# 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship

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 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 2 | Nico Göhler | | TR, All |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 3 | Erwin Zanotti | | 2 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 4 | Josef Knopp | R | 3–5 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | Artem Lobanenko | | 5 |
| BWT Mücke Motorsport | 23 | Erick Zúñiga | R | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 4 | Rodrigo Almeida | R | TR |
| Xcel Motorsport | 6 | Zdeněk Chovanec | R | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 7 | Lorenzo Fluxá | R | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 8 | Mehrbod Shameli | R | TR, 1–4 |
| Xcel Motorsport | 11 | Dexter Patterson | R | 1 |
| Xcel Motorsport | 13 | Tijmen van der Helm | | TR |
| Xcel Motorsport | 14 | Nicola Marinangeli | | TR, All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 23 | Ivan Peklin | R | TR |
| Xcel Motorsport | 27 | Alex Connor | | TR |
| Xcel Motorsport | 51 | Francesco Pizzi | R | All |
| Dream Racing | 9 | Logan Hannah | | TR |
| Dream Racing | 10 | Abdulrahman Al Bloushi | R | All |
| Dragon Racing | 18 | Reema Juffali | | TR, All |
| Dragon Racing | 99 | Manaf Hijjawi | R | TR |
| 3Y Technology/ Brand Racing | 44 | Isack Hadjar | | 3, 5 |
| 3Y Technology/ Brand Racing | 52 | Constantin Reisch | R | TR, 1–2, 4 |
| Abu Dhabi Racing | 77 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | | TR |
| Abu Dhabi Racing | 88 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | | All |
| Abu Dhabi Racing | 88 | 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.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 2019 |||||||||
| TR | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 30 November | Amna Al Qubaisi | Nicola Marinangeli | Amna Al Qubaisi | Abu Dhabi Racing | Formula One |
| TR | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 1 December | | Tijmen van der Helm | Alex Connor | Xcel Motorsport | Formula One |
| 2020 |||||||||
| 1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9 January | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Francesco Pizzi | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour F3 Asian Championship |
| 1 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9 January | | Lorenzo Fluxá | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour F3 Asian Championship |
| 1 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 10 January | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Francesco Pizzi | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour F3 Asian Championship |
| 1 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 10 January | Race cancelled due to heavy rain | Race cancelled due to heavy rain | Race cancelled due to heavy rain | Race cancelled due to heavy rain | | Dubai 24 Hour F3 Asian Championship |
| 2 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 17 January | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | F3 Asian Championship |
| 2 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 18 January | | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Erick Zúñiga | BWT Mücke Motorsport | F3 Asian Championship |
| 2 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 18 January | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Francesco Pizzi | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | F3 Asian Championship |
| 2 | R4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 18 January | | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Nico Göhler | BWT Mücke Motorsport | F3 Asian Championship |
| 3 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit) | 14 February | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Nico Göhler | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 3 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit) | 15 February | | Nicola Marinangeli | Nicola Marinangeli | Xcel Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 3 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit) | 15 February | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Abu Dhabi Racing | Yas Racing Series |
| 3 | R4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit) | 15 February | | Nico Göhler | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) | 21 February | Francesco Pizzi | Lorenzo Fluxá | Lorenzo Fluxá | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Race Days |
| 4 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) | 21 February | | Francesco Pizzi | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Race Days |
| 4 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) | 22 February | Francesco Pizzi | Francesco Pizzi | Francesco Pizzi | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Race Days |
| 4 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) | 22 February | | Josef Knopp | Nico Göhler | BWT Mücke Motorsport | UAE National Race Days |
| 5 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 6 March | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Abu Dhabi Racing | UAE National Race Days |
| 5 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 7 March | | Artem Lobanenko | Nico Göhler | BWT Mücke Motorsport | UAE National Race Days |
| 5 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 7 March | Francesco Pizzi | Lorenzo Fluxá | Lorenzo Fluxá | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Race Days |
| 5 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 7 March | | Artem Lobanenko | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Abu Dhabi Racing | UAE National Race Days |

## 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 | YMC TR | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | YMC TR | YMC TR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Josef Knopp R | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 65 |
| 10 | Mehrbod Shameli R | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | | | | | 57 |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 56 |
| 12 | Dexter Patterson R | | | 4 | 4 | 6 | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 13 | Artem Lobanenko | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 14 | Erwin Zanotti | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 15 | Constantin Reisch R | 10 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 9 | C | Ret | 9 | 11 | 8 | | | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | Ret | | | | | 11 |
| 16 | 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 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Alex Connor | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amna Al Qubaisi | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manaf Hijjawi R | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tijmen van der Helm | 11† | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rodrigo Almeida R | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Peklin R | DNS | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Logan Hannah | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | YMC TR | YMC TR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | YMC TR | YMC TR | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Xcel Motorsport | 595 |
| 2 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 413 |
| 3 | Abu Dhabi Racing | 258 |
| 4 | Dragon Racing | 80 |
| 5 | 3Y Technology/Brand Racing | 67 |
| 6 | Dream Racing | 11 |