# 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship

The 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Asia. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the FIA Formula 3 regulations for the championship. This was the third season of the championship, which was won by Joey Alders with BlackArts Racing Team.
The season commenced on 13 December 2019 at Sepang International Circuit and finished on 23 February 2020 on Chang International Circuit, after fifteen races held at five meetings.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Status | Rounds |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 2 | Jake Hughes | | 1–2 |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | | All |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 10 | Alessio Deledda | | All |
| Hitech Grand Prix | 11 | Ukyo Sasahara | G | All |
| Zen Motorsport | 4 | James Yu | | All |
| Zen Motorsport | 25 | Alister Yoong | | 5 |
| Zen Motorsport | 44 | Paul Wong | M | 1–3, 5 |
| Zen Motorsport | 44 | Gilbert Ang | | 4 |
| Absolute Racing | 5 | Daniel Cao | | 1 |
| Absolute Racing | 5 | Alister Yoong | | 4 |
| Absolute Racing | 5 | Dominic Ang | | 5 |
| Absolute Racing | 15 | Jamie Chadwick | | All |
| Absolute Racing | 16 | Tommy Smith | | All |
| Absolute Racing | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | | 1–3 |
| Absolute Racing | 17 | Najiy Razak | | 4 |
| Absolute Racing | 17 | Leonard Hoogenboom | | 5 |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 7 | Jack Doohan | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 21 | Pietro Fittipaldi | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 77 | Sebastián Fernández | | 2–3 |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 77 | Dominic Ang | | 4 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 9 | Thomas Lüdi | M | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 23 | Joey Alders | | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 33 | Yu Kanamaru | | All |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 57 | Michael Belov | | 5 |
| BlackArts Racing Team | 95 | Miki Koyama | | 4 |
| MP Motorsport | 18 | Amaury Cordeel | G | 2 |
| Seven GP | 25 | Tatiana Calderón | | 1–3 |
| Abu Dhabi Racing UAE | 88 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | M | 3 |
| Icon | Status |
| M | Master |
| G | Guest |

## Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 21 August 2019. For the first time it was held during winter months. Suzuka Circuit and the two weekends at Shanghai International Circuit were dropped from the series. An additional meeting at Sepang International Circuit and weekends at the Dubai Autodrome and Yas Marina Circuit were added, keeping the schedule at five weekends.
The winter schedule allowed drivers to use the series towards earning an FIA Super Licence after a June 2019 FIA World Motor Sport Council rule change allowing drivers to collect licence points from two championships in a calendar year providing the first ends before the second starts.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 13 December | James Yu | Devlin DeFrancesco | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | World Touring Car Cup FIM Endurance World Championship Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 1 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 15 December | | Joey Alders | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | World Touring Car Cup FIM Endurance World Championship Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 1 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit | 15 December | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | Pinnacle Motorsport | World Touring Car Cup FIM Endurance World Championship Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| 2 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome | 9 January | Ukyo Sasahara | Jake Hughes | Jack Doohan | Pinnacle Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 2 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome | 10 January | | Jack Doohan | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | Dubai 24 Hour TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 2 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome | 10 January | Ukyo Sasahara | Joey Alders | Yu Kanamaru | BlackArts Racing Team | Dubai 24 Hour TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 3 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit | 17 January | Ukyo Sasahara | Jamie Chadwick | Ukyo Sasahara | Hitech Grand Prix | TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 3 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit | 18 January | | Jamie Chadwick | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 3 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit | 18 January | Sebastián Fernández | Sebastián Fernández | Sebastián Fernández | Pinnacle Motorsport | TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| 4 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 14 February | Jack Doohan | Joey Alders | Jack Doohan | Pinnacle Motorsport | Asian Le Mans Series TCR Malaysia |
| 4 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 15 February | | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | Pinnacle Motorsport | Asian Le Mans Series TCR Malaysia |
| 4 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit | 15 February | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | Pinnacle Motorsport | Asian Le Mans Series TCR Malaysia |
| 5 | R1 | Chang International Circuit | 22 February | Jack Doohan | Jack Doohan | Joey Alders | BlackArts Racing Team | Asian Le Mans Series |
| 5 | R2 | Chang International Circuit | 23 February | | Michael Belov | Ukyo Sasahara | Hitech Grand Prix | Asian Le Mans Series |
| 5 | R3 | Chang International Circuit | 23 February | Ukyo Sasahara | Ukyo Sasahara | Ukyo Sasahara | Hitech Grand Prix | Asian Le Mans Series |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten drivers.
| 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 | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | DUB | DUB | DUB | ABU | ABU | ABU | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | CHA | CHA | CHA | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Joey Alders | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 266 |
| 2 | Jack Doohan | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13† | 2 | 229 |
| 3 | Nikita Mazepin | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 186 |
| 4 | Jamie Chadwick | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 139 |
| 5 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 119 |
| 6 | Yu Kanamaru | 6 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 104 |
| 7 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | 101 |
| 8 | Sebastián Fernández | | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 96 |
| 9 | James Yu | 9 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 70 |
| 10 | Tommy Smith | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 11† | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 48 |
| 11 | Michael Belov | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| 12 | Daniel Cao | 5 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 13 | Tatiana Calderón | Ret | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | 31 |
| 14 | Jake Hughes | Ret | 7 | 6 | 12 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 15 | Alessio Deledda | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13† | 21 |
| 16 | Miki Koyama | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10† | 9 | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Thomas Lüdi | 12 | DNS | 13 | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 19 | Paul Wong | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| — | Alister Yoong | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| — | Dominic Ang | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| — | Najiy Razak | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 0 |
| — | Gilbert Ang | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 0 |
| — | Leonard Hoogenboom | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||||||
| — | Ukyo Sasahara | 8 | 15† | 15† | 16† | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9† | 3 | 12† | 13 | 1 | 1 | — |
| — | Amaury Cordeel | | | | 10 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | — |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | DUB | DUB | DUB | ABU | ABU | ABU | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | CHA | CHA | CHA | | 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) |
Notes:
* † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Masters Cup

| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | DUB | DUB | DUB | ABU | ABU | ABU | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | CHA | CHA | CHA | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Thomas Lüdi | 12 | DNS | 13 | Ret | 15 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 254 |
| 2 | Paul Wong | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 231 |
| 3 | Khaled Al Qubaisi | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | 75 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP1 | DUB | DUB | DUB | ABU | ABU | ABU | SEP2 | SEP2 | SEP2 | CHA | CHA | CHA | | Pts |

### Teams Championship

| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | BlackArts Racing Team | 386 |
| 2 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 357 |
| 3 | Absolute Racing | 295 |
| 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 229 |
| 5 | Zen Motorsport | 70 |
| 6 | Seven GP | 31 |
| 7 | Abu Dhabi Racing UAE | 2 |
| 8 | MP Motorsport | 0 |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 Doohan is an Australian driver who appeared as a British-licensed driver during Round 1 and as Australian thereafter.
* ↑ Fernandez is a Venezuelan-Spanish driver racing under a Spanish licence
* ↑ Luedi is a Swiss driver racing under a license from Hong Kong.
* 1 2 3 4 Alders is a Dutch driver who appeared as a Hong Kong-licensed driver during Round 1 and as Dutch thereafter.
* ↑ Ukyo Sasahara originally qualified on pole position, but was excluded for a technical infringement.
* ↑ Jamie Chadwick originally won the race, but received a 20-second time penalty for a false start.