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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.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Rookie winner | Supporting | |
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2023 | ||||||||
TE | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 15 December | Suleiman Zanfari | Suleiman Zanfari | Oscar Wurz | Saqer Almaosherji | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East |
R2 | 16 December | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Montego Maassen | ||||
R3 | Suleiman Zanfari | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Saqer Almaosherji | ||||
R4 | Oscar Wurz | Oscar Wurz | Omar Aldereyaane | |||||
2024 | ||||||||
1 | R1 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 2 February | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Saqer Almaosherji | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait |
R2 | 3 February | Saqer Almaosherji | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | ||||
R3 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Saqer Almaosherji | |||||
R4 | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Federico Al Rifai | Kirill Kutskov | ||||
2 | R1 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 9 February | Suleiman Zanfari | Suleiman Zanfari | Suleiman Zanfari | Andrej Petrović | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series |
R2 | 10 February | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | ||||
R3 | Saqer Almaosherji | Saqer Almaosherji | Saqer Almaosherji | |||||
R4 | Suleiman Zanfari | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | ||||
3 | R1 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 16 March | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
R2 | Amna Al Qubaisi | Faisal Alkabbani | Omar Aldereyaane | |||||
R3 | Andrej Petrović | Omar Aldereyaane | Omar Aldereyaane | |||||
R4 | 17 March | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Kirill Kutskov | |||
4 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 28 March | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
R2 | Faisal Alkabbani | Faisal Alkabbani | Omar Aldereyaane | |||||
R3 | 29 March | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | |||
5 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 1 April | Saqer Almaosherji | Andrej Petrović | Kirill Kutskov | Kirill Kutskov | Stand-alone event |
R2 | Andrej Petrović | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | |||||
R3 | 2 April | Saqer Almaosherji | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Kirill Kutskov | |||
6 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 6 April | Andrej Petrović | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
R2 | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Kirill Kutskov | |||||
R3 | 7 April | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović |
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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