It was the seventh round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Fewtrell left Hitech Grand Prix after the Barcelona round.

[2] At Carlin Buzz Racing, David Schumacher was hired as a full-time driver, leaving Charouz Racing System to replace the German with Michael Belov.

[3][4] Finally, Sophia Flörsch could not attend the Spa round due to her commitments in the European Le Mans Series, and was replaced by Euroformula Open driver Andreas Estner at Campos.

[5] The Qualifying session took place on 28 August 2020, with Lirim Zendeli scoring pole position.