2025 F4 Middle East Championship

2025 F4 Middle East Championship

Drivers' Champion:
Emanuele Olivieri
Rookies' Champion:
Salim Hanna
Teams' Champion:
R-ace GP

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Parent series:
Formula Regional Middle East Championship

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

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Evans GP 2 Martin Molnár [1] All 3 Tiago Rodrigues [2] All 4 Farah Al Yousef R All 24 Seth Gilmore [3] All Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 7 Arjun Chheda [4] All 33 Tomass Štolcermanis [4] All 51 Kean Nakamura-Berta [a] [4] All 88 Salim Hanna [5] R All AKCEL GP / PHM Racing 8 Hamda Al Qubaisi [6] 1 11 Reno Francot [6] All 13 David Cosma Cristofor [7] R All 14 Aqil Alibhai 2 58 Yuta Suzuki R 3–4 Yas Heat Racing Academy 12 Adam Al Azhari All 47 August Raber [b] All Pinnacle Motorsport 15 Wang Yuzhe [8] All 16 Kyuho Lee [8] R 1–2 58 Yuta Suzuki [8] R 1–2 77 Georgy Zhuravskiy [c] 3 QMMF 18 Tameem Hassiba R All 20 Taha Hassiba R All 95 Bader Al Sulaiti R All Prema Racing 27 Oleksandr Bondarev [4] R All 28 Zhenrui Chi [d] [9] R All 98 Sebastian Wheldon [4] All Xcel Motorsport 29 Cole Hewetson R All 63 Fu Yuhao All 99 Abdullah Ayman Kamel R All R-ace GP 41 Alex Powell [e] [10] All 42 Emily Cotty [10] R All 52 Oleksandr Savinkov [f] [10] All 68 Emanuele Olivieri [10] All

Icon Legend R Rookie

• Winfield Racing School announced its entry to the championship but did not appear in any round. ^[11]

Race calendar

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	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit)	18 January	Emanuele Olivieri	Alex Powell	Emanuele Olivieri	R-ace GP	Salim Hanna	24H Series Middle East Trophy Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East Gulf Radical Cup
	R2		19 January		Kean Nakamura-Berta	Tomass Štolcermanis	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Yuta Suzuki
	R3			Alex Powell	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	R-ace GP	Zhenrui Chi
2	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Corkscrew Circuit)	22 January	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	R-ace GP	Oleksandr Bondarev	Formula Regional Middle East Championship
	R2		23 January		Emanuele Olivieri	August Raber	Yas Heat Racing Academy	Oleksandr Bondarev
	R3			Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	R-ace GP	Salim Hanna
3	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit)	8 February	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	R-ace GP	Salim Hanna	Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship
	R2		9 February		Emanuele Olivieri	Alex Powell	R-ace GP	Salim Hanna
	R3			Alex Powell	Kean Nakamura-Berta	Alex Powell	R-ace GP	Salim Hanna
4	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit)	15 February	Emanuele Olivieri	Emanuele Olivieri	Kean Nakamura-Berta [g]	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Salim Hanna	Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East
	R2		16 February		Alex Powell	Reno Francot	AKCEL GP / PHM Racing	Salim Hanna
	R3			Alex Powell	Tomass Štolcermanis	Alex Powell	R-ace GP	Salim Hanna
5	R1	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail (Grand Prix Circuit)	27 February	Adam Al Azhari	Adam Al Azhari	Emanuele Olivieri	R-ace GP	Zhenrui Chi	FIA World Endurance Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship
	R2				Emanuele Olivieri	Alex Powell	R-ace GP	Zhenrui Chi
	R3		28 February	Alex Powell	Emanuele Olivieri	Alex Powell	R-ace GP	Zhenrui Chi

Championship standings

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

Pos Driver YMC1 YMC2 DUB YMC3 LUS Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Emanuele Olivieri 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 Ret 3 1 3 2 339 2 Alex Powell 27† 4 12 4 3 3 9 1 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 281 3 Kean Nakamura-Berta 2 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 2 1 21 4 2 4 4 273 4 Tomass Štolcermanis 8 1 3 2 6 13 2 4 5 4 10 2 4 5 6 212 5 Reno Francot 6 6 4 6 2 4 17 26 4 9 1 8 6 2 3 187 6 Salim Hanna 4 17 24† Ret 17 6 4 5 6 5 2 5 13 Ret 9 112 7 Sebastian Wheldon 3 7 5 25† 12 5 Ret 9 7 12 8 7 8 8 17 90 8 August Raber 18 24† Ret 10 1 Ret Ret 10 21 11 4 15 3 10 5 86 9 Zhenrui Chi 5 13 7 11 10 9 5 24 12 7 5 Ret 9 9 7 78 10 Adam Al Azhari 9 5 6 5 11 7 6 8 10 8 24 10 DSQ 23† 15 78 11 Oleksandr Savinkov 7 8 10 9 8 8 7 6 Ret 23 23 17 10 6 Ret 64 12 Oleksandr Bondarev 16 Ret 11 8 7 10 8 25 8 6 22 6 12 11 22 54 13 Martin Molnár 11 9 8 7 9 Ret 11 13 Ret 14 7 11 14 Ret 8 42 14 Tiago Rodrigues 12 15 14 24† 19 Ret 12 Ret 9 15 13 9 7 7 10 29 15 Fu Yuhao Ret 10 15 16 16 14 10 7 15 10 6 14 Ret 14 24 27 16 Arjun Chheda 13 Ret Ret 21 22 12 25 15 11 13 9 22 Ret 17 18 7 17 David Cosma Cristofor 23 12 13 12 20 15 22 20 13 17 12 16 16 12 11 6 18 Cole Hewetson 10 18 18 13 13 11 21 14 18 19 14 13 20 13 13 5 19 Taha Hassiba 21 20 Ret Ret 26 16 15 11 19 18 19 19 11 18 12 5 20 Kyuho Lee 19 19 9 17 15 Ret 4 21 Emily Cotty 17 14 21 20 25 20 20 12 20 16 11 21 Ret 16 16 3 22 Yuta Suzuki 15 11 17 Ret 21 19 13 Ret 14 Ret 15 20 2 23 Bader Al Sulaiti 26† 23 19 18 24 Ret 14 16 17 Ret 16 12 Ret 15 14 1 24 Aqil Alibhai 14 14 Ret 0 25 Seth Gilmore 14 16 16 23 Ret 18 16 22 22 21 18 Ret WD WD WD 0 26 Abdullah Ayman Kamel 24 21 Ret 15 18 22 Ret 18 Ret 25† 17 18 18 20 19 0 27 Tameem Hassiba 25 Ret 22 22 27 17 18 21 23 20 25 Ret 15 21 20 0 28 Georgy Zhuravskiy 24 17 16 0 29 Wang Yuzhe 22 22 20 19 23 21 19 19 24 22 20 23 17 19 21 0 30 Farah Al Yousef Ret Ret 23 26 28 23 23 23 25 24 26 24 19 22 23 0 31 Hamda Al Qubaisi 20 Ret DNS 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts YMC1 YMC2 DUB YMC3 LUS

