The 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in 1.8 litre Formula Renault single-seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations of Formula Regional. The 2020 season was the 30th and final season Eurocup Formula Renault organised by Renault Sport, as it merged with the Formula Regional European Championship for the 2021 season.[1] The series visited nine circuits around Europe.[2] The championship was won by Victor Martins, with ART Grand Prix taking the teams' title.[3]

Teams and drivers

In September 2019, ART Grand Prix announced its intention to compete in the championship for the first time since 2003.[4] Their bid was successful, with the team joining eight other teams from 2019.[5] On 3 July 2020 it was announced that Global Racing Service had withdrawn from the season due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Teams No. Driver name Status Rounds
France R-ace GP[7] 1 Brazil Caio Collet[7] All
2 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard[8] R 2
Finland Elias Seppänen[9] R G 10
3 Czech Republic Petr Ptáček[10] 1–7
Russia Michael Belov[11] R 8–10
Netherlands MP Motorsport[5] 11 Argentina Franco Colapinto[12][13] All
12 Netherlands Joey Alders[12] 1–2
Czech Republic Roman Staněk[14] 5
Netherlands Kas Haverkort R G 6–7
Czech Republic Petr Ptáček[11] 8–10
17 France Hadrien David[15] R All
United Kingdom Arden Motorsport[5] 20 United Kingdom Alex Quinn[12][16] R All
21 France Reshad de Gerus[17] R All
27 Belgium Ugo de Wilde[18] All
Italy JD Motorsport[19] 32 Spain David Vidales[20] R 2–10
38 Finland William Alatalo[21] R All
Belgium M2 Competition[5] 44 Russia Michael Belov[22] R 1–2
Italy Bhaitech Racing[5] 51 Hungary László Tóth[23] R All
52 Italy Nicola Marinangeli[24] R 1–2, 5–10
Italy Vicky Piria[25] 3–4
53 Italy Lorenzo Colombo[26] All
Spain FA Racing[5][27] 71 Belgium Amaury Cordeel[12] All
72 United Kingdom Abbi Pulling[28] R G 8
73 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm[12] R All
France ART Grand Prix[5] 91 Estonia Paul Aron[29] R All
92 France Victor Martins[30] All
93 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy[31] All
Icon Status
R Rookie
G Guest drivers ineligible for points

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2020 season was announced on 11 September 2019.[2]

On 15 May 2020, Renault Sport unveiled a new 10-round calendar, after multiple postponements and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35] The revised calendar included races at Magny-Cours for the first time since 2010, as well as a return to Imola and Zandvoort, where the series had last raced in 2004 and 2000 respectively. The rounds at Monaco, the Hungaroring and Silverstone were not rescheduled and were absent from the revised calendar.[36] On 25 September 2020, it was announced that the series would support the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola to make up for the loss of the Monaco round.[37]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 10 July 24H GT Series
24H TCE Series
R2 11 July
2 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 25 July GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
R2 26 July
3 R1 Germany Nürburgring 5 September
R2 6 September
4 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 12 September GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
French F4 Championship
R2 13 September
5 R1 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 26 September GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
R2 27 September
6 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 10 October
R2 11 October
7 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 23 October GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
R2 24 October
8 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 31 October Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
R2 1 November
9 R1 Germany Hockenheimring 7 November Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
R2 8 November
10 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard 14 November GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
French F4 Championship
R2 15 November
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit Original Date Originally Supporting
United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 9 and 10 May
Monaco Circuit de Monaco 23 and 24 May Monaco Grand Prix
Hungary Hungaroring 26 and 27 September GT World Challenge Europe
United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit 13 and 14 November

Results

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Rookie winner
1 R1 Italy Monza United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Alex Quinn Argentina Franco Colapinto Netherlands MP Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R2 France Victor Martins Netherlands Joey Alders Brazil Caio Collet France R-ace GP Russia Michael Belov
2 R1 Italy Imola Spain David Vidales Spain David Vidales Spain David Vidales Italy JD Motorsport Spain David Vidales
R2 Finland William Alatalo Spain David Vidales Spain David Vidales Italy JD Motorsport Spain David Vidales
3 R1 Germany Nürburgring France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix Spain David Vidales
R2 France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix Estonia Paul Aron
4 R1 France Magny-Cours Brazil Caio Collet Argentina Franco Colapinto Brazil Caio Collet France R-ace GP Spain David Vidales
R2 France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix Spain David Vidales
5 R1 Netherlands Zandvoort France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix Spain David Vidales
R2 Brazil Caio Collet France Victor Martins Brazil Caio Collet France R-ace GP Spain David Vidales
6 R1 Spain Catalunya France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix France Hadrien David
R2 France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix Spain David Vidales
7 R1 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps France Victor Martins France Victor Martins Argentina Franco Colapinto Netherlands MP Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R2 France Victor Martins Brazil Caio Collet United Kingdom Alex Quinn United Kingdom Arden Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Quinn
8 R1 Italy Imola Italy Lorenzo Colombo Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet France R-ace GP United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R2 France Victor Martins Argentina Franco Colapinto France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix France Hadrien David
9 R1 Germany Hockenheim Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet France R-ace GP United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R2 Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Bhaitech Racing United Kingdom Alex Quinn
10 R1 France Paul Ricard Italy Lorenzo Colombo Brazil Caio Collet Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Bhaitech Racing United Kingdom Alex Quinn
R2 Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Lorenzo Colombo Italy Bhaitech Racing United Kingdom Alex Quinn

