# 2020 Spielberg Formula 3 round

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

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
### Qualifying

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

### Feature Race

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

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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | 30 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | 23 |
| 3 | Logan Sargeant | 18 |
| 4 | Alex Peroni | 17 |
| 5 | Frederik Vesti | 17 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 65 |
| 2 | Trident | 35 |
| 3 | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 17 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 16 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.