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2025 F4 Middle East Championship

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The 2025 F4 Middle East Championship is the inaugural season of the F4 Middle East Championship, the successor of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the Middle East regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Emirates Motorsport Organization (EMSO) and Top Speed.

The regular season commenced on 18 January at the Yas Marina Circuit and concludes on 28 February at Lusail International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Australia Evans GP 2 Hungary Martin Molnár[1] 1–2
3 Macau Tiago Rodrigues[2] 1–2
4 Saudi Arabia Farah Al Yousef R 1–2
24 Australia Seth Gilmore[3] 1–2
TBA United States Jia Zhanbin[a] TBC
India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 7 India Arjun Chheda[4] 1–2
33 Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis[4] 1–2
51 United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta[b][4] 1–2
88 Colombia Salim Hanna[5] R 1–2
United Arab Emirates AKCEL GP / PHM Racing 8 United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi[6] 1
11 Netherlands Reno Francot[6] 1–2
13 Romania David Cosma Cristofor[7] R 1–2
14 South Africa Aqil Alibhai 2
United Arab Emirates Yas Heat Racing Academy 12 United Arab Emirates Adam Al Azhari 1–2
47 United Arab Emirates August Raber[c] 1–2
Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 15 China Wang Yuzhe[8] 1–2
16 South Korea Kyuho Lee[8] R 1–2
58 Japan Yuta Suzuki[8] R 1–2
Qatar QMMF 18 Qatar Tameem Hassiba R 1–2
20 Qatar Taha Hassiba R 1–2
95 Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti R 1–2
Italy Prema Racing 27 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev[4] R 1–2
28 Italy Zhenrui Chi[d][9] R 1–2
98 United States Sebastian Wheldon[4] 1–2
United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport 29 South Africa Cole Hewetson R 1–2
63 China Fu Yuhao 1–2
99 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ayman Kamel R 1–2
France R-ace GP 41 United States Alex Powell[e][10] 1–2
42 United Kingdom Emily Cotty[10] R 1–2
52 Italy Oleksandr Savinkov[f][10] 1–2
68 Italy Emanuele Olivieri[10] 1–2
France Winfield Racing School[11] TBA TBA TBC
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Race calendar

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The schedule consists of 15 races over 5 rounds.[12] The opening two rounds at the Kuwait Motor Town were replaced by further two at the Yas Marina Circuit and the Jeddah Corniche Circuit was chosen as the final venue.[13] Days before the start of the season, the calendar was changed once again, replacing the round at Jeddah Corniche Circuit with a round at Lusail International Circuit, also a debuting venue for the series.[14]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner Supporting
1 R1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		18 January Italy Emanuele Olivieri United States Alex Powell Italy Emanuele Olivieri France R-ace GP Colombia Salim Hanna 24H Series Middle East Trophy
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
Renault Clio Cup Middle East
Gulf Radical Cup
R2 19 January United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Japan Yuta Suzuki
R3 United States Alex Powell Italy Emanuele Olivieri Italy Emanuele Olivieri France R-ace GP Italy Zhenrui Chi
2 R1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Corkscrew Circuit) 		22 January Italy Emanuele Olivieri Italy Emanuele Olivieri Italy Emanuele Olivieri France R-ace GP Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Formula Regional Middle East Championship
R2 23 January Italy Emanuele Olivieri United Arab Emirates August Raber United Arab Emirates Yas Heat Racing Academy Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev
R3 Italy Emanuele Olivieri Italy Emanuele Olivieri Italy Emanuele Olivieri France R-ace GP Colombia Salim Hanna
3 R1 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		8 February Asian Le Mans Series
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
R2 9 February
R3
4 R1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		15 February Asian Le Mans Series
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
Renault Clio Cup Middle East
R2 16 February
R3
5 R1 Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		26–28 February FIA World Endurance Championship
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
R2
R3

Championship standings

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The championship's scoring system was overhauled in 2025. Points are awarded to the top twelve classified drivers, while two further points are awarded for taking a pole position in qualifying.[15]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  Pole
Points 30 22 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 2

