2020 F4 British Championship

The 2020 F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost was a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the sixth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, was also the sixth year that the cars conformed to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

The season commenced on 1 August at Donington Park and concluded on 15 November at the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, after twenty-six races held at nine meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[2]

Luke Browning was crowned champion at Brands Hatch, finishing four points ahead of his championship rival Zak O'Sullivan.

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Carlin 1 Peru Matías Zagazeta[3] R All
21 Australia Christian Mansell[4] R All
51 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan[5] All
Fortec Motorsport 7 Brazil Roberto Faria[6] 1–4, 9
8 Mexico Rafael Villagómez[7] R 1–2, 4–5, 7–8
11 United Kingdom Luke Browning[8] All
Argenti Motorsport[9] 18 Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali[10] All
25 United Kingdom Casper Stevenson[11][12] All
87 Chile Nico Pino[13] R 1–4
TRS Arden Junior Team 27 United Kingdom Alex Connor[14] All
55 Poland Roman Bilinski[15] All
78 United Kingdom Frederick Lubin[16] R All
JHR Developments 49 United Kingdom Abbi Pulling[17] All
67 United Kingdom James Hedley[18] All
95 United Kingdom Nathanael Hodgkiss[19] 1–4
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

The original calendar was announced on 16 June 2019.[20] A revised provisional calendar was announced on 27 April 2020 with a delayed start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All races were held in the United Kingdom, supporting the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[2] Due to limited daylight hours, the Croft event in October has been reduced to 2 races.[21]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 1 August United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Alex Connor TRS Arden Junior Team Mexico Rafael Villagómez
R2 2 August United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Mexico Rafael Villagómez
R3 Brazil Roberto Faria United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom James Hedley JHR Developments Peru Matías Zagazeta
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 8 August United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
R5 United Kingdom James Hedley Australia Christian Mansell Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
R6 9 August United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 22 August United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
R8 23 August United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
R9 United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Australia Christian Mansell
4 R10 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 29 August United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Mexico Rafael Villagómez
R11 30 August United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
R12 United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Mexico Rafael Villagómez
5 R13 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 19 September United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom James Hedley JHR Developments United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
R14 United Kingdom Casper Stevenson United Kingdom James Hedley JHR Developments United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
R15 20 September United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Alex Connor United Kingdom James Hedley JHR Developments Australia Christian Mansell
6 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 26 September United Kingdom Alex Connor United Kingdom Alex Connor United Kingdom Alex Connor TRS Arden Junior Team Peru Matías Zagazeta
R17 27 September United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
R18 United Kingdom Alex Connor United Kingdom Casper Stevenson United Kingdom Casper Stevenson Argenti Motorsport Australia Christian Mansell
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 10 October United Kingdom Casper Stevenson United Kingdom Casper Stevenson United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
R20 11 October United Kingdom Casper Stevenson United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Casper Stevenson Argenti Motorsport Australia Christian Mansell
8 R21 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 24 October United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Alex Connor United Kingdom Luke Browning[lower-alpha 1] Fortec Motorsports Australia Christian Mansell
R22 Poland Roman Bilinski United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
R23 25 October United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin United Kingdom Frederick Lubin
9 R24 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 14 November United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Australia Christian Mansell
R25 15 November United Kingdom James Hedley United Kingdom Alex Connor TRS Arden Junior Team Australia Christian Mansell
R26 United Kingdom Luke Browning United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Australia Christian Mansell
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic[2]
Silverstone Circuit
(International Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 26-27 September

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings
Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI‡ Pen. Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 United Kingdom Luke Browning 2 12 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 6 5 4 5 4 6 3 1 4 2 1 2 10 3 412.5
2 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan 4 1 3 1 Ret 1 2 9 3 4 1 3 5 10 12 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 3 408.5
3 United Kingdom Casper Stevenson 7 2 6 7 7 6 3 2 9 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 1 5 2 4 11 8 7 328
4 United Kingdom Alex Connor 1 Ret 8 3 5 3 5 Ret 5 2 3 4 4 Ret 4 1 6 2 7 Ret 8 6 5 5 1 8 9 265
5 United Kingdom James Hedley 5 Ret 1 DNS 9 8 4 4 2 Ret 5 5 1 1 1 5 2 Ret 8 5 9 7 3 8 5 9 9 249
6 United Kingdom Abbi Pulling 15 6 Ret 4 3 14 9 5 6 6 Ret Ret 6 5 2 Ret 8 7 3 4 4 5 6 4 7 3 191.5
7 Australia Christian Mansell 12 5 7 6 1 7 8 12 8 9 6 Ret 10 7 7 Ret 7 6 10 6 3 8 9 3 3 2 6 163
8 Poland Roman Bilinski 8 7 12 8 6 5 6 3 7 5 DSQ 7 8 3 6 7 4 5 5 Ret 6 3 10 7 10 6 21 156
9 United Kingdom Frederick Lubin 9 4 10 Ret 13 10 7 6 13 11 10 9 7 4 8 Ret 9 9 4 7 7 10 7 6 6 5 111
10 Brazil Roberto Faria 3 Ret 4 5 2 4 14 7 4 7 Ret 6 10 Ret 4 106
11 Mexico Rafael Villagómez 6 3 9 Ret 14 13 8 7 8 11 8 9 9 Ret 11 Ret Ret 47
12 Peru Matías Zagazeta 13 9 5 10 8 11 12 13 11 13 9 13 Ret 9 11 6 11 10 12 9 12 11 11 9 Ret 11 34
13 Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali 14 10 13 12 12 12 13 10 12 12 11 12 9 Ret 10 8 10 8 11 8 10 9 8 12 9 12 27
14 Chile Nico Pino 10 8 11 9 10 Ret 11 8 10 10 12 11 14
15 United Kingdom Nathanael Hodgkiss 11 11 Ret 11 11 9 10 11 Ret Ret 8 10 8
Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI‡ Pen. Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3

Rookie Cup
Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI‡ Pen. Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Christian Mansell 12 5 7 6 1 7 8 12 8 9 6 Ret 10 7 7 Ret 7 6 10 6 3 8 9 3 3 2 6 496.5
2 United Kingdom Frederick Lubin 9 4 10 Ret 13 10 7 6 13 11 10 9 7 4 8 Ret 9 9 4 7 7 10 7 6 6 5 435
3 Peru Matías Zagazeta 13 9 5 10 8 11 12 13 11 13 9 13 Ret 9 11 6 11 10 12 9 12 11 11 9 Ret 11 339.5
4 Mexico Rafael Villagómez 6 3 9 Ret 14 13 8 7 8 11 8 9 9 Ret 11 Ret Ret 233
5 Chile Nico Pino 10 8 11 9 10 Ret 11 8 10 10 12 11 161
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pen. Pts
DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI‡

Notes: ‡ – Half points were awarded for Race 3, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Teams Cup

Each team nominated two drivers to score points before every round. All non-nominated drivers were ignored.

Pos Team Pts
1 Carlin 609.5
2 Fortec Motorsport 554
3 TRS Arden Junior Team 475
4 JHR Developments 471.5
5 Argenti Motorsport 418.5

Notes
  1. Zak O'Sullivan crossed the line first but was given a 5 second penalty for incidents during the race. Luke Browning inherited the win.

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