Preview ROUND 2 SPIELBERG AUSTRIA IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Red Bull Ring RACE 1 >> 24 LAPS >> 103.506 KM 40 min. Start/Finish Offset 4.318 KM 0.126 km RACE 2 >> 24 LAPS >> 103.506 KM 40 min. AVERAGE TEMP. 23°/10° REMUS DRS ACTIVATION 2 WHEN TO WATCH SPEED AVERAGE RAINFALL 115 mm 3 TRAP DRS DETECTION 2 ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) 4 RAUCH LAP RECORD 2020 TH FRIDAY 10 JULY SECTOR 1 PIRELLI 09:35 Practice Session . 45 min. 2 1:19.429 (195.706 KM/H) 6 5 Sebastián Fernández (ART Grand Prix) 14:05 Qualifying Session . 30 min. RINDT * 9 17:45 Press Conference SECTOR 2 MAXIMUM SPEED DRS TH 8 VOESTALPINE DETECTION 3 SATURDAY 11 JULY DRS ACTIVATION 1 268.9 KM/H 10:25 Race 1 . 24 laps • 40 min. WÜRTH 7 Jake Hughes (HWA RACELAB) in Race 2 KURVE * RED BULL 11:25 Press Conference 10 MOBILE DRS ACTIVATION 3 COMPOUND SUNDAY 12TH JULY Allocation 09:45 Race 2 . 24 laps • 40 min. SECTOR 3 DRS HARD NIKI LAUDA KURVE 1 DETECTION 1 *Note: The FIA F3 press conference takes place in the F1 press conference room.. THE STory so far FROM THE GRID Lirim Zendeli Trident “I love quick corners, out of the DRS zone. That's pretty hard so I really like the last to manage. But it's also hard to manage section of the Red Bull from behind because from Turn 4 you Ring. I especially like have quick corners where you cannot Turns 7 and 9. really stay close. Plus, you have long straights “It's not a track like Bahrain or Hungary where normally where the tyres will be dead after 10 laps. you can relax Obviously, you can't destroy them, but a bit, but you you can push quite a lot here, even with have to be so 24 laps. Turn 1 is an overtaking zone, accurate on but it's not such a smart move. Most the braking for likely you’ll prepare through Turn 3, stay Turns 1, 3 and 4 that you have to work behind and not risk too much, then try all the time. and pass in Turn 4. “Last year here was my best result of “I hope the weather stays dry! I am quick An incredible opening round to the 2020 The Australian’s race debut almost 2019 and being on reverse pole last here, missing out on pole last weekend FIA Formula 3 Championship saw two ended at Turn 1 on Saturday, somehow season was quite cool. During the race it by 0.016s, but there was a lot more to new drivers add their names to the list of avoiding damage after contact which can be challenging to stay behind a car gain because my lap wasn't perfect. If F3 winners. There was an Australasian ended Fernández’s race. Piastri remained while trying to stay in front of another! we get another attempt on a dry track edge to the action with Australian rookie composed, leading home a PREMA one- If you're on P1 you have the three DRS my expectation will be pole position, and Oscar Piastri winning Race 1 on Saturday, two with Logan Sargeant. Fellow Aussie zones where the cars behind can close then to keep that position! We've fixed and New Zealand’s Liam Lawson taking Alex Peroni capped off his return with up, and then you have to pull out one our set-up and I hope we can start from victory in Sunday’s Race 2. third place and his first F3 podium. second from Turn 4 to Turn 10 to get the front row and get the win.” Piastri looked sharp from the outset With the top 10 finishers reversed for during Friday’s practice, only for Trident’s Sunday’s Race 2 grid, Lawson rose from STAT PACK David Beckmann to deny him top spot by P5 to take the chequered flag for the first 0.079s. The Renault junior also showed time at this level after a stylish drive. MP pace during Qualifying but had to settle Motorsport’s Richard Verschoor followed > The F3 race lap record at the Red Bull > Campos Racing and Carlin Buzz for a second row start when polesitter the Kiwi across the line for his highest Ring is 1:21.042, set by Jüri Vips Racing scored their first podiums Sebastián Fernández pipped Lirim finish in F3, with rookie Clément Novalak with Hitech Grand Prix in 2019. in Formula 3 last weekend. Zendeli by just 0.016s on the final lap. coming home in third. The CHALLENGERS Piastri (30 pts) and Lawson (23) sit first With all three of their drivers in the top and second in the Drivers’ Championship five, PREMA Racing (65) look like they following an exciting opening weekend, have picked up almost exactly where separated by seven points. Sargeant they left off in 2019. The Italian outfit are > Campos set their first fastest lap in F3 (18) is five points further back in third. 