2020 Euroformula Open Championship

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The 2020 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars that was held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in the new Dallara 320 car, which features the Halo safety device.[1] It was the seventh Euroformula Open Championship season.

CryptoTower Racing Team driver Ye Yifei won the title after the second race at Barcelona, having won 11 races, 13 pole positions, 12 fastest lap.

Teams and drivers[]

All teams utilized the new chassis.

Team Engine No. Driver Status Round(s)
Germany Team Motopark[2] Volkswagen 4 Germany Niklas Krütten[3] R All
28 United States Cameron Das[4] 2, 4–7
33 Venezuela Manuel Maldonado[3] All
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport[2] Volkswagen 6 Israel Ido Cohen[5] All
24 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat[6] 5
United Kingdom Jordan King[7] G 7
31 Barbados Zane Maloney[8] R All
United Kingdom Double R Racing[9] Mercedes-Benz 8 United States Benjamin Pedersen[10] 6
Germany Matthias Lüthen R 7
26 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons[11] 1–4
United Kingdom Louis Foster[12] 6–7
Spain Drivex School[13] Mercedes-Benz 12 Netherlands Glenn van Berlo[14] R All
34 Oman Shihab Al Habsi[15] R 1–3
Germany Matthias Lüthen R 6
Mexico Rafael Villagómez[7] R G 7
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing[16] Mercedes-Benz 15 Germany Sebastian Estner[17] R All
16 Germany Andreas Estner[18] All
25 France Alexandre Bardinon[19] All
Japan CryptoTower Racing[20] Volkswagen 20 China Ye Yifei[20] All
69 Austria Lukas Dunner[4] 2, 4–7
99 Angola Rui Andrade[20] All

Race calendar[]

A nine-round provisional calendar was revealed on 11 October 2019. While Silverstone Circuit is not on this season's calendar, Autodromo di Pergusa is scheduled to debut as a Euroformula Open Championship round.[1] An updated calendar was announced on 22 October 2019.[21]

After the start of the season was delayed due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, a new 8-round calendar was announced on 21 May 2020. The round at Circuit de Pau-Ville, which was on the original schedule, was not run this season.[22] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was moved back to 23–26 July.[23] On 10 June 2020 the season opener was moved to 8–9 August, while the round at Autodromo di Pergusa was cancelled with plans to run there in 2021.[24] Two of the eight rescheduled events will hold three races to compensate for the loss of one round.[25][26] On 22 October, the planned season finale at Jarama was cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases in Europe, and it was announced that Barcelona would hold four races instead.[27]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie Winner
1 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 8 August China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Sebastian Estner
R2 9 August China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Barbados Zane Maloney
2 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 22 August Austria Lukas Dunner Austria Lukas Dunner Austria Lukas Dunner Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
R2 23 August China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Barbados Zane Maloney
3 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring 12 September China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Sebastian Estner
R2 13 September China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
4 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 26 September China Ye Yifei United States Cameron Das China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
R2 27 September Austria Lukas Dunner[a] China Ye Yifei Austria Lukas Dunner Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
R3 China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Austria Lukas Dunner Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
5 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit 3 October Austria Lukas Dunner Germany Sebastian Estner Austria Lukas Dunner Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
R2 4 October United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat Austria Lukas Dunner United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Germany Niklas Krütten
6 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 17 October Austria Lukas Dunner Austria Lukas Dunner China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Sebastian Estner
R2 18 October Austria Lukas Dunner China Ye Yifei United Kingdom Louis Foster United Kingdom Double R Racing Netherlands Glenn van Berlo
R3 China Ye Yifei Austria Lukas Dunner Austria Lukas Dunner Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
7 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 31 October China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Niklas Krütten
R2 China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Netherlands Glenn van Berlo
R3 1 November China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Barbados Zane Maloney
R4 China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei China Ye Yifei Japan CryptoTower Racing Germany Sebastian Estner

Championship standings[]

Drivers' championship[]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

Only the fifteen best race results counted towards the championship.

