2020 Euroformula Open Championship Explained

The 2020 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seater open wheel formula racing cars that was held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in the new Dallara 320 car, which features the Halo safety device. It was the seventh Euroformula Open Championship season.

CryptoTower Racing Team driver Yifei Ye won the title after the second race at Barcelona, having won 11 races, 13 pole positions, 12 fastest lap.

Teams and drivers

All teams utilized the new Dallara 320 chassis.

Team	Engine		Driver	Status	Round(s)
Team Motopark	Volkswagen	4	Niklas Krütten[1]		All
		28	Cameron Das[2]		2, 4–7
		33	Manuel Maldonado		All
Carlin Motorsport[3]	Volkswagen	6	Ido Cohen[4]		All
		24	Ben Barnicoat[5]		5
			Jordan King		7
		31	Zane Maloney[6]		All
Double R Racing[7]	Mercedes-Benz	8	nowrap	Benjamin Pedersen[8]		6
			Matthias Lüthen		7
		26	Ayrton Simmons[9]		1–4
			Louis Foster[10]		6–7
Drivex School[11]	Mercedes-Benz	12	Glenn van Berlo[12]		All
		34	Shihab Al Habsi[13]		1–3
			Matthias Lüthen		6
			Rafael Villagómez[14]		7
Van Amersfoort Racing[15]	Mercedes-Benz	15	Sebastian Estner[16]		All
		16	Andreas Estner[17]		All
		25	nowarap	Alexandre Bardinon[18]		All
CryptoTower Racing[19]	Volkswagen	20	Yifei Ye		All
		69	Lukas Dunner		2, 4–7
		99	Rui Andrade		All

• Kris Wright was scheduled to compete with Fortec Motorsport but neither him or the team appeared at any rounds.^[20]

Race calendar

A nine-round provisional calendar was revealed on 11 October 2019. While Silverstone Circuit was not on this season's calendar, Autodromo di Pergusa was scheduled to debut as a Euroformula Open Championship round.^[21] An updated calendar was announced on 22 October 2019.^[22]

After the start of the season was delayed due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, a new 8-round calendar was announced on 21 May 2020. The round at Circuit de Pau-Ville, which was on the original schedule, was not run this season.^[23] On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at Hungaroring was moved back to 23–26 July.^[24] On 10 June 2020 the season opener was moved to 8–9 August, while the round at Autodromo di Pergusa was cancelled with plans to run there in 2021.^[25] Two of the eight rescheduled events will hold three races to compensate for the loss of one round.^{[26] [27]} On 22 October, the planned season finale at Jarama was cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases in Europe, and it was announced that Barcelona would hold four races instead.^[28]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Hungaroring	8 August	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	nowrap	CryptoTower Racing	nowrap	Sebastian Estner
	R2		9 August	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Zane Maloney
2	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	22 August	nowrap	Lukas Dunner	nowrap	Lukas Dunner	nowrap	Lukas Dunner	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
	R2	23 August	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Zane Maloney
3	R1	Red Bull Ring	12 September	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Sebastian Estner
	R2		13 September	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
4	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	nowrap	26 September	Yifei Ye	Cameron Das	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
	R2		27 September	nowrap	Lukas Dunner	Yifei Ye	Lukas Dunner	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
	R3			Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Lukas Dunner	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
5	R1	Mugello Circuit	3 October	Lukas Dunner	nowrap	Sebastian Estner	Lukas Dunner	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
	R2		4 October	nowrap	Ben Barnicoat	Lukas Dunner	nowrap	Ben Barnicoat	Carlin Motorsport	Niklas Krütten
6	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	17 October	Lukas Dunner	Lukas Dunner	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Sebastian Estner
	R2		18 October	Lukas Dunner	Yifei Ye	Louis Foster	Double R Racing	Glenn van Berlo
	R3			Yifei Ye	Lukas Dunner	Lukas Dunner	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
7	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	31 October	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Niklas Krütten
	R2			Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Glenn van Berlo
	R3		1 November	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Zane Maloney
	R4			Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	Yifei Ye	CryptoTower Racing	Sebastian Estner

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

Only the fifteen best race results counted towards the championship.

