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
R-ace GP
3
Kirill Smal[1]
R
3
4
Victor Bernier[2]
3
Prema Powerteam
3
Kirill Smal[3]
R
4, 6–7
6
Sebastian Montoya [4]
R
All
7
Dino Beganovic [5]
R
All
46
Gabriele Minì [6]
R
All
85
Gabriel Bortoleto [7]
R
All
AKM Motorsport[8]
8
Cenyu Han[9]
R
1
9
Lorenzo Patrese[10]
R
4–5
31
Taylor Barnard[10]
R
4–5, 7
32
Lorenzo Fluxá [11]
R
5
Van Amersfoort Racing
8
Cenyu Han[12]
R
2–7
17
Jonny Edgar [13]
2–4, 6–7
51
Francesco Pizzi [14] [15]
R
All
52
Jak Crawford [16]
2–4, 6–7
86
Bence Válint[17]
R
2–7
Bhaitech
11
Dexter Patterson [18] [19]
R
All
19
Sebastian Øgaard[20]
R
All
20
Tikhon Kharitonov[21]
R
6–7
48
Jesse Salmenautio[22]
All
66
Zdeněk Chovanec [23]
R
1–5
Jenzer Motorsport
13
Jasin Ferati [24]
R
All[a]
14
Filip Ugran [25]
All[b]
15
Piotr Wiśnicki[1]
R
1–5
28
Francesco Braschi[10]
R
4–7
68
Santiago Ramos[10]
R
4–7
84
Francesco Simonazzi [17]
R
2–3
G4 Racing
21
Axel Gnos [27]
All
AS Motorsport
27
Sebastian Freymuth[28]
1–6
BWT Mücke Motorsport
29
Joshua Dürksen[1] [c]
3, 6–7
71
Josef Knopp[1]
R
3
86
Bence Válint[29]
R
1
97
Diego Contecha[21]
6–7
BVM Racing
35
Pietro Delli Guanti [27]
R
1–6
36
Pietro Armanni[21]
R
6–7
84
Francesco Simonazzi
R
4–7
DR Formula RP Motorsport
57
Pedro Perino[30]
7
US Racing
70
Tim Tramnitz[30]
R
7
87
Oliver Bearman [1]
R
3, 6–7
95
Vladislav Lomko[31]
R
3, 6
Iron Lynx
72
Leonardo Fornaroli[32]
R
All
73
Yaroslav Shevyrtalov[21]
R
6–7
Cram Motorsport
75
Nicolas Baptiste[21]
R
6–7
76
Vittorio Catino[10]
R
4, 6–7
77
Andrea Rosso [33]
R
All
78
Mateusz Kaprzyk[34]
R
1–4, 6[d]
79
Georgis Markogiannis[36]
R
3, 5
DRZ Benelli
84
Francesco Simonazzi [37]
R
1
Abu Dhabi Racing
88
Hamda Al Qubaisi [27]
R W
All
Icon
Legend
R
Rookie
W
Woman Trophy
G
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Race calendar and results [ ]
The calendar was revealed on 16 September 2019.[38] [39] Following a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic , a new calendar was announced on 19 May 2020.[40] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was pushed back 2 weeks.[41] The final calendar was released on 11 June 2020, with Hungaroring no longer on the schedule.[42]
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.[44]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
Drivers' championship [ ]
Secondary Classes' standings [ ]
Teams' championship [ ]
Each team acquired the points earned by their two best drivers in each race.
Notes [ ]
^ Jasin Ferati appeared on the entry list for Round 5 but did not participate in the races after injuring himself during qualifying.
^ Filip Ugran appeared on the entry list for Round 3 but could not make it to the track to compete due to travel restrictions.[26]
^ Dürksen is a Paraguayan driver who entered under German racing license.
^ Mateusz Kaprzyk appeared on the entry list for Round 4 but did not participate in qualifying or the races after testing positive for COVID-19 .[35]
^ Gabriele Minì crossed the line first but was given a 5 second penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage. Pizzi inherited the win.[43]
^ Rosso did not start the race, leaving pole position to Gabriele Minì.
References [ ]
^ a b c d e "Entry List" (PDF) . acisport.it . ACI Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2020 .
^ Wood, Elliot (29 February 2020). "French F4 Junior champ Victor Bernier to ADAC F4 with R-ace GP" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 29 February 2020 .
^ "Kirill with PREMA Powerteam" . www.acisport.it . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
^ "SEBASTIAN MONTOYA COMPLETES PREMA'S FORMULA 4 2020 LINE UP" . 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020 .
^ "Arthur Leclerc and Dino Beganovic for the Scuderia's young driver programme" . 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020 .
^ "Gabriele Mini to race with Prema in Formula 4" . 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020 .
^ "Gabriel Bortoleto closes with PREMA and will compete in F4 in Europe – Other Categories" . 10 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019 .
^ "Nasce la AKM Motorsport, dal karting alla Formula 4 (AKM Motorsport is born, from karting to Formula 4)" . Italiaracing.net . 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020 .
