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] 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.
Race calendar
The original calendar was announced on 16 June 2019.[ 20] COVID-19 pandemic . All races were held in the United Kingdom, supporting the 2020 British Touring Car Championship .[ 2] Croft event in October has been reduced to 2 races.[ 21]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Roberto Faria
3
Ret
4
5
2
4
14
7
4
7
Ret
6
10
Ret
4
106
11
Rafael Villagómez
6
3
9
Ret
14
13
8
7
8
11
8
9
9
Ret
11
Ret
Ret
47
12
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
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
Nico Pino
10
8
11
9
10
Ret
11
8
10
10
12
11
14
15
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
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
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
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
Rafael Villagómez
6
3
9
Ret
14
13
8
7
8
11
8
9
9
Ret
11
Ret
Ret
233
5
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.
Notes
^ Zak O'Sullivan crossed the line first but was given a 5 second penalty for incidents during the race. Luke Browning inherited the win.
References
^ "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015" . British Formula Ford . 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2014 .^ a b c "British F4 announces revised 2020 calendar" . fiaformula4.com . Ford Motor Company . 27 April 2020.^ "Reigning champions Carlin unveil Matias Zagazeta for 2020" . November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .^ "Australian racer Christian Mansell adds to Carlin's 2020 line-up" . January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019 .^ "Carlin quartet completed by Ginetta Rookie champion Zak O'Sullivan" . January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .^ "Roberto Faria remains with Fortec Motorsport for 2020 title push" . October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .^ "Mexican rising star Rafael Villagomez signs with Fortec Motorsport for 2020" . February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020 .^ "Luke Browning adds to Fortec Motorsport line up for 2020 campaign" . March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .^ Wood, Elliot (January 23, 2019). "Double R partners with Argenti Motorsport in British F4" . FormulaScout . Retrieved January 23, 2019 . ^ "Reema Juffali confirmed at Double R F4 for 2020 campaign" . February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020 .^ "Casper Stevenson wins inaugural British F4 Scholarship" . November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .^ "Scholarship winner Casper Stevenson confirms 2020 seat at Double R F4" . January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .^ "Double R F4 trio completed by Chilean racer Nicolás Pino" . February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020 .^ "Alex Connor returns to Arden Motorsport for 2020 title challenge" . January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020 .^ "Arden Motorsport confirm Roman Bilinski for 2020 British F4 campaign" . October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .^ "Frederick Lubin confirmed at Arden Motorsport for 2020 British F4 season" . October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .^ "Karting champion Abbi Pulling switches to British F4 with JHR Developments" . February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .^ "Ginetta Junior champion James Hedley moves into British F4 with JHR" . March 5, 2020.^ "Nathanael Hodgkiss joins JHR Developments in British F4 for 2020" . July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .^ "Provisional calendar announced for 2020 British F4 season" . fiaformula4.com . Ford Motor Company . 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2019 .^ "Croft meeting reduced, series expects to retain current chassis to 2022" . fiaformula4.com . 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
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