2002 Macau Grand Prix

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Race details
Guia Circuit en.svg
Date17 November 2002
Location Guia Circuit, Macau
CourseTemporary street circuit
6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance30 laps, 165.27 km (102.69 mi)
First leg
Pole
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Montin TOM'S
Time2:14.995
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Carlin
Time2:14.058
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Montin TOM'S
Second Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy ASM Formule 3
Third Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Carlin
Second leg
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Montin TOM'S
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy ASM Formule 3
Time2:14.036
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy ASM Formule 3
Second Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport
Third Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Mugen x Dome Project

The 2002 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 49th Macau Grand Prix) was a Formula Three (F3) motor race held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 2002. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2002 Macau Grand Prix was not affiliated with any F3 championship and was open to entries from any F3 championship. The race was divided into two 15-lap aggregate legs: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The driver who completed all 30 laps in the shortest time was declared the overall winner. The 2002 event was the 49th Macau Grand Prix and the 20th for F3 cars.

Contents

The Grand Prix was won by ASM Formule 3 driver Tristan Gommendy, having finished second in the first leg which Paolo Montin of TOM'S won. Montin lost the lead to Fortec Motorsport's Heikki Kovalainen at the start of the second leg. He held it until Gommendy in the faster car caught and passed Kovalainen at Lisboa corner after a restart on lap 12 and maintained the lead to win the race. Kovalainen took second position and the outright podium was completed by Takashi Kogure for the Mugen x Dome Project team.

Background and entry list

The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three (F3) race that has been dubbed the territory's most prestigious international sporting event and a stepping stone to higher motorsport categories such as Formula One. [1] [2] The 2002 Macau Grand Prix was the event's 49th edition and the 20th to be held to F3 rules. It took place on the 6.2 km (3.9 mi) 22-turn Guia Circuit on 17 November 2002 after three preceding days of practice and qualifying. [3] [4]

Drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship race during the calendar year, in one of the seven national F3 championships that took place during the calendar year, with the best-placed drivers receiving priority in receiving an invitation to the race. [5] Four of the five major F3 series were represented on the Macau 30-car grid by their respective champions. [6] [7] Robbie Kerr, the British champion, was joined in Macau by French title winner Tristan Gommendy, Italian victor Miloš Pavlović and All-Japan Formula Three winner Takashi Kogure. The only major winner of an F3 championship who did not compete in Macau for undisclosed reasons was German champion Gary Paffett. [7] Three local competitors, Jo Merszei, Michael Ho and Kit Meng Lei, who did not compete in any F3 championship in 2002, were invited to compete by race organisers. [8]

Practice and qualifying

The race on Sunday was preceded by two one-hour practice sessions, one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning. [9] The first practice session in hot, humid weather, was delayed for ten minutes due to circuit officials repairing a tyre wall at Lisboa corner after practice for the local ACMC Trophy Race. [10] TOM'S Paolo Montin lapped fastest at 2:17.798 in the session's closing seconds. The rest of the top ten were Yuji Ide, Gommendy, Narain Karthikeyan, Bruce Jouanny, Heikki Kovalainen, Robert Doornbos, Kosuke Matsuura, Pavlović and James Courtney. [11] [4] Katsuyuki Hiranaka was stranded across the turn at the Melco hairpin until marshals turned his car around. Fábio Carbone entered the corner too quickly, but he braked early to avoid a collision. Kerr hit the barrier at Fisherman's Bend, damaging his car's suspension and rear wing. Vitantonio Liuzzi went off the track and removed his car's left-hand corner. [10]

Kosuke Matsuura (pictured in 2007) was on provisional pole position after first qualifying but could not improve his time in second qualifying. Kosuke Matsuura 2007 Michigan Indy 400.jpg
Kosuke Matsuura (pictured in 2007) was on provisional pole position after first qualifying but could not improve his time in second qualifying.

