title: 2020 Barcelona Formula 3 round
text: # 2020 Barcelona Formula 3 round
  
  The 2020 Barcelona FIA Formula 3 round is a motor racing event held on 15 and 16 August 2020 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the sixth round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix.
  
  ## Entries
  
  After having replaced Enaam Ahmed for the rounds at Silverstone, Ben Barnicoat returned to the British GT Championship with McLaren. The Brit was replaced by one-time F3 race winner Leonardo Pulcini.
  
  ## Classification
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  The Qualifying session took place on 14 August 2020, with Logan Sargeant scoring pole position for the third weekend in a row.
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 1:32.974 | 1 |
  | 2 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | +0.111 | 2 |
  | 3 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.143 | 3 |
  | 4 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | +0.197 | 4 |
  | 5 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | +0.248 | 5 |
  | 6 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | +0.265 | 6 |
  | 7 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | +0.345 | 7 |
  | 8 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | +0.412 | 8 |
  | 9 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | +0.433 | 9 |
  | 10 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | +0.438 | 13 |
  | 11 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | +0.557 | 10 |
  | 12 | 25 | Leonardo Pulcini | Carlin Buzz Racing | +0.614 | 17 |
  | 13 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.628 | 11 |
  | 14 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | +0.708 | 12 |
  | 15 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.711 | 14 |
  | 16 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | +0.788 | 15 |
  | 17 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | +0.808 | 16 |
  | 18 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | +0.852 | 18 |
  | 19 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | +0.900 | 19 |
  | 20 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | +0.918 | 20 |
  | 21 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | +0.937 | 21 |
  | 22 | 4 | Max Fewtrell | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.960 | 22 |
  | 23 | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | +0.963 | 23 |
  | 24 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | +1.002 | 24 |
  | 25 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.030 | 25 |
  | 26 | 25 | David Schumacher | Charouz Racing System | +1.051 | 26 |
  | 27 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.214 | 27 |
  | 28 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | +1.299 | 28 |
  | 29 | 31 | Sophia Flörsch | Campos Racing | +1.543 | 29 |
  | 30 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | +2.207 | 30 |
  | Source: ||||||
  
  **Notes：**
  
  * ^1 - Lirim Zendeli was handed a three-place drop, after he was found to have unnecessarily impeded Alex Peroni at the entry to Turn 7.
  * ^2 - Leonardo Pulcini was given a five-place drop for having gotten in the way of Richard Verschoor at Turn 1.
  * ^3 - Alessio Deledda was handed a 10-place grid drop for a tyre infringement.
  
