2020 French F4 Championship
Drivers' Champion: Ayumu Iwasa
Juniors' Champion: Valentino Catalano
Parent series::
FFSA GT Championship
Renault Clio Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup France The 2020 French F4 Championship was the tenth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the third under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis. For 2020, the series used a new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine produced by Renault Sport, replacing the previously used 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engine.[1] The series began on 21 August at Circuit Paul Armagnac and ended on 22 November at Circuit Paul Ricard.[2][3]
Driver lineup
No. | Driver | Class | Rounds | 2 | Marijn Kremers | | 1–3, 5–7 | Étienne Cheli | G | 4 | 4 | Ayumu Iwasa | | All | 6 | Isack Hadjar | | All | 7 | Sami Meguetounif | | All | 8 | Rafael Villagómez | | 1–5, 7 | 9 | Esteban Masson | G | 7 | 11 | Valentino Catalano | J | All | 12 | Loris Cabirou | | All | 16 | Romain Leroux | | All | 17 | Noah Andy | | All | 22 | Daniël Ligier | J | All | 23 | Ivan Peklin | | All | 69 | Lev Lomko | | 1–3, 5–6 | 71 | Yash Aradhya | G | 4 | 79 | Owen Tangavelou | | All | 85 | Ren Sato | | All | Sources:[4][5][6] | | Icon | Status | J | Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship | G | Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship | |
Race calendar
On 22 April 2020 the series announced a seven-round calendar with a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[7][8] The round at Pau that was postponed on 17 March 2020 and not included on the new schedule.[9] The 3rd round scheduled at Hungaroring was replaced by Circuit Zandvoort.[10] The penultimate round of the season at Circuit de Lédenon was cancelled by the circuit and the organizers.[11] The final round at Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans was called off by local authorities.[12] The additional rounds were scheduled to take place at Circuit Paul Ricard.[13][3]
Championship standings
- Points system
Points were awarded as follows:
Races | Position | Bonus |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP | FL |
Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Race 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Each driver's lowest scoring meeting was omitted from their final point total.[14]
Drivers' standings – FFSA Academy
Drivers' standings – FIA Formula 4
Pos | Driver | NOG | MAG | ZAN | LEC1 | SPA | LEC2 | LEC3 | Pts |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
1 | Ayumu Iwasa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 329 |
2 | Ren Sato | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 253 |
3 | Isack Hadjar | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 231 |
4 | Sami Meguetounif | 5 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 183 |
5 | Romain Leroux | Ret | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 133 |
6 | Rafael Villagómez | 6 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | | | | 6 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
7 | Marijn Kremers | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 2 | | | | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | DNS | 118 |
8 | Loris Cabirou | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 117 |
9 | Ivan Peklin | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 |
10 | Owen Tangavelou | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | DNS | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 47 |
11 | Lev Lomko | 9 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | | | | Ret | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | | | | 37 |
12 | Noah Andy | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 25 |
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
NOG | MAG | ZAN | LEC1 | SPA | LEC2 | LEC3 |
Juniors' standings
Pos | Driver | NOG | MAG | ZAN | LEC1 | SPA | LEC2 | LEC3 | Pts |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
1 | Valentino Catalano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 390 |
2 | Daniël Ligier | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 288 |
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
NOG | MAG | ZAN | LEC1 | SPA | LEC2 | LEC3 |
Notes
- ^ Marijn Kremers scored pole for race 3 but was issued a 1-place grid penalty for causing a collision in race 2. Kremers still collected the bonus point for qualifying on pole position.
References
- ^ "French F4: a new turbo engine in 2020". Kartcom.com. KSP Reportages. December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "F4 2020 CALENDAR". ffsaacademy.org. KSP Reportages.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (13 November 2020). "Hadjar on pole for first of French F4's back-to-back Paul Ricard rounds". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020.
- ^ "F4 ACADEMY: NOGARO OPENS THE FESTIVITIES WITH A QUALITY GRID". FFSA Academy. 17 August 2020.
- ^ "F4 Academy: Many potential winners at Paul Ricard". FFSA Academy. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "F4 Academy: Ayumu Iwasa's title to win". FFSA Academy. 16 November 2020.
- ^ "The new dates of the French F4 Championship". FFSA Academy. 22 April 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliott (22 April 2020). "French F4 reveals new calendar, racing in the Netherlands delayed". Formula Scout.
- ^ Wood, Elliott (17 March 2020). "Euroformula's Pau Grand Prix postponed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliott (18 June 2020). "Zandvoort replaces Hungaroring in new French F4 calendar". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2 November 2020). "This weekend's French F4 round at Ledenon cancelled". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.
- ^ "La manche finale du Trophée Tourisme Endurance (TTE) au Mans annulée" (in French). 4 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (6 November 2020). "French F4 adds replacement round at Paul Ricard alongside Eurocup". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020.
- ^ "French F4 Championship 2020 Presentation Dossier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
- Official website of the FFSA Academy