2020 Formula Regional European Championship

The 2020 Formula Regional European Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conformed to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This was the second season of the championship.

2020 Formula Regional European Championship

Drivers' Champion: Gianluca Petecof
Teams' Champion: Prema Powerteam

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Feeder series:
Italian F4 Championship

The season started on 31 July at Misano Circuit and concluded on 6 December at Autodromo Vallelunga, after eight meetings. Gianluca Petecof won the drivers' championship at the last race, while Prema Powerteam defended the teams' title. Although Petecof came out victorious in the championship, he did not amass the highest number of race wins, with four compared to his teammates' Arthur Leclerc and Oliver Rasmussen six victories. Patrik Pasma also won four races, and Pierre-Louis Chovet, Dennis Hauger and Ian Rodríguez all won one race each.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers competed with the Tatuus-Alfa Romeo F.3 T-318.^[1]

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds KIC Motorsport 2 Nico Göhler[2] 3, 5 4 Jüri Vips[3] 1–2, 4 5 Patrik Pasma[4] All 7 Nicola Marinangeli[5] 7–8 40 Konsta Lappalainen[4] All Van Amersfoort Racing 3 Pierre-Louis Chovet[6] R All 11 Alessandro Famularo[2] R 3–5 23 Facu Regalia[7] G 2 62 Dennis Hauger[8] 6–8 Prema Powerteam 6 Oliver Rasmussen[9] R All 10 Gianluca Petecof[10] R All 14 Arthur Leclerc[11] R All 55 Jamie Chadwick[12] All Monolite Racing[13] 15 Matteo Nannini[8] 6 99 Andrea Cola[14] R 1–5, 8 Gillian Track Events GTE[15] 33 Gillian Henrion[15] R All DR Formula RP Motorsport[15] 41 Emidio Pesce[16] R All 45 Ian Rodríguez[17] 7

Icon Status R Rookie G Guest

• Roman Staněk was scheduled to compete for Prema Powerteam, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. His seat was taken by Jamie Chadwick.^[18][19]
• Brad Benavides was scheduled to compete for DR Formula RP Motorsport, but did not appear in any rounds.^[20]
• David Vidales was scheduled to compete for US Racing, but neither the team nor the driver appeared in any rounds.^[21]

Race calendar

The initial calendar was announced on 16 September 2019.^[22] After multiple postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was announced on 19 May 2020.^[23] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was pushed back 2 weeks.^[24] The current version of the amended calendar was published on 11 June 2020 and saw the round at the Hungaroring replaced by a visit to Misano Circuit.^[25]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	1 August	Arthur Leclerc	Jüri Vips	Oliver Rasmussen	Prema Powerteam	Oliver Rasmussen
	R2			Arthur Leclerc	Gianluca Petecof	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Powerteam	Arthur Leclerc
	R3		2 August	Arthur Leclerc	Arthur Leclerc	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	Gianluca Petecof
2	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	22 August	Arthur Leclerc	Arthur Leclerc	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Powerteam	Arthur Leclerc
	R2			Gianluca Petecof	Jüri Vips	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	Gianluca Petecof
	R3		23 August	Gianluca Petecof	Gianluca Petecof	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Powerteam	Arthur Leclerc
3	R1	Red Bull Ring	12 September	Gianluca Petecof	Gianluca Petecof	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	Gianluca Petecof
	R2		13 September	Gianluca Petecof	Gianluca Petecof	Oliver Rasmussen	Prema Powerteam	Oliver Rasmussen
	R3			Gianluca Petecof	Gianluca Petecof	Gianluca Petecof	Prema Powerteam	Gianluca Petecof
4	R1	Mugello Circuit	3 October	Oliver Rasmussen	Jüri Vips	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Powerteam	Arthur Leclerc
	R2		4 October	Arthur Leclerc	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Powerteam	Arthur Leclerc
	R3			Arthur Leclerc	Gianluca Petecof	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Powerteam	Arthur Leclerc
5	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	17 October	Patrik Pasma	Oliver Rasmussen	Patrik Pasma	KIC Motorsport	Gianluca Petecof
	R2		18 October	Patrik Pasma	Oliver Rasmussen	Oliver Rasmussen	Prema Powerteam	Oliver Rasmussen
	R3			Arthur Leclerc	Gianluca Petecof	Patrik Pasma	KIC Motorsport	Gianluca Petecof
6	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	31 October	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Oliver Rasmussen	Prema Powerteam	Oliver Rasmussen
	R2			Dennis Hauger	Oliver Rasmussen	Oliver Rasmussen	Prema Powerteam	Oliver Rasmussen
	R3		1 November	Dennis Hauger	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Pierre-Louis Chovet	Van Amersfoort Racing	Pierre-Louis Chovet
7	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	21 November	Oliver Rasmussen	Dennis Hauger	Ian Rodríguez	DR Formula RP Motorsport	Arthur Leclerc
	R2		22 November	Arthur Leclerc	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	KIC Motorsport	Gianluca Petecof
	R3			Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	Patrik Pasma	KIC Motorsport	Arthur Leclerc
8	R1	Autodromo Vallelunga	5 December	Oliver Rasmussen	Patrik Pasma	Dennis Hauger	Van Amersfoort Racing	Oliver Rasmussen
	R2		6 December	Oliver Rasmussen	Race cancelled due to weather conditions
	R3			Oliver Rasmussen	Konsta Lappalainen	Oliver Rasmussen	Prema Powerteam	Oliver Rasmussen

