The2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was amotor racing championship foropen wheel,formula racing cars held acrossEngland. The 2020 season was the fifth and final organised by theBritish Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced atOulton Park on 1 August and ended on 8 November atSilverstone Circuit, after seven triple and quadruple header events for a total of twenty-four races.[1][2]Kaylen Frederick won the drivers' championship ahead ofKush Maini and British driverLouis Foster.[3]
All teams are British-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHR Developments | 5 |  Carter Williams | 2, 5, 7 |
| 12 |  Ayrton Simmons | 7 | |
| 81 | Max Marzorati | 2, 5 | |
| Fortec Motorsports | 7 |  Roberto Faria | 4–7 |
| 18 | Jonny Wilkinson | 7 | |
| 34 | Frank Bird | 4 | |
| Carlin | 8 | Kaylen Frederick | All |
| 17 |  Nazim Azman | All | |
| 99 | Guilherme Peixoto | 1–2 | |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 12 | Ayrton Simmons | 3 |
| 25 |  Nicolás Varrone | 1–2 | |
| 43 | Josh Skelton | All | |
| 81 | Max Marzorati | 6–7 | |
| 90 | Alex Fores | 4–5 | |
| Hitech Grand Prix[4] | 13 | Reece Ushijima | All |
| 14 |  Kush Maini | All | |
| Lanan Racing | 21 | Josh Mason | All |
| 22 | Piers Prior | All | |
| 50 |  Bart Horsten | All | |
| Double R Racing | 24 | Benjamin Pedersen[a] | All |
| 26 | Louis Foster | All | |
| Douglas Motorsport | 55 |  Ulysse de Pauw | All |
| 71 |  Manaf Hijjawi | All | |
| 87 | Kiern Jewiss | 1–4 | |
| Hillspeed | 62 | Oliver Clarke | All |
| 79 |  Sasakorn Chaimongkol | All | |
| Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | |||
The original calendar was revealed on 14 September 2019.[1] On 14 May 2020 a revised provisional calendar was announced with a delayed start to the season due to the2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[12] On 11 June 2020, the rescheduled calendar was completed to feature 24 races over seven meetings. The series supportedBritish GT.[13]
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one, three and four, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
| Races 1, 3 & 4 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
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