The 2019 Euroformula Open Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Italian constructor Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the sixth Euroformula Open Championship season.

For the first time since its inception, the championship featured multiple power unit manufacturers, allowing the use of Mercedes and Volkswagen engines. It was intended to have equalised performance of the powerplants, in terms of both power and torque like in the GT3 racing.[1] But the equalisation was not successful as the teams that used Toyota engine which was tuned by Piedrafita had a lack of power in comparison with Mercedes and Volkswagen engines. The situation led to the withdrawal of the teams after the first round and switching to the Mercedes and Volkswagen engine prior round at Spa.[2]

Team Motopark driver Marino Sato won the title after the first race at Barcelona, having won eight races, including series of six wins in row in Spa, Hungaroring and Spielberg, while his team clinched the title after the second Spielberg race.[3] Top rookie Liam Lawson was Sato's closest challenger, winning four races throughout the season. His fellow Red Bull-staplemate Yuki Tsunoda won a race at the Hockenheimring, Teppei Natori was victorious in the second race at Catalunya, Billy Monger became the first double-amputee to win a race in single-seaters when he won the Pau Grand Prix, and Toshiki Oyu won both races at a one-off appearance in Silverstone.

Teams and drivers

All teams utilized a Dallara F317 chassis.[4]

Team Engine No. Driver Status Rounds
Italy RP Motorsport[5] Toyota 1 Mexico Javier González[6] R 1
Volkswagen 4–6
United States Kyle Kirkwood[7] G 9
Toyota 2 Russia Artem Petrov[8] 1
Toyota 3 France Pierre-Louis Chovet[6] R 1
Volkswagen 4–6
Italy Lorenzo Ferrari[7] R G 9
Greece D. Tsimpris Motorsport[5] Toyota[9] 5 Greece Dimitrios Tsimpris[10] R 1
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport[5] Volkswagen[11] 6 Israel Ido Cohen[12] R G 8–9
11 Japan Teppei Natori[13] R 1–5, 8–9
12 Brazil Christian Hahn[11] All
22 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita[14] 5
31 United Kingdom Billy Monger[15] R All
63 Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard[16] R All
United Kingdom Double R[5] Mercedes-Benz[17] 7 Australia Jack Doohan[18][19] R All
26 Sweden Linus Lundqvist[20] R All
55 United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick[21] 7
Spain Teo Martín Motorsport[5] Mercedes-Benz[22] 8 Austria Lukas Dunner[23] All
51 Italy Aldo Festante[24] 1–6
77 Brazil Guilherme Samaia[25] 1–4
Germany Team Motopark Volkswagen 14 Japan Yuki Tsunoda[26] R 1–5, 8–9
Japan Toshiki Oyu[27] 7
18 Germany Julian Hanses[28] 1–6
Germany Niklas Krütten[29] R 7–9
25 United States Cameron Das[14] 5–9
30 New Zealand Liam Lawson[26] R 1–5, 8–9
Norway Dennis Hauger[30][27] R 7
33 Japan Marino Sato[26] 1–6, 8–9
United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed[29] 7
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports Mercedes-Benz[31] 20 United States Cameron Das[32][33] 1–4
Venezuela Manuel Maldonado[29] R 7–8
21 Australia Calan Williams[34] All
United Kingdom CF Racing[35] Mercedes-Benz[35] 28 United Kingdom Stefano Leaney[35] 4
29 United Kingdom Stuart Wiltshire[35] 4, 7
Spain Drivex School[5] Toyota 66 Romania Petru Florescu[36] 1
Argentina Franco Colapinto[2] R 4
Mercedes-Benz 88 Poland Filip Kaminiarz[7] R G 9
Toyota 99 Angola Rui Andrade[37] R All[N 1]
Mercedes-Benz

