The 2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The 2020 season was the fifth and final organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced at Oulton Park on 1 August and ended on 8 November at Silverstone Circuit, after seven triple and quadruple header events for a total of twenty-four races.[1][2] Kaylen Frederick won the drivers' championship ahead of Kush Maini and British driver Louis Foster.[3]
Teams and drivers edit
All teams are British-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHR Developments | 5 |  Carter Williams
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2, 5, 7 |
| 12 |  Ayrton Simmons
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7 | |
| 81 | Max Marzorati
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2, 5 | |
| Fortec Motorsports | 7 |  Roberto Faria
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4–7 |
| 18 | Jonny Wilkinson
|
7 | |
| 34 | Frank Bird
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4 | |
| Carlin | 8 | Kaylen Frederick
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All |
| 17 |  Nazim Azman
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All | |
| 99 | Guilherme Peixoto
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1–2 | |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 12 | Ayrton Simmons
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3 |
| 25 |  Nicolás Varrone
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1–2 | |
| 43 | Josh Skelton
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All | |
| 81 | Max Marzorati
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6–7 | |
| 90 | Alex Fores
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4–5 | |
| Hitech Grand Prix[4] | 13 | Reece Ushijima
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All |
| 14 |  Kush Maini
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All | |
| Lanan Racing | 21 | Josh Mason
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All |
| 22 | Piers Prior
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All | |
| 50 |  Bart Horsten
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All | |
| Double R Racing | 24 | Benjamin Pedersen[a]
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All |
| 26 | Louis Foster
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All | |
| Douglas Motorsport | 55 |  Ulysse de Pauw
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All |
| 71 |  Manaf Hijjawi
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All | |
| 87 | Kiern Jewiss
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1–4 | |
| Hillspeed | 62 | Oliver Clarke
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All |
| 79 |  Sasakorn Chaimongkol
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All | |
| Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | |||
Race calendar and results edit
The original calendar was revealed on 14 September 2019.[1] On 14 May 2020 a revised provisional calendar was announced with a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[12] On 11 June 2020, the rescheduled calendar was completed to feature 24 races over seven meetings. The series supported British GT.[13]
Championship standings edit
- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one, three and four, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.
| Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
| Races 1, 3 & 4 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
- Notes
- 1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race two.
Drivers' championship edit
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Notes edit
- ^ Benjamin Pedersen is a Danish-American driver competing under an American licence.
- ^ Original race winner Kaylen Frederick was penalized for a false start.
- ^ Originally scheduled for 18-19 July 2020[1] but was cancelled the COVID-19 pandemic[12]
- ^ a b Following an appeal hearing on 15 December 2020, Louis Foster's penalty from Race 2 was overturned, promoting him from 9th to a 5th place finish. He also improved to 3rd place in the final points standings.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c "2020 BRDC British F3 Championship calendar revealed". BRDC British F3 Championship. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "BRDC British F3 season opener postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak". BRDC British F3 Championship. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "British F3 - Frederick surges to ninth win to secure championship". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-11-08. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "Hitech GP joins BRDC British F3 for 2020 season". June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Teams & Drivers". BRDC British F3 Championship. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Roberto Faria graduates to BRDC British Formula 3 with Fortec Motorsport". September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British F3 - Frank Bird returns to Fortec Motorsport for British F3 debut". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Allen, Peter (September 8, 2020). "MSV F3 Cup leader Fores to make British F3 debut with CDR". FormulaScout. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "British F3 - Max Marzorati to complete British F3 season with Chris Dittmann Racing". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-10-21. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "British F3 - Fast five set for Silverstone title shootout this weekend". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-11-02. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-11-04). "Ginetta racer Jonny Wilkinson joins Fortec for BRDC British F3 finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ a b "BRDC British F3 Championship – revised 2020 dates announced". BRDC F3 British Championship. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "British F3 - BRDC British F3 completes revised provisional 2020 calendar". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-06-11. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Statement: BRDC F3 final standings amended, Louis Foster third". British F3 Championship. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.