2020 Alpine Elf Europa Cup
{{short description |Car race in Europe}}
{{Motorsport season|series=Alpine Elf Europa Cup|year=2020}}
The 2020 Alpine Elf Europa Cup was the third season of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup, the one-make sports car racing series organized by Alpine for Alpine A110 Cup cars. It began on 22 August at Nogaro and concluded on 1 November at Portimão, after 1 triple-header and 3 double-header meetings.
Entry List
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!Team !{{Tooltip|No.|Number}} !Drivers !Class !Rounds |
| rowspan="9" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Racing Technology
|3 |{{flagicon|POL}} Gosia Rdest | align="center" | |All |
| 9
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Phillippe Bourgois | align="center" |G |All |
| 11
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Sancinéna | align="center" | |1 |
| 76
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Sancinéna | |2–4 |
| rowspan="5" |110Guest drivers in the #110 Racing Technology entry are ineligible for points and invisible as far as awarding points to other drivers.
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Laurent | align="center" |G | rowspan="2" |1 |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} André Negrao
| align="center"|G |
| {{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc
| align="center"|G |2 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Febreau
| align="center"|G G |3 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Quetaud
| align="center"|G G |3–4 |
| rowspan="7" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Herrero Racing by Milan Competition
|5 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Proux | align="center" |G |All |
| 6
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Auriacombe | align="center" |G |2–3 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Franc Rouxel | align="center" |G |All |
| 21
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Guillot | align="center" | |All |
| 26
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric CroulletDrivers who started their first race of the season at the final or penultimate rounds are ineligible for points and invisible as far as awarding points to other drivers". | align="center"|G |3 |
| 29
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero | align="center" |{{motorsport class|Junior}} |All |
| 31
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Méric | align="center" |{{motorsport class|Junior}} |1–2 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tierce Racing
|6 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Auriacombe | align="center"|G |1 |
| rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Autosport GP
|17 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela | align="center" |{{motorsport class|Junior}} |All |
| 18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Macchi | align="center" |G |All |
| 44
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lilou Wadoux | align="center" |{{motorsport class|Junior}} |All |
| 69
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Hurgon | align="center" | |All |
| 97
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Léo Boulay | align="center"|{{motorsport class|Junior}} |3 |
| 98
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Edwin Traynard | align="center" |{{motorsport class|Junior}} |All |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mirage Racing
|38 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Lemaître | align="center" |G |1–3 |
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Race Cars Consulting
|41 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Fournier | align="center" |G |All |
| 77
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Labescat | align="center" |G |4 |
| colspan="5" |Entry Lists: {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 20, 2020|title=Liste des engagés|url=https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/document-175.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923212822/https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/document-175.html |archive-date=2020-09-23 |access-date=|website=Alpine Elf Europa Cup}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 11, 2020|title=Essais libres 1 Classement|url=https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/document-212.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923233215/https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/document-212.html |archive-date=2020-09-23 |access-date=|website=}} |
|---|
| valign="top" |
| class="wikitable" align="right" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Icon !Class |
| align="center" |G
|Gentlemen |
| align="center" |{{motorsport class|Junior}}
|Junior |
| align="center" |G
|Guest |
|}
Race calendar and results
The 2020 calendar was released at the end of season awards ceremony for the 2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/en/actualites/70/|title=The Alpine Elf Europa Cup looks ahead to 2020!|website=www.alpineelfeuropacup.com|access-date=2020-02-07}} The series will be traveling to Misano and Portimão for the first time with the latter also becoming the new season finale. The rounds at Hockenheimring and Silverstone have been dropped while Barcelona, and Le Castellet have new dates. On 10 March 2020, the French government banned gatherings of more than 1000 people in response to the coronavirus pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200308-france-bans-gatherings-of-more-than-1-000-people-to-contain-coronavirus|title=France bans gatherings of more than 1,000 people to contain coronavirus|date=2020-03-08|website=France 24|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12}} As a result, the Nogaro round has been moved to July.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/en/actualites/72/|title=Start of the 2020 Alpine Elf Europa Cup season postponed|website=www.alpineelfeuropacup.com|access-date=2020-03-12}} On 27 April 2020, the final calendar was released consisting of four rounds, down from the planned six, and a dramatically changed schedule primarily focused around France with the exception of the final round at Portimão.{{Cite web|title=The Alpine Elf Europa Cup adjusts its 2020 calendar|url=https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/en/actualites/74/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=www.alpineelfeuropacup.com}} With this new schedule, the series traveled to Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for the first time. The series also utilized a three race format for some rounds.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! colspan="2" |Round !Circuit !Date !Pole Position !Race Winner !Junior Winner !Gentlemen Winner !Supporting |
| rowspan="6" |1
! rowspan="2" |R1 | rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | rowspan="2" |22 August |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 9 Racing Technology | rowspan="6" |FFSA GT Championship |
|---|
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero |{{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero |{{flagicon|BEL}} Phillippe Bourgois |
| rowspan="2" |R2
| rowspan="4" |23 August |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 9 Racing Technology |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero |{{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero |{{flagicon|BEL}} Phillippe Bourgois |
| rowspan="2" |R3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 29 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 98 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 98 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 6 Tierce Racing |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Edwin Traynard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Edwin Traynard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Auriacombe |
| rowspan="4" |2
! rowspan="2" |R1 | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | rowspan="2" |12 September |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 9 Racing Technology | rowspan="4" |GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|BEL}} Phillippe Bourgois |
| rowspan="2" |R2
| rowspan="2" |13 September |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 6 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Auriacombe |
| rowspan="6" |3
