2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship

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The 2024 Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship Certified by FIA was the inaugural season of the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. It was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The season commenced on 14 December 2023 with a non-championship Trophy Event at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. The regular season began on 1 February at Kuwait Motor Town in Kuwait and concludes on 6 April 2024 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia. [1]

Contents

Teams and drivers

All cars were run by Altawkilat Meritus.GP.

No.DriverClassRounds
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Al Saud4
5 Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer AlmaosherjiRNC, All
7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal AlkabbaniNC, All
8 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi NC, All
9 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abdullah Al Qubaisi1–2
775–6
10 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai [2] All
12NC
11 Flag of Austria.svg Oscar Wurz [3] NC, All
18 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar AldereyaaneRNC, All
22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aurelia Nobels 3
23 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov [a] RNC, All
33 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz AltayarRNC
49 Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej PetrovićRAll
52 Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari NC, All
55 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laura VillarsAll
66 Flag of Germany.svg Montego MaassenRNC
77 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juancho BrobioR1–3
88 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi NC, All
96 Flag of Qatar.svg Jabor Al-ThaniRNC, All
Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen G1
99 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz AbuzenadahNC, All
IconLegend
RRookie
GGuest drivers ineligible to score points

Calendar

Initially, the schedule consisted of twenty-four races over six rounds across four countries. The planned season opener at Bahrain International Circuit was converted into the Trophy Event round. Furthermore, the last two competitions at Jeddah Corniche Circuit were converted into three triple-headers. The round at Kuwait Motor Town on 8–10 February was retroactively downgraded to another nonscoring Trophy Event round. [4]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverRookie winnerSupporting
2023
NC1R1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 15 December Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Austria.svg Oscar Wurz Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer AlmaosherjiPorsche Carrera Cup Middle East
R216 December Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Germany.svg Montego Maassen
R3 Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji
R4 Flag of Austria.svg Oscar Wurz Flag of Austria.svg Oscar Wurz Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Aldereyaane
2024
1R1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem2 February Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer AlmaosherjiKuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait
R23 February Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović
R3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji
R4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov
NC2R1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem9 February Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej PetrovićKuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series
R210 February Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović
R3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji
R4 Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović
2R1 Flag of Qatar.svg Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 16 March Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej PetrovićStand-alone event
R2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Alkabbani Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Aldereyaane
R3 Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Aldereyaane Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Aldereyaane
R417 March Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov
3R1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 28 March Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej PetrovićStand-alone event
R2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Alkabbani Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Alkabbani Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Aldereyaane
R329 March Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović
4R1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 1 April Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill KutskovStand-alone event
R2 Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović
R32 April Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov
5R1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 6 April Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej PetrovićStand-alone event
R2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov
R37 April Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers of each race, with reverse-grid races awarding half points. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

RoundRacesPosition, points per race
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
4-race roundRaces 1 & 4251815121086421
Races 2 & 312.597.56543210.5
3-race roundRaces 1 & 3251815121086421
Race 212.597.56543210.5

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver BHR
Flag of Bahrain.svg
KMT1
Flag of Kuwait.svg
KMT2
Flag of Kuwait.svg
LSL
Flag of Qatar.svg
JED1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
JED2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
JED3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Pts
R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Federico Al Rifai 341Ret11151514314913WD5311142226
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Andrej Petrović533332513Ret38171429†231193
3 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kirill Kutskov485647627Ret647Ret84236152323177.5
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamda Al Qubaisi Ret62732110858757112583Ret610†Ret64116.5
5 Flag of Austria.svg Oscar Wurz 111†31RetRet4DNS2Ret7523454WD42RetRet658106.5
6 Flag of Kuwait.svg Saqer Almaosherji29442525441811Ret6669†2Ret43Ret89106
7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Aldereyaane77926Ret76632665197285711†475103.5
8 Flag of Morocco.svg Suleiman Zanfari 111Ret3149416924Ret107810†7Ret10†WD517102
9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Alkabbani122897610Ret9Ret3991211Ret11263510†DNSRet73
10 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amna Al Qubaisi 9378988RetWDWDWDWD102510Ret497Ret4Ret10†656.5
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aurelia Nobels 867326
12 Flag of Qatar.svg Jabor Al-Thani8Ret12RetWDWDWDWD13912121381214116138887Ret1122
13 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abdullah Al Qubaisi131011712Ret10109969Ret1020.5
14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Abuzenadah10Ret11RetDNS11Ret91410Ret131410141310WD1410Ret7891215.5
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Laura Villars129128117Ret1115Ret15†129510WDWDWDWDWDWD13
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juancho Brobio10Ret1311108111412913152
17 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Al SaudRetRet110
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Flag of Ireland.svg Lucca Allen 8WDWDWD
Trophy Event-only drivers
Flag of Germany.svg Montego Maassen5565
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Altayar61010Ret
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pts
BHR
Flag of Bahrain.svg
KMT1
Flag of Kuwait.svg
KMT2
Flag of Kuwait.svg
LSL
Flag of Qatar.svg
JED1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
JED2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
JED3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

  1. Kutskov is Russian, but he competes under a Kyrgiz licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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