The 2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The 2020 season was the fifth and final organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced at Oulton Park on 1 August and ended on 8 November at Silverstone Circuit, after seven triple and quadruple header events for a total of twenty-four races. Kaylen Frederick won the drivers' championship ahead of Kush Maini and British driver Louis Foster.

Teams and drivers

All teams are British-registered.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
JHR Developments5United States Carter Williams2, 5, 7
12United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons7
81United Kingdom Max Marzorati2, 5
Fortec Motorsports7Brazil Roberto Faria4–7
18United Kingdom Jonny Wilkinson7
34United Kingdom Frank Bird4
Carlin8United States Kaylen FrederickAll
17Malaysia Nazim AzmanAll
99Brazil Guilherme Peixoto1–2
Chris Dittmann Racing12United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons3
25Argentina Nicolás Varrone1–2
43United Kingdom Josh SkeltonAll
81United Kingdom Max Marzorati6–7
90United Kingdom Alex Fores4–5
Hitech Grand Prix13United States Reece UshijimaAll
14India Kush MainiAll
Lanan Racing21United Kingdom Josh MasonAll
22United Kingdom Piers PriorAll
50Australia Bart HorstenAll
Double R Racing24United States Benjamin PedersenAll
26United Kingdom Louis FosterAll
Douglas Motorsport55Belgium Ulysse de PauwAll
71Jordan Manaf HijjawiAll
87United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss1–4
Hillspeed62United Kingdom Oliver ClarkeAll
79Thailand Sasakorn ChaimongkolAll
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Race calendar and results

The original calendar was revealed on 14 September 2019. On 14 May 2020 a revised provisional calendar was announced with a delayed start to the season due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. On 11 June 2020, the rescheduled calendar was completed to feature 24 races over seven meetings. The series supported British GT.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire)1 AugustUnited Kingdom Louis FosterUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited Kingdom Kiern JewissDouglas Motorsport
R2Australia Bart HorstenUnited Kingdom Piers PriorLanan Racing
R32 AugustUnited Kingdom Louis FosterUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
R4United States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
2R5Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)15 AugustUnited States Kaylen FrederickBelgium Ulysse de PauwUnited Kingdom Louis FosterDouble R Racing
R616 AugustUnited States Kaylen FrederickBelgium Ulysse de PauwDouglas Motorsport
R7India Kush MainiUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
3R8Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)29 AugustUnited Kingdom Ayrton SimmonsBelgium Ulysse de PauwUnited Kingdom Ayrton SimmonsChris Dittmann Racing
R9Belgium Ulysse de PauwMalaysia Nazim AzmanCarlin
R1030 AugustUnited Kingdom Ayrton SimmonsUnited Kingdom Ayrton SimmonsUnited Kingdom Ayrton SimmonsChris Dittmann Racing
R11India Kush MainiIndia Kush MainiIndia Kush MainiHitech Grand Prix
4R12Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)19 SeptemberUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
R1320 SeptemberUnited States Reece UshijimaUnited Kingdom Louis FosterDouble R Racing
R14United States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickIndia Kush MainiHitech Grand Prix
5R15Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)3 OctoberUnited Kingdom Louis FosterUnited Kingdom Louis FosterUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
R16Belgium Ulysse de PauwIndia Kush MainiHitech Grand Prix
R174 OctoberUnited Kingdom Louis FosterUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited Kingdom Louis FosterDouble R Racing
R18United Kingdom Louis FosterUnited States Kaylen FrederickBelgium Ulysse de PauwDouglas Motorsport
6R19Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)25 OctoberUnited States Kaylen FrederickBelgium Ulysse de PauwUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
R20Belgium Ulysse de PauwMalaysia Nazim AzmanCarlin
R21United States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
7R22Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire)7 NovemberUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
R238 NovemberThailand Sasakorn ChaimongkolUnited States Benjamin PedersenDouble R Racing
R24United States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickUnited States Kaylen FrederickCarlin
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, BelgiumCancelled

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one, three and four, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.

RacesPosition, points per race
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Races 1, 3 & 43529242119171513121110987654321
Race 2201715131110987654321

Notes

  • 1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race two.

