2020 Ligier European Series

Last updated October 11, 2024

The 2020 Ligier European Series was the first season of the Ligier European Series. The five-event season began at Circuit Paul Ricard on 18 July and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 31 October.

Calendar

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Le Castellet Heat	Circuit Paul Ricard	Le Castellet, France	18 July
2	Spa Heat	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa, Belgium	8 August
3	Le Castellet Heat 2	Circuit Paul Ricard	Le Castellet, France	29 August
4	Monza Heat	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Monza, Italy	10 October
5	Portimao Heat	Algarve International Circuit	Portimão, Portugal	31 October

Entries

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
JS P4
MV2S Racing	Ligier JS P4	14	Alex Marchois	4
MV2S Racing	Ligier JS P4	14	Franck Marchois	4
M Racing	Ligier JS P4	16	Sacha Lehmann	1–2
Raw Motorsport	Ligier JS P4	27	Andrew Ferguson	4
Raw Motorsport	Ligier JS P4	27	Jeremy Ferguson	4
Les Deux Arbres	Ligier JS P4	33	Thomas Duchene	1
		33	Julien Schell	1
		34	Valentin Simonet	1
		34	Alexandre Yvon	1
HP Racing Team	Ligier JS P4	50	Andrea Dromedari	All
Milo Racing	Ligier JS P4	81	Kevin Balthazar	1–2, 4–5
Milo Racing	Ligier JS P4	81	Christophe Nivarlet	1
Monza Garage	Ligier JS P4	88	John Corbett	4
Monza Garage	Ligier JS P4	88	Federico Leo	4
JS2 R
TM Evolution	Ligier JS2 R	11	Alain Grand	1–3, 5
TM Evolution	Ligier JS2 R	25	Bruno Chaudet	1–3, 5
Arctic Energy	Ligier JS2 R	17	Nerses Isaakyan	All
Arctic Energy	Ligier JS2 R	17	Sergey Egorov	1, 4–5
CD Sport	Ligier JS2 R	30	Baptiste Berthelot	All
CD Sport	Ligier JS2 R	30	Claude Dégremont	All
Sub5Zero Motorsports	Ligier JS2 R	32	Riccardo Di Persia	4
Sub5Zero Motorsports	Ligier JS2 R	32	Andreas Ritzi	4
HRC	Ligier JS2 R	38	Marc Guillot	1
			Jean Marc Thevenot	1
			Fabien Michal	2–4
			Clément Seyler	2–3
			Herve Roger	4
			Julien Rodrigues	5
MV2S Racing	Ligier JS2 R	45	Mikhaïl Makarovskii	All
		45	Viktor Shaytar	1–3
		46	Antoine Chapus	1–5
			Alex Marchois	1
			Laurent Richard	2
			Gaëtan Essart	4–5
M Racing	Ligier JS2 R	66	Natan Bihel	All
		66	Erwan Bihel	1–4
		69	Laurent Millara	1–4
		69	Erwan Bihel	5
		86	Mathieu Martins	All
		86	Ewen Hachez	1, 3
Cool Racing	Ligier JS2 R	74	Sébastien Baud	All
Entrylists: ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd.		Circuit	JS P4 Winning Team	JS2 R Winning Team
Rnd.		Circuit	JS P4 Winning Drivers	JS2 R Winning Drivers
1	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	No. 50 HP Racing Team	No. 74 Cool Racing
	R1		Andrea Dromedari	Sébastien Baud
	R2		No. 33 Valentin Simonet	No. 74 Cool Racing
	R2		Valentin Simonet Alexandre Yvon	Sébastien Baud
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	No. 81 Milo Racing	No. 17 Arctic Energy
	R1		Kevin Balthazar	Nerses Isaakyan
	R2		No. 81 Milo Racing	No. 86 M Racing
	R2		Kevin Balthazar	Mathieu Martins
3	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	No. 50 HP Racing Team	No. 74 Cool Racing
	R1		Andrea Dromedari	Sébastien Baud
	R2		No. 50 HP Racing Team	No. 74 Cool Racing
	R2		Andrea Dromedari	Sébastien Baud
4	R1	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	No. 81 Milo Racing	No. 86 M Racing
	R1		Kevin Balthazar	Mathieu Martins
	R2		No. 81 Milo Racing	No. 66 M Racing
	R2		Kevin Balthazar	Natan Bihel
5	R1	Algarve International Circuit	No. 81 Milo Racing	No. 66 M Racing
	R1		Kevin Balthazar	Natan Bihel
	R2		No. 81 Milo Racing	No. 86 M Racing
	R2		Kevin Balthazar	Mathieu Martins
Results: ^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Championships

JS P4 Drivers

Pos.	Driver	Team	RIC		SPA		LEC		MNZ		POR		Points
Pos.	Driver	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
1	Andrea Dromedari	HP Racing Team	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	195
2	Kevin Balthazar	Milo Racing	2	3	1	1			1	1	1	1	183
3	Valentin Simonet Alexandre Yvon	Les Deux Arbres	3	1									40
4	Sacha Lehmann	M Racing			2	2							36
5	Christophe Nivarlet	Milo Racing	2	3									33
6	Federico Leo John Corbett	Monza Garage							3	3			30
7	Thomas Duchene Julien Schell	Les Deux Arbres	4	4									24
8	Andrew Ferguson Jeremy Ferguson	Raw Motorsport							4	4			24
9	Franck Marchois Alex Marchois	MV2S Racing							5	5			20
Standings: ^[16]