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

Pos Driver YMC1 YMC2 DUB YMC3 LUS Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Salim Hanna 1 5 11† Ret 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Ret 2 317 2 Zhenrui Chi 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 10 3 3 2 Ret 1 1 1 311 3 Oleksandr Bondarev 5 Ret 3 1 1 3 3 11 2 2 10 2 3 2 10 242 4 David Cosma Cristofor 9 2 4 3 7 5 10 7 4 5 4 5 6 3 3 190 5 Cole Hewetson 3 6 6 4 3 4 9 4 7 7 5 4 9 4 5 179 6 Taha Hassiba 8 8 Ret Ret 11 6 6 2 8 6 9 7 2 7 4 131 7 Emily Cotty 6 4 8 8 10 9 8 3 9 4 3 9 Ret 6 7 127 8 Yuta Suzuki 4 1 5 Ret 8 8 4 Ret 5 Ret 6 8 112 9 Bader Al Sulaiti 12† 10 7 7 9 Ret 5 5 6 Ret 7 3 Ret 5 6 106 10 Abdullah Ayman Kamel 10 9 Ret 5 6 10 Ret 6 Ret 10 8 6 7 8 8 81 11 Tameem Hassiba 11 Ret 9 9 12 7 7 8 10 8 11 Ret 5 9 9 64 12 Kyuho Lee 7 7 2 6 4 Ret 63 13 Farah Al-Yousef Ret Ret 10 10 13 11 11 9 11 9 12 10 8 10 11 35 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts YMC1 YMC2 DUB YMC3 LUS

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

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

Pos	Team	No.	YMC1			YMC2			DUB			YMC3			LUS			Pts
			R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	R-ace GP	41	27†	4	12	4	3	3	9	1	1	2	3	1	5	1	1	602
		68	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	2	3	3	Ret	3	1	3	2
2	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	33	8	1	3	2	6	13	2	4	5	4	10	2	4	5	6	485
		51	2	2	2	3	5	2	3	3	2	1	21	4	2	4	4
3	Akcel GP / PHM Racing	8	20	Ret	DNS													192
		11	6	6	4	6	2	4	17	26	4	9	1	8	6	2	3
		13				12	20	15	22	20	13	17	12	16	16	12	11
4	Yas Heat Racing Academy	12	9	5	6	5	11	7	6	8	10	8	24	10	DSQ	23†	15	162
		47	18	24†	Ret	10	1	Ret	Ret	10	21	11	4	15	3	10	5
5	Prema Racing	27													12	11	22	159
		28	5	13	7	11	10	9	5	24	12	7	5	Ret	9	9	7
		98	3	7	5	25†	12	5	Ret	9	7	12	8	7
6	Evans GP	2	11	9	8	7	9	Ret	11	13	Ret	14	7	11	14	Ret	8	71
		3	12	15	14	24†	19	Ret	12	Ret	9	15	13	9	7	7	10
7	Xcel Motorsport	29	10	18	18	13	13	11	21	14	18	19	14	13	20	13	13	32
		63	Ret	10	15	16	16	14	10	7	15	10	6	14	Ret	14	24
8	Pinnacle Motorsport	15							19	19	24	22	20	23	17	19	21	6
		16	19	19	9	17	15	Ret
		58	15	11	17	Ret	21	19
		77							24	17	16
9	QMMF	20	21	20	Ret	Ret	26	16	15	11	19	18	19	19	11	18	12	6
		95	26†	23	19	18	24	Ret	14	16	17	Ret	16	12	Ret	15	14

Notes

1. Nakamura-Berta is a Japanese-Slovakian driver competing under a British licence.
2. Raber is a Swedish driver competing under an Emirati licence.
3. Zhuravskiy is a Russian driver competing under a Kyrgyz 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.
7. Olivieri originally won the race but received a 10 seconds penalty for jumping the start. Nakamura-Berta inherited the win.

References

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. "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. 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. 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. 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.
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External links

• Official website