2020 Alpine Elf Europa Cup
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The 2020 Alpine Elf Europa Cup was the third season of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup, the one-make
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series organized by
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for Alpine A110 Cup cars. It began on 22 August at
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and concluded on 1 November at
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, after 1 triple-header and 3 double-header meetings.


Entry List


Race calendar and results

The 2020 calendar was released at the end of season awards ceremony for the 2019 season. The series will be traveling to Misano and
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for the first time with the latter also becoming the new season finale. The rounds at
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and
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have been dropped while
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, and Le Castellet have new dates. On 10 March 2020, the French government banned gatherings of more than 1000 people in response to the
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. As a result, the
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round has been moved to July. On 27 April 2020, the final calendar was released consisting of four rounds, down from the planned six, and a dramatically changed schedule primarily focused around France with the exception of the final round at Portimão. With this new schedule, the series traveled to
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for the first time. The series also utilized a three race format for some rounds.


Championship Standings


Drivers' Championship

; Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 20 drivers. If less than 75% of the race distance is completed then half points are awarded. If less than two laps are completed then no points are given. Half points were awarded for the first race at
Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,614, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (). In 1924, it was ...
because the race had to be red-flagged due to an accident and so completed less than 75% of the scheduled distance.


Notes


External links


Official website


References

{{Alpine Elf Europa Cup years Alpine Elf Europa Cup seasons
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