2020 Italian F4 Championship Explained
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
Team | | Driver | Class | Rounds |
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R-ace GP | 3 | Kirill Smal | | 3 | 4 | Victor Bernier[1] | | 3 | Prema Powerteam | 3 | Kirill Smal[2] | | 4, 6–7 | 6 | Sebastian Montoya[3] | | All | 7 | Dino Beganovic[4] | | All | 46 | Gabriele Minì[5] | | All | 85 | Gabriel Bortoleto[6] | | All | AKM Motorsport[7] | 8 | Cenyu Han[8] | | 1 | 9 | Lorenzo Patrese[9] | | 4–5 | 31 | Taylor Barnard | | 4–5, 7 | 32 | Lorenzo Fluxá[10] | | 5 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 8 | Cenyu Han[11] | | 2–7 | 17 | Jonny Edgar[12] | | nowrap | 2–4, 6–7 | 51 | Francesco Pizzi[13] [14] | | All | 52 | Jak Crawford[15] | | 2–4, 6–7 | 86 | Bence Válint[16] | | 2–7 | Bhaitech | 11 | Dexter Patterson[17] [18] | | All | 19 | Sebastian Øgaard[19] | | All | 20 | Tikhon Kharitonov[20] | | 6–7 | 48 | Jesse Salmenautio[21] | | All | 66 | Zdeněk Chovanec[22] | | 1–5 | Jenzer Motorsport | 13 | Jasin Ferati[23] | | All | 14 | Filip Ugran[24] | | All | 15 | Piotr Wiśnicki[25] | | 1–5 | 28 | Francesco Braschi | | 4–7 | 68 | Santiago Ramos | | 4–7 | 84 | Francesco Simonazzi | | 2–3 | G4 Racing | 21 | Axel Gnos[26] | | All | AS Motorsport | 27 | Sebastian Freymuth[27] | | 1–6 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 29 | Joshua Dürksen | | 3, 6–7 | 71 | Josef Knopp | | 3 | 86 | Bence Válint[28] | | 1 | 97 | Diego Contecha | | 6–7 | BVM Racing | 35 | Pietro Delli Guanti | | 1–6 | 36 | Pietro Armanni | | 6–7 | 84 | Francesco Simonazzi | | 4–7 | DR Formula RP Motorsport | 57 | Pedro Perino[29] | | 7 | US Racing | 70 | Tim Tramnitz | | 7 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | | 3, 6–7 | 95 | Vladislav Lomko[30] | | 3, 6 | Iron Lynx | 72 | Leonardo Fornaroli[31] | | All | 73 | Yaroslav Shevyrtalov | | 6–7 | Cram Motorsport | 75 | Nicolás Baptiste | | 6–7 | 76 | Vittorio Catino | | 4, 6–7 | 77 | Andrea Rosso[32] | | All | 78 | Mateusz Kaprzyk[33] | | 1–4, 6 | 79 | nowrap | Georgis Markogiannis[34] | | 3, 5 | DRZ Benelli | 84 | Francesco Simonazzi[35] | | 1 | Abu Dhabi Racing | 88 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | W | All | |
| Icon | Legend |
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| Rookie | W | Woman Trophy | |
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Race calendar and results
The calendar was revealed on 16 September 2019.[36] [37] Following a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, a new calendar was announced on 19 May 2020.[38] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was pushed back 2 weeks.[39] The final calendar was released on 11 June 2020, with Hungaroring no longer on the schedule.[40]
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.[41]
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 | |
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Drivers' championship
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified | |
Secondary Classes' standings
| † — Did not finish, but classified | |
Teams' championship
Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wood. Elliot. 29 February 2020. French F4 Junior champ Victor Bernier to ADAC F4 with R-ace GP. 29 February 2020. FormulaScout.
- Web site: Kirill with PREMA Powerteam. 30 September 2020. www.acisport.it.
- Web site: SEBASTIAN MONTOYA COMPLETES PREMA'S FORMULA 4 2020 LINE UP. 4 February 2020. 4 February 2020.
- Web site: Arthur Leclerc and Dino Beganovic for the Scuderia’s young driver programme. 17 January 2020. 17 January 2020.
- Web site: Gabriele Mini to race with Prema in Formula 4. 31 January 2020. 31 January 2020.
- Web site: Gabriel Bortoleto closes with PREMA and will compete in F4 in Europe – Other Categories. 10 December 2019. 27 December 2019. 27 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191227105106/https://www.time24.news/2019/12/gabriel-bortoleto-closes-with-prema-and-will-compete-in-f4-in-europe-other-categories.html. dead.
- Web site: Nasce la AKM Motorsport, dal karting alla Formula 4 (AKM Motorsport is born, from karting to Formula 4). Italiaracing.net. 3 February 2020. 3 February 2020.
- Web site: DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT - Han Cenyu has joined AKM Motorsport for the 2020 Italian F4 Championship! The 15-year old Chinese driver joined the Rosberg Racing Academy in 2019. 2 February 2020.
- Web site: New drivers in the rich line-up of the Italian F4 at Mugello. 30 September 2020. www.acisport.it.
