2020 Italian F4 Championship
The 2020 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the seventh season of the Italian F4 Championship. Gabriele Minì won the drivers' championship in his rookie season while his team Prema Powerteam won the teams' championship for the fifth time.
Teams and drivers
Race calendar and results
The calendar was revealed on 16 September 2019.[38][39] Following a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, a new calendar was announced on 19 May 2020.[40] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was pushed back 2 weeks.[41] The final calendar was released on 11 June 2020, with Hungaroring no longer on the schedule.[42]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Secondary Class winner | |
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1 | R1 | Misano World Circuit | 1 August | Gabriele Minì | Francesco Pizzi | Gabriele Minì | Prema Powerteam | R: Gabriele Minì W: no finishers |
R2 | 2 August | Gabriele Minì | Filip Ugran | Andrea Rosso | Cram Motorsport | R: Andrea Rosso W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Gabriele Minì | Filip Ugran | Francesco Pizzi | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Francesco Pizzi W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | |||
2 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 29 August | Dino Beganovic | Jonny Edgar | Filip Ugran | Jenzer Motorsport | R: Dino Beganovic W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 30 August | Jonny Edgar | Jonny Edgar | Jonny Edgar | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Andrea Rosso W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Jak Crawford | Francesco Pizzi | Andrea Rosso | Cram Motorsport | R: Andrea Rosso W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | |||
3 | R1 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 12 September | Joshua Dürksen | Joshua Dürksen | Joshua Dürksen | BWT Mücke Motorsport | R: Gabriele Minì W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 13 September | Gabriele Minì | Dino Beganovic | Jak Crawford | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Oliver Bearman W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Gabriele Minì | Joshua Dürksen | Gabriele Minì | Prema Powerteam | R: Gabriele Minì W: no finishers | |||
4 | R1 | Mugello Circuit | 3 October | Andrea Rosso | Gabriel Bortoleto | Andrea Rosso | Cram Motorsport | R: Andrea Rosso W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 4 October | Gabriel Bortoleto | Andrea Rosso | Gabriel Bortoleto | Prema Powerteam | R: Gabriel Bortoleto W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | ||
R3 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Gabriele Minì | Gabriele Minì | Prema Powerteam | R: Gabriele Minì W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | |||
5 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 17 October | Francesco Pizzi | Sebastián Montoya | Francesco Pizzi[lower-alpha 5] | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Francesco Pizzi W: no finishers |
R2 | 18 October | Andrea Rosso[lower-alpha 6] | Leonardo Fornaroli | Francesco Pizzi | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Francesco Pizzi W: no finishers | ||
R3 | Gabriele Minì | Dino Beganovic | Pietro Delli Guanti | BVM Racing | R: Pietro Delli Guanti W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | |||
6 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 21 November | Gabriele Minì | Dino Beganovic | Gabriele Minì | Prema Powerteam | R: Gabriele Minì W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 22 November | Dino Beganovic | Dino Beganovic | Dino Beganovic | Prema Powerteam | R: Dino Beganovic W: no finishers | ||
R3 | Gabriele Minì | Gabriele Minì | Jak Crawford | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Gabriele Minì W: Hamda Al Qubaisi | |||
7 | R1 | Vallelunga Circuit | 5 December | Gabriele Minì | Oliver Bearman | Oliver Bearman | US Racing | R: Oliver Bearman W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
R2 | 6 December | Gabriel Bortoleto | Cancelled due to heavy rain | |||||
R3 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Jonny Edgar | Jonny Edgar | Van Amersfoort Racing | R: Kirill Smal W: Hamda Al Qubaisi |
Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap. The final classifications for the drivers' and rookies' standings were obtained by summing up the scores on the 16 best results obtained during the races held.[44]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole |
Secondary Classes' standings
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† — Did not finish, but classified |
Teams' championship
Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Prema Powerteam | 596 |
2 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 495 |
3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 168 |
4 | Cram Motorsport | 141 |
5 | Iron Lynx | 108 |
6 | US Racing | 89 |
7 | BVM Racing | 80 |
8 | Bhaitech | 77 |
9 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 59 |
10 | G4 Racing | 6 |
11 | Abu Dhabi Racing | 3 |
12 | AKM Motorsport | 2 |
13 | R-ace GP | 1 |
14 | DRZ Benelli | 0 |
15 | AS Motorsport | 0 |
16 | DR Formula RP Motorsport | 0 |
Notes
- Jasin Ferati appeared on the entry list for Round 5 but did not participate in the races after injuring himself during qualifying.
- Filip Ugran appeared on the entry list for Round 3 but could not make it to the track to compete due to travel restrictions.[26]
- Dürksen is a Paraguayan driver who entered under German racing license.
- Mateusz Kaprzyk appeared on the entry list for Round 4 but did not participate in qualifying or the races after testing positive for COVID-19.[35]
- Gabriele Minì crossed the line first but was given a 5 second penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage. Pizzi inherited the win.[43]
- Rosso did not start the race, leaving pole position to Gabriele Minì.
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