The 2020 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event

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championship for single-seater

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formula racing cars that was held across

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. The championship featured drivers competing in the new

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320 car, which features the Halo safety device. It was the seventh

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season. CryptoTower Racing Team driver

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won the title after the second race at Barcelona, having won 11 races, 13 pole positions, 12 fastest lap.

Teams and drivers

All teams utilized the new

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chassis. *

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was scheduled to compete with

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but neither him or the team appeared at any rounds.

Race calendar

A nine-round provisional calendar was revealed on 11 October 2019. While

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is not on this season's calendar,

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is scheduled to debut as a Euroformula Open Championship round. An updated calendar was announced on 22 October 2019. After the start of the season was delayed due to the

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, a new 8-round calendar was announced on 21 May 2020. The round at

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, which was on the original schedule, was not run this season. On 3 June 2020 it was announced that the season opener at

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was moved back to 23–26 July. On 10 June 2020 the season opener was moved to 8–9 August, while the round at

was cancelled with plans to run there in 2021. Two of the eight rescheduled events will hold three races to compensate for the loss of one round. On 22 October, the planned season finale at

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was cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases in Europe, and it was announced that Barcelona would hold four races instead.

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

* Points were awarded as follows: Only the fifteen best race results counted towards the championship.

Rookies' championship

* Points were awarded as follows:

Teams' championship

* Points were awarded as follows:

Notes

References

External links

* {{Spanish F3 Seasons Euroformula Open Championship seasons

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