Pos Driver HUN LEC RBR MNZ MUG SPA CAT Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Yifei Ye 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 (5) (3) 1 11 3 1 1 1 1 2 Lukas Dunner 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 13 1 2 5 4 7 248 3 Andreas Estner 2 2 3 4 4 Ret 6 9 4 2 (10) 4 7 8 15 3 5 3 4 Manuel Maldonado 5 6 7 14 2 2 4 Ret 10 11 6 6 12 2 5 4 7 2 153 5 Niklas Krütten 8 (10) 5 6 8 3 3 3 3 4 4 12 6 5 3 7 8 (9) 6 Cameron Das 10 8 5 5 6 9 7 5 4 4 7 2 3 6 123 7 Ido Cohen 6 4 4 5 5 6 11 Ret 11 6 9 3 2 7 10 11 NC 8 114 8 Zane Maloney 4 3 DNS 2 12 Ret 8 4 7 8 5 14 Ret 12 4 9 6 5 113 9 Glenn van Berlo 9 9 9 10 7 5 9 8 9 7 8 (10) 3 6 6 6 11 Ret 10 Sebastian Estner 3 5 13 11 3 4 12 Ret 8 12 11 9 9 9 14 10 14 4 76 11 Ayrton Simmons 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 62 12 Louis Foster 7 1 Ret 8 8 2 Ret 57 13 Ben Barnicoat 3 1 41 14 Rui Andrade 11 12 8 9 9 10 10 6 Ret 13 12 11 8 10 9 12 9 10 28 15 align=left nowrap Benjamin Pedersen 8 5 Ret 14 16 align=left nowrap Alexandre Bardinon 12 8 12 12 11 9 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 13 10 11 11 14 10 Ret 9 17 Shihab Al Habsi 10 11 11 13 10 8 6 18 Matthias Lüthen WD WD WD 13 15 13 11 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points — Rafael Villagómez 12 13 12 Ret — — Jordan King WD WD WD WD — Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts HUN LEC RBR MNZ MUG SPA CAT

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Rookies' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos	Driver	HUN		LEC		RBR		MNZ			MUG		SPA			CAT				Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Niklas Krütten	8	10	5	6	8	3	3	3	3	4	4	12	6	5	3	7	8	9	140 (150)
2	Glenn van Berlo	9	9	9	10	7	5	9	8	9	7	8	10	3	6	6	6	11	Ret	112 (116)
3	Zane Maloney	4	3	DNS	2	12	Ret	8	4	7	8	5	14	Ret	12	4	9	6	5	109
4	Sebastian Estner	3	5	13	11	3	4	12	Ret	8	12	11	9	9	9	14	10	14	4	101 (104)
5	Shihab Al Habsi	10	11	11	13	10	8													23
6	Matthias Lüthen												WD	WD	WD	13	15	13	11	15
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
—	Rafael Villagómez															12	13	12	Ret	—
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
		HUN		LEC		RBR		MNZ			MUG		SPA			CAT

Teams' championship

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos	Team	HUN		LEC		RBR		MNZ			MUG		SPA			CAT				Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	CryptoTower Racing	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	8	1	1	1	1	1	244
	11	12	2	3	9	10	2	2	2	5	3	2	11	3	2	5	4	7
2	Team Motopark	5	6	5	6	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	2	3	2	3	2	115
		8	10	7	8	8	3	4	5	6	9	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	6
3	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	2	3	4	3	4	6	9	4	2	10	4	7	8	11	3	5	3	84
		3	5	12	11	4	9	12	Ret	8	10	11	9	9	9	14	10	10	4
4	Carlin Motorsport	4	3	4	2	5	6	8	4	7	3	1	3	2	7	4	9	6	5	76
		6	4	DNS	5	12	Ret	11	Ret	11	6	5	14	Ret	12	10	11	NC	8
5	Double R Racing	7	7	6	7	6	7	7	7	5			7	1	Ret	8	8	2	11	24
													8	5	Ret	13	15	12	Ret
6	Drivex School	9	9	9	10	7	5	9	8	9	7	8	10	3	6	6	6	11	Ret	9
		10	11	11	13	10	8						WD	WD	WD	12	13	12	Ret
Pos	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
		HUN		LEC		RBR		MNZ			MUG		SPA			CAT

