2019–20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship

The 2019–20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship season was the fifth season of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship. It began on 25 October 2019 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and ended on 18 October 2020 at Autódromo de Monterrey after seven rounds.[1][2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
Telcel RPL Racing 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara All
12 Pablo Pérez de Lara 1–5
20 Emiliano Richards 1–2
24 Thomas Nepveu 6–7
99 José Garfias All
Sidral AGA-Checo Pérez 3 Jorge Garcíarce 2–7
33 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 4–6
Scuderia Martiga EG[3] 5 Kory Enders 1
7 Reece Gold[4] 3
17 José Andrés Martínez 7
22 Nicholas Christodoulou[5] All
68 Nolan Siegel[5] 2–4
91 Eduardo Barrichello 1
Ram Racing 8 Chara Mansur 1–4, 6–7
16 Alejandro Berumen 5–7
19 Noel León All
31 Álex García 1–3
Easy-Shop.com Racing 9 Daniel Forcadell 1, 3
Rand Team by Tiger 10 Eloy Sebastián López[3] 1–2
Air Bit 28 Álex Servín 1–3
MEA Racing 42 Gil Molina 5–7
FF&R IBC Group 53 Mariano Martínez 1
Álex Servín 4
66 Daniel Escoto All
Euromotor Sport 77 David Morales All
TBA 6 Giorgio Dissegna 4

Race calendar

All rounds were held in Mexico. The first round was held in support of the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix. Following the fourth round, the remainder of the season was altered due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[6][7][2] On 17 August 2020 it was announced that the fifth round scheduled at Parque Tangamanga was moved to Autódromo de Querétaro, which also hosted the sixth round.[8] On 9 October 2020 the series announced a new date for the season finale.[9]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
2019
1 R1 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
(Mexico City)
26 October Noel León José Garfias Nicholas Christodoulou Scuderia Martiga EG
R2 27 October Noel León Noel León Ram Racing
2 R1 Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes
(Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes)
14 December Andrés Pérez de Lara Pablo Pérez de Lara Andrés Pérez de Lara Telcel RPL Racing
R2 15 December José Garfias Andrés Pérez de Lara Telcel RPL Racing
R3 Pablo Pérez de Lara Nicholas Christodoulou Noel León Ram Racing
2020
3 R1 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed
(Amozoc, Puebla)
25 January Nicholas Christodoulou Nicholas Christodoulou Nicholas Christodoulou Scuderia Martiga EG
R2 26 January Nicholas Christodoulou José Garfias Telcel RPL Racing
R3 Noel León Nicholas Christodoulou Noel León Ram Racing
4 R1 Autódromo Emerson Fittipaldi
(Mérida, Yucatán)
29 February Noel León Noel León Noel León Ram Racing
R2 1 March Pablo Pérez de Lara Andrés Pérez de Lara Telcel RPL Racing
R3 Noel León Nicholas Christodoulou José Garfias Telcel RPL Racing
5 R1 Autódromo de Querétaro
(El Marqués, Quéretaro)
22 August Noel León Andrés Pérez de Lara Andrés Pérez de Lara Telcel RPL Racing
R2 23 August Pablo Pérez de Lara Gil Molina MEA Racing
R3 Noel León Noel León Noel León Ram Racing
6 R1 Autódromo de Querétaro
(El Marqués, Quéretaro)
19 September Noel León Thomas Nepveu Thomas Nepveu Telcel RPL Racing
R2 20 September Thomas Nepveu Jorge Garcíarce Sidral AGA-Checo Pérez
R3 Noel León Noel León Noel León Ram Racing
7 R1 Autódromo de Monterrey
(Apodaca, Nuevo León)
31 October Noel León Nicholas Christodoulou Nicholas Christodoulou Scuderia Martiga EG
R2 1 November Jorge Garcíarce José Garfias Telcel RPL Racing
R3 Noel León Noel León Noel León Ram Racing

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 AHR AGS PUE MER QUE1 QUE2 MTY Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Noel León 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 Ret 5 Ret 1 11 6 1 2 3 1 325
2 Nicholas Christodoulou 1 2 6 4 3 1 4 3 2 Ret 2 4 Ret 4 4 9 2 1 2 3 280
3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 4 4 1 1 6 9 5 5 5 1 3 1 Ret 9 3 3 5 3 7 5 252
4 José Garfias 10 Ret 4 2 5 5 1 4 3 2 1 3 Ret 5 7 4 Ret 4 1 4 238
5 Pablo Pérez de Lara Ret 8 3 7 2 3 7 7 4 5 4 2 Ret 2 140
6 Jorge Garciarce 9 10 11 13 10 13 8 7 Ret 10 NC 8 5 1 7 NC 5 2 88
7 Gil Molina 7 1 3 2 10 6 Ret 4 Ret 85
8 Daniel Escoto 6 7 7 9 12 14 11 9 7 9 7 9 5 10 10 8 8 5 NC 6 78
9 David Morales 5 13 10 11 Ret 6 12 12† Ret 6 6 11 3 6 9 7 11 8 8 Ret 74
10 Thomas Nepveu 1 2 3 6 Ret Ret 66
11 Nolan Siegel Ret 5 8 7 DSQ 2 Ret 4 5 60
12 Alejandro Berumen 8 2 7 6 5 9 9 6 Ret 58
13 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. Ret 10 9 6 4 11 8 12 4 39
14 Reece Gold 4 2 6 38
15 Álex García 8 5 Ret 8 7 8 8 11† 32
16 Emiliano Richards Ret 6 Ret 6 4 28
17 Álex Servín 9 10 8 Ret Ret 12 6 Ret 9 8 8 25
18 Chara Mansur 11 9 5 12 9 11 Ret 10 6 11† DNS 12 11 10 DNS DNS DNS 24
19 Eduardo Barrichello 3 14 15
20 Mariano Martínez Ret 3 15
21 Daniel Forcadell 7 12 10 9 8 13
22 José Andrés Martínez 7 9 Ret 8
23 Eloy Sebastián López 12 11 Ret 13 10 1
Kory Enders DNP DNP
Drivers ineligible for championship points
Giorgio Dissegna 10 DNS 10
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
AHR AGS PUE MER QUE1 QUE2 MTY
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

References

  1. ^ "Los cambios en el calendario para la nueva temporada de la Formula 4" [F4 NACAM schedule for the 2019 - 2020 season] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b @FIAF4Nacam (17 July 2020). "WE RETURN TO THE TRACK! 🏎🔥 We are happy to announce the schedule for our 2020 season. Complying with the protocols of the health authorities, we will bring you the best show" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Wood, Elliot (15 October 2019). "Eduardo Barrichello joins Mexican GP's NACAM F4 support races". Formula Scout.
  4. ^ "¡WELCOME REECE!". Twitter. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Nolan Siegel joins #Martiga for the remainder of the @FIAF4Nacam Season, along teammate Nicholas Christodoulou! Welcome Nolan!". Twitter. 11 December 2019.
  6. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL Gran Premio de Monterrey 2020". FIA F4 Nacam on Twitter. 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ Wood, Elliot (8 April 2020). "Argentinian, Italian and Spanish F4 rounds postponed by COVID-19". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ @FIAF4Nacam (17 August 2020). "OFFICIAL: WE ARRIVED IN QUERÉTARO, Due to COVID 19 pandemic issues, we changed our headquarters to the Autodromo Ecocentro in Querétaro. Next August 22-23, we will experience the fifth date of the Best Latin American Championship" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 August 2020 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @@FIAF4Nacam (9 October 2020). "MONTERREY: WE'RE READY!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Twitter.