2020 Open Wheel Championship season

2020 OWC
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The 2020 IVRC Open Wheel Championship season was be the 1st IVRC OWC season.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Repsol Swinegel Racing	Chevrolet	3	Marc Stwerka	1–2
		8	Cristian Alvarez	6–10
		46	Francisco Vazquez	1–2
		77	Kenneth Ragland	1–5, 7, 9, 11
Team Tempest Racing	Honda	4	Aurimas Auga	5
		6	Martynas Jurgelevičius	3, 5
C-Force Racing	Honda	7	Jesús Chirinos	1–3, 5–11
		78	Thomas Raschke	4–5, 7–8, 10
		185	Juan R. Rosas	7–11
5-Star Racing	Honda	9	Antony de Lara	5
		80	Blake Warren	5
		110	Carlos Mendes	5
		262	Diogo Tenan	5
Bravo Racing Team	Chevrolet	12	Jonathan Holohan	1, 3–11
		23	Pedro Lopes	All
		43	Gabriel Pecly	6–7, 9–11
		58	Gabriel Carravetta	9
		79	Gustavo Brusdzenski	2–10
		95	Lucas Murno	1, 9, 11
MPG Competition	Honda	13	Phillip Volland	2–5
		17	Carlos Frau	1–6
		57	Martin Jatzek	5
roto2 Racing Team	Honda	17	Carlos Frau	7–11
		44	Ángel González	1–4, 10–11
		47	Moises Reyes	3, 5
		53	Pablo López	1–8
		138	Manuel Álvarez	10
Team Berni	Chevrolet	18	Bernard Mróz	1–9
SL racing	Chevrolet	21	Saulius Laurinavicius	1, 3, 5, 7, 9
		40	László Téglás	1–7, 9–10
FRA Simracing	Honda	24	Alfie Bevan	1
		59	Carl-Magnus Borre	5, 7, 10
		74	Sven Geelhoed	1, 5–7, 9–11
		89	Joshua Lopes	3
		90	Kevin Vooijs	2
		97	Joe Gausditis	1–3, 5, 7–8, 10
		282	Alessandro Valente	9
		420	Andrej Djukanovic	5–6
OS Front Row	Honda	25	Antônio Isaias	1, 3–5
		33	André Leite	1–5
		38	Felipe Muniz	1–5, 7
		88	Lucas Miranda	1–5
		91	Jonatas Berto	1–5, 8–10
Moronta Racing	Honda	27	Richard Warnders	1–5
		75	Gabriel Salomon	2, 4–5
		94	Diogo Moscato	2–3
		404	Jose Miguel Moronta	5
Tea Knowledge Cup Racing	Honda	27	Richard Warnders	7–11
		501	Nahuel Fulgenci	8–11
		515	Alejandro Muñoz	8–9
TR Bluvos Motorsports	Honda	35	Michael Teichmann	1–4
Kangaracing	Chevrolet	41	Jon McDonald	1–3, 5, 7–8

Mid-season changes

• Driver/Team Owner Jose Miguel Moronta recieved a indefinite ban from the league due to unsportsmanlike behavior. His team Moronta Racing folded after Round 5, because of that, drivers Richard Warnders and Gabriel Salomon became Free Agents. Later, they were signed by Tea Knowledge Cup Racing and Repsol Swinegel Racing respectievly.
• A similar situation happened with MPG Competition in Round 6, as Team Owner and former league admin, Constantin Grimminger dismantled the team with immediate effect. This left drivers Martin Jatzek and Carlos Frau without a seat, the latter being signed by fellow Spanish team roto2 Racing Team.

Race calendar and results

A sixteen-round calendar was announced on 4 December 2019.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	22 March	Sven Geelhoed	Sven Geelhoed	Sven Geelhoed	FRA Simracing
2	Sonoma Raceway, Monterey, CA	5 April	Michael Teichmann	Michael Teichmann	Pedro Lopes	Bravo Racing Team
3	Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio	26 April	Pedro Lopes	Pedro Lopes	Ángel González	roto2 Racing Team
4	Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA	10 May	Michael Teichmann	Pedro Lopes	Antônio Isaias	OS Front Row
5	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN	7 June	Thomas Raschke	Richard Warnders	Phillip Volland	MPG Competition
6	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Indianapolis, IN	28 June	Pedro Lopes	Pedro Lopes	Pedro Lopes	Bravo Racing Team
7	The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, MI	19 July	Pedro Lopes	Gustavo Brusdzenski	Pablo López	roto2 Racing Team
8	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX	8 August	Pedro Lopes	Juan R. Rosas	Gustavo Brusdzenski	Bravo Racing Team
9	Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI	16 August	Lucas Murno	Sven Geelhoed	Sven Geelhoed	FRA Simracing
10	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH	23 August	Gustavo Brusdzenski	Gustavo Brusdzenski	Carlos Frau	roto2 Racing Team
11	Exhibition Place, Toronto	6 September	Lucas Murno	Lucas Murno	Lucas Murno	Bravo Racing Team

Cancelled races

Round	Circuit	Date
12	Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA	20 September
13	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise	4 October
14	Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL	18 October
15	Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR	1 November
16	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA	15 November

Oval/Speedway
Dedicated road course
Temporary street circuit

Testing

Round	Circuit	Date
Pre-season test 1	Sonoma Raceway	23 February
Pre-season test 2	Auto Club Speedway	8 March