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 6, 2020. Team Motopark to defend EF titles with Das, Krütten and Maldonado. May 6, 2020.
2. Web site: Das and Dunner join the series at Ricard and aim at challenging Ye's supremacy. 2020-08-19. www.euroformulaopen.net. en.
3. News: Deliveries of the new Dallara 320 have started. 20 December 2019. euroformulaopen.com. Euro Formula Open. 20 December 2019.
4. Web site: Cohen joins Carlin for EuroFormula Open. Carlin. en. 2020-01-14. 2020-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114102756/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/euroformula/cohen-joins-carlin-for-euroformula-open/. dead.
5. Web site: 2020-09-30. McLaren's Barnicoat joins Carlin Euroformula line-up for Mugello. 2020-09-30. Formula Scout. en-US.
6. Web site: MALONEY STAYS WITH CARLIN FOR EUROFORMULA OPEN. January 31, 2020. January 31, 2020. January 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131151256/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/euroformula/maloney-stays-with-carlin-for-euroformula-open/. dead.
7. Web site: Simmons. Marcus. February 9, 2020. Grid of 20 cars tipped for Euroformula Open's new Dallara 320 era. February 9, 2020. Autosport. Motorsport Network.
8. Web site: Wood. Elliot. 2020-10-10. Benjamin Pedersen joins Euroformula grid at Spa with Double R. 2020-10-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
9. Web site: March 16, 2020. BRITISH F3 RACE WINNER SIMMONS JOINS DOUBLE R FOR EUROFORMULA OPEN. March 16, 2020.
10. Web site: Wood. Elliot. 2020-10-12. Double R calls up Louis Foster for Euroformula debut at Spa. 2020-10-12. Formula Scout. en-US.
11. Web site: February 21, 2020. Teams and drivers who used new Dallara 320. February 21, 2020.
12. Web site: February 17, 2020. Drivex School starts 2020 by signing Glenn van Berlo. February 17, 2020.
13. Web site: July 30, 2020. Omani talent Shihab Al Habsi moves into Euroformula with Drivex. August 3, 2020.
14. Web site: Wood. Elliot. 2020-10-29. F4 racer Rafael Villagomez steps up to Euroformula for Barcelona. 2020-10-29. Formula Scout. en-US.
15. News: Wood. Elliot. 22 November 2019. Van Amersfoort Racing confirms plan to join Euroformula Open. formulascout.com. Formula Scout. 22 November 2019.
16. Web site: February 27, 2020. VAR SIGNS SEBASTIAN ESTNER FOR EUROFORMULA OPEN 2020. February 27, 2020. February 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227150429/http://www.vanamersfoortracing.nl/news/fia-f3-european-championship/var-signs-sebastian-estner-for-euroformula-open-2020.htm. dead.
17. Web site: Estner brothers reunited: Andreas Estner joins VAR for Euroformula 2020. 2020-03-05. www.vanamersfoortracing.nl. 2020-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407101355/http://www.vanamersfoortracing.nl/news/fia-f3-european-championship/estner-brothers-reunited-andreas-estner-joins-for-euroformula-2020.htm. dead.
18. Web site: VAR enters 2020 Euroformula Open Championship with Alexandre Bardinon. 2020-02-06. www.vanamersfoortracing.nl. 2020-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200206151420/http://www.vanamersfoortracing.nl/news/fia-f3-european-championship/van-amersfoort-racing-enters-the-2020-euroformula-open-championship-with-alexandre-bardinon.htm. dead.
19. Web site: CryptoTower Racing Team, first Japanese team to enter the Euroformula. May 8, 2020. May 8, 2020.
20. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2020-02-05 . Fortec promotes Kris Wright to Euroformula line-up . 2022-07-16 . Formula Scout . en-US.
21. News: Wood . Elliot . Mediterranean Grand Prix revived by Euroformula Open for 2020 . 11 October 2019 . formulascout.com . Formula Scout . 11 October 2019.
22. News: 2020 Euroformula calendar announced, GP del Mediterraneo joins Pau GP and seven top F1 tracks. euroformulaopen.net. 22 October 2019. 24 October 2019.
23. News: Euroformula confirms 8 rounds and includes Mugello and Jarama in 2020 calendar. euroformulaopen.net. 21 May 2020.
24. News: Euroformula Open season-opener at the Hungaroring moved to 23-26 July. 3 June 2020.
25. News: The 2020 Euroformula Open season-opener at the Hungaroring to take place on 6-9 August. 10 June 2020.
26. Web site: Monza welcomes the Dallara 320 for the first time with three races. 2020-09-23. www.euroformulaopen.net. en.
27. News: Magnificent Spa hosts Euroformula's second triple-header. www.euroformulaopen.net. 14 October 2020. 15 October 2020.
28. Web site: Wood. Elliot. 2020-10-22. Euroformula cancels Jarama season finale, Barcelona to host four races. 2020-10-22. Formula Scout. en-US.