Qualifying was divided into two 45-minute sessions, one on Thursday afternoon and one on Friday afternoon. Each driver's fastest time from either session was used to determine their starting position in Sunday's race. [5] [9] Matsuura  led the first qualifying session first with a 2:15.768 lap. Ide, who was eight-tenths of a second slower, waited until the final lap to take provisional second. Courtney pushed hard on his final timed lap to be the highest-placed rookie in third. [12] Montin had provisional pole before dropping to fourth and taking the escape road at Lisboa. The unwell Kovalainen was as high as second but finished fifth. [13] With five minutes to go, Gommendy collided with a barrier exiting Reservoir bend and bent his left-rear wheel bearing, denying him provisional pole. [12] [13] Karthikeyan was seventh, Doornbos eighth, and the French duo of Olivier Pla and Johanny were ninth and tenth. [12] Renaud Derlot was the quickest driver not to enter the top ten. Following him were Richard Antinucci, Kogure and Pavlović, Marcel Costa, Carbone, Hiranaka, Alan van der Merwe, Hiroki Yoshimoto, César Campaniço, Ho, Lee, Tatsuya Kataoka, Kerr, Liuzzi, Cristiano Citron, Shinya Sato, Lei and Merszei. [4] The only driver not to set a lap time was Ronnie Bremer due to a crash at San Francisco Bend turn. Yoshimoto and his fellow Japanese Kataoka glanced a wall beside the track. Yellow and oil flags were needed for Van Der Merwe's accident into a barrier at Dona Maria Bend corner. Kit Meng's subsequent heavy accident left debris on the track and stopped qualifying for two minutes. [13]

Paolo Montin took his first pole position in his fifth appearance at the Macau Grand Prix. 2002 Paolo Montin.jpg
Paolo Montin took his first pole position in his fifth appearance at the Macau Grand Prix.

Jouanny set an early lap that was good enough to lead the field until Montin improved it in the second 30-minute practice session. A brief rain shower fell on parts of the circuit, causing several drivers to aquaplane as they returned to the pit lane. They waited for the circuit to dry before returning to it. Ide briefly led before Karthikeyan and, later, Montin took over. [14] Despite a spin and lightly damaging his car's left-hand corner at Dona Maria Bend, Gommendy was fastest with a 2:16.569 lap. [4] [15] He was followed by Kovalainen, Montin, Pla, Ide, Campaniço, Courtney (driving with a misfiring engine), Karthikeyan, Carbone and Kerr. [15] Pla lost control of his car late in the session and made minor contact with a barrier. [14]

The start of the second qualifying session was delayed for 35 minutes due to multiple accidents in the Guia Race of Macau's third practice session that left cement dust, oil and debris to be cleared by marshals. A suggestion in the paddock that second qualifying was reduced to half an hour was dispelled and the full 45 minutes were held. [16] Several drivers immediately began improving their laps and Montin led with a 2:14.995 lap in the 14th minute to displace Matsuura. He held it to claim pole position for the first time on his fifth appearance in Macau. [17] Gommendy's team adjusted his car and he joined Montin on the grid's front row in spite of him crashing into a wall on his last try at going quicker and prematurely ending the session with 1 minute and 50 seconds left. [16] Matsuura was the only driver in the top 26 not to improve his lap time and car problems left him third. Kovalainen moved to fourth and Karthikeyan got to fifth. Pla was the best-starting rookie in sixth. [17] Carbone was as high as fourth before coming seventh and Ide fell six places from his provisional grid slot to start eighth. Rounding out the top ten were Jouanny and Hiranaka. [16] Behind them the rest of the field consisted of Antinucci, Doornbos, Courtney, Bremer, Kogure, Kerr, Campaniço, Pavlović, Van Der Merwe, Costa, Derlot, Yoshimoto, Kataoka, Liuzzi, Lee, Citron, Ho, Sato, Lei and Merszei. [4] The session's only other disruption came as Bremer entered the outside of the Reservoir bend and lost control of his car. He crashed sideways into a barrier and inflicted heavy damage to his vehicle's left-hand corner and suspension. [16] [17]

Qualifying classification

Each of the driver's fastest lap times from the two qualifying sessions are denoted in bold.