! rowspan="2" |R1 | rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | rowspan="2" |3 October |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 9 Racing Technology | rowspan="6" |FFSA GT Championship |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|BEL}} Phillippe Bourgois |
| rowspan="2" |R2
| rowspan="4" |4 October |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 69 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 69 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 5 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Hurgon
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Hurgon |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Proux |
| rowspan="2" |R3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 69 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 41 Race Cars Consulting |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Hurgon
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Fournier |
| rowspan="4" |4
! rowspan="2" |R1 | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|PRT}} Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | rowspan="2" |31 October |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 77 Race Cars Consulting | rowspan="4" |European Le Mans Series |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Labescat |
| rowspan="2" |R2
| rowspan="2" |1 November |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 76 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 76 Herrero Racing by Milan Competition |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 17 Autosport GP |{{flagicon|FRA}} No. 77 Race Cars Consulting |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Sancinéna
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Sancinéna |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Labescat |
Championship Standings
= Drivers' Championship =
; Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 20 drivers. If less than 75% of the race distance is completed then half points are awarded. If less than two laps are completed then no points are given.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/document-70.html|title=SPORTING REGULATION ALPINE EUROPA CUP|website=Alpine Elf Europa Cup|url-status=live|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206191630/https://www.alpineelfeuropacup.com/document-70.html |archive-date=2019-12-06 }}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Position !1st !2nd !3rd !4th !5th !6th !7th !8th !9th !10th !11th-20th !{{Tooltip|PP|Pole position}} !{{Tooltip|FL|Fastest lap}} |
| align="center"
!Points | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |20 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |15 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |1 |1 |1 |
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable" align="left" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" ! valign="middle" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! valign="middle" |Driver ! colspan="3" |NOG ! colspan="2" |MAG ! colspan="3" |LEC ! colspan="2" |PRT† ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Mela | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 !166 |
|---|
| 2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Hurgon | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3 !129 |
| 3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Sancinéna | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 !113 |
| 4
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Mateo Herrero | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#ffffff;" |DNS !89.5 |
| 5
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Guillot | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 | style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 !76.5 |
| 6
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Edwin Traynard | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |11 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 !68.5 |
| 7
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Lilou Wadoux | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 !65 |
| 8
|align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Gosia Rdest | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|8 | style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6 !43 |
| 9
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Phillippe Bourgois | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |9 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |9 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |9 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 !24 |
| 11
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Fournier | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |11 !18 |
| 10
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Méric | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |7 | | | | | !15 |
| 12
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Proux | style="background:#cfcfff;" |15 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |17 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |10 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |12 !13.5 |
| 13
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Auriacombe | style="background:#ffffff;" |DNS | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |11 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|12 | style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9 | | !11 |
| 14
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Lemaître | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |15 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |9 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |11 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |11 | | !10 |
| 15
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Léo Boulay | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |8 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | | !9 |
| 16
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Macchi | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;" |15 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |15 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |16 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#cfcfff;"|14 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|13 !7.5 |
| 17
| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franc Rouxel | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |16 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |11 | style="background:#ffffff;" |DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" |WD | style="background:#ffffff;" |WD | style="background:#cfcfff;"|15 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|14 !6.5 |
| colspan="13" |Drivers ineligible to score points |
| | align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Labescat
| | | | | | | | | style="background:#cfcfff;"|7 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|8 ! |
| | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Negrao
| style="background:#cfcfff;" |9 | | style="background:#cfcfff;" |7 | | | | | | | ! |
| | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Laurent
| | style="background:#cfcfff;" |8 | | | | | | | | ! |
| | align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Quetaud
| | | | | | | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | | style="background:#cfcfff;"|9 | style="background:#cfcfff;"|10 ! |
| | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Croullet
| | | | | | style="background:#cfcfff;" |14 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |13 | style="background:#cfcfff;" |12 | | ! |
| | align="left" |{{flagicon|MON}} Arthur Leclerc
| | | | style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret | style="background:#ffffff;" |DNS | | | | | ! |
| | align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Febreau
| | | | | | style="background:#efcfff;"|Ret | | | | ! |
| valign="top"
! valign="middle" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! valign="middle" |Driver ! colspan="3" |NOG ! colspan="2" |MAG ! colspan="3" |LEC ! colspan="2" |PRT ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
|}
†Half points were awarded for the first race at Portimão because the race had to be red-flagged due to an accident and so completed less than 75% of the scheduled distance.
Notes
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191015173519/https://gtcupopen.net/ Official website]