Championship results

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 15 classified finishers in all races equally.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos.	No.	Driver	WGL	SNM	CLE*	LBH	INDY	IMS	DET	TXS	ROA	MDO	TOR	Points
1	23	Pedro Lopes	3	1	2	4	15†	1	2	2	3	6	6	166
2	17	Carlos Frau	5	11	6	8	17†	2	9	4	2	1	3	130
3	53	Pablo López	10	4	14	3	2	3	1	DSQ				97
4	74	Sven Geelhoed	1				19†	7	3		1	3	Ret	91
4	79	Gustavo Brusdzenski		13	3	Ret	Ret	5	5	1	4	2		91
6	18	Bernard Mróz	13	9	18	10	3	9	7	7	6			67
7	44	Ángel González	Ret	12	1	6						4	2	59.5
8	7	Jesús Chirinos	8	DNS	4		DSQ	6	11	8	12	Ret	8	50.5
9	13	Phillip Volland		8	5	9	1							45.5
10	95	Lucas Murno	2								Ret		1	45
11	12	Jonathan Holohan	Ret		16	15	8	8	Ret	5	8	Ret	9†	43
11	40	László Téglás	14	10	20	14	6	10	10		10	11		43
13	27	Richard Warnders	9	3	11	12	DSQ		12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	42.5
13	97	Joe Gausditis	4	7	15		Ret		4	Ret		9		42.5
15	43	Gabriel Pecly						4	8		Ret	10	4	40
16	88	Lucas Miranda	6	5	10	7	11							38
17	25	Antônio Isaias	15†		8	1	9							37
18	35	Michael Teichmann	Ret	2	7	5								35.5
19	185	Juan R. Rosas							Ret	6	5	13†	7	33
20	75	Gabriel Salomon		6		2								30
20	501	Nahuel Fulgenci								10	11	8	5	30
22	78	Thomas Raschke				13	DSQ		15	3		12		24
23	33	André Leite	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	7							18
24	77	Kenneth Ragland	Ret	16†	17	11			Ret		11		Ret	14
25	57	Martin Jatzek					4							13
25	8	Cristian Alvarez						DNS	13	Ret	15†	7		13
27	4	Aurimas Auga					5							11
27	138	Manuel Álvarez										5		11
29	59	Carl-Magnus Borre					Ret		6			Ret		10
29	41	Jon McDonald	12	14			DSQ		DSQ	12†				10
31	515	Alejandro Muñoz								9	14			9
32	91	Jonatas Berto	Ret	Ret	19	16	Ret			11†	13	Ret		8
33	110	Carlos Mendes					10							6
34	18	Saulius Laurinavicius	Ret		9		Ret		14		16†			5.5
35	3	Marc Stwerka	11	Ret										5
36	404	Jose Miguel Moronta					12							4
37	94	Diogo Moscato		15	12									3
37	9	Antony de Lara					13							3
39	262	Diogo Tenan					14							2
40	6	Martynas Jurgelevičius			13		18†							1.5
41	47	Moises Reyes			Ret		16†							0
41	58	Gabriel Carravetta									Ret			0
41	282	Alessandro Valente				Ret								0
41	24	Alfie Bevan	Ret											0
41	46	Francisco Vazquez	Ret	Ret										0
41	38	Felipe Muniz	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret					0
41	80	Blake Warren					Ret							0
41	420	Andrej Djukanovic					Ret	DNS						0
41	66	Oscar Evers-Jahnsen	Ret											0
41	90	Kevin Vooijs		Ret										0
51	89	Joshua Lopes			DNS									0
Pos.	No.	Driver	WGL	SNM	CLE*	LBH	INDY	IMS	DET	TXS	ROA	MDO	TOR	Points

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	WGL	SNM	CLE*	LBH	INDY	IMS	DET	TXS	ROA	MDO	TOR	IOW	SUR	HMS	POR	LAG	Points
1	Bravo Racing Team	2	1	2	4	8	1	2	1	3	2	1						316
		3	13	3	15	15†	4	4	2	4	6	4
2	roto2 Racing Team	10	4	1	3	2	3	1	4	2	1	2						237.5
		Ret	12	14	6	16†		9	DSQ		4	3
3	FRA Simracing	1	7	15		19†	7	3	Ret	1	3	Ret						133.5
		4	Ret	DNS		Ret	DNS	4		Ret	9
4	MPG Competition	5	8	5	8	1	2											107.5
			11	6	9	4
5	C-Force Racing	8	DNS	4	13	DSQ	6	11	3	5	12	7						96.5
						DSQ		15	6	12	13†	8
6	OS Front Row	6	5	8	1	7		Ret	11†	13	Ret							95
		7	Ret	10	7	9
7	Team Berni	13	9	18	10	3	9	7	7	6								67
8	Moronta Racing	9	3	11	2	12												65.5
			6	12	12	DSQ
9	Tea Knowledge Cup Racing							12	9	8	8	5						49
									10	11	Ret	Ret
10	SL racing	14	10	9	14	6	10	10	10	11								48.5
		Ret		20		Ret		14		16†
11	TR Bluvos Motorsports	Ret	2	7	5													35.5
12	Repsol Swinegel Racing	11	Ret	17	11		DNS	13	Ret	7	7	Ret						32
		Ret	16†					Ret		15†
13	Team Tempest Racing			13		5												12.5
						18†
14	Kangaracing	12	14			DSQ		DSQ	12†									10
15	5-Star Racing					10												9
						13
Pos.	Team	WGL	SNM	CLE*	LBH	INDY	IMS	DET	TXS	ROA	MDO	TOR	IOW	SUR	HMS	POR	LAG	Points

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	WGL	SNM	CLE*	LBH	INDY	IMS	DET	TXS	ROA	MDO	TOR	IOW	SUR	HMS	POR	LAG	Points
1	Honda	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	2						238.5
2	Chevrolet	2	1	2	4	3	1	2	1	3	2	1						215
Pos.	Manufacturer	WGL	SNM	CLE*	LBH	INDY	IMS	DET	TXS	ROA	MDO	TOR	IOW	SUR	HMS	POR	LAG	Points