The 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the eighth season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, and the last under this moniker before the change of the branding to F4 Middle East Championship from 2025 onwards. [1] It was a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates, 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 12 January at the Yas Marina Circuit and concluded on 18 February at the Dubai Autodrome.
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The schedule consisted of 15 races over 5 rounds. Prior to start of the season, a non-championship Trophy Round was held in support of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [25] The two days preceding the Trophy Round have been scheduled as pre-season test days. [26]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | Supporting | |
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2023 | |||||||||
TR | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 25 November | Keanu Al Azhari | Federico Al Rifai | Keanu Al Azhari | Yas Heat Racing Academy | Alex Powell | Formula One World Championship |
R2 | 26 November | Keanu Al Azhari | Keanu Al Azhari | Keanu Al Azhari | Yas Heat Racing Academy | Alex Powell | |||
2024 | |||||||||
1 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Corkscrew Circuit) | 13 January | Keanu Al Azhari | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Formula Regional Middle East Championship Clio Cup Middle East |
R2 | 14 January | Freddie Slater | Nikita Bedrin | PHM AIX Racing | Jules Caranta | ||||
R3 | Keanu Al Azhari | Keanu Al Azhari | Freddie Slater | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Kean Nakamura-Berta | ||||
2 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 20 January | Alex Powell | Freddie Slater | Freddie Slater | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Alex Powell | Middle East Trophy Formula Regional Middle East Championship Gulf Radical Cup |
R2 | Freddie Slater | Keanu Al Azhari | Yas Heat Racing Academy | Kean Nakamura-Berta | |||||
R3 | 21 January | Keanu Al Azhari | Keanu Al Azhari | Keanu Al Azhari | Yas Heat Racing Academy | Kean Nakamura-Berta | |||
3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 3 February | Nikita Bedrin | Freddie Slater | Nikita Bedrin | PHM AIX Racing | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
R2 | Alex Powell | Alex Powell | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Alex Powell | |||||
R3 | 4 February | Nikita Bedrin | Keanu Al Azhari | Nikita Bedrin | PHM AIX Racing | Kean Nakamura-Berta | |||
4 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 10 February | Doriane Pin | Doriane Pin | Doriane Pin [lower-alpha 9] | Prema Racing | Doriane Pin [lower-alpha 9] | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East |
R2 | 11 February | Keanu Al Azhari | Gabriel Stilp | Hitech Pulse-Eight | Reza Seewooruthun | ||||
R3 | Rashid Al Dhaheri | Keanu Al Azhari | Rashid Al Dhaheri | Prema Racing | Reza Seewooruthun | ||||
5 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 17 February | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Formula Regional Middle East Championship Gulf Radical Cup |
R2 | 18 February | Keanu Al Azhari | Enzo Deligny | R-ace GP | Tomass Štolcermanis | ||||
R3 | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Rashid Al Dhaheri | Prema Racing | Kean Nakamura-Berta |
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Ahead of each event, the teams nominated two drivers that accumulated teams' points.
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 340 |
2 | Prema Racing | 238 |
3 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 184 |
4 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 148 |
5 | PHM AIX Racing | 124 |
6 | R-ace GP | 113 |
7 | AGI Sport | 52 |
8 | Saintéloc Racing | 48 |
9 | Xcel Motorsport | 10 |
10 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 2 |
11 | X GP | 0 |
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