2020 French F4 Championship

The 2020 French F4 Championship was the tenth season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship and the third under the FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship used Mygale M14-F4 chassis. For 2020, the series used a new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine produced by Renault Sport, replacing the previously used 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engine. The series began on 21 August at Circuit Paul Armagnac and ended on 22 November at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Driver lineup

Driver Class Rounds 2 Marijn Kremers 1–3, 5–7 Étienne Cheli 4 4 Ayumu Iwasa All 6 Isack Hadjar All 7 Sami Meguetounif All 8 Rafael Villagómez 1–5, 7 9 Esteban Masson 7 11 Valentino Catalano All 12 Loris Cabirou All 16 Romain Leroux All 17 Noah Andy All 22 Daniël Ligier All 23 Ivan Peklin All 69 Lev Lomko 1–3, 5–6 71 Yash Aradhya 4 79 Owen Tangavelou All 85 Ren Sato All Sources: Icon Status Drivers that compete for the Junior Championship Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship

Race calendar

On 22 April 2020 the series announced a seven-round calendar with a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. The round at Pau that was postponed on 17 March 2020 and not included on the new schedule. The 3rd round scheduled at Hungaroring was replaced by Circuit Zandvoort. The penultimate round of the season at Circuit de Lédenon was cancelled by the circuit and the organizers. The final round at Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans was called off by local authorities. The additional rounds were scheduled to take place at Circuit Paul Ricard. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 22 August Ayumu Iwasa Ren Sato Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano R2 Ren Sato Lev Lomko Valentino Catalano R3 23 August Ayumu Iwasa Ayumu Iwasa Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano 2 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 12 September Ren Sato Ren Sato Ren Sato Valentino Catalano R2 Ren Sato Ivan Peklin Valentino Catalano R3 13 September Ren Sato Ren Sato Ren Sato Valentino Catalano 3 R1 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 26 September Marijn Kremers Ayumu Iwasa Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano R2 27 September Ayumu Iwasa Romain Leroux Valentino Catalano R3 Ivan Peklin Ayumu Iwasa Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano 4 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet(Circuit 1A-V2) 3 October Ayumu Iwasa Ren Sato Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano R2 Isack Hadjar Ren Sato Valentino Catalano R3 4 October Ayumu Iwasa Isack Hadjar Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano 5 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 17 October Sami Meguetounif Isack Hadjar Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano R2 18 October Ayumu Iwasa Ren Sato Valentino Catalano R3 Sami Meguetounif Sami Meguetounif Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano 6 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet(Circuit 1A-V2) 13 November Isack Hadjar Ayumu Iwasa Isack Hadjar Valentino Catalano R2 14 November Isack Hadjar Sami Meguetounif Valentino Catalano R3 15 November Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar Valentino Catalano 7 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet(Circuit 3C) 21 November Ayumu Iwasa Ayumu Iwasa Isack Hadjar Valentino Catalano R2 Isack Hadjar Loris Cabirou Valentino Catalano R3 22 November Ayumu Iwasa Rafael Villagómez Ayumu Iwasa Valentino Catalano Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic – Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon 6–8 November – Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 13–15 November

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded as follows: Races Position Bonus 1st  2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP FL Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1 Race 2 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 0 – 1

Each driver's lowest scoring meeting was omitted from their final point total.

Drivers' standings – FFSA Academy Pos Driver NOG MAG ZAN LEC1 SPA LEC2 LEC3 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Ayumu Iwasa 1 5 1 4 5 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 6 1 2 Ren Sato 2 14† 2 1 6 1 3 3 6 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 4 4 6 4 2 3 Isack Hadjar 3 6 Ret 3 9 2 4 2 4 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 4 1 3 1 1 5 6 4 Sami Meguetounif 5 9 11† 2 4 4 8 10 Ret 3 12† 5 2 3 2 8 1 3 3 Ret 4 5 Valentino Catalano 8 2 7 6 7 7 6 5 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 6 6 8 3 10 6 Rafael Villagómez 6 4 5 14† 10 5 5 6 7 6 6 4 5 4 9 7 2 5 7 Romain Leroux Ret 10 3 8 3 9 10 1 5 5 10 8 7 8 13 7 2 5 Ret 7 3 8 Marijn Kremers 4 7 4 5 8 6 2 Ret 2 9 Ret 6 6 7 8 5 8 DNS 9 Loris Cabirou 9 8 12† 7 2 8 7 7 8 9 4 7 8 5 7 12†* 10 9 9 1 9 10 Ivan Peklin 7 3 6 9 1 11 9 Ret 13† 7 11 10 10 12 12 9 9 11 12 12 12 53 11 Lev Lomko 10 1 13† 13† 11 14 11 8 10 Ret 10 8 13 11 7 28 12 Owen Tangavelou 12 13 9 10 Ret 12 Ret 9 9 10 Ret 9 DNS 11 10 5 8 13 10 9 7 13 Daniël Ligier 13 11 8 11 13 10 Ret 12 11 12 7 11 12 9 14 10 13 12 11 10 11 10 14 Noah Andy 11 12 10 12 12 13 12 11 12 11 9 13 11 7 11 11 12 10 13 13† 13 6 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Esteban Masson 4 11 8 Étienne Cheli 8 8 12 Yash Aradhya 13 Ret 14 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts NOG MAG ZAN LEC1 SPA LEC2 LEC3Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish but classified

Drivers' standings – FIA Formula 4 Pos Driver NOG MAG ZAN LEC1 SPA LEC2 LEC3 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Ayumu Iwasa 1 4 1 4 5 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 2 5 1 2 Ren Sato 2 Ret 2 1 6 1 3 3 5 2 1 3 4 1 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 3 Isack Hadjar 3 5 Ret 3 8 2 4 2 3 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 4 1 3 1 1 4 6 4 Sami Meguetounif 5 8 Ret 2 4 4 7 9 Ret 3 Ret 5 2 3 2 7 1 3 3 Ret 4 5 Romain Leroux Ret 9 3 7 3 8 9 1 4 4 7 7 6 7 12 6 2 5 Ret 6 3 6 Rafael Villagómez 6 3 5 Ret 9 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 4 8 6 2 5 7 Marijn Kremers 4 6 4 5 7 6 2 Ret 2 8 Ret 5 5 6 7 4 7 DNS 8 Loris Cabirou 8 7 Ret 6 2 7 6 6 7 7 4 6 7 5 6 10 9 8 7 1 8 9 Ivan Peklin 7 2 6 8 1 9 8 Ret Ret 6 8 9 9 10 11 8 8 10 9 9 9 10 Owen Tangavelou 11 11 7 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 8 Ret 8 DNS 9 9 4 7 11 8 8 7 11 Lev Lomko 9 1 Ret Ret 10 12 10 7 9 Ret 8 7 11 10 6 37 12 Noah Andy 10 10 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 6 10 10 6 10 9 11 9 10 Ret 10 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts NOG MAG ZAN LEC1 SPA LEC2 LEC3

Juniors' standings Pos Driver NOG MAG ZAN LEC1 SPA LEC2 LEC3 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Valentino Catalano 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Daniël Ligier 2 2 2 2 2 2 Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts NOG MAG ZAN LEC1 SPA LEC2 LEC3

Notes

References

External links Official website of the FFSA Academy