The 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup was a multi-event

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championship for

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, formula racing cars held across

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. The championship featured drivers competing in 1.8 litre Formula Renault single-seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations of the championship. The 2020 season was the 30th and final season

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organised by

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, as it merged with the

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for the 2021 season. The series visited nine circuits around Europe. The championship was won by

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, with

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taking the teams' title.

Teams and drivers

In September 2019,

announced its intention to compete in the championship for the first time since

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. Their bid was successful, with the team joining eight other teams from 2019. On 3 July 2020 it was announced that Global Racing Service had withdrawn from the season due to the effects of the

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. *

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was scheduled to compete for

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, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. *

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was scheduled to compete for

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, but did not appear at any rounds. He was replaced by Alex Quinn. *

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was scheduled to compete for M2 Competition, but withdrew prior to the start of the season. * Xavier Lloveras and

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were set to drive for Global Racing Service, but were left without a drive following the team's withdrawal.

Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2020 season was announced on 11 September 2019. On 15 May 2020, Renault Sport unveiled a new 10-round calendar, after multiple postponements and cancellations due to the

. The revised calendar included races at Magny-Cours for the first time since

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, as well as a return to Imola and Zandvoort, where the series had last raced in

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and

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respectively. The rounds at Monaco, the Hungaroring and Silverstone were not rescheduled and were absent from the revised calendar. On 25 September 2020, it was announced that the series would support the

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at Imola to make up for the loss of the Monaco round.

Results

Championship standings

; Points system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers' championship

Notes: * – Half points were awarded for race 1, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Teams' championship

For teams entering more than two cars only the two best-finishing cars are eligible to score points in the teams' championship. Notes: * – Half points were awarded for race 1, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

References

External links

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Eurocup

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