2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship
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The 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the fourth season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.
It began with a non-championship round on 28 November 2019 at the Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 7 March 2020.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany BWT Mücke Motorsport | 2 | Germany Nico Göhler | TR, All | |
| 3 | Italy Erwin Zanotti | 2 | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic Josef Knopp | R | 3–5 | |
| 21 | Russia Artem Lobanenko | 5 | ||
| 23 | Mexico Erick Zúñiga | R | All | |
| United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport | 4 | Portugal Rodrigo Almeida | R | TR |
| 6 | Portugal Zdeněk Chovanec | R | All | |
| 7 | Spain Lorenzo Fluxá | R | All | |
| 8 | Iran Mehrbod Shameli | R | TR, 1–4 | |
| 11 | United Kingdom Dexter Patterson | R | 1 | |
| 13 | Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm | TR | ||
| 14 | Italy Nicola Marinangeli | TR, All | ||
| 23 | Ukraine Ivan Peklin | R | TR | |
| 27 | United Kingdom Alex Connor | TR | ||
| 51 | Italy Francesco Pizzi | R | All | |
| United Arab Emirates Dream Racing | 9 | United Kingdom Logan Hannah | TR | |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al Bloushi | R | All | |
| United Arab Emirates Dragon Racing | 18 | Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali | TR, All | |
| 99 | Jordan Manaf Hijjawi | R | TR | |
| United Arab Emirates 3Y Technology/ Brand Racing | 44 | France Isack Hadjar | 3, 5 | |
| 52 | Austria Constantin Reisch | R | TR, 1–2, 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing | 77 | United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi | TR | |
| 88 | All | |||
| United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi | TR |
Race calendar
The schedule consisted of 20 races over 5 rounds. Prior to start of the season a non-championship Trophy Round was held in support of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. All rounds were held in the United Arab Emirates.
The series was run as a winter series per FIA regulations, allowing drivers to participate in the UAE Championship and a European F4 series, both earning points towards an FIA Super Licence, as the end of this season was before the primary European F4 series were to begin their 2020 seasons. However, the championship would not award Super Licence points as not enough drivers were entered in the final round of the championship to meet the required threshold.
Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.
| 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 | YMC TR | DUB1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | DUB2 | DUB3 | Pts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver YMC TR DUB1 YMC1 YMC2 DUB2 DUB3 Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Italy Francesco Pizzi R 1 1 1 C 1 4 1 11† Ret 5 2 1 4 1 1 6 4 5 2 Ret 300 2 Spain Lorenzo Fluxá R 2 5 3 C 4 DSQ 7 3 3 4 3 4 1 4 2 5 2 2 1 2 274 3 Germany Nico Göhler 6 4 5 8 4 C 3 2 4 1 1 6 4 3 2 Ret 4 1 3 1 3 8 270 4 United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi 5 11 6 2 Ret C 7 10 2 2 2 2 1 10† 3 3 3 2 1 7 6 1 258 5 Italy Nicola Marinangeli 2 Ret 3 3 2 C 2 5 3 Ret 4 1 Ret 2 5 2 9 3 10 Ret 5 Ret 202 6 Mexico Erick Zúñiga R 8 7 8 C 6 1 10 5 6 3 6 9† 9 6 8 4 8 8 7 4 143 7 Portugal Zdeněk Chovanec R 7 6 Ret C 5 3 5 4 5 7 7 Ret 10 8 6 Ret 11 10 10 3 113 8 Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali 12 6 9 Ret 5 C 8 6 9 6 8 8 8 Ret 8 5 7 Ret 9 9 8 7 80 9 Czech Republic Josef Knopp R 10 Ret 9 6 6 Ret 5 8 6 4 9 5 65 10 Iran Mehrbod Shameli R 9 8 10 9 7 C 9 7 8 7 9 9 10 7 7 7 10 7 57 11 France Isack Hadjar 7 Ret 5 5 5 6 4 Ret 56 12 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson R 4 4 6 C 32 13 Russia Artem Lobanenko 7 3 11 6 29 14 Italy Erwin Zanotti Ret 8 6 10 13 15 Austria Constantin Reisch R 10 10 DNS 10 9 C Ret 9 11 8 11 9 11 Ret 11 16 United Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al Bloushi R 11 11 DNS C 10 Ret 12 9 11 10 11 8 12 10 12 9 DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 Trophy Round-only drivers United Kingdom Alex Connor 3 1 United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi 1 Ret Jordan Manaf Hijjawi R 4 2 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm 11† 3 Portugal Rodrigo Almeida R 7 5 Ukraine Ivan Peklin R DNS 7 United Kingdom Logan Hannah 8 9 Pos Driver YMC TR R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts DUB1 YMC1 YMC2 DUB2 DUB3 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | ||||||
| 1 | Italy Francesco Pizzi R | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11† | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 300 | |||
| 2 | Spain Lorenzo Fluxá R | 2 | 5 | 3 | C | 4 | DSQ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 274 | |||
| 3 | Germany Nico Göhler | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 270 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | Ret | C | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10† | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 258 | |
| 5 | Italy Nicola Marinangeli | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | C | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 202 | |
| 6 | Mexico Erick Zúñiga R | 8 | 7 | 8 | C | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9† | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 143 | |||
| 7 | Portugal Zdeněk Chovanec R | 7 | 6 | Ret | C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 113 | |||
| 8 | Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali | 12 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 5 | C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 80 | |
| 9 | Czech Republic Josef Knopp R | 10 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Iran Mehrbod Shameli R | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 57 | |||||
| 11 | France Isack Hadjar | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | United Kingdom Dexter Patterson R | 4 | 4 | 6 | C | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Russia Artem Lobanenko | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Italy Erwin Zanotti | Ret | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Austria Constantin Reisch R | 10 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 9 | C | Ret | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | |||||||||
| 16 | United Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Al Bloushi R | 11 | 11 | DNS | C | 10 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 11 | |||
| Trophy Round-only drivers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Alex Connor | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi | 1 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Manaf Hijjawi R | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm | 11† | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal Rodrigo Almeida R | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine Ivan Peklin R | DNS | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Logan Hannah | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | YMC TR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | ||
| DUB1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | DUB2 | DUB3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) |
Teams' championship
Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport | 595 |
| 2 | Germany BWT Mücke Motorsport | 413 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing | 258 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates Dragon Racing | 80 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates 3Y Technology/Brand Racing | 67 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates Dream Racing | 11 |