Drivers' championship

PosDriverOULDON1BRHDON2SNEDON3SILPts
Pos Driver OUL DON1 BRH DON2 SNE DON3 SIL Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 United States Kaylen Frederick 8 142 1 1 8 29 1 NC 123 Ret 11 1 124 4 1 121 2 2 1 71 1 1 125 1 499 2 India Kush Maini 14 2 10 2 3 610 3 2 112 3 1 3 104 1 11 12 15 7 9 49 3 3 17 6 448 3 United Kingdom Louis Foster 13 Ret 3 8 1 810 6 4 14 6 3 11 15 11 2 48 1 5 Ret 12 4 5 58 16 396 4 Belgium Ulysse de Pauw 2 112 DSQ 11 18 1 8 3 75 Ret 2 2 96 2 5 27 5 1 2 34 8 Ret 135 15 392 5 Malaysia Nazim Azman 3 12 2 4 10 72 10 11 13 10 8 5 14 3 3 101 11 3 7 11 6 11 34 11 370 6 United Kingdom Josh Skelton 4 101 7 6 6 14 2 6 81 2 6 13 6 14 7 34 Ret 6 Ret 66 10 7 101 7 320 7 Thailand Sasakorn Chaimongkol 5 82 9 7 7 17 12 7 10 4 5 9 11 5 10 16 6 11 4 5 2 9 72 5 318 8 United Kingdom Oliver Clarke 7 71 6 12 14 32 18 9 42 11 12 7 82 15 4 91 7 4 3 9 Ret 6 48 4 310 9 United States Benjamin Pedersen 11 4 12 15 9 55 7 8 61 9 10 6 15 9 Ret 611 3 14 6 21 5 15 12 14 299 10 Australia Bart Horsten 12 3 5 Ret 11 44 14 13 3 7 7 4 13 7 8 8 10 9 11 106 7 8 28 Ret 288 11 United States Reece Ushijima 10 6 15 10 2 152 13 14 2 8 9 8 45 6 9 11 13 10 10 131 Ret DSQ 154 8 244 12 United Kingdom Piers Prior 15 1 11 3 4 132 11 DSQ 133 Ret 14 10 7 Ret 14 5 8 8 Ret 11 12 10 9 12 214 13 United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss 1 131 4 5 5 122 5 5 55 5 4 NC 17 8 211 14 Brazil Roberto Faria 16 5 12 12 18 12 15 5 8 9 4 86 2 152 15 Jordan Manaf Hijjawi 16 Ret 13 13 13 Ret 15 12 16 Ret Ret 12 32 Ret 6 71 4 16 Ret Ret 13 14 14 17 144 16 United Kingdom Josh Mason Ret 152 14 14 12 10 Ret 10 9 12 13 14 21 13 Ret 171 9 Ret Ret 141 11 16 19 13 139 17 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 1 15 1 Ret 2 18 3 124 18 United States Carter Williams 16 9 17 15 132 14 12 12 6 10 73 19 Brazil Guilherme Peixoto 6 9 8 9 15 Ret 9 67 20 Argentina Nicolás Varrone 9 51 Ret Ret Ret 118 4 58 21 United Kingdom Max Marzorati 17 16 16 16 151 16 17 8 15 14 17 11 Ret 55 22 United Kingdom Alex Fores 15 Ret DSQ 13 14 Ret 13 24 23 United Kingdom Jonny Wilkinson 13 16 9 20 24 United Kingdom Frank Bird Ret 162 10 13 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts OUL DON1 BRH DON2 SNE DON3 SILColour 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 – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3
1United States Kaylen Frederick8142118291NC123Ret1111244112122171111251499
2India Kush Maini1421023610321123131041111215794933176448
3United Kingdom Louis Foster13Ret38181064146311151124815Ret12455816396
4Belgium Ulysse de Pauw2112DSQ111818375Ret22962527512348Ret13515392
5Malaysia Nazim Azman312241072101113108514331011137116113411370
6United Kingdom Josh Skelton41017661426812613614734Ret6Ret661071017320
7Thailand Sasakorn Chaimongkol582977171271045911510166114529725318
8United Kingdom Oliver Clarke7716121432189421112782154917439Ret6484310
9United States Benjamin Pedersen114121595578619106159Ret6113146215151214299
10Australia Bart Horsten1235Ret11441413377413788109111067828Ret288
11United States Reece Ushijima1061510215213142898456911131010131RetDSQ1548244
12United Kingdom Piers Prior151113413211DSQ133Ret14107Ret14588Ret111210912214
13United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss1131455122555554NC178211
14Brazil Roberto Faria16512121812155894862152
15Jordan Manaf Hijjawi16Ret131313Ret151216RetRet1232Ret671416RetRet13141417144
16United Kingdom Josh MasonRet15214141210Ret1091213142113Ret1719RetRet14111161913139
17United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons1151Ret2183124
18United States Carter Williams169171513214121261073
19Brazil Guilherme Peixoto698915Ret967
20Argentina Nicolás Varrone951RetRetRet118458
21United Kingdom Max Marzorati171616161511617815141711Ret55
22United Kingdom Alex Fores15RetDSQ1314Ret1324
23United Kingdom Jonny Wilkinson1316920
24United Kingdom Frank BirdRet1621013
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts
OULDON1BRHDON2SNEDON3SIL
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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