^ "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" . Retrieved 2 February 2020 .
^ a b c d e "New drivers in the rich line-up of the Italian F4 at Mugello" . www.acisport.it . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
^ "Italian F.4 Championship Powered by Abarth. Autodromo Nazionale Monza - 16/18 ottobre 2020 (16/18 october 2020). Elenco Iscritti - Entry List" (PDF) . 14 October 2020.
^ Woollard, Craig (August 28, 2020). "Van Amersfoort Racing adds Cenyu Han to Formula 4 line-up" . FormulaScout . Retrieved August 28, 2020 .
^ "VAR SIGNS RED BULL JUNIOR TALENT JONNY EDGAR FOR DUAL 2020 F4 RACE PROGRAM" . 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ Tremolada, Mattia (6 February 2020). "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")" . Italiaracing.net . Retrieved 7 February 2020 .
^ "VAR SIGNS FRESH UAE F4 CHAMPION FRANCESCO PIZZI FOR EUROPEAN F4 CAMPAIGN" . 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020 .
^ "RED BULL JUNIOR TALENT JAK CRAWFORD JOINS VAR FOR INTENSE DOUBLE F4 RACE PROGRAM IN GERMANY AND ITALY" . 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020 .
^ a b "Imola Entry List" (PDF) . ACI Sport . Retrieved 29 August 2020 .
^ Wood, Elliot (24 June 2020). "Sauber relaunches its F1 junior programme with four drivers" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 24 June 2020 .
^ "Patterson joins BhaiTech Racing for 2020 Italian Formula 4 season" . 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020 .
^ "Sebastian Øgaard præsenterede italiensk racersatsning (Sebastian Øgaard presented Italian racing venture)" . 27 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Elenco Verificati - Admitted List" (PDF) . acisport.it . 21 November 2020.
^ "Salmenautio nuovo pilota BhaiTech Racing per la F4 (Salmenautio new BhaiTech Racing driver for the F4)" . Cronaca Torino . 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020 .
^ Allen, Peter (6 January 2020). "Dexter Patterson to make single-seater debut in F4 UAE with Xcel Motorsport" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 6 January 2020 .
^ Wood, Elliot (28 January 2020). "Marc Lopez and Eloy Sebastian join Spanish F4 grid" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 28 January 2020 .
^ Costa, Massimo (23 December 2019). "Ugran firma per Jenzer (Ugran signs for Jenzer)" . Italiaracing.net . Retrieved 27 December 2019 .
^ Wood, Elliot (12 September 2020). "Duerksen and Mini to start from pole in Italian F4 races at Red Bull Ring" . Formula Scout . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ a b c "Elenco Iscritti - Entry List" (PDF) . acisport.it . ACI Sport Italia. Retrieved 30 July 2020 .
^ @F1FeederSeries1 (15 July 2020). "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" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ @@F1FeederSeries1 (8 July 2020). "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT Válint Bence joins Mücke in Italian F4! The Hungarian driver will make his feeder series debut" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ a b "Autodromo "Piero Taruffi" - Vallelunga (Campagnano di Roma) - 6/12/2020 ELENCO ISCRITTI - Provisional entry list" (PDF) . acisport.it . 3 December 2020.
^ Wood, Elliot (24 February 2020). "Tim Tramnitz and Vladislav Lomko join US Racing in ADAC F4" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 24 February 2020 .
^ Allen, Peter (29 June 2020). "Iron Lynx team enters Italian F4 with Leonardo Fornaroli" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
^ Allen, Peter (20 March 2020). "Motorsport Games winner Andrea Rosso joins Cram for Italian F4 return" . FormulaScout . Retrieved 22 March 2020 .
^ "Kaprzyka's next progress in Formula 4" . 3 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020 .
^ Baran, Paweł (2020-10-03). "Kaprzyk nie wystartuje na Mugello. Przyczyną koronawirus" . TVP Sport (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-10-03 .
^ @@F1FeederSeries1 (23 July 2020). "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT Georgis Markogiannis joins Cram Motorsport in Italian F4! The Greek driver will do a selected program" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 July 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "Accordo 2020 tra DRZ Benelli e Simonazzi (2020 agreement between DRZ Benelli and Simonazzi)" . Italiaracing.net . 28 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019 .
^ "The new 2020 calendar officialized" . 16 September 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020 .
^ "ITALIAN F.4 CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY ABARTH:Calendar and results" . Retrieved 11 January 2020 .
^ "On-track racing heading towards restart" . 19 May 2020.
^ Wood, Elliot (3 June 2020). "F1 calendar leads to Euroformula, FREC delay at Hungaroring" . Formula Scout .
^ "The Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth confirms the new 2020 calendar" . Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
^ "Monza, race 1: 5" to Minì, Pizzi wins" . 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ "Regolamento Sportivo / Sporting Regulation 2020 Italian F.4 Championship powered by Abarth" (PDF) . 18 June 2020.
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