2019–20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship

The 2019–20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship season was the fifth season of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship. It began on 25 October 2019 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and ended on 18 October 2020 at Autódromo de Monterrey after seven rounds.[1][2]

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Driver Rounds
  Telcel RPL Racing 2   Andrés Pérez de Lara All
12   Pablo Pérez de Lara 1–5
20   Emiliano Richards 1–2
24   Thomas Nepveu 6–7
99   José Garfias All
  Sidral AGA-Checo Pérez 3   Jorge Garcíarce 2–7
33   Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 4–6
  Scuderia Martiga EG[3] 5   Kory Enders 1
7   Reece Gold[4] 3
17   José Andrés Martínez 7
22   Nicholas Christodoulou[5] All
68   Nolan Siegel[5] 2–4
91   Eduardo Barrichello 1
  Ram Racing 8   Chara Mansur 1–4, 6–7
16   Alejandro Berumen 5–7
19   Noel León All
31   Álex García 1–3
  Easy-Shop.com Racing 9   Daniel Forcadell 1, 3
  Rand Team by Tiger 10   Eloy López[3] 1–2
  Air Bit 28   Álex Servín 1–3
  MEA Racing 42   Gil Molina 5–7
  FF&R IBC Group 53   Mariano Martínez 1
  Álex Servín 4
66   Daniel Escoto All
  Euromotor Sport 77   David Morales All
TBA 6   Giorgio Dissegna 4

Race calendar edit

All rounds were held in Mexico. The first round was held in support of the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix. Following the fourth round, the remainder of the season was altered due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[6][7][2] On 17 August 2020 it was announced that the fifth round scheduled at Parque Tangamanga was moved to Autódromo de Querétaro, which also hosted the sixth round.[8] On 9 October 2020 the series announced a new date for the season finale.[9]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
2019
1 R1 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
(Mexico City)
26 October   Noel León   José Garfias   Nicholas Christodoulou   Scuderia Martiga EG
R2 27 October   Noel León   Noel León   Ram Racing
2 R1 Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes
(Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes)
14 December   Andrés Pérez de Lara   Pablo Pérez de Lara   Andrés Pérez de Lara   Telcel RPL Racing
R2 15 December   José Garfias   Andrés Pérez de Lara   Telcel RPL Racing
R3   Pablo Pérez de Lara   Nicholas Christodoulou   Noel León   Ram Racing
2020
3 R1 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed
(Amozoc, Puebla)
25 January   Nicholas Christodoulou   Nicholas Christodoulou   Nicholas Christodoulou   Scuderia Martiga EG
R2 26 January   Nicholas Christodoulou   José Garfias   Telcel RPL Racing
R3   Noel León   Nicholas Christodoulou   Noel León   Ram Racing
4 R1 Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi [es]
(Mérida, Yucatán)
29 February   Noel León   Noel León   Noel León   Ram Racing
R2 1 March   Pablo Pérez de Lara   Andrés Pérez de Lara   Telcel RPL Racing
R3   Noel León   Nicholas Christodoulou   José Garfias   Telcel RPL Racing
5 R1 Autódromo de Querétaro
(El Marqués, Quéretaro)
22 August   Noel León   Andrés Pérez de Lara   Andrés Pérez de Lara   Telcel RPL Racing
R2 23 August   Pablo Pérez de Lara   Gil Molina   MEA Racing
R3   Noel León   Noel León   Noel León   Ram Racing
6 R1 Autódromo de Querétaro
(El Marqués, Quéretaro)
19 September   Noel León   Thomas Nepveu   Thomas Nepveu   Telcel RPL Racing
R2 20 September   Thomas Nepveu   Jorge Garcíarce   Sidral AGA-Checo Pérez
R3   Noel León   Noel León   Noel León   Ram Racing
7 R1 Autódromo de Monterrey
(Apodaca, Nuevo León)
31 October   Noel León   Nicholas Christodoulou   Nicholas Christodoulou   Scuderia Martiga EG
R2 1 November   Jorge Garcíarce   José Garfias   Telcel RPL Racing
R3   Noel León   Noel León   Noel León   Ram Racing

