | +0.750 | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.763 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | +0.794 | 5 |
| 11 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | +0.841 | 16 |
| 12 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | +0.897 | 15 |
| 13 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | +0.914 | 7 |
| 14 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | +0.936 | 8 |
| 15 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | +1.042 | 20 |
| 16 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | +1.230 | 13 |
| 17 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | +1.282 | 14 |
| 18 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | +1.383 | 17 |
| 19 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | +1.389 | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | Michael Belov | Charouz Racing System | +1.422 | 19 |
| 21 | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | +1.499 | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | +1.541 | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.564 | 23 |
| 24 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | +1.596 | 24 |
| 25 | 31 | Sophia Flörsch | Campos Racing | +1.721 | 25 |
| 26 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | +1.776 | 26 |
| 27 | 4 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Hitech Grand Prix | +1.872 | 30 |
| 28 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | +2.147 | 27 |
| 29 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | +2.178 | 28 |
| 30 | 25 | David Schumacher | Carlin Buzz Racing | +2.193 | 29 |
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#### Notes：

* ^1 - Théo Pourchaire, Aleksandr Smolyar, Pierre-Louis Chovet, Lirim Zendeli, Olli Caldwell, Sebastián Fernández and David Beckmann were served five-place grid drops for Race 1 for driving unnecessarily slowly before Turn 11, which forced the following cars to slow down and caused a potentially dangerous situation..
* ^2 - Aleksandr Smolyar was given a further three-place grid drop for driving unnecessary slowly before Turn 2, which forced the entire field to slow down and caused a potentially dangerous situation.
* ^3 - Lirim Zendeli was given an additional five-place grid drop for impeding Liam Lawson at Turn 2.
* ^4 - Frederik Vesti and Oscar Piastri were given three-place grid drops after it was found that they drove unnecessarily slowly and impeded Jake Hughes.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 22 | 38:22.192 | 9 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +0.899 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 22 | +5.470 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | 22 | +6.124 | 10 | 12 |
| 5 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 22 | +7.419 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +7.984 | 1 | 8 (4) |
| 7 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 22 | +8.692 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | 22 | +9.232 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | 22 | +12.192 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Michael Belov | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +15.441 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +15.755 | 13 | |
| 12 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +17.290 | 22 | |
| 13 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +18.455 | 24 | |
| 14 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | 22 | +19.185 | 28 | |
| 15 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +20.283 | 26 | |
| 16 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 22 | +21.026 | 8 | |
| 17 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | 22 | +21.862 | 18 | |
| 18 | 4 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +21.922 | 30 | |
| 19 | 25 | David Schumacher | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +27.277 | 29 | |
| 20 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +28.375 | 11 | |
| 21 | 31 | Sophia Flörsch | Campos Racing | 22 | +28.393 | 25 | |
| 22 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +29.057 | 23 | |
| 23 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 22 | +29.434 | 27 | |
| 24 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +34.067 | 7 | |
| 25 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +34.500 | 4 | |
| 26 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 22 | +38.847 | 5 | |
| 27 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 22 | +46.678 | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | 12 | Spin | 16 | |
| DNF | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | 8 | Mechanical | 2 | |
| DNF | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | 3 | Mechanical | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Frederik Vesti: 1:39.877 (lap 6) ||||||||
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#### Notes：

* ^1 - Jack Doohan originally finished twelfth, but was given a five second time penalty after it was found that he overtook Enzo Fittipaldi before the end of a Safety Car period.
* ^2 - Matteo Nannini received a three-place grid penalty for race 2 for causing contact between himself and Liam Lawson.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 22 | 37:52.033 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +4.252 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +4.661 | 20 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 22 | +5.400 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 22 | +8.459 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +8.660 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +11.841 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +12.123 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | 22 | +13.783 | 29 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 22 | +15.117 | 27 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +16.347 | 28 | |
| 12 | 31 | Sophia Flörsch | Campos Racing | 22 | +23.261 | 21 | |
| 13 | 25 | Michael Belov | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +23.660 | 1 | |
| 14 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +24.101 | 22 | |
| 15 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +25.176 | 12 | |
| 16 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +32.409 | 15 | |
| 17 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +1:18.518 | 24 | |
| 18 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +1:22.626 | 25 | |
| 19 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | 22 | +1:25.853 | 2 | |
| 20 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +1 lap | 30 | |
| 21 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | 21 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 22 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 21 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| DNF | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 20 | Collision damage | 10 | |
| DNF | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 20 | Collision damage | 26 | |
| DNF | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 10 | Collision damage | 8 | |
| DNF | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | 10 | Collision | 13 | |
| DNF | 25 | David Schumacher | Carlin Buzz Racing | 10 | Collision | 19 | |
| DNF | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | 8 | Mechanical | 7 | |
| DNS | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | 0 | Mechanical | 14 | |
| DSQ | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | 22 | Refitted steering wheel | 3 | |
| Fastest lap set by Aleksandr Smolyar: 1:40.208 (lap 17) ||||||||
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#### Notes：

* ^1 - Liam Lawson originally finished second, but was given a ten-second time penalty for forcing Lirim Zendeli off the track at turn 1.
* ^2 - Bent Viscaal originally finished eleventh, but was disqualified for a team member reattaching his steering wheel to the car without requesting permission from the Technical Delegate.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | 160 |
| 1 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | 152 |
| 2 | 3 | Théo Pourchaire | 136 |
| | 4 | Liam Lawson | 127 |
| 2 | 5 | David Beckmann | 123.5 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 429.5 |
| 2 | Trident | 227.5 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 214 |
| 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 151 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 103 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.