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver YMC1
United Arab Emirates 		YMC2
United Arab Emirates 		DUB
United Arab Emirates 		YMC3
United Arab Emirates 		LUS
Qatar 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Italy Emanuele Olivieri 1 3 1 1 4 1 159
2 United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta 2 2 2 3 5 2 118
3 Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis 8 1 3 2 6 13 86
4 Netherlands Reno Francot 6 6 4 6 2 4 82
5 United States Alex Powell 27† 4 12 4 3 3 69
6 United States Sebastian Wheldon 3 7 5 25† 12 5 51
7 United Arab Emirates Adam Al Azhari 9 5 6 5 11 7 48
8 United Arab Emirates August Raber 18 24† Ret 10 1 Ret 33
9 Italy Oleksandr Savinkov 7 8 10 9 8 8 33
10 Italy Zhenrui Chi 5 13 7 11 10 9 29
11 Colombia Salim Hanna 4 17 24† Ret 17 6 25
12 Hungary Martin Molnár 11 9 8 7 9 Ret 24
13 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev 16 Ret 11 8 7 10 19
14 South Africa Cole Hewetson 10 18 18 13 13 11 5
15 South Korea Kyuho Lee 19 19 9 17 15 Ret 4
16 China Fu Yuhao Ret 10 15 16 16 14 3
17 Japan Yuta Suzuki 15 11 17 Ret 21 19 2
18 Romania David Cosma Cristofor 23 12 13 12 20 15 2
19 India Arjun Chheda 13 Ret Ret 21 22 12 1
20 Macau Tiago Rodrigues 12 15 14 24† 19 Ret 1
21 South Africa Aqil Alibhai 14 14 Ret 0
22 Australia Seth Gilmore 14 16 16 23 Ret 18 0
23 United Kingdom Emily Cotty 17 14 21 20 25 20 0
24 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ayman Kamel 24 21 Ret 15 18 22 0
25 Qatar Taha Hassiba 21 20 Ret Ret 26 16 0
26 Qatar Tameem Hassiba 25 Ret 22 22 27 17 0
27 Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti 26† 23 19 18 24 Ret 0
28 China Wang Yuzhe 22 22 20 19 23 21 0
29 United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi 20 Ret DNS 0
30 Saudi Arabia Farah Al Yousef Ret Ret 23 26 28 23 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1
United Arab Emirates 		YMC2
United Arab Emirates 		DUB
United Arab Emirates 		YMC3
United Arab Emirates 		LUS
Qatar
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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Rookies' Championship

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Pos Driver YMC1
United Arab Emirates 		YMC2
United Arab Emirates 		DUB
United Arab Emirates 		YMC3
United Arab Emirates 		LUS
Qatar 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Italy Zhenrui Chi 2 3 1 2 2 2 136
2 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev 5 Ret 3 1 1 3 108
3 Colombia Salim Hanna 1 5 11† Ret 5 1 94
4 South Africa Cole Hewetson 3 6 6 4 3 4 86
5 Romania David Cosma Cristofor 9 2 4 3 7 5 79
6 Japan Yuta Suzuki 4 1 5 Ret 8 8 69
7 South Korea Kyuho Lee 7 7 2 6 4 Ret 63
8 United Kingdom Emily Cotty 6 4 8 8 10 9 44
9 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ayman Kamel 10 9 Ret 5 6 10 32
10 Qatar Taha Hassiba 8 8 Ret Ret 11 6 24
11 Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti 12† 10 7 7 9 Ret 24
12 Qatar Tameem Hassiba 11 Ret 9 9 12 7 19
13 Saudi Arabia Farah Al-Yousef Ret Ret 10 10 13 11 8
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1
United Arab Emirates 		YMC2
United Arab Emirates 		DUB
United Arab Emirates 		YMC3
United Arab Emirates 		LUS
Qatar
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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Teams' Championship

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Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.

Pos Team Points
1 France R-ace GP 220
2 India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 204
3 United Arab Emirates AKCEL GP / PHM Racing 83
4 United Arab Emirates Yas Heat Racing Academy 81
5 Italy Prema Racing 80
6 Australia Evans GP 25
7 United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport 8
8 Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 6
9 Qatar QMMF 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Jia is a Chinese driver competing under an American licence.
  2. ^ Nakamura-Berta is a Japanese-Slovakian driver competing under a British licence.
  3. ^ Raber is a Swedish driver competing under an Emirati licence.
  4. ^ Chi is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.
  5. ^ Powell is a Jamaican-American driver competing under an American licence.
  6. ^ Savinkov is a Ukrainian driver competing under an Italian licence.

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (10 January 2025). "British F4 rookie cup winner Martin Molnar returns with Virtuosi". Formula Scout.
  2. ^ "Tiago Rodrigues Rejoins Evans GP for 2025 F4 Middle East Championship". Evans GP. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Seth Gilmore Joins Evans GP for 2025 F4 Middle East Championship". Evans GP. 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "PREMA Racing set for dual Middle Eastern challenge". Prema Racing. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ^ "PREMA signs Hanna for 2025 Formula 4 campaign". Prema Racing. 3 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b Wood, Ida (12 January 2025). "Akcel GP and Pinnacle Motorsport name F4 Middle East line-ups". Formula Scout.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (2 January 2025). "David Cosma Cristofor to make F4 debut in Middle East with PHM". Formula Scout.
  8. ^ a b c Kho, Christopher (13 January 2025). "Pinnacle Motorsport to field three cars in inaugural 2025 F4 Middle East Championship". Pinnacle Motorsport. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Zhenrui Chi joins PREMA for 2025 Formula 4 season". Prema Racing. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d Allen, Peter (9 January 2025). "Alex Powell leads R-ace GP squad for F4 Middle East". Formula Scout.
  11. ^ Wood, Ida (26 November 2024). "Winfield Racing School returns to competition in FRegional and F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. ^ "2025 Formula Middle East Season Announced". www.f4uae.com. 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (4 January 2025). "PHM Racing makes two FRME signings as calendar is revised". Formula Scout.
  14. ^ Spadi, Daniele; Turner, Tori (15 January 2025). "Formula Regional Middle East: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  15. ^ Series, Feeder (16 January 2025). "F4 Middle East: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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