2020 Formula Regional European Championship

The 2020 Formula Regional European Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conformed to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This was the second season of the championship.

2020 Formula Regional European Championship
Drivers' Champion: Gianluca Petecof
Teams' Champion: Prema Powerteam
Previous: 2019 Next: 2021
Feeder series:
Italian F4 Championship

The season started on 31 July at Misano Circuit and concluded on 6 December at Autodromo Vallelunga, after eight meetings. Gianluca Petecof won the drivers' championship at the last race, while Prema Powerteam defended the teams' title.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers competed with the Tatuus–Alfa Romeo F3 T-318.[1]

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
KIC Motorsport 2 Nico Göhler[2] 3, 5
4 Jüri Vips[3] 1–2, 4
5 Patrik Pasma[4] All
7 Nicola Marinangeli[5] 7–8
40 Konsta Lappalainen[4] All
Van Amersfoort Racing 3 Pierre-Louis Chovet[6] R All
11 Alessandro Famularo[2] R 3–5
23 Facu Regalia[7] G 2
62 Dennis Hauger[8] 6–8
Prema Powerteam 6 Oliver Rasmussen[9] R All
10 Gianluca Petecof[10] R All
14 Arthur Leclerc[11] R All
55 Jamie Chadwick[12] All
Monolite Racing[13] 15 Matteo Nannini[8] 6
99 Andrea Cola[14] R 1–5, 8
Gillian Track Events GTE[15] 33 Gillian Henrion[15] R All
DR Formula RP Motorsport[15] 41 Emidio Pesce[16] R All
45 Ian Rodríguez[17] 7
Icon Status
R Rookie
G Guest
  • Brad Benavides was scheduled to compete for DR Formula RP Motorsport, but hasn't appeared in any rounds.[18]

Race calendar

The initial calendar was announced on 16 September 2019.[19] After multiple postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was announced on 19 May 2020.[20] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was pushed back 2 weeks.[21] The current version of the amended calendar was published on 11 June 2020 and saw the round at the Hungaroring replaced by a visit to Misano Circuit.[22]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 1 August Arthur Leclerc Jüri Vips Oliver Rasmussen Prema Powerteam Oliver Rasmussen
R2 Arthur Leclerc Gianluca Petecof Arthur Leclerc Prema Powerteam Arthur Leclerc
R3 2 August Arthur Leclerc Arthur Leclerc Gianluca Petecof Prema Powerteam Gianluca Petecof
2 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard 22 August Arthur Leclerc Arthur Leclerc Arthur Leclerc Prema Powerteam Arthur Leclerc
R2 Gianluca Petecof Jüri Vips Gianluca Petecof Prema Powerteam Gianluca Petecof
R3 23 August Gianluca Petecof Gianluca Petecof Arthur Leclerc Prema Powerteam Arthur Leclerc
3 R1 Red Bull Ring 12 September Gianluca Petecof Gianluca Petecof Gianluca Petecof Prema Powerteam Gianluca Petecof
R2 13 September Gianluca Petecof Gianluca Petecof Oliver Rasmussen Prema Powerteam Oliver Rasmussen
R3 Gianluca Petecof Gianluca Petecof Gianluca Petecof Prema Powerteam Gianluca Petecof
4 R1 Mugello Circuit 3 October Oliver Rasmussen Jüri Vips Arthur Leclerc Prema Powerteam Arthur Leclerc
R2 4 October Arthur Leclerc Pierre-Louis Chovet Arthur Leclerc Prema Powerteam Arthur Leclerc
R3 Arthur Leclerc Gianluca Petecof Arthur Leclerc Prema Powerteam Arthur Leclerc
5 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 17 October Patrik Pasma Oliver Rasmussen Patrik Pasma KIC Motorsport Gianluca Petecof
R2 18 October Patrik Pasma Oliver Rasmussen Oliver Rasmussen Prema Powerteam Oliver Rasmussen
R3 Arthur Leclerc Gianluca Petecof Patrik Pasma KIC Motorsport Gianluca Petecof
6 R1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 31 October Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Oliver Rasmussen Prema Powerteam Oliver Rasmussen
R2 Dennis Hauger Oliver Rasmussen Oliver Rasmussen Prema Powerteam Oliver Rasmussen
R3 1 November Dennis Hauger Pierre-Louis Chovet Pierre-Louis Chovet Van Amersfoort Racing Pierre-Louis Chovet
7 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 21 November Oliver Rasmussen Dennis Hauger Ian Rodríguez DR Formula RP Motorsport Arthur Leclerc
R2 22 November Arthur Leclerc Patrik Pasma Patrik Pasma KIC Motorsport Gianluca Petecof
R3 Patrik Pasma Patrik Pasma Patrik Pasma KIC Motorsport Arthur Leclerc
8 R1 Autodromo Vallelunga 5 December Oliver Rasmussen Patrik Pasma Dennis Hauger Van Amersfoort Racing Oliver Rasmussen
R2 6 December Oliver Rasmussen Race cancelled due to weather conditions
R3 Oliver Rasmussen Konsta Lappalainen Oliver Rasmussen Prema Powerteam Oliver Rasmussen