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race. No points were awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

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

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver MIS LEC RBR MUG MNZ CAT IMO VLL Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Gianluca Petecof 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 6 2 5 6 3 8 3 4 4 C 5 359 2 Arthur Leclerc Ret 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 9† 6 2 5 4 3 Ret 2 6 C Ret 343 3 Oliver Rasmussen 1 3 3 6 5 4 3 1 3 3 6 3 4 1 4 1 1 5 DNS 6 6 3 C 1 343 4 Patrik Pasma 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 4 1 4 1 4 4 8 6 1 1 2 C 6 290 5 Pierre-Louis Chovet 5 5 7 3 4 7 5 4 7 5 2 7 11 3 5 7 3 1 4 5 3 Ret C 3 244 6 Konsta Lappalainen 9† 7 Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 7 11 7 DNS 5 7 2 3 6 10 7 5 7 8 5 C 4 140 7 Dennis Hauger 3 2 2 2 4 5 1 C 2 134 8 Jüri Vips Ret 6 4 4 3 3 2 10 Ret 81 9 Jamie Chadwick 3 8 6 10 10† 9 Ret 10 5 9 7 8 10 Ret 8 10 9 10 Ret 9 10 8 C 7 80 10 Gillian Henrion 8† 10 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret 8 DNS 4 10 6 Ret Ret 8 7 9 7 8 Ret 7 C 8 78 11 Alessandro Famularo 7 6 4 6 5 6 5 5 10 73 12 Emidio Pesce 7 11 Ret 11 11† DNS 8 8 9 Ret 8 9 8 7 7 11 11 11 10 11 7 9 C 10 50 13 Ian Rodríguez 1 2 9 45 14 Andrea Cola 6 9 9 12 9 11 9 11 10 Ret Ret 11† 12 8 9 WD C WD 26 15 Matteo Nannini 9 8 6 14 16 Nico Göhler 6 9 Ret 9 Ret DNS 12 17 Nicola Marinangeli 9 10 11 10 C 9 6 Guest drivers ineligible to score points – Facu Regalia 7 7 8 – Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts MIS LEC RBR MUG MNZ CAT IMO VLL

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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

Rookies' standings

Pos	Driver	MIS			LEC			RBR			MUG			MNZ			CAT			IMO			VLL			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Gianluca Petecof	4	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	4	3	2	2	6	2	5	6	3	8	3	4	4	C	5	430
2	Oliver Rasmussen	1	3	3	6	5	4	3	1	3	3	6	3	4	1	4	1	1	5	DNS	6	6	3	C	1	387
3	Arthur Leclerc	Ret	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	3	9†	6	2	5	4	3	Ret	2	6	C	Ret	386
4	Pierre-Louis Chovet	5	5	7	3	4	7	5	4	7	5	2	7	11	3	5	7	3	1	4	5	3	Ret	C	3	321
5	Gillian Henrion	8†	10	8	9	8	10	Ret	Ret	8	DNS	4	10	6	Ret	Ret	8	7	9	7	8	Ret	7	C	8	173
6	Emidio Pesce	7	11	Ret	11	11†	DNS	8	8	9	Ret	8	9	8	7	7	11	11	11	10	11	7	9	C	10	168
7	Alessandro Famularo							7	6	4	6	5	6	5	5	10										97
8	Andrea Cola	6	9	9	12	9	11	9	11	10	Ret	Ret	11†	12	8	9							WD	C	WD	92
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		MIS			LEC			RBR			MUG			MNZ			CAT			IMO			VLL

Teams' standings

Only the two highest finishing cars of one team were eligible for points.

Pos	Team	MIS			LEC			RBR			MUG			MNZ			CAT			IMO			VLL			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Prema Powerteam	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	3	C	1	842
		3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	6	4	2	5	4	8	6	4	4	C	5
2	KIC Motorsport	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6	2	9	4	1	2	1	4	4	7	5	1	1	2	C	4	495
		9†	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	11	7	10	5	7	4	3	6	10	8	6	7	8	5	C	6
3	Van Amersfoort Racing	5	5	7	3	4	7	5	4	4	5	2	6	5	3	5	3	2	1	2	4	3	1	C	2	451
								7	6	7	6	5	7	11	5	10	7	3	2	4	5	5	Ret	C	3
4	DR Formula RP Motorsport	7	11	Ret	11	11†	DNS	8	8	9	Ret	8	9	8	7	7	11	11	11	1	2	7	9	C	10	95
																				10	11	9
5	Gillian Track Events GTE	8†	10	8	9	8	10	Ret	Ret	8	DNS	4	10	6	Ret	Ret	8	7	9	7	8	Ret	7	C	8	78
6	Monolite Racing	6	9	9	12	9	11	9	11	10	Ret	Ret	11†	12	8	9	9	8	6				WD	C	WD	40
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		MIS			LEC			RBR			MUG			MNZ			CAT			IMO			VLL