2020 AutoReject World Series season

2020 AutoReject World Series season
Season
Races	18
Start date	8 March 2020
Start Event	Template:AUS Jooky Australian Grand Prix
End date	25 October 2020
End Event	Macau Chinese Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	None
Constructor's Champion	None
Pre-Qualifying Cup Driver's Champion	None
Pre-Qualifying Cup Team's Champion	None
Harvey Jones Memorial Trophy winner	None
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2019	2021
Development Categories
Tier 1	2020 AutoReject 3.5 season
Tier 2	2020 AutoReject 2.0 season

The 2020 AutoReject World Series season was set be the 11th season of ARWS competition, and the third since the rebrand from the former F1RWRS moniker. Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen and Kjellerup entered the season as reigning Driver's and Constructor's champions respectively after dominating 2019. The season was formally cancelled on 16 September, 2020 as a result of the 2020 ARWS labour dispute

Drivers and Teams

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver(s)
Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois [?]	Kjellerup-Renault	020	RSXXII-20	Template:Goodyear	1	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	TBA	TBA TBA
					2	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	TBA
Template:FRA Voeckler Renault [?]	Voeckler-Renault	VGP4	RSXXII-20	Template:Dunlop	3	Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas	TBA	Shinobu Katayama Kyösti Pykälistö
					4	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	TBA
Template:AUS/ Jooky Melrose Racing Team [?]	MRT-BMW	M11	P92/20	Template:Goodyear	5	Alberto Cara	TBA	Jean-Vincent Albertini Evgeny Restov
					6	Akira Yamamura	TBA
Template:BEL Fusion Lotto Racing [?]	Fusion-Renault	FL1/20	RSXXII-20	Template:Bridgestone	7	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	TBA	Matthias Valsattis Template:SUI Gregor Pascal
					8	Template:AUT Marko Jantscher	TBA
/ BASF Nurminen Grand Prix [?]	Nurminen-BMW	NRE Type 03	P92/20	Template:Goodyear	9	Alessandro Lucarelli	TBA	TBA TBA
					10	Anu Võsu	TBA
Template:AUS Simpson Motorsports [?]	Simpson-Yamaha	SM-060	OX64B	Template:Goodyear	11	Alexey Buyvolov	TBA	TBA TBA
					12	Mineiro	TBA
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments [?]	USD-Daihatsu	KS-03	Zeetec-R2/20	Template:Goodyear	13	Naoki Shinjo	TBA	Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson TBA
					14	Template:FRA Aimée Gauthier	TBA
Template:GBR Jones Racing [?]	Jones-Ford	118	XR8E	Template:Goodyear	15	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron	TBA	TBA TBA
						Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	5
					16	Nick Nurmester	TBA
Team Mecha Racing [?]	Mecha-Pure Hart	FM-20	PHWS-2-20	Template:Goodyear	17	Nino Barlini	TBA	TBA
					18	Template:GBR John Bean	TBA
Best In The World Kahama Motor Sport [?]	Kahama-Yamaha	KARWS-Λ	OX64B	Template:Bridgestone	19	Du Lon	TBA	Zaituni Dileita Template:GBR Darren Older, Jr.
					20	Carmen Álvarez Torrente	TBA
Template:GBR Eric Vincent Racing [?]	Vixen-Daihatsu	FA.3	Zeetec-R2/20	Template:Goodyear	21	Tommi Hämäläinen	TBA	TBA TBA
					22	Gary Pacer	TBA
Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge [?]	Gillet ENB	ENB120	GV12C	TBA	23	Template:USA Shane Walsh	TBA	TBA TBA
					24	Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts	TBA
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team [?]	Blokkmonsta-Pure Hart	GPR-03	PHWS-2-20	Template:Dunlop	25	Hansuke Shioya	TBA	Daniel Martins TBA
					26	Template:GBR Martin McFry	TBA
Euromotor International [?]	Euromotor-Holden	EU2	LSW-19B	Template:Goodyear	27	Template:FRA Benoît Voeckler	TBA	Timmy O'Toole
					28	Takuma Taki	1-2
						Timmy O'Toole	3-
/ GA Squadron Racing [?]	GASR-Yamaha	von Richter Mk1	OX64B	Template:Goodyear	29	Fredo Mestolio	TBA	Martyn Rietacher TBA
					30	Gianluigi Pazzini	TBA
						Ryan McReynolds	5
Scuderia Adriatica [?]	Adriatica-Pure Hart	SAF20-01	PHWS-2-20		31	Jesús Plaza	TBA	Template:AUS Seamus Belcher
					32	Template:GBR Thomas Butler	TBA
Mediterranean Motorsports [?]	Mediterranean-BMW	MeMo-Uno	P92/20	Template:Goodyear	33	Brucie Kibbutz	TBA	Miguel Silva
					34	Template:FRA Adélaïde Voeckler	TBA