35 points ahead of compatriots Trident during last weekend’s Race 1. Peroni (17) is fourth, level on points with (30) in second. Hitech Grand Prix (24) Frederik Vesti (17) in fifth. lie in third, while Campos (17) and > Carlin led an F3 race for the first time MP Motorsport (16) are separated by just last weekend after Clément Novalak one point. > PREMA Racing could claim their fifth ran P1 for three laps during Race 2. Everyone gets another crack at the pole position on Friday, which would undulating Red Bull Ring this weekend, be exactly 50% from the possible 10. this time using Pirelli’s hard compound ART Grand Prix currently have three, tyre. PREMA will be undoubtedly be Hitech Grand Prix and HWA hoping for another good day at the RACELAB both have one each. office, but with five drivers standing on the podium for the first time last weekend, > PREMA could surpass 10 F3 victories somebody else may step into the limelight should they win both races this when Formula 3 returns. weekend. CONTACT Alexa Quintin - Head of Media and Communications [email protected] +33 (0)6 23 900 777 • Matt Deacon - Press Officer [email protected] +44 (0)7787 154 637 For more information please visit www.fiaformula3.com Follow us @FIAFormula3 @fiaf3 @FIAFormula3 ROUND 2 Preview SPIELBERG AUSTRIA ON-BOARD 2020 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS 1 Oscar Piastri PIA PREMA Racing AUS 19 y/o Rookie Sunday’s Sprint Race will be the 20th F3 race since 2 Frederik Vesti VES DNK 18 y/o Rookie the Championship began. 3 Logan Sargeant SAR 20 USA 18 y/o 4 Max Fewtrell FEW Hitech Grand Prix GBR 20 y/o Five drivers scored their first F3 podiums last weekend. 5 Liam Lawson LAW NZL 18 y/o 5 6 Dennis Hauger HAU NOR 17 y/o Rookie Liam Lawson has now led more F3 laps than any 7 Théo Pourchaire POU other driver on the current grid with 26. Jake Hughes ART Grand Prix FRA 16 y/o Rookie and Oscar Piastri have both led 24. 8 Alexander Smolyar SMO 26 RUS 18 y/o Rookie 9 Sebastián Fernández FER After 2 RACES ESP 19 y/o 2020 CLASSIFICATIONS 10 Lirim Zendeli ZEN drivers’ standings teams’ standings Trident DEU 19 y/o POS. DRIVER RACE 1M RACE 2M PTS SHUFFLE POS. TEAM RACE 1M RACE 2M PTS SHUFFLE 11 David Beckmann BEC DEU 20 y/o 1. Oscar Piastri Rookie ............1M.................. 30 . 1. PREMA Racing ................... 1M ...................65 . 12 Caldwell CAL Olli M ............................................................ GBR 18 y/o Rookie 2. Liam Lawson ............................... 1 ...... 23 . 2. Trident 30 M 14 Enzo Fittipaldi FIT 3. Logan Sargeant ...................................... 18 . 3. Hitech Grand Prix ........................ 1 ........24 . HWA RACELAB BRA 18 y/o Rookie 4. Alexander Peroni.................................... 17 . 4. Campos Racing ...........................................17 . HUG 15 Jake Hughes 5. Frederik Vesti R ......................................... 17 . 5. MP Motorsport .............................................16 . GBR 26 y/o 6. Richard Verschoor .................................. 16 . 6. Carlin Buzz Racing.....................................11 . 16 Jack Doohan DOO AUS 17 y/o Rookie 7. Lirim Zendeli ............................................ 16 . 7. ART Grand Prix ...........................................10 . VER 17 Richard Verschoor 8. David Beckmann .................................... 14 . 8. HWA RACELAB ............................................. 2 . MP Motorsport NLD 19 y/o R 9. Clement Novalak ................................. 11 . 9. Charouz Racing System .............................. 0 . VIS 18 Bent Viscaal R NLD 20 y/o 10. Alexander Smolyar .................................6 . 10. Jenzer Motorsport ......................................... 0 . 19 Lukas Dunner DUN 11. Sebastián Fernández ...............................4 . AUT 18 y/o Rookie 12. Enzo Fittipaldi R ..........................................2 . 20 Calan Williams WIL 13. Max Fewtrell ...............................................1 . Jenzer Motorsport AUS 20 y/o Rookie 14. Bent Viscaal ................................................0 . 21 Federico Malvestiti MAL ITA 20 y/o Rookie 15. Jake Hughes................................................0 . NAN R 22 Matteo Nannini 16. Théo Pourchaire .......................................0 . ITA 16 y/o Rookie 17. Lukas Dunner R ............................................0 . 23 Roman Stanek STA R Charouz Racing CZE 16 y/o Rookie 18. Jack Doohan .............................................0 . System 24 Igor Fraga FRA 19. Dennis Hauger R .........................................0 . BRA 21 y/o Rookie 20. David Schumacher R..................................0 . 25 David Schumacher SCH R ................................................. DEU 18 y/o Rookie 21. Igor Fraga 0 . MOST F3 WINS R 26 Clément Novalak NOV 22. Sophia Flörsch .........................................0 . Carlin Buzz Racing GBR 19 y/o Rookie R Robert Shwartzman 3 wins L Champion 23. Calan Williams ........................................0 . Marcus Armstrong 3 wins AHM R 27 Enaam Ahmed 24. Roman Stan k ..........................................0 . GBR 20 y/o Rookie ě Jüri Vips 3 wins R 25. Matteo Nannini .......................................0 . Jehan Daruvala 2 wins DAS 28 Cameron Das Jake Hughes 1 win USA 20 y/o Rookie 26.