• Latest
  • Trending
Lawson picks up second F3 race victory in Silverstone thriller

Lawson picks up second F3 race victory in Silverstone thriller

August 1, 2020
Haas go bold with 2021 F1 livery

Haas go bold with 2021 F1 livery

March 4, 2021
NIERDC confirm new dates for 2021 season, Pukekohe now season-opener

NIERDC confirm new dates for 2021 season, Pukekohe now season-opener

March 4, 2021
Erebus Motorsport and Team18 set to run Chevrolet Camaros in 2022

Erebus Motorsport and Team18 set to run Chevrolet Camaros in 2022

March 4, 2021
M-Developments planning two TCR cars for TCR NZ champs at Highlands

M-Developments planning two TCR cars for TCR NZ champs at Highlands

March 4, 2021
Jaxon Evans confirms 2021 Porsche Supercup tilt

Jaxon Evans confirms 2021 Porsche Supercup tilt

March 4, 2021
Aston Martin unveil 2021 F1 livery

Aston Martin unveil 2021 F1 livery

March 4, 2021
Hedge aiming to be title contender in rookie Michelin Sprint Challenge season

Hedge aiming to be title contender in rookie Michelin Sprint Challenge season

March 3, 2021
Emma Gilmour scores international electric Extreme E reserve driver deal

Emma Gilmour scores international electric Extreme E reserve driver deal

March 3, 2021
Hamilton: “I’ve achieved most of the stuff that I’ve wanted to achieve”

Hamilton: “I’ve achieved most of the stuff that I’ve wanted to achieve”

March 3, 2021
Alpine show off fresh look for 2021 F1 season

Alpine show off fresh look for 2021 F1 season

March 3, 2021
Is the Virtual Safety Car the way forward for racing in New Zealand?

Is the Virtual Safety Car the way forward for racing in New Zealand?

March 2, 2021
Thursday, March 4, 2021
VelocityNews
Classifieds
Subscribe
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Lawson picks up second F3 race victory in Silverstone thriller

by Zane Shackleton
August 1, 2020
in Formula 3, International, News
2

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Haas go bold with 2021 F1 livery

NIERDC confirm new dates for 2021 season, Pukekohe now season-opener

Liam Lawson has become only the second repeat winner in FIA Formula 3 in 2020 as the Kiwi drove a sublime race under ashen skies at Silverstone.

The same venue that yielded the Red Bull Junior’s maiden F3 podium, Lawson claimed the lead in a spectacular move around the outside of pole-sitter Logan Sargeant at Stowe on the opening lap before surviving two late Safety Car and onslaught by championship leader Oscar Piastri to score his second victory in 2020.

Piastri led home a Prema 2-3 behind the Safety Car ahead of Sargeant who failed to recover from relinquishing two positions in the early stages of the 20-lap affair.

An electric getaway by Sargeant ensured the Prema racer maintained the lead on the short run into Turn 1 but a shrewd Lawson would tuck into the tow of his rival to pull wheel-to-wheel along the Wellington straight.

The Kiwi was compelled to play second fiddle but only momentarily before he launched himself around the outside at Stowe in an incredibly brave move to steal the race lead.

A clumsy tussle at Vale saw Sophia Floersch spin to the rear of the grid before the 30-car field was neutralised under the Virtual Safety Car to recover a standard Alessio Deledda in a woeful opening lap for the Campos Racing outfit.

Lawson slowly edged himself out of the critical one-second DRS window with Sargeant’s charge compounded by a feisty battle with his Prema teammate Oscar Piastri who elevated himself into second on lap seven. The championship leader looked formidable and began to eat time out of Lawson’s margin.

Piastri set a thundering opening sector to close to within a whisker of the Kiwi though sat remained content to sit behind the race leader for several laps, taking his first bite of the cherry on Lap 12 but was met by a stern defence by Lawson.

The Hitech GP driver forced his rival onto the outside kerb, maintaining his lead as the duo ran side-by-side across the start/finish straight.

The high-speed nature of Silverstone encourages some of the closest racing on the F3 calendar but often proves to be the catalyst for on-track collisions. The race’s first full-course Safety Car was deployed with eight laps in hands when Bent Viscaal was pitched into a spin by Ben Barnicoat at Turn 8.