Final qualifying classification
PosNo.DriverTeamQ1 TimeRankQ2 TimeRankGapGrid
118 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Montin TOM'S 2:16.66842:14.99511
212 Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy ASM Formule 3 2:16.85562:15.6576+0.6622
36 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura Prema Powerteam 2:15.76812:15.8263+0.7733
421 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport 2;16.73352:15.9624+0.9674
51 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Carlin Motorsport 2:16.97772:16.0785+1.0835
611 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla ASM Formule 3 2:17.52792:16.0986+1.1036
722 Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Carbone Fortec Motorsport 2:18.955162:16.1587+1.1637
88 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide Signature Team 2:16.58622:16.2448+1.2498
926 Flag of France.svg Bruce Jouanny Bruce Jouanny2:17.55632:16.2449+1.3699
1019 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka TOM'S 2:19.088172:16.41810+1.42310
1127 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Richard Antinucci2:18.104122:16.48111+1.48611
1230 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Doornbos Team Ghinzani 2:17.15682:16.54912+1.55412
132 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Carlin Motorsport 2:16.64232:16.55113+1.55613
1436 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronnie Bremer Ronnie Bremer302:16.66514+1.67014
1515 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Mugen x Dome Project2:18.546132:16.95515+1.96015
169 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing 2:20.611242:16.96116+1.96616
175 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço Prema Powerteam 2:20.048202:17.04117+2.04717
1817 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Miloš Pavlović Target Racing 2:18.764142:17.33618+2.34118
193 Flag of South Africa.svg Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport 2:20.043182:17.42419+2.42919
2031 Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Costa Team Ghinzani 2:18.891152:17.53120+2.53620
217 Flag of France.svg Renaud Derlot Signature Team 2:18.021112.17.70621+2.71121
2220 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto Now Motorsport2:20.045192:17.75622+2.76122
2333 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka Swiss Racing Team 2:20.538232:17.89623+2.90123
2428 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi Kolles Racing 2:21.471252:18.43224+3.43724
2538 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marchy Lee Marchy Lee2:20.441222:19.05625+4.06125
2616 Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Citron Target Racing 2:22.024262:19.87526+4.88026
2729 Flag of Macau.svg Michael Ho Kolles Racing 2:20.368212:20.68227+5.37327
2832 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Sato Swiss Racing Team 2:22.1082813:11.58730+7.11328
2935 Flag of Macau.svg Lei Kit Meng Lei Kit Meng2:22.354292:23.04128+7.35929
3010 Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei Alan Docking Racing 2:25.280302:23.21529+8.22030
110% qualifying time: 2:28.494 [4]
Source: [4]
Bold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order.

Warm-up

A 20-minute warm-up session was held on the morning of the race. [9] Montin set the session's fastest lap of 2:14.494. Karthikeyan was four-hundredths of a second slower in second and Carbone was third. Kataoka was fourth-fastest; his fellow Japanese Kogure was fifth and Doornbos sixth. Kerr was seventh-quickest, Costa eighth and the Japanese duo of Ide and Hiranaka were ninth and tenth. [4]

Race

Sunday's race was divided into two aggregate legs totalling 30 laps. The first 15-lap leg took place in the morning, and the results determined the starting order for the second leg, with the winner starting from pole position. Following that, a five-hour break was observed to allow for the intervening support races. Later in the afternoon, the second 15-lap leg began. The driver who completed all 30 laps in the quickest time won overall. [5] [9]

Leg 1

The start of the first leg scheduled for 10:20 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 17 November was delayed for five minutes due to several incidents during the Macau Asian Formula 2000 Challenge round that made the track dirty. [9] [18] When it did start in dry and cloudy weather, [4] Gommendy took the lead from Montin as the field approached Mandarin Oriental Bend for the first time. [18] A slow start dropped Kovalainen to fifth, as Gommendy lost the lead to Montin on the outside into Lisboa corner. Gommendy then made a minor error, allowing Matsuura to take second. [18] [19] Hiranaka appeared to lightly strike the wall and ricochet into Pla's path at the Lisboa turn. Pla swerved to avoid him but ran out of space and crashed, catching out Pavlovi, Derlot, Courtney, Van Der Merwe, Merszei, and Kataoka. The safety car was deployed, and track marshals worked to move the wrecked cars involved in the accident. Costa made a pit stop on lap two, while the rest of the field drove slowly behind the safety car until it was withdrawn at the end of the fourth lap. [18]

Montin made a quick restart after the safety car was withdrawn to maintain his lead over Matsuura. Karthikeyan then challenged Gommendy. The faster Doornbos passed Carbone for eighth place further down the field. Despite the fact that the safety car brought cars closer together, they were calmer than before despite localised yellow flags in various areas. Gommendy fell behind Matsuura and tried to repass only for the latter to keep third. Gommendy tried again and overtook Matsuura for third. At this point, Kovalainen set the fastest lap and overtook Karthikeyan for fourth. Doornbos overtook Jouanny for seventh and Kovalainen passed Matsuura into Lisboa corner for third. However, Mastuura clung onto the slipstream of Kovalainen's car and returned to third place. Despite passing Carbone for ninth, Kerr hit the barrier and lost positions. Karthikeyan got closer to Kovalainen as Gommendy drew closer to Montin. Lei's slower vehicle delayed Montin and Gommendy, who was followed by Matsuura, Kovalainen, Karthikeyan, Ide, and Doornbos. [18]

