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.

2019–20 F3 Asian Championship
Drivers' Champion: Joey Alders Teams' Champion: BlackArts Racing Team
Previous:	2019	Next:	2021
Support series: Formula 4 UAE Championship Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

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.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds Hitech Grand Prix 2 Jake Hughes[2] 1–2 3 Nikita Mazepin[2] All 10 Alessio Deledda[2] All 11 Ukyo Sasahara[3] G All Zen Motorsport 4 James Yu[4] All 25 Alister Yoong[5] 5 44 Paul Wong[2] M 1–3, 5 Gilbert Ang[6] 4 Absolute Racing 5 Daniel Cao[7] 1 Alister Yoong[6] 4 Dominic Ang[5] 5 15 Jamie Chadwick[8] All 16 Tommy Smith[7] All 17 Devlin DeFrancesco[9] 1–3 Najiy Razak[6] 4 Leonard Hoogenboom[10] 5 Pinnacle Motorsport 7 Jack Doohan[2][note 1] All 21 Pietro Fittipaldi[2] All 77 Sebastián Fernández[11][note 2] 2–3 Dominic Ang[6] 4 BlackArts Racing Team 9 Thomas Luedi[4][note 3] M All 23 Joey Alders[note 4] All 33 Yu Kanamaru[4] All 57 Mikhael Belov[12] 5 95 Miki Koyama[6] 4 MP Motorsport 18 Amaury Cordeel[13] G 2 Seven GP 25 Tatiana Calderón[14] 1–3 Abu Dhabi Racing UAE 88 Khaled Al Qubaisi [15] M 3

Icon Status M Master G Guest

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 21 August 2019.[1] 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.[16]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
1	R1	Sepang International Circuit	13 December	James Yu [note 5]	Devlin DeFrancesco	Joey Alders[note 4]	BlackArts Racing Team	World Touring Car Cup FIM Endurance World Championship Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
	R2		15 December		Joey Alders[note 4]	Joey Alders[note 4]	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3			Jack Doohan[note 1]	Jack Doohan[note 1]	Jack Doohan[note 1]	Pinnacle Motorsport
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
	R2		10 January		Jack Doohan	Joey Alders	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3			Ukyo Sasahara	Joey Alders	Yu Kanamaru	BlackArts Racing Team
3	R1	Yas Marina Circuit	17 January	Ukyo Sasahara	Jamie Chadwick	Ukyo Sasahara	Hitech Grand Prix	TCR Middle East Series Formula 4 UAE Championship
	R2		18 January		Jamie Chadwick	Joey Alders[note 6]	BlackArts Racing Team
	R3			Sebastián Fernández	Sebastián Fernández	Sebastián Fernández	Pinnacle Motorsport
4	R1	Sepang International Circuit	14 February	Jack Doohan	Joey Alders	Jack Doohan	Pinnacle Motorsport	Asian Le Mans Series TCR Malaysia
	R2		15 February		Jack Doohan	Jack Doohan	Pinnacle Motorsport
	R3			Jack Doohan	Jack Doohan	Jack Doohan	Pinnacle Motorsport
5	R1	Chang International Circuit	22 February	Jack Doohan	Jack Doohan	Joey Alders	BlackArts Racing Team	Asian Le Mans Series
	R2		23 February		Mikhael Belov	Ukyo Sasahara	Hitech Grand Prix
	R3			Ukyo Sasahara	Ukyo Sasahara	Ukyo Sasahara	Hitech Grand Prix

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 DUB ABU SEP2 CHA 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 Mikhael 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 Luedi 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 SEP1 DUB ABU SEP2 CHA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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 participate (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Masters Cup

Pos	Driver	SEP1			DUB			ABU			SEP2			CHA			Pts
1	Thomas Luedi	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	SEP1			DUB			ABU			SEP2			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. Doohan is an Australian driver who appeared as a British-licensed driver during Round 1 and as Australian thereafter.
2. Fernandez is a Venezuelan-Spanish driver racing under a Spanish licence
3. Luedi is a Swiss driver racing under a license from Hong Kong.
4. Alders is a Dutch driver who appeared as a Hong Kong-licensed driver during Round 1 and as Dutch thereafter.
5. Ukyo Sasahara originally qualified on pole position, but was excluded for a technical infringement.[17]
6. Jamie Chadwick originally won the race, but received a 20-second time penalty for a false start.

References

1. Wood, Elliot (21 August 2019). "Asian F3 switches to winter format, reveals 2019–20 calendar". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. Series, F1 Feeder (2019-12-10). "ENTRY LIST | The moment we've all been waiting for: the Entry List for the first round of F3 Asia is there! With some surprising names, especially at Hitech: Jake Hughes, Nikita Mazepin, Alessio Deledda and Ukyo Sasahara. This is going to be so much fun! #F3pic.twitter.com/kbVcZdnTIY". @F1FeederSeries1. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
3. Wood, Elliot (11 December 2019). "Pietro Fittipaldi, Jake Hughes and Nikita Mazepin confirmed for Asian F3 opener". formulascout.com.
4. Wood, Elliot (2019-12-03). "Yu Kanamaru remains in Asian F3, switches to BlackArts Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
5. "F3 Asia Buriram Entry List - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
6. "F3 Asian Championship 2020 title wide open as series returns to Malaysia for penultimate showdown". February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
7. "Absolute Racing sign Cao and Smith for F3 Asian new season". Absolute Racing. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
8. Wood, Elliot (2019-12-02). "Jamie Chadwick to make Asian F3 return". formulascout.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
9. "Devlin DeFrancesco to take on new challenge in Asia with Absolute Racing". Absolute Racing. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
10. Series, F1 Feeder (2020-02-20). "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Leonard Hoogenboom joins Absolute Racing in the final round of Asia F3 at Chang! The 20-year old Dutch driver's last outing in junior single-seaters was in 2018 when he did four races in Euroformula Open with RP Motorsport. #F3pic.twitter.com/W5HnZxwuQZ". @F1FeederSeries1. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
11. "F3 Asian Championship on Instagram: "Driver Announcement from @pinnaclemotorsport @sebastianferw 🤩🤩🤩"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
12. Series, F1 Feeder (2020-02-18). "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Michael Belov joins BlackArts Racing for the final F3 Asia round at Chang! The 18-year old Russian finished fourth in the Italian F4 Championship last year. #F3pic.twitter.com/nvsHXKXL0F". @F1FeederSeries1. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
13. Series, F1 Feeder (2020-01-06). "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT | Amaury Cordeel will drive for MP Motorsport in F3 Asia! The 17-year old Belgian competed in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019. #F3Asiapic.twitter.com/PlfNF73ssF". @F1FeederSeries1. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
14. Wood, Elliot (6 December 2019). "Tatiana Calderon joins Asian F3 grid with Seven GP". formulascout.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
15. Wood. "Mighty Yas Marina beckons for F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". f3asia.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
16. "FIA ANNOUNCES WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL DECISIONS". FIA.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
17. Whitfield, Steve (15 December 2019). "Joey Alders takes double Sepang win in Asian F3 season opener". formulascout.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

External links

• Official website