An unrestrained Viscaal then collected an innocent Jack Doohan as the pair careened into the outside wall.

While it nullified Lawson’s lead over Piastri to essentially nil, the lengthy Safety Car period meant the Australian only had five laps to muscle his way into the lead without the aid of DRS.

Fortune at last proved to be on Lawson’s side when a second Safety Car was waved due to a scary multi-car shunt at the final corner when a stricken Oli Caldwell was collected by Lukas Dunner, tearing the rear wing and gearbox from the Trident machine.

The surviving 25 drivers then followed the Safety Car single file for the remaining four laps before eventually finishing an enthralling race under yellow.

After three successive retirements, a race win sends a powerful statement to his title rivals and he realigns his championship ambitions.

Lawson will start 10th in tomorrow’s reverse grid race which is scheduled to start from 7.30 pm NZT.

PosDriverGap
1Liam Lawson43m28.199s
2Oscar Piastri+1.060s
3Logan Sargeant+2.698s
4Jake Hughes+5.127s
5Frederik Vesti+9.087s
6Alex Peroni+11.298s
7Sebastian Fernandez+13.542s
8Clement Novalak+15.461s
9David Beckmann+17.847s
10Alexander Smolyar+21.295s
11Richard Verschoor+24.424s
12Theo Pourchaire+30.609s
13Lirim Zendel+34.001s
14Calan Williams+35.534s
15Igor Fraga+36.587s
16Dennis Hauger+43.637s
17Enzo Fittipaldi+45.157s
18Roman Stanek+46.350s
19Federico Malvestiti+47.149s
20Ben Barnicoat+49.118s
21Cameron Das+50.073s
22Sophia Floersch+51.724s
23Matteo Nannini+55.015s
24Alessio Deledda+1m03.739s
25David Schumacher+1 lap
RetOlli Caldwell
RetMax Fewtrell
RetLukas Dunner
RetBent Viscaal
RetJack Doohan

Comments 2

  1. Roman says:
    7 months ago

    I wouldn’t call it a “thriller” if it finishes under a second safety car. Both of which saved Liam from losing the lead. And Sophia was hit into a spin.

    Reply
  2. Allan Woodberry says:
    7 months ago

    Well done 👍

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Haas go bold with 2021 F1 livery

NIERDC confirm new dates for 2021 season, Pukekohe now season-opener

Erebus Motorsport and Team18 set to run Chevrolet Camaros in 2022

M-Developments planning two TCR cars for TCR NZ champs at Highlands

Jaxon Evans confirms 2021 Porsche Supercup tilt

Aston Martin unveil 2021 F1 livery

Bringing you the latest motorsport news in New Zealand and around the world

Managing editor and publisher:
Mark Petch mark@velocitynews.co.nz

Motorsport Editor:
Matthew Hansen matt@velocitynews.co.nz

Motorsport Editor:
Alex Schultz alex@velocitynews.co.nz

Motor Racing Editor:
Zane Shackleton zane@velocitynews.co.nz

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2020 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • International
      • Formula 1
      • Formula 2
      • Formula 3
      • Formula E
      • Esports
      • Super GT
      • Super Formula
      • TCR
      • WEC
      • GT
      • Porsche Carrera Cup
      • BTCC
      • DTM
      • IMSA
      • IndyCar
      • NASCAR
      • WRC
      • MotoGP
      • Motorcycle Racing
      • Classic
    • New Zealand
      • Toyota Race Series
      • Toyota 86
      • Rally
      • Speedway
      • Drifting
      • Formula Ford
      • Formula First
      • TCR NZ
      • TransTasman V8 Series
      • V8 Utes
      • GTRNZ
      • Central Muscle Cars
      • Pirelli Porsche
      • Mazda Racing Series
      • NIERDC
      • SIERDC
      • SsangYong Utes
      • Kartsport
      • NZ General
    • Australia
      • Supercars
      • Super2
      • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
      • S5000
      • Australian GT
      • TCR AU
    • General
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Calendar
  • Results
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Classifieds
    • Classifieds
    • Post Classified
    • Manage your listings
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2020 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.