2020 Monza Formula 3 round
{{short description|Motor racing event}}
{{Infobox FIA Formula 3 race report|Country=Italy|Name=Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|alt=|Caption=Layout of the Monza Circuit|Year=2020|Flag_suffix=|Location=Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy|Course=Permanent racing facility|Course_km=5.793|Course_mi=3.600|Type_r1=Race 1|Date_r1=5 September|Pole_driver_country_r1=FRA|Laps_r1=22|Pole_driver_r1=Théo Pourchaire|Pole_team_r1=ART Grand Prix|Pole_Time_r1=1:37.301|First_driver_country_r1=DEN|First_driver_r1=Frederik Vesti|First_team_r1=Prema Racing|Second_driver_country_r1=FRA|Round_No=8|Season_No=9|Image=Monza track map.svg|image-size=|Second_driver_r1=Théo Pourchaire|Second_team_r1=ART Grand Prix|Second_team_r2=ART Grand Prix|Fast_team_r1=Prema Racing|Fast_time_r1=1:39.877|Fast_lap_r1=lap 6|Type_r2=Race 2|Date_r2=6 September|Laps_r2=22|First_driver_country_r2=GBR|Third_driver_country_r1=AUS|First_team_r2=HWA Racelab|Second_driver_country_r2=FRA|Second_driver_r2=Théo Pourchaire|First_driver_r2=Jake Hughes|Third_driver_country_r2=RUS|Third_driver_r2=Aleksandr Smolyar|Third_team_r2=ART Grand Prix|Fast_driver_country_r2=RUS|Fast_driver_r2=Aleksandr Smolyar|Fast_team_r2=ART Grand Prix|Fast_time_r2=1:40.208|Third_driver_r1=Oscar Piastri|Third_team_r1=Prema Racing|Fast_driver_country_r1=DEN|Fast_driver_r1=Frederik Vesti|Fast_lap_r2=lap 17}}
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.
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!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
| 1
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire |1:37.301 |6{{ref|1|1}} |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Lirim Zendeli | +0.451 |12{{ref|1|1}},{{ref|1|3}} |
| 3
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar | +0.487 |11{{ref|1|1}},{{ref|1|2}} |
| 4
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson | +0.487 |1 |
| 5
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|DEU}} David Beckmann | +0.508 |10{{ref|1|1}} |
| 6
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti | +0.714 |9{{ref|1|4}} |
| 7
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini | +0.735 |2 |
| 8
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Hughes | +0.750 |3 |
| 9
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams | +0.763 |4 |
| 10
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant | +0.794 |5 |
| 11
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|VEN}} Sebastián Fernández | +0.841 |16{{ref|1|1}} |
| 12
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri | +0.897 |15{{ref|1|4}} |
| 13
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Fraga | +0.914 |7 |
| 14
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Peroni | +0.936 |8 |
| 15
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell | +1.042 |20{{ref|1|1}} |
| 16
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk | +1.230 |13 |
| 17
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Richard Verschoor | +1.282 |14 |
| 18
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi | +1.383 |17 |
| 19
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan | +1.389 |18 |
| 20
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Michael Belov | +1.422 |19 |
| 21
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Bent Viscaal | +1.499 |21 |
| 22
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger | +1.541 |22 |
| 23
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Malvestiti | +1.564 |23 |
| 24
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak | +1.596 |24 |
| 25
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Sophia Flörsch | +1.721 |25 |
| 26
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Das | +1.776 |26 |
| 27
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Chovet | +1.872 |30{{ref|1|1}} |
| 28
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda | +2.147 |27 |
| 29
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Dunner | +2.178 |28 |
| 30
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|DEU}} David Schumacher | +2.193 |29 |
| colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Formula 3 2020 Result for Round 9 : Tuscany , Mugello 11-13 September 2020|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Results?raceid=1021|access-date=2021-01-08|website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website|language=en}} |
;Notes：
- {{note|1|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..
- {{note|1|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.
- {{note|1|3}}- Lirim Zendeli was given an additional five-place grid drop for impeding Liam Lawson at Turn 2.