Pos Driver HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		MUG
Italy 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4
1 China Ye Yifei 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 (5) (3) 1 11 3 1 1 1 1 369
2 Austria Lukas Dunner 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 13 1 2 5 4 7 248
3 Germany Andreas Estner 2 2 3 4 4 Ret 6 9 4 2 (10) 4 7 8 15 3 5 3 177
4 Venezuela Manuel Maldonado 5 6 7 14 2 2 4 Ret 10 11 6 6 12 2 5 4 7 2 153
5 Germany Niklas Krütten 8 (10) 5 6 8 3 3 3 3 4 4 12 6 5 3 7 8 (9) 153
6 United States Cameron Das 10 8 5 5 6 9 7 5 4 4 7 2 3 6 123
7 Israel Ido Cohen 6 4 4 5 5 6 11 Ret 11 6 9 3 2 7 10 11 NC 8 114
8 Barbados Zane Maloney 4 3 DNS 2 12 Ret 8 4 7 8 5 14 Ret 12 4 9 6 5 113
9 Netherlands Glenn van Berlo 9 9 9 10 7 5 9 8 9 7 8 (10) 3 6 6 6 11 Ret 80
10 Germany Sebastian Estner 3 5 13 11 3 4 12 Ret 8 12 11 9 9 9 14 10 14 4 76
11 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 62
12 United Kingdom Louis Foster 7 1 Ret 8 8 2 Ret 57
13 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat 3 1 41
14 Angola Rui Andrade 11 12 8 9 9 10 10 6 Ret 13 12 11 8 10 9 12 9 10 28
15 United States Benjamin Pedersen 8 5 Ret 14
16 France Alexandre Bardinon 12 8 12 12 11 9 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 13 10 11 11 14 10 Ret 9
17 Oman Shihab Al Habsi 10 11 11 13 10 8 6
18 Germany Matthias Lüthen WD WD WD 13 15 13 11 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
— Mexico Rafael Villagómez 12 13 12 Ret —
— United Kingdom Jordan King WD WD WD WD —
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		MUG
Italy 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' championship[]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Driver HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		MUG
Italy 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Germany Niklas Krütten 8 10 5 6 8 3 3 3 3 4 4 12 6 5 3 7 8 9 140 (150)
2 Netherlands Glenn van Berlo 9 9 9 10 7 5 9 8 9 7 8 10 3 6 6 6 11 Ret 112 (116)
3 Barbados Zane Maloney 4 3 DNS 2 12 Ret 8 4 7 8 5 14 Ret 12 4 9 6 5 109
4 Germany Sebastian Estner 3 5 13 11 3 4 12 Ret 8 12 11 9 9 9 14 10 14 4 101 (104)
5 Oman Shihab Al Habsi 10 11 11 13 10 8 23
6 Germany Matthias Lüthen WD WD WD 13 15 13 11 15
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
— Mexico Rafael Villagómez 12 13 12 Ret —
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		MUG
Italy 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain

Teams' championship[]

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Team HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		MUG
Italy 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Japan CryptoTower Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 244
11 12 2 3 9 10 2 2 2 5 3 2 11 3 2 5 4 7
2 Germany Team Motopark 5 6 5 6 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 2 3 2 3 2 115
8 10 7 8 8 3 4 5 6 9 6 6 6 4 5 4 7 6
3 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 2 2 3 4 3 4 6 9 4 2 10 4 7 8 11 3 5 3 84
3 5 12 11 4 9 12 Ret 8 10 11 9 9 9 14 10 10 4
4 United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport 4 3 4 2 5 6 8 4 7 3 1 3 2 7 4 9 6 5 76
6 4 DNS 5 12 Ret 11 Ret 11 6 5 14 Ret 12 10 11 NC 8
5 United Kingdom Double R Racing 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 7 1 Ret 8 8 2 11 24
8 5 Ret 13 15 12 Ret
6 Spain Drivex School 9 9 9 10 7 5 9 8 9 7 8 10 3 6 6 6 11 Ret 9
10 11 11 13 10 8 WD WD WD 12 13 12 Ret
Pos Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		RBR
Austria 		MNZ
Italy 		MUG
Italy 		SPA
Belgium 		CAT
Spain

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ye Yifei scored the fastest time in qualifying but was issued a 2-place grid penalty for an incident with Manuel Maldonado. Yifei was still awarded the bonus point for qualifying on pole position despite grid penalty.

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