Championship standings edit

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship edit

Pos Driver AHR AGS PUE MER QUE1 QUE2 MTY Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Noel León 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 Ret 5 Ret 1 11 6 1 2 3 1 325
2   Nicholas Christodoulou 1 2 6 4 3 1 4 3 2 Ret 2 4 Ret 4 4 9 2 1 2 3 280
3   Andrés Pérez de Lara 4 4 1 1 6 9 5 5 5 1 3 1 Ret 9 3 3 5 3 7 5 252
4   José Garfias 10 Ret 4 2 5 5 1 4 3 2 1 3 Ret 5 7 4 Ret 4 1 4 238
5   Pablo Pérez de Lara Ret 8 3 7 2 3 7 7 4 5 4 2 Ret 2 140
6   Jorge Garciarce 9 10 11 13 10 13 8 7 Ret 10 NC 8 5 1 7 NC 5 2 88
7   Gil Molina 7 1 3 2 10 6 Ret 4 Ret 85
8   Daniel Escoto 6 7 7 9 12 14 11 9 7 9 7 9 5 10 10 8 8 5 NC 6 78
9   David Morales 5 13 10 11 Ret 6 12 12† Ret 6 6 11 3 6 9 7 11 8 8 Ret 74
10   Thomas Nepveu 1 2 3 6 Ret Ret 66
11   Nolan Siegel Ret 5 8 7 DSQ 2 Ret 4 5 60
12   Alejandro Berumen 8 2 7 6 5 9 9 6 Ret 58
13   Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. Ret 10 9 6 4 11 8 12 4 39
14   Reece Gold 4 2 6 38
15   Álex García 8 5 Ret 8 7 8 8 11† 32
16   Emiliano Richards Ret 6 Ret 6 4 28
17   Álex Servín 9 10 8 Ret Ret 12 6 Ret 9 8 8 25
18   Chara Mansur 11 9 5 12 9 11 Ret 10 6 11† DNS 12 11 10 DNS DNS DNS 24
19   Eduardo Barrichello 3 14 15
20   Mariano Martínez Ret 3 15
21   Daniel Forcadell 7 12 10 9 8 13
22   José Andrés Martínez 7 9 Ret 8
23   Eloy López 12 11 Ret 13 10 1
  Kory Enders DNP DNP
Drivers ineligible for championship points
  Giorgio Dissegna 10 DNS 10
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
AHR AGS PUE MER QUE1 QUE2 MTY
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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
† — Did not finish, but classified

References edit

  1. ^ "Los cambios en el calendario para la nueva temporada de la Formula 4" [F4 NACAM schedule for the 2019 - 2020 season] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b @FIAF4Nacam (July 17, 2020). "WE RETURN TO THE TRACK! 🏎🔥 We are happy to announce the schedule for our 2020 season. Complying with the protocols of the health authorities, we will bring you the best show" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Wood, Elliot (15 October 2019). "Eduardo Barrichello joins Mexican GP's NACAM F4 support races". Formula Scout.
  4. ^ "¡WELCOME REECE!". Twitter. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Nolan Siegel joins #Martiga for the remainder of the @FIAF4Nacam Season, along teammate Nicholas Christodoulou! Welcome Nolan!". Twitter. 11 December 2019.
  6. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL Gran Premio de Monterrey 2020". FIA F4 Nacam on Twitter. 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ Wood, Elliot (8 April 2020). "Argentinian, Italian and Spanish F4 rounds postponed by COVID-19". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ @FIAF4Nacam (August 18, 2020). "OFFICIAL: WE ARRIVED IN QUERÉTARO, Due to COVID 19 pandemic issues, we changed our headquarters to the Autodromo Ecocentro in Querétaro. Next August 22-23, we will experience the fifth date of the Best Latin American Championship" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @@FIAF4Nacam (October 10, 2020). "MONTERREY: WE'RE READY!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Twitter.

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