2026 UAE4 Series

2026 UAE4 Series

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Parent series:
Formula Regional Middle East Trophy

The 2026 UAE4 Series will be the inaugural season of the UAE4 Series, the non–FIA-certified successor of F4 Middle East Championship. It is 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. ^[1]

The season will commence on 16 January at Yas Marina Circuit and conclude on 13 February at Lusail International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Prema Racing 1 Christian Costoya R 1–2 98 Payton Westcott [2] 1–2 99 David Cosma Cristofor 1–2 PHM Racing 4 Emma Felbermayr [3] 1–2 46 Iacopo Martinese [3] R 1–2 97 Platon Kostin [a] [3] 1–2 Hitech TGR 5 Bader Al Sulaiti [4] 1–2 6 Nasser Al Thani [4] R 1–2 7 Theo Palmer [4] 1–2 8 Scott Kin Lindblom [4] 1–2 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 10 Alp Aksoy [5] R 1–2 19 Niccolò Maccagnani [6] 1–2 27 Oleksandr Bondarev [7] 1–2 69 Kingsley Zheng [b] [8] R 1–2 Trident 11 Bernardo Bernoldi R 1–2 50 Florentin Hattemer [9] R 1–2 67 Dominik Šimek R 1–2 Yas Heat Racing 12 Adam Al Azhari [10] 1–2 17 Zakaria Doleh [10] R 1–2 26 Edoardo Iacobucci [10] R 1–2 55 Charbel Abi Gebrayel [10] R 1–2 Evans GP 14 Alba Hurup Larsen [11] 1–2 22 Ben Anh Nguyen [12] 1 40 Kasper Schormans 2 68 Rafael Vaessen [13] R TBC 88 Thomas Ingram Hill [14] 1–2 Xcel Motorsport 15 Joseph Smith 1–2 23 Brock Burton R 1–2 54 Jarrett Clark [15] R 1–2 83 Jaber Al Sabah [16] R 1–2 X GP 21 Cash Felber 2 77 Lucas Pasquinetti [17] R 1–2 Pinnacle Motorsport 24 Rowan Campbell-Pilling [16] 1–2 25 Sun Anzhe [16] R 2 34 Ryusho Nakazato [16] 1–2 74 Vladimir Verkholantsev [c] [3] 1 90 Kaylee Countryman [16] R 1–2 R-ace GP 29 Kenzo Craigie [18] R 1–2 30 Andy Consani [18] 1–2 32 Elia Weiss [16] 1–2 33 Tamás Gender [18] R 1–2 42 Emily Cotty [19] 1–2

Icon Legend R Rookie

Race calendar

The 2026 calendar was officially announced on 31 October 2025 with the FR Middle East Trophy. ^[20] The adoption of the Formula 4 Trophy format saw the number of race weekends reduced to four, with the series scheduled to make only one visit to Dubai Autodrome.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner	Support bill
1	R1	Yas Marina Circuit	17 January	Oleksandr Bondarev	Andy Consani	Oleksandr Bondarev	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Alp Aksoy	Gulf Radical Cup Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
	R2		18 January		Andy Consani	Niccolò Maccagnani	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Kenzo Craigie
	R3			Andy Consani	Andy Consani	Andy Consani	R-ace GP	Christian Costoya
2	R1		23–25 January						Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
	R2
	R3
3	R1	Dubai Autodrome	30 January – 1 February						Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai) Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
	R2
	R3
4	R1	Lusail International Circuit	11–13 February						Formula Regional Middle East Trophy Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Qatar
	R2
	R3

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top ten classified drivers as follows. ^[21]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver YMC1 YMC2 DUB LUS Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Oleksandr Bondarev 1 6 2 51 2 Andy Consani 2 7 1 49 3 Kenzo Craigie 7 3 6 29 4 Emily Cotty 11 2 5 28 5 Niccolò Maccagnani 12 1 29 25 6 Rowan Campbell-Pilling 6 Ret 3 23 7 Alp Aksoy 5 5 28 20 8 David Cosma Cristofor 3 9 15 17 9 Christian Costoya 9 Ret 4 14 10 Kingsley Zheng 10 4 32 13 11 Adam Al Azhari 4 10 37 13 12 Scott Kin Lindblom 14 8 7 10 13 Elia Weiss 8 12 21 4 14 Bader Al Sulaiti 26 23 8 4 15 Iacopo Martinese 21 16 9 2 16 Alba Hurup Larsen 13 19 10 1 17 Theo Palmer 15 11 16 0 18 Platon Kostin 17 Ret 11 0 19 Thomas Ingram Hill 19 15 12 0 20 Vladimir Verkholantsev 18 13 17 0 21 Florentin Hattemer 25 20 13 0 22 Jaber Al Sabah 20 14 18 0 23 Emma Felbermayr 22 24 14 0 24 Payton Westcott 16 Ret 22 0 25 Jarrett Clark 23 17 20 0 26 Joseph Smith 28 18 26 0 27 Zakaria Doleh Ret 22 19 0 28 Dominik Šimek 24 21 36 0 29 Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 25 23 0 30 Lucas Pasquinetti 32 29 24 0 31 Ben Anh Nguyen 29 27 25 0 32 Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 26 31 0 33 Edoardo Iacobucci 27 32 27 0 34 Tamás Gender 35† 28 34 0 35 Ryusho Nakazato 31 30 30 0 36 Brock Burton 30 34† Ret 0 37 Nasser Al Thani 33 31 35 0 38 Kaylee Countryman 34 33† 32 0 Kasper Schormans Cash Felber Sun Anzhe Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts YMC1 YMC2 DUB LUS