  ### Feature Race
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 22 | 38:53.146 | 2 | 25 (2) |
  | 2 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +2.388 | 3 | 18 |
  | 3 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 22 | +3.948 | 1 | 15 (4) |
  | 4 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +8.953 | 6 | 12 |
  | 5 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | 22 | +9.826 | 7 | 10 |
  | 6 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 22 | +10.222 | 4 | 8 |
  | 7 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +10.751 | 8 | 6 |
  | 8 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 22 | +12.172 | 9 | 4 |
  | 9 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 22 | +12.351 | 10 | 2 |
  | 10 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +12.573 | 11 | 1 |
  | 11 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +14.832 | 12 | |
  | 12 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 22 | +15.266 | 13 | |
  | 13 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | 22 | +15.665 | 15 | |
  | 14 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | 22 | +16.445 | 16 | |
  | 15 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +17.282 | 4 | |
  | 16 | 25 | Leonardo Pulcini | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +17.892 | 17 | |
  | 17 | 4 | Max Fewtrell | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +18.925 | 22 | |
  | 18 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +20.166 | 24 | |
  | 19 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +21.563 | 18 | |
  | 20 | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | 22 | +22.489 | 21 | |
  | 21 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | 22 | +23.105 | 20 | |
  | 22 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +24.159 | 19 | |
  | 23 | 25 | David Schumacher | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +24.496 | 26 | |
  | 24 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +25.776 | 28 | |
  | 25 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +26.262 | 25 | |
  | 26 | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +32.203 | 27 | |
  | 27 | 31 | Sophia Flörsch | Campos Racing | 22 | +33.174 | 29 | |
  | 28 | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 22 | +33.711 | 30 | |
  | DNF | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 9 | Mechanical | 14 | |
  | DNF | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | 1 | Spun off | 23 | |
  | Fastest lap set by Jake Hughes: 1:35.862 (lap 13) ||||||||
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Sprint Race
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Oscar Piastri | Prema Racing | 22 | 39:52.928 | 5 | 15 (2) |
  | 2 | 29 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 22 | +1.176 | 3 | 12 |
  | 3 | 22 | Matteo Nannini | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +2.028 | 1 | 10 |
  | 4 | 17 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 22 | +2.568 | 2 | 8 |
  | 5 | 3 | Logan Sargeant | Prema Racing | 22 | +3.002 | 8 | 6 |
  | 6 | 7 | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +3.910 | 4 | 5 |
  | 7 | 5 | Liam Lawson | Hitech Grand Prix | 22 | +4.823 | 9 | 4 |
  | 8 | 14 | Enzo Fittipaldi | HWA Racelab | 22 | +5.365 | 13 | 3 |
  | 9 | 11 | David Beckmann | Trident | 22 | +5.878 | 6 | 2 |
  | 10 | 15 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 22 | +6.613 | 10 | 1 |
  | 11 | 26 | Clément Novalak | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +7.216 | 7 | |
  | 12 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +7.752 | 11 | |
  | 13 | 9 | Sebastián Fernández | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +11.107 | 15 | |
  | 14 | 20 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +12.368 | 25 | |
  | 15 | 16 | Jack Doohan | HWA Racelab | 22 | +13.139 | 14 | |
  | 16 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | Trident | 22 | +13.630 | 12 | |
  | 17 | 28 | Cameron Das | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +14.411 | 19 | |
  | 18 | 24 | Igor Fraga | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +15.127 | 24 | |
  | 19 | 23 | Roman Staněk | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +15.677 | 22 | |
  | 20 | 18 | Bent Viscaal | MP Motorsport | 22 | +16.109 | 30 | |
  | 21 | 2 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | 22 | +18.950 | 29 | |
  | 22 | 19 | Lukas Dunner | MP Motorsport | 22 | +20.839 | 21 | |
  | 23 | 31 | Sophia Flörsch | Campos Racing | 22 | +23.092 | 27 | |
  | 24 | 25 | Leonardo Pulcini | Carlin Buzz Racing | 22 | +33.108 | 16 | |
  | 25 | 25 | David Schumacher | Charouz Racing System | 22 | +1:24.905 | 23 | |
  | 26 | 6 | Dennis Hauger | Hitech Grand Prix | 19 | +3 laps | 18 | |
  | DNF | 21 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | Accident | 26 | |
  | DNF | 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 2 | Mechanical | 28 | |
  | DNF | 4 | Max Fewtrell | Hitech Grand Prix | 1 | Collision | 17 | |
  | DNF | 12 | Olli Caldwell | Trident | 1 | Collision | 20 | |
  | Fastest lap set by Dennis Hauger: 1:35.706 (lap 5) ||||||||
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ## Standings after the event
  
  | | Pos. | Driver | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | Logan Sargeant | 131 |
  | | 2 | Oscar Piastri | 130 |
  | 1 | 3 | Liam Lawson | 99 |
  | 1 | 4 | David Beckmann | 94.5 |
  | 1 | 5 | Théo Pourchaire | 80 |
  | Pos. | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Prema Racing | 331.5 |
  | 2 | Trident | 144.5 |
  | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 125 |
  | 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 118 |
  | 5 | MP Motorsport | 93 |
  
  * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  