2020 2nd Silverstone Formula 3 round explained

The 2020 2nd Silverstone FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 8 and 9 August 2020 at the Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

The Qualifying session took place on 7 August 2020, with Logan Sargeant scoring his second successive pole position.

		Driver	Team	Time/Gap
1	3	Logan Sargeant	Prema Racing	1:45.063	1
2	5	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.234	2
3	15	Jake Hughes	HWA Racelab	+0.344	3
4	2	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	+0.521	4
5	18	Bent Viscaal	MP Motorsport	+0.534	5
6	7	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	+0.567	6
7	16	Jack Doohan	HWA Racelab	+0.573	7
8	11	David Beckmann	Trident	+0.615	8
9	25	Ben Barnicoat	Carlin Buzz Racing	+0.702	9
10	10	Lirim Zendeli	Trident	+0.796	10
11	1	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	+0.814	11
12	26	Clément Novalak	Carlin Buzz Racing	+0.830	12
13	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	HWA Racelab	+0.890	13
14	22	Matteo Nannini	Jenzer Motorsport	+0.909	14
15	28	Cameron Das	Carlin Buzz Racing	+0.966	15
16	4	Max Fewtrell	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.966	16
17	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	+0.972	17
18	29	Alex Peroni	Campos Racing	+1.021	18
19	9	Sebastián Fernández	ART Grand Prix	+1.134	19
20	20	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	+1.158	20
21	21	Federico Malvestiti	Jenzer Motorsport	+1.216	21
22	25	David Schumacher	Charouz Racing System	+1.328	22
23	12	Olli Caldwell	Trident	+1.366	23
24	6	Dennis Hauger	Hitech Grand Prix	+1.496	24
25	23	Roman Staněk	Charouz Racing System	+1.557	25
26	24	Igor Fraga	Charouz Racing System	+1.624	26
27	17	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	+1.648	27
28	19	Lukas Dunner	MP Motorsport	+2.075	28
29	31	Sophia Flörsch	Campos Racing	+2.179	29
30	30	Alessio Deledda	Campos Racing	+2.797	30
Source:[1]

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	3	Logan Sargeant	Prema Racing	20	36:14.262	1	25 (4)
2	15	Jake Hughes	HWA Racelab	20	+1.552	3	18
3	5	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+2.025	2	15 (2)
4	2	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	20	+2.339	4	12
5	11	David Beckmann	Trident	20	+4.870	8	10
6	7	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	20	+9.370	6	8
7	1	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	20	+10.087	11	6
8	18	Bent Viscaal	MP Motorsport	20	+10.705	5	4
9	10	Lirim Zendeli	Trident	20	+11.535	10	2
10	25	Ben Barnicoat	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+12.072	9	1
11	28	Cameron Das	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+14.284	15
12	26	Clément Novalak	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+14.661	12
13	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	20	+17.215	17
14	29	Alex Peroni	Campos Racing	20	+17.715	18
15	25	David Schumacher	Charouz Racing System	20	+20.475	22
16	4	Max Fewtrell	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+21.368	16
17	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	HWA Racelab	20	+22.278	13
18	24	Igor Fraga	Charouz Racing System	20	+22.971	26
19	17	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	20	+23.441	27
20	31	Sophia Flörsch	Campos Racing	20	+24.078	29
21	12	Olli Caldwell	Trident	20	+24.369	23
22	23	Roman Staněk	Charouz Racing System	20	+25.014	25
23	19	Lukas Dunner	MP Motorsport	20	+31.254	28
24	9	Sebastián Fernández	ART Grand Prix	20	+33.229	19
25	30	Alessio Deledda	Campos Racing	20	+39.766	30
26	16	Jack Doohan	HWA Racelab	20	+1:32.538	7
DNF	22	Matteo Nannini	Jenzer Motorsport	19	Collision	14
DNF	20	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	4	Collision damage	20
DNF	21	Federico Malvestiti	Jenzer Motorsport	4	Collision damage	21
DNF	6	Dennis Hauger	Hitech Grand Prix	2	Suspension	24
Fastest lap set by Liam Lawson: 1:47.665 (lap 15)
Source:

Notes：

• - Clément Novalak received a five-second time penalty for going off track at Turn 15 and gaining an advantage.
• - Matteo Nannini was handed a three-place grid drop for Race 2, for making contact with Sebastián Fernández at Turn 15.

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	18	Bent Viscaal	MP Motorsport	20	40:32.362	3	15 (2)
2	10	Lirim Zendeli	Trident	20	+0.189	2	12
3	7	Théo Pourchaire	ART Grand Prix	20	+8.395	5	10
4	11	David Beckmann	Trident	20	+8.829	6	8
5	5	Liam Lawson	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+8.848	8	6
6	1	Oscar Piastri	Prema Racing	20	+9.226	4	5
7	15	Jake Hughes	HWA Racelab	20	+10.742	9	4
8	2	Frederik Vesti	Prema Racing	20	+10.966	7	3
9	26	Clément Novalak	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+11.501	12	2
10	24	Igor Fraga	Charouz Racing System	20	+22.833	18	1
11	28	Cameron Das	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+23.898	11
12	4	Max Fewtrell	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+23.937	16
13	9	Sebastián Fernández	ART Grand Prix	20	+24.043	24
14	8	Aleksandr Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	20	+24.918	13
15	23	Roman Staněk	Charouz Racing System	20	+25.441	22
16	22	Matteo Nannini	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+26.007	30
17	14	Enzo Fittipaldi	HWA Racelab	20	+26.340	17
18	17	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	20	+26.362	19
19	31	Sophia Flörsch	Campos Racing	20	+26.718	20
20	6	Dennis Hauger	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+27.176	29
21	16	Jack Doohan	HWA Racelab	20	+27.791	26
22	12	Olli Caldwell	Trident	20	+28.002	21
23	21	Federico Malvestiti	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+28.132	28
24	29	Alex Peroni	Campos Racing	20	+1:00.615	14
DNF	25	Ben Barnicoat	Carlin Buzz Racing	11	Mechanical	1
DNF	3	Logan Sargeant	Prema Racing	10	Collision damage	10
DNF	30	Alessio Deledda	Campos Racing	2	Collision damage	25
DNF	25	David Schumacher	Charouz Racing System	1	Collision damage	15
DNF	19	Lukas Dunner	MP Motorsport	0	Collision	23
DNF	20	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	0	Collision	27
Fastest lap set by Bent Viscaal: 1:46.632 (lap 18)
Source:[2]

Note：

• - Enzo Fittipaldi was handed a five second time penalty for gaining an unfair advantage on Cameron Das.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
1	1	Logan Sargeant	106
1	2	Oscar Piastri	105
	3	David Beckmann	82.5
1	4	Liam Lawson	77
1	5	Frederik Vesti	70.5

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Prema Racing	281.5
	2	Trident	132.5
	3	ART Grand Prix	114
	4	Hitech Grand Prix	96
	5	MP Motorsport	83

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

See also

• 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
• 2020 2nd Silverstone Formula 2 round

External links

Official website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Formula 3 2020 Result for Round 5 : Silverstone 7-9 August 2020. 2021-01-10. FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. en.
2. News: Formula 3 2020 Result for Round 9. FIA Formula 3. 8 January 2021.