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Rookie Cup

Pos	Driver	YMC1			YMC2			DUB			LUS			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Kenzo Craigie	2	1	2										61
2	Alp Aksoy	1	3	11										40
3	Christian Costoya	3	Ret	1										40
4	Iacopo Martinese	6	5	3										33
5	Jaber Al Sabah	5	4	5										32
6	Kingsley Zheng	4	2	13										30
7	Jarrett Clark	7	6	7										20
8	Florentin Hattemer	9	7	4										20
9	Zakaria Doleh	Ret	9	6										10
10	Dominik Simek	8	8	17										8
11	Bernardo Bernoldi	Ret	10	8										5
12	Lucas Pasquinetti	12	13	9										2
13	Edoardo Iacobucci	10	15	10										2
14	Charbel Abi Gebrayel	Ret	11	12										0
15	Brock Burton	11	17†	Ret										0
16	Tamás Gender	15†	12	15										0
17	Nasser Al Thani	13	14	16										0
18	Kaylee Countryman	14	16†	14										0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		YMC1			YMC2			DUB			LUS

Teams' Championship

Ahead of each event, teams nominate two drivers whose points count towards the teams' championship.

Pos	Team	No.	YMC1			YMC2			DUB			LUS			Pts
			R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	R-ace GP	29	2	7	1										78
		30	7	3	6
2	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	10	5	5	28										71
		27	1	6	2
3	Prema Racing	1	9	Ret	4										31
		99	Ret	10	8
4	Pinnacle Motorsport	24	6	Ret	3										23
		74	18	13	17
5	Yas Heat Racing	12	4	10	37										13
		26	27	32	27
6	Hitech TGR	7	15	11	16										10
		8	14	8	7
7	QMMF by Hitech	5	26	23	8										4
		6	33	31	35
8	Evans GP	14	13	19	10										1
		22	29	27	25
9	PHM Racing	4	22	24	14										0
		97	17	Ret	11
10	Xcel Motorsport	15	28	18	26										0
		54	23	17	20
11	Trident	11	Ret	25	23										0
		67	24	21	36
12	X GP	77	32	29	24										0
Pos	Driver	No.	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
			YMC1			YMC2			DUB			LUS

See also

• 2025 Formula Trophy

Notes

1. Kostin is Russian, , but he competes under a Kyrgyz licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2. Zheng is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.
3. Verkholantsev is Russian, but he competes under a neutral flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

1. "UAE4 Series replaces F4 UAE Trophy – FIA status moved to November". Motorsport Television Deutschland (in German). 2 January 2026.
2. "It's raceweek for the first round of the @uae4series at Yas Marina". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
3. Wood, Ida (12 January 2026). "Evans GP, PHM Racing and Pinnacle add to UAE4 line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
4. "Hitech set for UAE4 Championship Round 1". Hitech GP . 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
5. "@alpaksoy10 is determined to leave a mark in this world of single-seaters!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
6. "@nicco.thedriver steps into our @uae4series car for the first time!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
7. "@pilot.bondarev is no stranger to the @uae4series paddock and it definitely shows!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
8. "@kingsley__zheng_ definitely seems to be enjoying the process of getting ready for all the racing that's coming up". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
9. "This weekend we make our debut together with @trident_team in the @uae4series in Abu Dhabi". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
10. "Eyes on the prize. UAE4 Series is just around the corner". instagram. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
11. Anis, Nida (11 January 2026). "Evans GP confirms Alba Larsen for three-round 2026 UAE4 Series programme ahead of her second F1 Academy season". Evans GP . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
12. "Evans GP signs Ben Nguyen for part-time UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP . 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
13. "Evans GP signs Rafael Vaessen for 2026 UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP . 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
14. "Evans GP signs Thomas Ingram Hill for 2026 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Evans GP . 10 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
15. "Excited for an intense few weeks racing in the @uae4series with @xcelmotorsport and @virtuosiracing". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
16. Wood, Ida (8 January 2026). "Evans GP, Pinnacle Motorsport, R-ace GP and Xcel name UAE4 signings". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
17. "It's Race Week!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
18. Wood, Ida (11 January 2026). "R-ace GP to run two of Mercedes-AMG's F1 juniors in UAE4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
19. Albertini, Marco (9 January 2026). "Emily Cotty returns to R-Ace GP for Italian F4, UAE4 2026 campaigns". Racers Behind The Helmet. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
20. "UAE4 Series & Formula Regional Middle East Trophy on Instagram: '💥Announce the 2026 Formula Middle East Calendar!'". Instagram . 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
21. "UAE4 Series - Sporting Regulations 2026" (PDF). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

External links

• Official website