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.

2020 F4 British Championship
Drivers' Champion: Luke Browning
Rookie Cup Winner: Christian Mansell
Teams Champion: Carlin
Previous: 2019 Next: 2021
2020 ToCA Support series:
2020 BTCC
2020 Mini Challenge UK
2020 Ginetta Junior Championship
2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

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 Matías Zagazeta[3] R All
21 Christian Mansell[4] R All
51 Zak O'Sullivan[5] All
Fortec Motorsport 7 Roberto Faria[6] 1–4, 9
8 Rafael Villagómez[7] R 1–2, 4–5, 7–8
11 Luke Browning[8] All
Argenti Motorsport[9] 18 Reema Juffali[10] All
25 Casper Stevenson[11][12] All
87 Nicolás Pino[13] R 1–4
TRS Arden Junior Team 27 Alex Connor[14] All
55 Roman Bilinski[15] All
78 Frederick Lubin[16] R All
JHR Developments 49 Abbi Pulling[17] All
67 James Hedley[18] All
95 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 James Hedley Luke Browning Alex Connor TRS Arden Junior Team Rafael Villagómez
R2 2 August Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Rafael Villagómez
R3 Roberto Faria Luke Browning James Hedley JHR Developments Matías Zagazeta
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 8 August Zak O'Sullivan Luke Browning Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Christian Mansell
R5 James Hedley Christian Mansell Carlin Christian Mansell
R6 9 August Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Christian Mansell
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 22 August James Hedley James Hedley Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Frederick Lubin
R8 23 August Luke Browning Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Frederick Lubin
R9 Luke Browning James Hedley Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Christian Mansell
4 R10 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 29 August Luke Browning Zak O'Sullivan Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Rafael Villagómez
R11 30 August Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Christian Mansell
R12 Luke Browning Luke Browning Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Rafael Villagómez
5 R13 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 19 September James Hedley James Hedley James Hedley JHR Developments Frederick Lubin
R14 Casper Stevenson James Hedley JHR Developments Frederick Lubin
R15 20 September James Hedley Alex Connor James Hedley JHR Developments Christian Mansell
6 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 26 September Alex Connor Alex Connor Alex Connor TRS Arden Junior Team Matías Zagazeta
R17 27 September James Hedley Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Christian Mansell
R18 Alex Connor Casper Stevenson Casper Stevenson Argenti Motorsport Christian Mansell
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 10 October Casper Stevenson Casper Stevenson Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Frederick Lubin
R20 11 October Casper Stevenson Luke Browning Casper Stevenson Argenti Motorsport Christian Mansell
8 R21 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 24 October Luke Browning Alex Connor Luke Browning[lower-alpha 1] Fortec Motorsports Christian Mansell
R22 Roman Bilinski Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Christian Mansell
R23 25 October Zak O'Sullivan Luke Browning Zak O'Sullivan Carlin Frederick Lubin
9 R24 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 14 November Luke Browning James Hedley Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports Christian Mansell
R25 15 November James Hedley Alex Connor TRS Arden Junior Team Christian Mansell
R26 Luke Browning Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Carlin 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
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 Nicolás Pino 10 8 11 9 10 Ret 11 8 10 10 12 11 14
15 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

Rookie Cup
Pos Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI‡ Pen. Pts
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 Nicolás Pino 10 8 11 9 10 Ret 11 8 10 10 12 11 161

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

Teams Cup
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.

References
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