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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]
All cars were run by Altawkilat Meritus.GP.
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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]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Rookie winner | Supporting | |
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2023 | ||||||||
NC1 | R1 | ![]() | 15 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East |
R2 | 16 December | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
2024 | ||||||||
1 | R1 | ![]() | 2 February | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait |
R2 | 3 February | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
NC2 | R1 | ![]() | 9 February | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series |
R2 | 10 February | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
2 | R1 | ![]() | 16 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Stand-alone event |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R4 | 17 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
3 | R1 | ![]() | 28 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Stand-alone event |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R3 | 29 March | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
4 | R1 | ![]() | 1 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Stand-alone event |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R3 | 2 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
5 | R1 | ![]() | 6 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Stand-alone event |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
R3 | 7 April | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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.
Round | Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||
4-race round | Races 1 & 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Races 2 & 3 | 12.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | |
3-race round | Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Race 2 | 12.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
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Bold – Pole |
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