2020 F4 British Championship

The 2020 F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the sixth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, will also be the sixth year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations.[1] Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.

2020 F4 British Championship
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2020 ToCA Support series:
2020 BTCC
2020 Mini Challenge UK
2020 Ginetta Junior Championship
2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB

The season is planned to commence on 1 August at Donington Park and will conclude on 15 November at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, after twenty-seven races to be held at nine meetings, all in support of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[2]

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

Team No. Drivers Class
Carlin 1 Matias Zagazeta[3] R
21 Christian Mansell[4] R
31 Marijn Kremers[5] R
51 Zak O'Sullivan[6]
Fortec Motorsport 7 Roberto Faria[7]
8 Rafael Villagomez[8] R
11 Luke Browning[9]
Argenti Motorsport[10] 18 Reema Juffali[11]
25 Casper Stevenson[12][13]
87 Nicolás Pino[14]
TRS Arden Junior Team 27 Alex Connor[15]
55 Roman Bilinski[16]
78 Frederick Lubin[17] R
JHR Developments 43 Mikkel Grundtvig[18]
49 Abbi Pulling[19]
67 James Hedley[20]
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar

The original calendar was announced on 16 June 2019.[21] A revised provisional calendar was announced on 27 April 2020 with a delayed start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All races will be held in the United Kingdom, supporting the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.[2]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)		 1–2 August
R2
R3
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)		 8–9 August
R5
R6
3 R7 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)		 22–23 August
R8
R9
4 R10 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)		 29–30 August
R11
R12
5 R13 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)		 19–20 September
R13
R15
6 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 26–27 September
R17
R18
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)		 10–11 October
R20
R21
8 R22 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 24–25 October
R23
R24
9 R25 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 14–15 November
R26
R27

References
  1. "FORMULA FORD ECOBOOST ADOPTS FIA FORMULA 4 REGULATIONS FOR 2015". British Formula Ford. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. "British F4 announces revised 2020 calendar". fiaformula4.com. Ford Motor Company. 27 April 2020.
  3. "Reigning champions Carlin unveil Matias Zagazeta for 2020". November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. "Australian racer Christian Mansell adds to Carlin's 2020 line-up". January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  5. Wood, Elliot (November 12, 2019). "Karting world champion Marijn Kremers awarded Carlin F4 seat". FormulaScout. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. "Carlin quartet completed by Ginetta Rookie champion Zak O'Sullivan". January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  7. "Roberto Faria remains with Fortec Motorsport for 2020 title push". October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  8. "Mexican rising star Rafael Villagomez signs with Fortec Motorsport for 2020". February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  9. "Luke Browning adds to Fortec Motorsport line up for 2020 campaign". March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  10. Wood, Elliot (January 23, 2019). "Double R partners with Argenti Motorsport in British F4". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  11. "Reema Juffali confirmed at Double R F4 for 2020 campaign". February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  12. "Casper Stevenson wins inaugural British F4 Scholarship". November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  13. "Scholarship winner Casper Stevenson confirms 2020 seat at Double R F4". January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  14. "Double R F4 trio completed by Chilean racer Nicolás Pino". February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  15. "Alex Connor returns to Arden Motorsport for 2020 title challenge". January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  16. "Arden Motorsport confirm Roman Bilinski for 2020 British F4 campaign". October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  17. "Frederick Lubin confirmed at Arden Motorsport for 2020 British F4 season". October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  18. "Danish racer Mikkel Grundtvig joins JHR for 2020 season". March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  19. "Karting champion Abbi Pulling switches to British F4 with JHR Developments". February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  20. "Ginetta Junior champion James Hedley moves into British F4 with JHR". March 5, 2020.
  21. "Provisional calendar announced for 2020 British F4 season". fiaformula4.com. Ford Motor Company. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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