Matsuura was unable to pass Kovalainen until he did so at Lisboa corner, and Karthikeyan's subsequent pass was blocked by Matsuura. [18] On lap nine, [4] Bremer drove off the track at Lisboa corner and crashed. Karthikeyan passed Matsuura on the next lap, and Kogure fell behind Carbone. Montin had now lapped Lei and was attempting to distance himself from Gommendy with a series of fastest laps. In a spin, Kovalainen damaged his rear wing in a spin on an uphill section from San Francisco Bend. Because Kovalainen's steering arm was damaged, he lost fourth to Karthikeyan. Campaniço passed Carbone for twelfth, while Ide passed Matsuura for fifth. Doornbos put Matsuura under heavy pressure, but he failed to pass him. [18] Montin led the rest of the race to win the first leg and started the second leg from pole position joined by Gommendy in second. [18] [20] The final classified finishers were Karthikeyan, Kovalainen, Ide, Matsuura, Doornbos, Jouanny, Antinucci, Kerr, Kogure, Campaniço, Carbone, Costa, Yoshimoto, Lee, Hiranaka, Citron, Sato, Ho and Lei. [18]

Leg 2

The race's second leg began later that day at 15:40 local time, in cloudy and dry conditions. [9] [4] The driver who started from pole position lost the lead for the second consecutive leg as Montin narrowly avoided stalling his car, elevating Kovalainen to first place and Ide overtook Gommendy for second. [19] Jouanny hit the armco barrier at Lisboa turn and ricocheted across the circuit. Kerr could not avoid him despite turning right and ran into his car. [21] Carbone was also collected and the accident prompted the safety car's deployment for debris clearing by marshals. When the safety car was withdrawn on lap three, Kovalainen held off Ide on the run to Mandarin Oriental Bend to maintain his lead. Kovalainen began to pull away from the rest of the field. Lei went off at Lisboa Corner but restarted his car and continued driving. Doornbos repeated the manoeuvre on the next lap and returned to the track without incident. Meanwhile, Montin attacked Kogure, and Ide was under pressure from Gommendy, who was passed by Karthikeyan, but Gommendy quickly retook his former position. [22]

Tristan Gommendy celebrating winning the Macau Grand Prix on the podium. 2002 Gommendy.jpg
Tristan Gommendy celebrating winning the Macau Grand Prix on the podium.

On lap four, Karthikeyan crashed into the wall leaving Maternity Bend corner and retired. [19] Although Kovalainen continued to pull away with a series of fastest laps, Ide began speeding up and Kovalainen responded by increasing his lead at the front to half a second. On lap eight at Mandarin Oriental Bend, Gommendy passed Ide for second. [19] [22] Campaniço was surprised by Costa passing him on the straight and lost his front wing against the wall at Lisboa corner. [23] At the front Kovalainen again tried to establish a small lead when Gommendy drew close to him due to a more powerful engine. [22] On lap nine, Ide was passed for third by fellow Japanese Matsuura as the two avoided a collision into Lisboa turn. [19] Ide drove onto the turn's escape road after unsuccessfully blocking Matsuura due to the momentum of the latter's overtake. [22] Matsuura continued until he spun at Dona Maria Bend and retired after a crash against the wall. This promoted Montin to third but the crash prompted the safety car's second deployment. [19]

Gommendy overtook Kovalainen for the lead at Lisboa corner at the restart on lap 12. [19] [23] Montin sought to pass Kogure for third though Kogure blocked him. That caused Montin to spin at Lisboa turn and Antinucci and then Ide collected him. Consequently, all three drivers retired. Kovalainen locked his tyres heavily and Kogure overtook him for second. However, Kogure did not keep second for long as Kovalainen retook the position but was now out of contention to win. Thus, Gommendy led the rest of the leg for overall victory. [22] Kovalainen finished second, 2.104 seconds back, and Kogure took third place. Hiranaka, Yoshimoto, Doornbos, Lee, Citron, Ho, and Campaniço completed the top ten. [20] Sato and Lei were the final classified finishers. Overall, 17 out of the 30 entered cars were not classified in the final results. [4]

