The 2020 European Truck Racing Championship was a motor-racing championship using highly tuned tractor units. It is the 36th year of the championship. An eight-round season was originally slated to begin April 25 at the Hungaroring and end October 4 at the Circuito del Jarama.[1] However, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule was delayed, shortened, and rearranged, with a two-round season starting August 29 at Autodrom Most and ending October 18 at the Hungaroring.

Calendar

The original calendar saw all rounds from the 2019 season return for 2020. The rounds at the Hungaroring and the Misano World Circuit switched spots, constituting the only change in order. In addition to the eight championship rounds, test sessions at the Red Bull Ring in Austria were scheduled for June 18 and 19.[1]

Following restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule was forced to be adjusted. The rounds at the Hungaroring and the Misano World Circuit were postponed, while the rounds at the Circuito del Jarama and Le Mans were moved to fit the postponed races. Additionally, the round scheduled for the Nürburgring was cancelled, leaving the new schedule with 7 rounds. The schedule was revised again with new restrictions, with the Slovakia Ring round cancelled, and the Hungaroring round postponed even further.[2] On September 6, the rounds at Circuit Zolder and Circuito del Jarama were both cancelled.[3] On September 30, the series announced the round at the Bugatti Circuit had also been cancelled.[4] On October 30, the round at Misano World Circuit was cancelled, effectively ending the season after 2 events.[5]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Czech Republic Autodrom Most, Most 29 August
R2
R3 30 August
R4
2 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 17 October
R2
R3 18 October
R4
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit Original Date
Italy Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico 28–29 May
Slovakia Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň 6–7 June
Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 18–19 July
Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder 12–13 September
France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 26–27 September
Spain Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes 3–4 October

Teams and drivers

A provisional entry list was released on May 15, 2020.[2]

TeamManufacturerNo.DriversRoundsClass
Germany Team Hahn Racing Iveco 1 Germany Jochen Hahn All
22 Germany Lukas Hahn 1 P
Germany Truck Sport Lutz Bernau MAN 2 Spain Antonio Albacete All
Czech Republic Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing Freightliner 20 France Téo Calvet[6] All P
29 United Arab Emirates Aliyyah Koloc All P
55 Czech Republic Adam Lacko[6] All
United Kingdom Anderson Racing MAN 23 United Kingdom Jamie Anderson 1 P
Germany Tankpool 24 Racing Scania[7] 24 Germany Steffen Faas All P
Germany Heinrich-Clemens Hecker MAN 25 Germany Heinrich-Clemens Hecker All P
Germany SL Trucksport 30 MAN 30 Germany Sascha Lenz 1
Hungary Révész TRT MAN 40 Hungary Norbert Kiss All
Germany Team Schwabentruck Iveco 44 Germany Stephanie Halm All
Spain Luis Recuenco MAN 64 Spain Luis Recuenco All P
France Lion Truck Racing MAN 66 France Anthony Janiec All
Germany Reinert Racing Iveco 77 Germany René Reinert 1
Icon Class
P Promoter's Cup

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Promoter's Cup winner
1 R1 Czech Republic Autodrom Most, Most Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Révész TRT United Kingdom Jamie Anderson
R2 Germany Sascha Lenz Czech Republic Adam Lacko Czech Republic Buggyra Zero Millage Racing United Kingdom Jamie Anderson
R3 Hungary Norbert Kiss Czech Republic Adam Lacko Germany Sascha Lenz Germany SL Trucksport 30 France Téo Calvet
R4 Race cancelled due to heavy rain
2 R1 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród Czech Republic Adam Lacko Czech Republic Adam Lacko Czech Republic Adam Lacko Czech Republic Buggyra Zero Millage Racing Germany Steffen Faas
R2 Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Révész TRT France Téo Calvet
R3 Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Révész TRT Germany Steffen Faas
R4 Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Norbert Kiss Hungary Révész TRT France Téo Calvet

Drivers championship

As a result of the number of rounds cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the drivers championship was not awarded for the season.[8]

Each round or racing event consists of four races. At each race, points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points (races 1 and 3) 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Points (races 2 and 4) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Driver MOS1
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Pts.
1 Hungary Norbert Kiss 1 6 3 C 2 1 1 1 92
2 Czech Republic Adam Lacko 4 1 2 C 1 2 2 4 86
3 Germany Jochen Hahn 2 3 4 C 3 5 3 2 72
4 Germany Sascha Lenz 3 2 1 C 41
5 Germany Stephanie Halm 5 5 6 C 8 10 5 5 38
6 Spain Antonio Albacete 11 8 9 C 4 4 4 8 35
7 Germany Steffen Faas 12 9 8 C 5 6 6 7 28
8 France Téo Calvet Ret 11 7 C 6 3 8 6 26
9 France Anthony Janiec DNS 10 5 C 7 DNS 7 3 25
10 United Kingdom Jamie Anderson 6 4 10 C 14
11 Germany Heinrich-Clemens Hecker 9 12 15 C 10 7 10 9 10
12 Spain Luis Recuenco 13 13 14 C 9 8 9 10 8
13 Germany Lukas Hahn 10 7 11 C 5
14 United Arab Emirates Aliyyah Koloc 8 Ret 13 C 11 9 11 Ret 5
15 Germany René Reinert 7 14 12 C 4
Pos. Driver MOS1
Czech Republic		 HUN
Hungary		 Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

1 Race 4 cancelled due to heavy rain.

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 CALENDAR CONFIRMED; SUMMER TEST AT RED BULL RING ADDED". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "FIA ETRC ANNOUNCES STRONG SEASON LINE-UP AND EVENT UPDATES". fiaetrc.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "FIA ETRC ROUNDS AT ZOLDER AND JARAMA POSTPONED TO 2021". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. September 4, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "FIA ETRC EVENT AT LE MANS CANCELLED". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "FIA ETRC EVENT IN MISANO CANCELLED". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "CALVET AND KOLOC BRING YOUTHFUL PROMISE TO BUGGYRA". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. November 15, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "tankpool24 team will race a Scania in the ETRC". truckracing.de. bartscher.net. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "FIA ETRC TITLES NOT TO BE AWARDED IN 2020, FOCUS SHIFTS TO NEW SEASON". FIAETRC.com. European Truck Racing Championship. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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