Team Changes

Pre-season

• After growing frustration with the decisions of the ARWS Commission, Venturi Formula decided to leave the sport at the end of the 2019 season and sold the team to GA Squadron Racing, owned by the eccentric Enrique von Richter. GA Squadron elected to continue to run Yamaha engines.
• Facing financial trouble, Peak Aeroracing Engineering elected to withdraw from ARWS to focus on their junior program.
• Rob Lomas Racing withdrew at the conclusion of the season, in order for team owner Rob Lomas to focus on designing and developing engines.
• Bari-based team Scuderia Adriatica, led by former touring car driver Erica B. Mancino entered ARWS for the first time. The squad had previously run as a privateer team in Formula One during the 1950s. The team signed an expensive contract with Pure-Hart to provide engines, leaving the team with no option but to sign with Goodride as their tyre provider.
• Spain-based Mediterranean Motorsports shocked the motorsport world by announcing a late entry to the series in December 2019. The team signed an engine contract with BMW, but expectations were low as the team had only 3 months to design and build their first chassis.
• Financial and health issues forced Barii Mori to sell enough shares of Kamaha Revolution Motorsports in order for Best In The World to become a 70% shareholder and majority owner. As part of a rebrand, the name change made before the start of the 2013 ARWS season was reversed and the team competed under the Kahama name again.
• After a poor 2019 season and faced with health issues, Sammy Jones elected to take a step back in the running of the Jones Racing. Former Fusion owner Jacques Couteau was brought on board as team principal to turn the team around.

Driver Changes

Pre-season

• 2018 ARWS world champion Terry Hawkin announced that he would be taking a sabbatical in 2020 after a lacklustre title defence. Marko Jantscher, released from Nurminen Grand Prix after two seasons at the team, would take his place at Lotto Fusion Racing.
• Reigning AutoReject 3.5 champion Anu Võsu was signed to replace Jantscher at Nurminen.
• Lotto Fusion Racing elected to replace both drivers for 2020, with Gregor Pascal joining the team after being released from Peak Aeroracing Engineering midway through 2019. Marcel Agyemang-Badu left ARWS for Formula One and Fernando Alonso Speed Team after falling out with the Lotto Fusion team management.
• Salvatore Miccoli left Melrose Racing Team to accept a multi-year contract with Ferrari. After a break-out year in 2019, Akira Yamamura completed a multi-million Euro deal to join the team alongside Alberto Cara.
• RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team dropped Wouter Lamberigts when his contract expired. Hansuke Shioya moved from Eric Vincent Racing to take his place.

Race Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Reject of the Race	Driver of the Race	Report
1	Template:AUS Jooky Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	8 March
2	New South Wales Grand Prix	Mount Panorama Circuit	15 March
3	Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina	Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez	29 March
4	Brahma Brazilian Grand Prix	São Paulo Street Circuit	5 April
5	Template:USA ARWS Indy 500km	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	26 April
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Toronto Exhibition Place	3 May
7	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	7 June
8	Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	14 June
9	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	21 June
10	Barilla Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	5 July
11	Template:AUT Red Bull Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	12 July
12	Visit Bayern German Grand Prix	Norisring	19 July
13	South African Grand Prix	Phakisa Freeway	6 September
14	KFC Indonesian Grand Prix	Sentul International Circuit	20 September
15	Template:MAS Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	27 September
16	Pacific Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	11 October
17	JR Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	18 October
18	Macau ARWS Grand Prix	Guia Circuit	25 October

Note : Pink background denotes a Temporary Circuit, which may not be tested on at any time.
Note : Blue background denotes an Oval Circuit.

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	7	5	3	2	1

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS NSW ARG BRA 500 Template:USA CAN GBR Template:GBR BEL Template:BEL MON ITA AUT Template:AUT GER SAF IND MAL Template:MAS PAC JPN CHN Pts 1 Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Constructors' Championship

Pos Constructor # AUS Template:AUS NSW ARG BRA 500 Template:USA CAN GBR Template:GBR BEL Template:BEL MON ITA AUT Template:AUT GER SAF IND MAL Template:MAS PAC JPN CHN Pts Harvey Jones Memorial Trophy Pos Constructor AUS Template:AUS NSW ARG BRA 500 Template:USA CAN GBR Template:GBR BEL Template:BEL MON ITA AUT Template:AUT GER SAF IND MAL Template:MAS PAC JPN CHN Pts 1 Template:Dunlop 0 2 Template:Goodyear 0 3 Template:Bridgestone 0 5 0 AutoReject World Series seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 AutoReject sanctioned series Current AutoReject series AutoReject World Series AutoReject World Series Constructors AutoReject World Series Drivers AutoReject World Series Records Past seasons AutoReject 3.5 AutoReject 3.5 Constructors AutoReject 3.5 Drivers AutoReject 3.5 Records Past seasons AutoReject 2.0 AutoReject 2.0 Constructors AutoReject 2.0 Drivers AutoReject 2.0 Records Past seasons Defunct AutoReject series AutoReject Super Touring - AutoReject GTi - AutoReject Nations - AutoReject Nippon