# 2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

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.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 2:05.393 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.203 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | +0.414 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | +0.686 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | +0.719 | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | +0.751 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.779 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | +0.813 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.922 | 9 |
| 10 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | +1.020 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | +1.051 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | +1.075 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | +1.112 | 13 |
| 14 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.195 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | +1.365 | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | +1.474 | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.606 | 17 |
| 18 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | +1.852 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | +2.111 | 19 |
| 20 | 31 | Andreas Estner | Campos Racing | +2.117 | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.137 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | David Schumacher | Carlin Buzz Racing | +2.305 | 22 |
| 23 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | +2.579 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | +2.965 | 24 |
| 25 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | +3.160 | 25 |
| 26 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | +3.374 | 26 |
| 27 | 4 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Hitech Grand Prix | +3.588 | 27 |
| — | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | No time set | 28 |
| — | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | No time set | 29 |
| — | 25 | Michael Belov | Charouz Racing System | No time set | 30 |
| Source: ||||||

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 17 | 38:04.971 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +4.047 | 2 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | 17 | +5.704 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +15.043 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 17 | +15.633 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 17 | +19.085 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | 17 | +22.818 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 17 | +22.967 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 17 | +24.571 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 17 | +24.894 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +25.585 | 16 | |
| 12 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | 17 | +26.878 | 13 | |
| 13 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +27.881 | 14 | |
| 14 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 17 | +30.168 | 10 | |
| 15 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | 17 | +30.625 | 28 | |
| 16 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +30.853 | 21 | |
| 17 | 25 | David Schumacher | Carlin Buzz Racing | 17 | +33.975 | 22 | |
| 18 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +35.054 | 17 | |
| 19 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | 17 | +35.725 | 18 | |
| 20 | 25 | Michael Belov | Charouz Racing System | 17 | +36.455 | 30 | |
| 21 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | 17 | +37.018 | 19 | |
| 22 | 4 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Hitech Grand Prix | 17 | +39.200 | 27 | |
| 23 | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | 17 | +39.501 | 29 | |
| 24 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | 17 | +1:30.840 | 24 | |
| 25 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | 17 | +1:41.379 | 25 | |
| 26 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | 17 | +1:50.868 | 15 | |
| 27 | 31 | Andreas Estner | Campos Racing | 16 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| NC | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | 15 | +2 laps | 23 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 13 | Mechanical | 12 | |
| DNF | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 3 | Accident | 26 | |
| Fastest lap set by Jake Hughes: 2:07.040 (lap 7) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 17 | 37:52.233 | 3 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 17 | +0.801 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 17 | +8.736 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +9.480 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +13.401 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 17 | +16.157 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 17 | +17.158 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 17 | +23.413 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | 17 | +24.882 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +25.545 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | 17 | +27.665 | 4 | |
| 12 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | 17 | +31.429 | 26 | |
| 13 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | 17 | +32.455 | 21 | |
| 14 | 25 | David Schumacher | Carlin Buzz Racing | 17 | +37.859 | 17 | |
| 15 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | 17 | +38.940 | 28 | |
| 16 | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | 17 | +41.046 | 23 | |
| 17 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 17 | +43.725 | 29 | |
| 18 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | 17 | +47.025 | 24 | |
| 19 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | 17 | +49.880 | 15 | |
| 20 | 31 | Andreas Estner | Campos Racing | 17 | +51.647 | 27 | |
| 21 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 17 | +51.892 | 14 | |
| 22 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | 17 | +56.516 | 25 | |
| 23 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 17 | +57.484 | 30 | |
| 24 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:01.410 | 18 | |
| 25 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:16.355 | 16 | |
| 26 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +1:24.425 | 13 | |
| 27 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | 16 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| DNF | 25 | Michael Belov | Charouz Racing System | 5 | Collision damage | 20 | |
| DNF | 4 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Hitech Grand Prix | 4 | Collision | 22 | |
| DNF | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | 2 | Mechanical | 12 | |
| Fastest lap set by Logan Sargeant: 2:06.865 (lap 3) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||

#### Notes：

* ^1 - Dennis Hauger originally finished 18th, but was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Calan Williams.
* ^2 - Michael Belov was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Federico Malvestiti.
* ^3 - Federico Malvestiti was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Cameron Das.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | 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 |
| Pos. | 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.