2020_European_Truck_Racing_Championship
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.
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 |  Autodrom Most, Most |
29 August | ||||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | 30 August | ||||||
| R4 | |||||||
| 2 | R1 |  Hungaroring, Mogyoród |
17 October | ||||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | 18 October | ||||||
| R4 | |||||||
| Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic | |||||||
| Circuit | Original Date | ||||||
 Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico |
28–29 May | ||||||
 Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň |
6–7 June | ||||||
 Nürburgring, Nürburg |
18–19 July | ||||||
 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder |
12–13 September | ||||||
 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans |
26–27 September | ||||||
 Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes |
3–4 October | ||||||
A provisional entry list was released on May 15, 2020.[2]
| Team | Manufacturer | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Hahn Racing |
Iveco | 1 | Jochen Hahn |
All | |
| 22 | Lukas Hahn |
1 | P | ||
| Truck Sport Lutz Bernau |
MAN | 2 | Antonio Albacete |
All | |
| Buggyra Zero Mileage Racing |
Freightliner | 20 | Téo Calvet[6] |
All | P |
| 29 |  Aliyyah Koloc |
All | P | ||
| 55 | Adam Lacko[6] |
All | |||
 Anderson Racing |
MAN | 23 | Jamie Anderson |
1 | P |
| Tankpool 24 Racing |
Scania[7] | 24 | Steffen Faas |
All | P |
| Heinrich-Clemens Hecker |
MAN | 25 | Heinrich-Clemens Hecker |
All | P |
| SL Trucksport 30 |
MAN | 30 | Sascha Lenz |
1 | |
| Révész TRT |
MAN | 40 | Norbert Kiss |
All | |
| Team Schwabentruck |
Iveco | 44 | Stephanie Halm |
All | |
| Luis Recuenco |
MAN | 64 | Luis Recuenco |
All | P |
| Lion Truck Racing |
MAN | 66 | Anthony Janiec |
All | |
| Reinert Racing |
Iveco | 77 | René Reinert |
1 |
| Icon | Class |
|---|---|
| P | Promoter's Cup |
Season summary
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Promoter's Cup winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Autodrom Most, Most |
Norbert Kiss |
Norbert Kiss |
Norbert Kiss |
Révész TRT |
Jamie Anderson |
| R2 | Sascha Lenz |
Adam Lacko |
Buggyra Zero Millage Racing |
Jamie Anderson | |||
| R3 | Norbert Kiss |
Adam Lacko |
Sascha Lenz |
SL Trucksport 30 |
Téo Calvet | ||
| R4 | Race cancelled due to heavy rain | ||||||
| 2 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród |
Adam Lacko |
Adam Lacko |
Adam Lacko |
Buggyra Zero Millage Racing |
Steffen Faas |
| R2 | Norbert Kiss |
Norbert Kiss |
Révész TRT |
Téo Calvet | |||
| R3 | Norbert Kiss |
Norbert Kiss |
Norbert Kiss |
Révész TRT |
Steffen Faas | ||
| R4 | Norbert Kiss |
Norbert Kiss |
Révész TRT |
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 |
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1 Race 4 cancelled due to heavy rain.
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- "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.
- "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.
- "FIA ETRC EVENT AT LE MANS CANCELLED". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- "FIA ETRC EVENT IN MISANO CANCELLED". FIAETRC.com. FIA European Truck Racing Championship. October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- "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.
- "tankpool24 team will race a Scania in the ETRC". truckracing.de. bartscher.net. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- "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.