- Web site: 14 October 2020. Italian F.4 Championship Powered by Abarth. Autodromo Nazionale Monza - 16/18 ottobre 2020 (16/18 october 2020). Elenco Iscritti - Entry List..
- Web site: Woollard. Craig. August 28, 2020. Van Amersfoort Racing adds Cenyu Han to Formula 4 line-up. August 28, 2020. FormulaScout.
- Web site: VAR SIGNS RED BULL JUNIOR TALENT JONNY EDGAR FOR DUAL 2020 F4 RACE PROGRAM. 21 January 2020. 21 January 2020.
- Web site: Intervista a Pizzi: "Bello vincere subito, nella F4 Italia punto al titolo rookie" (Interview with Pizzi: "Nice to win immediately, in the F4 Italy I aim for the rookie title"). Tremolada. Mattia. Italiaracing.net. 6 February 2020. 7 February 2020.
- Web site: VAR SIGNS FRESH UAE F4 CHAMPION FRANCESCO PIZZI FOR EUROPEAN F4 CAMPAIGN. 12 March 2020. 12 March 2020.
- Web site: RED BULL JUNIOR TALENT JAK CRAWFORD JOINS VAR FOR INTENSE DOUBLE F4 RACE PROGRAM IN GERMANY AND ITALY. 28 January 2020. 28 January 2020.
- Web site: Imola Entry List. 29 August 2020. ACI Sport.
- Web site: Wood. Elliot. 24 June 2020. Sauber relaunches its F1 junior programme with four drivers. 24 June 2020. FormulaScout.
- Web site: 25 June 2020. Patterson joins BhaiTech Racing for 2020 Italian Formula 4 season. 25 June 2020.
- Web site: Sebastian Øgaard præsenterede italiensk racersatsning (Sebastian Øgaard presented Italian racing venture). 27 January 2020. 2 February 2020.
- Web site: 21 November 2020. Elenco Verificati - Admitted List. acisport.it.
- Web site: Salmenautio nuovo pilota BhaiTech Racing per la F4 (Salmenautio new BhaiTech Racing driver for the F4). Cronaca Torino. 21 February 2020. 21 February 2020.
- Web site: Allen. Peter. 6 January 2020. Dexter Patterson to make single-seater debut in F4 UAE with Xcel Motorsport. 6 January 2020. FormulaScout.
- Web site: Marc Lopez and Eloy Sebastian join Spanish F4 grid. Wood. Elliot. FormulaScout. 28 January 2020. 28 January 2020.
- Web site: Ugran firma per Jenzer (Ugran signs for Jenzer). Costa. Massimo. Italiaracing.net. 23 December 2019. 27 December 2019.
- Web site: Entry List . acisport.it . ACI Sport . 10 September 2020.
- Web site: Elenco Iscritti - Entry List . acisport.it . ACI Sport Italia . 30 July 2020.
- F1FeederSeries1. 1283363456046051328. DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT Sebastian Freymuth joins AS Motorsport in Italian F4 for a second year! The German made his debut with the team in 2019. AS Motorsport will announce a second driver later in the season.. 15 July 2020.
- @F1FeederSeries1. 1280861787940847617. DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT Válint Bence joins Mücke in Italian F4! The Hungarian driver will make his feeder series debut. 8 July 2020.
- Web site: 3 December 2020. Autodromo "Piero Taruffi" - Vallelunga (Campagnano di Roma) - 6/12/2020 ELENCO ISCRITTI - Provisional entry list. acisport.it.
- Web site: Wood. Elliot. 24 February 2020. Tim Tramnitz and Vladislav Lomko join US Racing in ADAC F4. 24 February 2020. FormulaScout.
- Web site: Iron Lynx team enters Italian F4 with Leonardo Fornaroli. Allen. Peter. FormulaScout. 29 June 2020. 30 June 2020.
- Web site: Allen. Peter. 20 March 2020. Motorsport Games winner Andrea Rosso joins Cram for Italian F4 return. 22 March 2020. FormulaScout.
- News: 3 July 2020. Kaprzyka's next progress in Formula 4. 15 July 2020.
- @F1FeederSeries1. 1286228358716690438. DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT Georgis Markogiannis joins Cram Motorsport in Italian F4! The Greek driver will do a selected program.. 23 July 2020. 23 July 2020.
- Web site: 28 November 2019. Accordo 2020 tra DRZ Benelli e Simonazzi (2020 agreement between DRZ Benelli and Simonazzi). 19 December 2019. Italiaracing.net.
- News: The new 2020 calendar officialized. 16 September 2019. 11 January 2020.
- Web site: ITALIAN F.4 CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY ABARTH:Calendar and results. 11 January 2020.
- Web site: On-track racing heading towards restart. 19 May 2020.
- News: F1 calendar leads to Euroformula, FREC delay at Hungaroring. Wood. Elliot. Formula Scout. 3 June 2020.
- Web site: The Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth confirms the new 2020 calendar. 11 June 2020.
- Web site: 18 June 2020. Regolamento Sportivo / Sporting Regulation 2020 Italian F.4 Championship powered by Abarth.