Preview ROUND 6 BARCELONA SPAIN IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya RACE 1 >> 22 LAPS >> 102.284 KM 40 min. Start/Finish Offset 4.655 KM 0.126 km RACE 2 >> 22 LAPS >> 102.284 KM 40 min. AVERAGE TEMP. 26°/23° WHEN TO WATCH EUROPCAR AVERAGE RAINFALL 41 mm 13 BANC DE SABADELL CHICANE ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) CAMPSA 12 RACC 11 LAP RECORD 2019 FRIDAY 14th AUGUST 9 DRS ACTIVATION 1 15 NEW 14 1:31.975 (182.201 KM/H) 09:35 Practice Session . 45 min. SECTOR 1 HOLLAND REPSOL Robert Shwartzman (PREMA Racing) 14:05 Qualifying Session . 30 min. 4 * SECTOR 2 10 DRS DETECTION 1 17:45 Press Conference 16 MAXIMUM SPEED TH DRS SATURDAY 15 AUGUST DETECTION 2 8 DRS ACTIVATION 2 298.8 KM/H in Race 2 10:25 Race 1 . 22 laps or 40 min. SEAT SECTOR 3 Pedro Piquet (Trident) 5 * 7 11:25 Press Conference RENAULT 6 3 COMPOUND SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST Allocation 2 SPEED 09:45 Race 2 . 22 laps or 40 min. TRAP 1 ELF HARD *Note: You can join the Press Conference via Zoom upon request. THE STory so far FROM THE GRID Sebastián Fernández ART Grand Prix Five incredible FIA Formula 3 lights-to-flag win that saw him overtake “Barcelona is a very “Tyre deg is quite high, maybe not as much Championship rounds have produced teammate Oscar Piastri to top the Drivers’ complete circuit. It as in Silverstone, but it's not as easy as the plenty of drama and excitement, and Championship. Jake Hughes finished has fast corners, Red Bull Ring for sure. That’s a challenge for last weekend was certainly no exception. second on track for his first podium of the slow corners, every driver. You need a car that is strong Logan Sargeant dominated Round 5’s season, ahead of Liam Lawson. chicanes… It's a in every aspect with the mix of corners too, Race 1 to take the championship lead Sunday’s remarkable action provided yet fun circuit to be which can be a challenge. with his first F3 win, before Bent Viscaal at and I really another first-time F3 winner. Lirim Zendeli “I don't think the season so far has gone snatched his maiden victory at this level like it. and Viscaal were a class apart, with the the way me and the team would have liked. on the last lap of Race 2. Dutchman hanging on to Zendeli’s rear “I've done We've had strong pace at every circuit, Trident’s David Beckmann had been wing for 19 laps, before an epic last lap quite a lot of some more than others, but still very strong the man to catch during Friday’s Free showdown resulted in a sprint to the line testing there overall. We just haven't been putting it Practice, topping the timesheets for the from the final corner. Viscaal took his, in the different together. I've made mistakes that have cost third time this season. The German was and MP Motorsport’s, first F3 victory, categories, me a lot of points, and there are things that unable to maintain his pace in Qualifying while Théo Pourchaire clung on for a but I’ve not really raced there much. have happened that are out of my control. however, as Sargeant fired home quickest podium in third. Apart from racing last year, I got two We'll keep pushing. We have the pace and for his second successive Silverstone pole podiums in Spanish F4 and that’s about there are a lot of points still to be made. to become the first double pole-sitter of it, so there's still a lot of memories to be “A driver has the same hopes and the season. made. expectations no matter the circuit, but I The American was on a mission - having “There are lots of places to overtake in think we can be strong in Barcelona. On failed to convert pole position into victory Barcelona. Turn 1 being one of them. every track we visit, the expectation is to in Round 4, he was determined to make Turns 4 and 5 are also good. You have win. Winning doesn't just come from being amends. The PREMA ace launched off the a chance after the back straight with quick. It's a combination of everything. line to lead into the first corner, and never the DRS too, so there’s a few action Hopefully, we can get a result and score looked like relinquishing it in a composed zones when it comes to overtaking. good points.” The CHALLENGERS STAT PACK (281.5 pts) lead the way in the Teams’ > The F3 race lap record at the Circuit > Leonardo Pulcini returns to FIA Championship. Trident (132.5) sit second, de Barcelona-Catalunya is 1:34.711, Formula 3 in Barcelona. The Italian having opened a gap to ART Grand Prix set by Jehan Daruvala with PREMA racer will pilot Carlin Buzz Racing’s (114) in third. Hitech Grand Prix (96) are Racing in 2019. 