2026 UAE4 Series

2026 UAE4 Series

Drivers' Champion:
Oleksandr Bondarev
Rookies' Champion:
Kenzo Craigie
Teams' Champion:
R-ace GP

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2025  (F4 MEC)

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Parent series:
Formula Regional Middle East Trophy

The 2026 UAE4 Series was the inaugural season of the UAE4 Series, the non–FIA-certified successor of F4 Middle East Championship. It was 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 commenced on 16 January at Yas Marina Circuit and concluded on 13 February at Lusail International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds Prema Racing 1 Christian Costoya R All 98 Payton Westcott [2] 1–3 99 David Cosma Cristofor All PHM Racing 4 Emma Felbermayr [3] 1–3 46 Iacopo Martinese [3] R All 60 Tomass Štolcermanis 4 97 Platon Kostin [a] [3] All Hitech 5 Bader Al Sulaiti [4] All 6 Nasser Al Thani [4] R All 7 Theo Palmer [4] All 8 Scott Lindblom [4] All Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 10 Alp Aksoy [5] R All 19 Niccolò Maccagnani [6] All 27 Oleksandr Bondarev [7] All 69 Kingsley Zheng [b] [8] R All Trident 11 Bernardo Bernoldi R All 50 Florentin Hattemer [9] R All 67 Dominik Šimek R All Yas Heat Racing 12 Adam Al Azhari [10] All 17 Zakaria Doleh [10] R All 26 Edoardo Iacobucci [10] R All 55 Charbel Abi Gebrayel [10] R All Evans GP 14 Alba Hurup Larsen [11] 1–3 22 Ben Anh Nguyen [12] 1, 4 40 Kasper Schormans R 2 68 Rafael Vaessen [13] R 3–4 88 Thomas Ingram Hill [14] All Xcel Motorsport 15 Joseph Smith All 23 Brock Burton All 54 Jarrett Clark [15] R All 83 Jaber Al Sabah [16] R All X GP 21 Cash Felber 2 43 Haarni Sadiq R 4 73 Roman Felber 3 77 Lucas Pasquinetti [17] R All Pinnacle Motorsport 24 Rowan Campbell-Pilling [16] All 25 Sun Anzhe [16] R 2, 4 34 Ryusho Nakazato [16] All 74 Vladimir Verkholantsev [c] [3] 1, 3–4 90 Kaylee Countryman [16] 1–3 R-ace GP 29 Kenzo Craigie [18] R All 30 Andy Consani [18] All 32 Elia Weiss [16] All 33 Tamás Gender [18] R All 42 Emily Cotty [19] All

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 (Grand Prix 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	Yas Marina Circuit (Corkscrew Circuit)	24 January	Scott Lindblom	Andy Consani	Oleksandr Bondarev	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Kenzo Craigie	Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
	R2		25 January		Bader Al Sulaiti	Bader Al Sulaiti	Hitech	Jarrett Clark
	R3			Oleksandr Bondarev	Oleksandr Bondarev	Oleksandr Bondarev	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Kenzo Craigie
3	R1	Dubai Autodrome	30 January–1 February	Kenzo Craigie	Oleksandr Bondarev	Kenzo Craigie	R-ace GP	Kenzo Craigie	Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai) Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
	R2				Christian Costoya	Christian Costoya	Prema Racing	Christian Costoya
	R3			Kenzo Craigie	Oleksandr Bondarev	Oleksandr Bondarev	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Kenzo Craigie
4	R1	Lusail International Circuit	11–13 February	Andy Consani	Andy Consani	Andy Consani	R-ace GP	Alp Aksoy	Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
	R2				Oleksandr Bondarev	Niccolò Maccagnani	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	Iacopo Martinese
	R3			Andy Consani	Andy Consani	Andy Consani	R-ace GP	Christian Costoya