JS2 R Drivers

Pos.	Driver	Team	RIC		SPA		LEC		MNZ		POR		Points
Pos.	Driver	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
1	Sébastien Baud	Cool Racing	1	1	3	2	1	1	7	Ret	3	3	169
2	Natan Bihel	M Racing	2	2	4	4	5	5	Ret	1	1	2	148
3	Mathieu Martins	M Racing	Ret	9	2	1	4	Ret	1	6	2	1	131
4	Erwan Bihel	M Racing	2	2	4	4	5	5			Ret	7	86
5	Claude Dégremont Baptiste Berthelot	CD Sport	Ret	11	6	Ret	Ret	2	3	2	4	6	79.5
6	Fabien Michal	HRC			8	3	3	4	2	3			79
7	Antoine Chapus	MV2S Racing	4	5	Ret	6	7	6	5	6	6	Ret	70
8	Nerses Isaakyan	Arctic Energy	Ret	8	1	Ret	2	3	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	66
9	Laurent Millara	M Racing	5	3	5	5	Ret	Ret	6	5			63
10	Mikhaïl Makarovskii	MV2S Racing	8	4	Ret	DNS	6	7	4	8	9	9	50
11	Clément Seyler	HRC			8	3	3	4					46
12	Bruno Chaudet	TM Evolution	6	7	7	Ret	8	Ret			7	10	40
13	Herve Roger	HRC							2	3			33
14	Victor Shaytar	MV2S Racing	8	4	Ret	DNS	6	7					30
15	Gaëtan Essart	MV2S Racing							5	5	6	Ret	26
16	Marc Guillot Jean Marc Thevenot	HRC	3	6									23
17	Alain Grand	TM Evolution	7	10	9	7	Ret	4			4	Ret	23
18	Julien Rodrigues	HRC									5	4	22
19	Alex Marchois	MV2S Racing	4	5									22
20	Andreas Ritzi Riccardo Di Persia	Sub5Zero Motorsports							8	4			16
21	Ewen Hachez	M Racing	Ret	9			4	Ret					14
22	Laurent Richard	MV2S Racing			Ret	6							8
23	Sergey Egorov	Arctic Energy	Ret	8					Ret	DNS			4
Standings: ^[17]

JS P4 Teams

Pos.	Team	RIC		SPA		LEC		MNZ		POR		Points
Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
1	#50 HP Racing Team	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	195
2	#81 Milo Racing	2	3	1	1			1	1	1	1	183
3	#33 Les Deux Arbres	3	1									40
4	#16 M Racing			2	2							36
5	#88 Monza Garage							3	3			30
6	#34 Les Deux Arbres	4	4									24
7	#27 Raw Motorsport							4	4			24
8	#24 MV2S Racing							5	5			20
Standings: ^[18]

JS2 R Teams

Pos.	Team	RIC		SPA		LEC		MNZ		POR		Points
Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
1	#74 Cool Racing	1	1	3	2	1	1	7	Ret	3	3	169
2	#66 M Racing	2	2	4	4	5	5	Ret	1	1	2	148
3	#86 M Racing	Ret	9	2	1	4	Ret	1	6	2	1	131
4	#38 HRC	3	6	8	3	3	4	2	3	5	4	124
5	#30 CD Sport	Ret	11	6	Ret	Ret	2	3	2	4	6	79,5
6	#46 MV2S Racing	4	5	Ret	6	7	6	5	6	6	Ret	70
7	#69 M Racing	5	3	5	5	Ret	Ret	6	5	Ret	7	69
8	#17 Arctic Energy	Ret	8	1	Ret	2	3	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	66
9	#45 MV2S Racing	8	4	Ret	DNS	6	7	4	8	9	9	50
10	#25 TM Evolution	6	7	7	Ret	8	Ret			7	10	40
11	#11 TM Evolution	7	10	9	7	Ret	4			4	Ret	23
12	#32 Sub5Zero Motorsports							8	4			16
Standings: ^[19]

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References

↑ "Entry List Le Castellet Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Entry List Spa Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Entry List Le Castellet Heat 2" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Entry List Monza Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Entry List Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Le Castellet Heat 1 Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Le Castellet Heat 1 Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Spa Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Spa Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Le Castellet Heat 2 Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Le Castellet Heat 2 Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Monza Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Monza Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Portimao Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Portimao Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Driver Standings JS P4 after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Driver Standings JS2 R after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Team Standings JS P4 after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
↑ "Team Standings JSR 2 after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

External links

Ligier European Series Official Website

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[PaulRicardEntry1-1] "Entry List Le Castellet Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[SpaEntry1-2] "Entry List Spa Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PaulRicardEntry2-3] "Entry List Le Castellet Heat 2" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[MonzaEntry-4] "Entry List Monza Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PortimaoEntry-5] "Entry List Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PaulRicardResultsHeat1R1-6] "Le Castellet Heat 1 Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PaulRicardResultsHeat1R2-7] "Le Castellet Heat 1 Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[SpaResultsR1-8] "Spa Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[SpaResultsR2-9] "Spa Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PaulRicardResultsHeat2R1-10] "Le Castellet Heat 2 Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PaulRicardResultsHeat2R2-11] "Le Castellet Heat 2 Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[MonzaResultsR1-12] "Monza Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[MonzaResultsR2-13] "Monza Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PortimaoResultsR1-14] "Portimao Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[PortimaoResultsR2-15] "Portimao Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[P4DriverStandings-16] "Driver Standings JS P4 after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[JS2DriverStandings-17] "Driver Standings JS2 R after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[JSP4TeamStandings-18] "Team Standings JS P4 after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[JS2RTeamStandings-19] "Team Standings JSR 2 after Portimao Heat" (PDF). Alkamelsystems. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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