27 car this weekend, replacing Ben fourth, ahead of MP Motorsport (83). Barnicoat. > Sargeant’s Race 1 victory in Round 5 Just seven weeks since the season Sargeant (106 pts) now leads the Drivers’ means that all three PREMA drivers began, the unrelenting pace of the Championship by just a single point have now stood on the top step of the 2020 campaign continues this weekend ahead of fellow PREMA racer Piastri podium this season. as the paddock heads to the Circuit de (105). Beckmann (82.5) is 22.5 points Barcelona-Catalunya for Round 6. Teams behind them in third. Lawson (77) climbs > It’s the second consecutive season and drivers will once again fight it out on up to fourth, with Frederik Vesti (70.5) that all three PREMA drivers have Pirelli’s hard compound tyre, balancing fifth. taken victory in the same campaign. risk and reward in their quest for glory. Marcus Armstrong, Jehan Daruvala With all three of their drivers in the top We’re all set for more spectacular and Robert Shwartzman shared eight five of the standings, PREMA Racing Formula 3 action. wins between them in 2019. > Pulcini scored 78 points last season > Bent Viscaal’s maiden F3 win in last and is an F3 winner, having taken TYRE TALK MARIO ISOLA (PIRELLI HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING) SAYS: weekend’s Race 2 was also the first Race 2 victory at Silverstone in 2019. Formula 3 win for MP Motorsport. “With five rounds complete, the that are expected with the change of > David Beckmann has two F3 career Formula 3 championship is closely- date. The hard tyres should again allow victories to his name, having led just balanced after some great racing so far. the drivers to race each other until the four laps. No other driver on the grid Barcelona is a demanding circuit where end while also needing to manage them has more victories, with Liam Lawson tyre management is always important, carefully, learning important skills for the and Théo Pourchaire also winning and that is likely to be particularly true future.” twice, but having led 57 and this year with the higher temperatures 29 laps, respectively. 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 6 Preview BARCELONA SPAIN ON-BOARD 2020 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS 1 Oscar Piastri PIA PREMA Racing AUS 19 y/o Rookie The gap between Logan Sargeant and PREMA 2 Frederik Vesti VES Racing teammate Oscar Piastri at the top of the DNK 18 y/o Rookie Drivers’ Championship is just one point. 3 Logan Sargeant SAR 1 USA 18 y/o 4 Max Fewtrell FEW Hitech Grand Prix GBR 21 y/o Bent Viscaal became the seventh different winner from the opening 10 races of the 2020 season. 5 Liam Lawson LAW NZL 18 y/o 7 6 Dennis Hauger HAU NOR 17 y/o Rookie Half of the current grid (15 drivers) have finished 7 Théo Pourchaire POU an FIA Formula 3 race on the podium during their ART Grand Prix FRA 16 y/o Rookie career. 8 Alexander Smolyar SMO 15 RUS 19 y/o Rookie 9 Sebastián Fernández FER After 10/18 RACES ESP 20 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. Logan Sargeant ............1M ............... 106 +1 1. PREMA Racing .................3M...............281.5 = CAL 12 Caldwell Rookie Olli 2. .......... M ............... ........................................... M ... = GBR 18 y/o Rookie Oscar Piastri 1 105 -1 2. Trident 2 132.5 3. David Beckmann ..................... 2M ...82.5 = M M 14 Enzo Fittipaldi FIT 3. ART Grand Prix ...............1 ..... 1 .......114 = HWA RACELAB BRA 19 y/o Rookie 4. Liam Lawson ..................1M .... 1M .......77 +1 4. Hitech Grand Prix ...........1M..... 1M ..........96 = HUG R M 15 Jake Hughes 5. Frederik Vesti ...............1 ..............70.5 -1 5. MP Motorsport ............................ 1M ..........83 = GBR 26 y/o 6. R.......... M .... M ....... = Théo Pourchaire 1 1 69 6. Campos Racing ...........................................42 = 16 Jack Doohan DOO 7. Richard Verschoor .................................47 = AUS 17 y/o Rookie 7. HWA RACELAB ...................................... 39.5 +1 VER 8. Alexander Peroni...................................42 = 17 Richard Verschoor 8.