Race calendar and results

An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 31 August 2018.[1] The calendar features six circuits from 2018 schedule. While Autódromo do Estoril and Circuito de Jerez are not present in the current version of the calendar, Hockenheim made its debut as a Euroformula Open Championship round. The date of the Spa round was altered on 29 November 2018.[38] On 10 December 2018 was announced that Pau Grand Prix will make debut in the extended nine-round Euroformula Open Championship schedule.[39]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie Winner
1 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 27 April Austria Lukas Dunner Brazil Guilherme Samaia New Zealand Liam Lawson Germany Team Motopark New Zealand Liam Lawson
R2 28 April New Zealand Liam Lawson Sweden Linus Lundqvist Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark New Zealand Liam Lawson
2 R1 France Circuit de Pau-Ville 18 May New Zealand Liam Lawson Japan Yuki Tsunoda New Zealand Liam Lawson Germany Team Motopark New Zealand Liam Lawson
R2 19 May Germany Julian Hanses Austria Lukas Dunner United Kingdom Billy Monger United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Billy Monger
3 R1 Germany Hockenheimring 25 May Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Australia Jack Doohan
R2 26 May Japan Marino Sato Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Yuki Tsunoda Germany Team Motopark Japan Yuki Tsunoda
4 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 8 June Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Japan Yuki Tsunoda
R2 9 June Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Australia Jack Doohan
5 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 6 July Austria Lukas Dunner Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark New Zealand Liam Lawson
R2 7 July Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Austria Lukas Dunner Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Sweden Linus Lundqvist
6 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring 13 July Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Australia Jack Doohan
R2 14 July Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Sweden Linus Lundqvist
7 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 7 September Japan Toshiki Oyu United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Japan Toshiki Oyu Germany Team Motopark Japan Toshiki Oyu
R2 8 September Japan Toshiki Oyu Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard Japan Toshiki Oyu Germany Team Motopark Japan Toshiki Oyu
8 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 21 September United Kingdom Billy Monger[N 2] New Zealand Liam Lawson New Zealand Liam Lawson Germany Team Motopark New Zealand Liam Lawson
R2 22 September Japan Teppei Natori Japan Teppei Natori Japan Teppei Natori United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Japan Teppei Natori
9 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 12 October Sweden Linus Lundqvist Japan Yuki Tsunoda Japan Marino Sato Germany Team Motopark Japan Teppei Natori
R2 13 October Japan Teppei Natori United States Cameron Das New Zealand Liam Lawson Germany Team Motopark New Zealand Liam Lawson

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1

Only the fifteen best race results counted towards the championship.[41]

Pos Driver LEC
France 		PAU
France 		HOC
Germany 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		MNZ
Italy 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Japan Marino Sato 5 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 (10) 5 1 5 307
2 New Zealand Liam Lawson 1 4 1 Ret 3 5 3 Ret 3 10 1 6 Ret 1 179
3 Austria Lukas Dunner 3 3 4 4 7 4 Ret 2 2 3 3 4 Ret 9 6 (9) 7 7 178
4 Japan Yuki Tsunoda 2 6 Ret 3 4 1 2 Ret 4 11 11 7 3 2 151
5 Sweden Linus Lundqvist 4 5 5 Ret 5 Ret 9 7 5 5 5 3 7 (10) 3 8 5 4 144
6 Japan Teppei Natori 6 8 DNS 7 11 8 8 6 6 6 9 1 2 3 115
7 Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard 11 13 Ret 2 9 6 20 13 15 9 Ret 9 3 3 2 2 4 15 111
8 Germany Julian Hanses 7 10 2 Ret 6 3 5 3 17 Ret 7 2 98
9 United Kingdom Billy Monger 10 12 9 1 12 13 10 11 12 12 11 6 4 4 5 3 11 14 89
10 Brazil Christian Hahn Ret 7 Ret 5 8 Ret 6 5 7 4 10 10 9 14 4 4 12 Ret 84
11 Australia Jack Doohan 9 9 12 Ret 2 7 4 4 16 7 2 13 WD WD 15 10 10 Ret 79
12 United States Cameron Das Ret 15 6 8 10 10 19 18 10 14 9 8 5 6 8 12 6 Ret 54
13 Australia Calan Williams 12 16 7 11 15 9 12 8 8 8 4 5 10 7 14 14 16 10 53
14 Japan Toshiki Oyu 1 1 52
15 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed 2 2 37
16 Brazil Guilherme Samaia 8 2 10 9 14 11 11 17 26
17 Mexico Javier González Ret DNS 7 12 9 16 6 7 22
18 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita NC 2 20
19 Norway Dennis Hauger 6 5 18
20 Germany Niklas Krütten 8 8 12 11 8 11 14
21 Italy Aldo Festante Ret 11 8 10 Ret Ret 14 10 11 13 8 11 10
22 Angola Rui Andrade 15 19 11 Ret 13 12 17 15 14 15 Ret 12 11 12 13 15 Ret 9 6
23 France Pierre-Louis Chovet 14 Ret 13 9 13 DNS Ret 14 2
24 Venezuela Manuel Maldonado 12 11 WD WD 0
25 United Kingdom Stuart Wiltshire 18 16 13 13 0
26 Romania Petru Florescu 13 18 0
27 Argentina Franco Colapinto 15 14 0
28 Russia Artem Petrov Ret 14 0
29 Greece Dimitrios Tsimpris 16 17 0
30 United Kingdom Stefano Leaney 16 Ret 0
— United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick DNP DNP —
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United States Kyle Kirkwood 9 6 0
Israel Ido Cohen 7 13 13 8 0
Italy Lorenzo Ferrari 15 12 0
Poland Filip Kaminiarz 14 13 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
LEC
France 		PAU
France 		HOC
Germany 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		MNZ
Italy
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookies' championship