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

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 MIS
 LEC
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 IMO
 VLL
 Pts
1 Gianluca Petecof 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 6 2 5 6 3 8 3 4 4 C 5 359
2 Arthur Leclerc Ret 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 9† 6 2 5 4 3 Ret 2 6 C Ret 343
3 Oliver Rasmussen 1 3 3 6 5 4 3 1 3 3 6 3 4 1 4 1 1 5 DNS 6 6 3 C 1 343
4 Patrik Pasma 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 4 1 4 1 4 4 8 6 1 1 2 C 6 290
5 Pierre-Louis Chovet 5 5 7 3 4 7 5 4 7 5 2 7 11 3 5 7 3 1 4 5 3 Ret C 3 244
6 Konsta Lappalainen 9† 7 Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 7 11 7 DNS 5 7 2 3 6 10 7 5 7 8 5 C 4 140
7 Dennis Hauger 3 2 2 2 4 5 1 C 2 134
8 Jüri Vips Ret 6 4 4 3 3 2 10 Ret 81
9 Jamie Chadwick 3 8 6 10 10† 9 Ret 10 5 9 7 8 10 Ret 8 10 9 10 Ret 9 10 8 C 7 80
10 Gillian Henrion 8† 10 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS 4 10 6 Ret Ret 8 7 9 7 8 Ret 7 C 8 78
11 Alessandro Famularo 7 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 10 73
12 Emidio Pesce 7 11 Ret 11 11† DNS 8 8 9 Ret 8 9 8 7 7 11 11 11 10 11 7 9 C 10 50
13 Ian Rodríguez 1 2 9 45
14 Andrea Cola 6 9 9 12 9 11 9 11 10 Ret Ret 11† 12 8 9 WD WD WD 26
15 Matteo Nannini 9 8 6 14
16 Nico Göhler 6 9 Ret 9 Ret DNS 12
17 Nicola Marinangeli 9 10 11 10 C 9 6
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
– Facu Regalia 7 7 8 –
Pos Driver MIS
 LEC
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 IMO
 VLL
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Rookies' standings
Pos Driver MIS
 LEC
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 IMO
 VLL
 Pts
1 Gianluca Petecof 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 6 2 5 6 3 8 3 4 4 C 5 430
2 Oliver Rasmussen 1 3 3 6 5 4 3 1 3 3 6 3 4 1 4 1 1 5 DNS 6 6 3 C 1 387
3 Arthur Leclerc Ret 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 9† 6 2 5 4 3 Ret 2 6 C Ret 386
4 Pierre-Louis Chovet 5 5 7 3 4 7 5 4 7 5 2 7 11 3 5 7 3 1 4 5 3 Ret C 3 321
5 Gillian Henrion 8† 10 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS 4 10 6 Ret Ret 8 7 9 7 8 Ret 7 C 8 173
6 Emidio Pesce 7 11 Ret 11 11† DNS 8 8 9 Ret 8 9 8 7 7 11 11 11 10 11 7 9 C 10 168
7 Alessandro Famularo 7 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 10 97
8 Andrea Cola 6 9 9 12 9 11 9 11 10 Ret Ret 11† 12 8 9 WD WD WD 92
Pos Driver MIS
 LEC
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 IMO
 VLL
 Pts

Teams' standings

Only the two highest finishing cars of one team were eligible for points.

Pos Team MIS
 LEC
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 IMO
 VLL
 Pts
1 Prema Powerteam 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 C 1 842
3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 6 4 2 5 4 8 6 4 4 C 5
2 KIC Motorsport 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 2 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 7 5 1 1 2 C 4 495
9† 6 5 5 6 5 6 7 11 7 10 5 7 4 3 6 10 8 6 7 8 5 C 6
3 Van Amersfoort Racing 5 5 7 3 4 7 5 4 4 5 2 6 5 3 5 3 2 1 2 4 3 1 C 2 451
7 6 7 6 5 7 11 5 10 7 3 2 4 5 5 Ret C 3
4 DR Formula RP Motorsport 7 11 Ret 11 11† DNS 8 8 9 Ret 8 9 8 7 7 11 11 11 1 2 7 9 C 10 95
10 11 9
5 Gillian Track Events GTE 8† 10 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS 4 10 6 Ret Ret 8 7 9 7 8 Ret 7 C 8 78
6 Monolite Racing 6 9 9 12 9 11 9 11 10 Ret Ret 11† 12 8 9 9 8 6 WD WD WD 40
Pos Driver MIS
 LEC
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 IMO
 VLL
 Pts

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