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were 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 1 10 1 2 4 1 2 7 5 191 2 Andy Consani 2 7 1 2 35 2 3 2 3 1 Ret 1 183 3 Kenzo Craigie 7 3 6 4 9 5 1 7 2 4 8 Ret 118 4 Niccolò Maccagnani 12 1 29 6 2 26 4 34† 5 11 1 15 98 5 David Cosma Cristofor 3 9 15 7 4 4 5 5 4 Ret 21 2 97 6 Christian Costoya 9 Ret 4 9 5 11 11 1 6 8 6 3 86 7 Scott Lindblom 14 8 7 3 30 3 Ret 10 7 5 9 4 71 8 Alp Aksoy 5 5 28 8 6 8 6 Ret 9 3 10 6 70 9 Iacopo Martinese 21 16 9 13 7 13 10 3 22 7 5 7 46 10 Emily Cotty 11 2 5 12 8 15 8 13 10 18 16 13 37 11 Adam Al Azhari 4 10 37 5 15 6 14 9 15 21 Ret 11 33 12 Bader Al Sulaiti 26 23 8 11 1 31 30 19 32 17 Ret 18 29 13 Rowan Campbell-Pilling 6 Ret 3 31 14 10 16 20 11 19 15 34† 24 14 Jarrett Clark 23 17 20 10 3 24 12 6 13 22 13 12 24 15 Theo Palmer 15 11 16 18 17 9 7 14 8 6 11 9 22 16 Elia Weiss 8 12 21 34 18 Ret Ret 31 17 10 4 8 21 17 Tomass Štolcermanis 9 2 Ret 20 18 Joseph Smith 28 18 26 21 25 Ret 23 DNS 12 12 3 10 16 19 Kingsley Zheng 10 4 32 29 22 16 15 15 31† 24 18 29 13 20 Kasper Schormans 17 20 7 6 21 Payton Westcott 16 Ret 22 22 21 23 9 8 20 6 22 Alba Hurup Larsen 13 19 10 14 29 20 13 26 14 1 23 Platon Kostin 17 Ret 11 19 16 17 18 11 21 Ret 28 Ret 0 24 Florentin Hattemer 25 20 13 16 11 21 20 25 16 20 20 16 0 25 Thomas Ingram Hill 19 15 12 35 Ret 14 17 12 23 DSQ 25 Ret 0 26 Emma Felbermayr 22 24 14 15 13 12 Ret 16 33 0 27 Dominik Šimek 24 21 36 20 Ret 19 19 17 19 13 12 14 0 28 Cash Felber 24 12 18 0 29 Vladimir Verkholantsev 18 13 17 26 24 25 Ret 27 22 0 30 Jaber Al Sabah 20 14 18 25 34 Ret 34† 23 34 15 14 21 0 31 Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 25 23 Ret 27 22 33 22 24 14 17 17 0 32 Tamás Gender 35† 28 34 23 DNS Ret 25 28 Ret 16 19 25 0 33 Zakaria Doleh Ret 22 19 Ret 36 25 24 18 Ret Ret 31 24 0 34 Roman Felber Ret 21 18 0 35 Rafael Vaessen 21 Ret DNS 29 22 19 0 36 Ryusho Nakazato 31 30 30 27 19 29 31 29 29 26 29 31 0 37 Haarni Sadiq 33 26 20 0 38 Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 26 31 33 32 30 22 32† DNS 23 24 26 0 39 Edoardo Iacobucci 27 32 27 26 23 27 27 27 26 25 23 28 0 40 Brock Burton 30 34† Ret Ret 31 Ret 28 33† 27 28 32 23 0 41 Lucas Pasquinetti 32 29 24 36† 28 28 29 30 28 27 Ret 32 0 42 Sun Anzhe 32 24 33 30 30 27 0 43 Ben Anh Nguyen 29 27 25 32 33 33† 0 44 Nasser Al Thani 33 31 35 30 26 32 Ret DNS DNS 31 34 30 0 45 Kaylee Countryman 34 33† 32 28 33 34 32 35 30 0 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	1	5	1	1	4	1				183
2	Christian Costoya	3	Ret	1	3	2	4	4	1	2				140
3	Alp Aksoy	1	3	11	2	3	3	2	Ret	3				121
4	Iacopo Martinese	6	5	3	5	4	5	3	2	7				104
5	Jarrett Clark	7	6	7	4	1	10	5	3	4				95
6	Kingsley Zheng	4	2	13	12	8	6	6	5	11†				60
7	Florentin Hattemer	9	7	4	6	6	8	8	9	5				56
8	Dominik Simek	8	8	16	8	Ret	7	7	6	6				40
9	Jaber Al Sabah	5	4	5	10	15	Ret	16	13	12				33
10	Kasper Schormans				7	7	2							30
11	Zakaria Doleh	Ret	9	6	Ret	16	11	11	7	Ret				16
12	Bernardo Bernoldi	Ret	10	8	Ret	12	9	15	8	8				15
13	Edoardo Iacobucci	10	15	10	11	9	12	13	10	9				7
14	Lucas Pasquinetti	12	13	9	16†	13	13	14	12	10				3
15	Tamás Gender	15†	12	15	9	DNS	Ret	12	11	Ret				2
16	Rafael Vaessen							9	Ret	DNS				2
17	Charbel Abi Gebrayel	Ret	11	12	15	14	14	10	14†	DNS				1
18	Sun Anzhe				14	10	16							1
19	Nasser Al Thani	13	14	16	13	11	15	Ret	DNS	DNS				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 nominated two drivers whose points counted 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	7	3	6	4	9	5	1	7	2				235
		30	2	7	1	2	35	2	3	2	3
2	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	10	5	5	28	8	6	8	6	Ret	9				203
		27	1	6	2	1	10	1	2	4	1
3	Prema Racing	1	9	Ret	4	9	5	11	11	1	6				138
		99	3	9	15	7	4	4	5	5	4
4	Hitech	7	15	11	16	18	17	9	7	14	8				59
		8	14	8	7	3	30	3	Ret	10	7
5	Yas Heat Racing	12	4	10	37	5	15	6	14	9	15				33
		17							24	18	Ret
		26	27	32	27	26	23	27
6	QMMF by Hitech	5	26	23	8	11	1	31	30	19	32				29
		6	33	31	35	30	26	32	Ret	DNS	DNS
7	Pinnacle Motorsport	24	6	Ret	3	31	14	10	16	20	11				24
		74	18	13	17				26	24	25
		90				28	33	34
8	Xcel Motorsport	15	28	18	26	21	25	Ret	23	DNS	12				24
		54	23	17	20	10	3	24	12	6	13
9	PHM Racing	4	22	24	14										22
		46				13	7	13	10	3	22
		97	17	Ret	11	19	16	17	18	11	21
10	Evans GP	14	13	19	10	14	29	20	13	26	14				7
		22	29	27	25
		40				17	20	7
		88							17	12	23
11	Trident	11	Ret	25	23				33	22	24				0
		50				16	11	21
		67	24	21	36	20	Ret	19	19	17	19
12	X GP	21				24	12	18							0
		73							Ret	21	18
		77	32	29	24	36†	28	28	29	30	28
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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