1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Driver LEC
France 		PAU
France 		HOC
Germany 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		MNZ
Italy 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 New Zealand Liam Lawson 1 4 1 Ret 3 2 3 Ret 3 10 1 6 Ret 1 92
2 Sweden Linus Lundqvist 4 5 5 Ret 5 Ret 9 7 5 5 5 3 7 10 3 8 5 4 83
3 Japan Yuki Tsunoda 2 6 Ret 3 4 1 2 Ret 4 11 11 7 3 2 72
4 Japan Teppei Natori 6 8 DNS 7 11 8 8 6 6 6 9 1 2 3 68
5 Denmark Nicolai Kjærgaard 11 13 Ret 2 9 6 20 13 15 9 Ret 9 3 3 2 2 4 15 63
6 Australia Jack Doohan 9 9 12 Ret 2 7 4 4 16 7 2 13 WD WD 15 10 10 Ret 55
7 United Kingdom Billy Monger 10 12 9 1 12 13 10 11 12 12 11 6 4 4 5 3 11 14 54
8 Japan Toshiki Oyu 1 1 20
9 Mexico Javier González Ret DNS 7 12 9 16 6 7 19
10 Angola Rui Andrade 15 19 11 Ret 13 12 17 15 14 15 Ret 12 11 12 13 15 Ret 9 10
11 Norway Dennis Hauger 6 5 8
12 Germany Niklas Krütten 8 8 12 11 8 11 6
13 France Pierre-Louis Chovet 14 Ret 13 9 13 DNS Ret 14 4
14 Venezuela Manuel Maldonado 12 11 WD WD 0
15 United Kingdom Stuart Wiltshire 18 16 13 13 0
16 Argentina Franco Colapinto 15 14 0
17 Greece Dimitrios Tsimpris 16 17 0
18 United Kingdom Stefano Leaney 16 Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Israel Ido Cohen 7 13 13 8 0
Italy Lorenzo Ferrari 15 12 0
Poland Filip Kaminiarz 14 13 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
LEC
France 		PAU
France 		HOC
Germany 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		MNZ
Italy

Teams' championship

1 2 3 4 5
10 8 6 4 3
Pos Team LEC
France 		PAU
France 		HOC
Germany 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		MNZ
Italy 		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Germany Team Motopark 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 262
2 4 2 6 3 2 2 3 3 10 7 2 2 2 8 6 3 2
2 United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport 6 7 9 1 8 6 6 5 6 4 10 6 3 3 2 1 2 3 94
10 8 10 2 9 8 8 6 7 6 11 10 4 4 4 2 4 14
3 United Kingdom Double R 4 5 5 Ret 2 7 4 4 5 5 2 3 7 10 3 8 5 4 65
9 9 12 Ret 5 Ret 9 7 16 7 5 13 WD WD 15 10 10 Ret
4 Spain Teo Martín Motorsport 3 2 4 4 7 4 11 2 2 3 3 4 Ret 9 6 9 7 7 64
8 3 8 9 14 11 14 10 11 13 8 11
5 United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport 12 15 6 8 10 9 12 8 8 8 4 5 10 7 14 14 16 10 7
Ret 16 7 11 15 10 19 18 12 11 WD WD
6 Italy RP Motorsport 14 14 7 9 9 16 6 7 0
Ret Ret 13 12 13 DNS Ret 14
7 Spain Drivex School 13 18 11 Ret 13 12 15 14 14 15 Ret 12 11 12 13 15 14 9 0
15 19 17 15
8 United Kingdom CF Racing 16 16 13 13 0
18 Ret
9 Greece Tsimpris Motorsport 16 17 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
LEC
France 		PAU
France 		HOC
Germany 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		RBR
Austria 		SIL
United Kingdom 		CAT
Spain 		MNZ
Italy

Notes

  1. ^ Rui Andrade raced in the first three races with the Toyota engine before switching to the Mercedes-Benz engine.[2]
  2. ^ The qualifying session for the first Barcelona race was cancelled due to heavy rain; the starting order is based on the Free practice sessions results.[40]

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