Race classification

Final race classification
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
112 Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy ASM Formule 3 301:18.03:2022
221 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport 30+2.1044
315 Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Kogure Mugen x Dome Project30+3.09815
419 Flag of Japan.svg Katsuyuki Hiranaka TOM'S 30+5.61310
520 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto Now Motorsport30+13.11622
630 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Doornbos Team Ghinzani 30+15.13112
738 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marchy Lee Marchy Lee30+26.11225
816 Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Citron Target Racing 30+37.64226
929 Flag of Macau.svg Michael Ho Kolles Racing 30+38.14927
105 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço Prema Powerteam 30+38.70117
1132 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Sato Swiss Racing Team 28+2 Laps28
1235 Flag of Macau.svg Lei Kit Meng Lei Kit Meng27+3 Laps29
Ret18 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Montin TOM'S 26Accident in leg 21
Ret27 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Richard Antinucci26Accident in leg 211
Ret8 Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Ide Signature Team 26Accident in leg 28
Ret31 Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Costa Team Ghinzani 26Accident in leg 220
Ret6 Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Matsuura Prema Powerteam 23Spin in leg 23
Ret28 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi Kolles Racing 23Not classified24
Ret1 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Carlin Motorsport 18Not classified5
Ret36 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronnie Bremer Ronnie Bremer15Crash in leg 114
Ret2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Carlin Motorsport 15Crash in leg 113
Ret17 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Miloš Pavlović Target Racing 15Accident in leg 118
Ret11 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla ASM Formule 3 15Accident in leg 16
Ret33 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kataoka Swiss Racing Team 15Accident in leg 123
Ret3 Flag of South Africa.svg Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport 15Accident in leg 119
Ret10 Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei Alan Docking Racing 15Accident in leg 130
Ret7 Flag of France.svg Renaud Derlot Signature Team 1Accident in leg 121
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Bruce Jouanny Bruce Jouanny1Accident in leg 29
Ret22 Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Carbone Fortec Motorsport 1Accident in leg 27
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing 1Accident in leg 216
Fastest lap: Tristan Gommendy, 2:14.036 164.37 km/h (102.13 mph) on lap 8 (leg 2) [4]
Source: [4]

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The 2008 Macau Grand Prix was a Formula Three (F3) car race held on the streets of Macau on 16 November 2008. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2008 Macau Grand Prix was not part of any F3 championship, but was open to entries from any F3 championship. The event consisted of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that set the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2008 race was the 55th Macau Grand Prix and the 26th for F3 cars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Macau Grand Prix</span> 63rd running of the Macau Grand Prix

The 2016 Macau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 20 November 2016 at the Guia Circuit in Macau. The 2016 edition marked the first time the Grand Prix was formally called the FIA F3 World Cup. It was also the 63rd running of the event. The 15-lap race was won by Carlin driver António Félix da Costa after starting from pole position. Felix Rosenqvist finished second for Prema Powerteam and Félix da Costa's teammate Sérgio Sette Câmara came in third. Félix Da Costa had won the earlier ten-lap qualification race on Saturday with Callum Ilott second and Sette Cãmara third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Macau Grand Prix</span> 64th running of the Macau Grand Prix

The 2017 Macau Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 19 November 2017. Unlike other races, such as the Pau Grand Prix, the 2017 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2017 race was the 64th running of the Macau Grand Prix, the 35th for Formula Three cars and the 2nd edition of the FIA F3 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Macau Grand Prix</span> 65th running of the Macau Grand Prix

The 2018 Macau Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 18 November 2018. Unlike other races, such as the Pau Grand Prix, the 2018 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2018 race was the 65th running of the Macau Grand Prix, the 36th for Formula Three cars and the 3rd edition of the FIA F3 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Macau Grand Prix</span> 66th running of the Macau Grand Prix

The 2019 Macau Grand Prix was a Formula Three (F3) motor race held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 2019. Unlike previous races, the event was a non-championship round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship, and drivers from all F3 championships were welcome. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race to set the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main event. It was the 66th Macau Grand Prix, the 37th for F3 cars, and the fourth FIA F3 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Macau Grand Prix</span> 67th running of the Macau Grand Prix

The 2020 Macau Grand Prix was a Formula 4 (F4) car race that took place on the streets of Macau on 22 November 2020. Because of strict Chinese quarantine regulations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the race became an F4 event for the first time in 37 years and was part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-administered China Formula 4 Championship. The event featured two races: an eight-lap qualifying race to set the grid for the twelve-lap main event. The 2020 Macau Grand Prix was the race's 67th running, the first for F4 cars, and the final meeting of the three-round 2020 F4 Chinese Championship.

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