- {{note|1|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 =
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!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 1}} !{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti |22 |38:22.192 |9 | align="center" |25 (2) |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire |22 | +0.899 |6 | align="center" |18 |
| 3
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri |22 | +5.470 |15 | align="center" |15 |
| 4
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|DEU}} David Beckmann |22 | +6.124 |10 | align="center" |12 |
| 5
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Hughes |22 | +7.419 |3 | align="center" |10 |
| 6
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson |22 | +7.984 |1 | align="center" |8 (4) |
| 7
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Lirim Zendeli |22 | +8.692 |12 | align="center" |6 |
| 8
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Bent Viscaal |22 | +9.232 |21 | align="center" |4 |
| 9
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi |22 | +12.192 |17 | align="center" |2 |
| 10
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Michael Belov |22 | +15.441 |19 | align="center" |1 |
| 11
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk |22 | +15.755 |13 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger |22 | +17.290 |22 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak |22 | +18.455 |24 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Dunner |22 | +19.185 |28 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Das |22 | +20.283 |26 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Peroni |22 | +21.026 |8 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan |22 | +21.862{{ref|2|1}} |18 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Chovet |22 | +21.922 |30 | |
| 19
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|DEU}} David Schumacher |22 | +27.277 |29 | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar |22 | +28.375 |11 | align="center" | |
| 21
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Sophia Flörsch |22 | +28.393 |25 | align="center" | |
| 22
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Malvestiti |22 | +29.057 |23 | align="center" | |
| 23
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda |22 | +29.434 |27 | align="center" | |
| 24
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Fraga |22 | +34.067 |7 | |
| 25
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams |22 | +34.500 |4 | align="center" | |
| 26
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant |22 | +38.847 |5 | align="center" | |
| 27
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Richard Verschoor |22 | +46.678 |14 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|VEN}} Sebastián Fernández |12 |Spin |16 | align="center" | |
| DNF{{ref|2|2}}
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini |8 |Mechanical |2 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell |3 |Mechanical |20 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti: 1:39.877 (lap 6) |
| colspan="8" |Source: |
; Notes：
- {{note|2|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.
- {{note|2|2}} - Matteo Nannini received a three-place grid penalty for race 2 for causing contact between himself and Liam Lawson.
= Sprint Race =
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!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 2}} !{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Hughes |22 |37:52.033 |6 | align="center" |15 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire |22 | +4.252 |9 | align="center" |12 |
| 3
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar |22 | +4.661 |20 | align="center" |10 (2) |
| 4
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Lirim Zendeli |22 | +5.400 |4 | align="center" |8 |
| 5
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Peroni |22 | +8.459 |16 | align="center" |6 |
| 6
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Louis Chovet |22 | +8.660 |18 | align="center" |5 |
| 7
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson |22 | +11.841{{ref|3|1}} |5 | align="center" |4 |
| 8
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk |22 | +12.123 |11 | align="center" |3 |
| 9
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell |22 | +13.783 |29 | align="center" |2 |
| 10
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Richard Verschoor |22 | +15.117 |27 | align="center" |1 |
| 11
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|VEN}} Sebastián Fernández |22 | +16.347 |28 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|DEU}} Sophia Flörsch |22 | +23.261 |21 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|RUS}} Michael Belov |22 | +23.660 |1 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Malvestiti |22 | +24.101 |22 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger |22 | +25.176 |12 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Das |22 | +32.409 |15 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Fraga |22 | +1:18.518 |24 | |
| 18
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams |22 | +1:22.626 |25 | align="center" | |
| 19
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Enzo Fittipaldi |22 | +1:25.853 |2 | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini |21 | +1 lap |30 | align="center" | |
| 21
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan |21 | +1 lap |17 | align="center" | |
| 22
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Deledda |21 | +1 lap |23 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Vesti |20 |Collision damage |10 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant |20 |Collision damage |26 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri |10 |Collision damage |8 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak |10 |Collision |13 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|DEU}} David Schumacher |10 |Collision |19 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|DEU}} David Beckmann |8 |Mechanical |7 | align="center" | |
| DNS
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Dunner |0 |Mechanical |14 | align="center" | |
| DSQ{{ref|3|2}}
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|NLD}} Bent Viscaal |22 |Refitted steering wheel |3 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" align="center" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar: 1:40.208 (lap 17) |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{cite news|title=Formula 3 2020 Result for Round 9|publisher=FIA Formula 3|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Results?raceid=1021|accessdate=8 January 2021}} |
; Notes：
- {{note|3|1}} - Liam Lawson originally finished second, but was given a ten-second time penalty for forcing Lirim Zendeli off the track at turn 1.
- {{note|3|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
{{col-start}}
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;Drivers' Championship standings
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| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Piastri | 160 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant | 152 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Théo Pourchaire | 136 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Lawson | 127 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann | 123.5 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Team ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 429.5 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Trident | 227.5 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix | 214 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hitech Grand Prix | 151 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport | 103 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
[http://www.fiaformula3.com/ Official website]
{{Formula Three round report
| Name_of_round = Monza Formula 3 round
| Year_of_round = 2020
| Previous_round_in_season = 2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
| Next_round_in_season = 2020 Mugello Formula 3 round
| Previous_year's_round = 2019 Monza Formula 3 round
| Next_year's_round = 2022 Monza Formula 3 round
}}
{{FIA Formula 3 rounds}}