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

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

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
NÜR
Germany
MAG
France
ZAN
Netherlands
CAT
Spain
SPA
Belgium
IMO
Italy
HOC
Germany
LEC
France
Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 France Victor Martins 10 2 4 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 2 4 2 348
2 Brazil Caio Collet 3 1 2 5 6 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 7 6 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 4 304
3 Argentina Franco Colapinto 1 3 6 7 7 6 13 Ret 6 3 6 3 1 12 4 2 4 3 3 3 213.5
4 United Kingdom Alex Quinn 2 Ret 5 3 13 9 5 5 8 12 7 Ret 4 1 2 4 3 4 5 5 183
5 Italy Lorenzo Colombo 13 Ret 7 11 2 5 6 4 9 5 14 9 WD WD 3 11 5 1 1 1 170
6 Spain David Vidales 1 1 3 8 2 3 3 4 11 4 10 16 Ret Ret 6 7 6 9 169
7 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy 11 8 14 13 4 3 4 6 10 8 4 Ret 11 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 15 95.5
8 Finland William Alatalo Ret 5 3 2 5 Ret 9 8 11 10 12 8 9 9 8 9 7 9 11 7 92
9 Belgium Ugo de Wilde 8 Ret 8 8 12 12 7 7 12 13 3 Ret 3 2 9 5 Ret 8 8 11 85.5
10 France Hadrien David 7 6 9 12 14 7 Ret 13 16 11 5 6 8 14 6 3 10 Ret 9 Ret 71
11 Estonia Paul Aron Ret 12 Ret 6 11 2 10 12 7 17 8 12 Ret DNS Ret 8 9 5 10 17 54
12 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm 4 9 12 9 10 13 DNS DNS 13 7 10 7 12 7 12 14 8 13 16 14 45
13 Russia Michael Belov 5 4 10 Ret 11 10 14 6 15 6 40
14 Czech Republic Petr Ptáček 9 14 Ret Ret 8 11 8 Ret 4 6 15 Ret 13 13 10 6 Ret 12 17 12 39
15 Belgium Amaury Cordeel 6 Ret 11 10 9 10 Ret 9 5 DNS 13 13 6 10 14 13 12 11 13 10 33
16 Hungary László Tóth 15 7 16 16 16 14 11 11 18 16 16 10 15 8 Ret 15 11 14 19 16 14
17 France Reshad de Gerus 14 13 15 15 15 Ret 12 Ret 15 14 17 11 14 15 7 12 15 10 12 Ret 8
18 Czech Republic Roman Staněk 14 9 2
19 Netherlands Joey Alders Ret 10 13 17 1
20 Italy Vicky Piria 17 15 Ret 10 1
21 Italy Nicola Marinangeli 12 11 17 14 17 15 18 Ret 16 11 13 Ret 13 15 18 13 1
22 United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard Ret 18† 0
guest drivers ineligible to score points
  Netherlands Kas Haverkort 9 5 5 5  
  Finland Elias Seppänen 14 8  
  United Kingdom Abbi Pulling 15 16  
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points
MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
NÜR
Germany
MAG
France
ZAN
Netherlands
CAT
Spain
SPA
Belgium
IMO
Italy
HOC
Germany
LEC
France
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

Notes:

  •  – Half points were awarded for race 1, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Teams' championship

For teams entering more than two cars only the two best-finishing cars are eligible to score points in the teams' championship.

Pos. Team MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
NÜR
Germany
MAG
France
ZAN
Netherlands
CAT
Spain
SPA
Belgium
IMO
Italy
HOC
Germany
LEC
France
Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 France ART Grand Prix 10 2 4 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 5 1 2 2 4 2 471.5
11 8 14 6 4 2 4 6 7 8 4 12 11 4 Ret 7 9 5 7 15
2 France R-ace GP 3 1 2 5 6 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 7 6 1 10 1 6 2 4 351
9 14 Ret 18† 8 11 8 Ret 4 6 15 Ret 13 13 11 Ret 14 Ret 15 6
3 Netherlands MP Motorsport 1 3 6 7 7 6 13 13 6 3 5 3 1 12 4 2 4 3 3 3 286.5
7 6 9 12 14 7 Ret Ret 14 9 6 6 8 14 6 3 10 12 9 12
4 United Kingdom Arden Motorsport 2 13 5 3 12 9 5 5 8 12 3 11 3 1 2 4 3 4 5 5 273.5
8 Ret 8 8 13 12 7 7 12 13 7 Ret 4 2 7 5 15 8 8 11
5 Italy JD Motorsport Ret 5 1 1 3 8 2 3 3 4 11 4 9 9 8 9 6 7 6 7 261
3 2 5 Ret 9 8 11 10 12 8 10 16 Ret Ret 7 9 11 9
6 Italy Bhaitech Racing 12 7 7 11 2 5 6 4 9 5 14 9 15 8 3 11 5 1 1 1 186
13 11 16 14 16 14 11 10 17 15 16 10 16 11 13 15 11 14 18 13
7 Spain FA Racing 4 9 11 9 9 10 Ret 9 5 7 10 7 6 7 12 13 8 11 13 10 78
6 Ret 12 10 10 13 DNS DNS 13 DNS 13 13 12 10 14 14 12 13 16 14
8 Belgium M2 Competition 5 4 10 Ret 23
Pos. Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points
MNZ
Italy
IMO
Italy
NÜR
Germany
MAG
France
ZAN
Netherlands
CAT
Spain
SPA
Belgium
IMO
Italy
HOC
Germany
LEC
France

Notes:

  •  – Half points were awarded for race 1, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

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