Rashid Al Dhaheri

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Rashid Al Dhaheri
F4 Italy 2024 Mugello Rashid Al Dhaheri.jpg
Al Dhaheri in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Born (2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 16)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Formula Regional European Championship career
Current team Prema Racing
Car numberTBC
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2025
Previous series

Rashid Al Dhaheri (born 8 April 2008) is an Emirati racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Racing. He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship for the same team. [1]

Contents

Career

Karting

Al Dhaheri quickly shone on the European stage of karting, winning the 2019 WSK Super Master Series, [2] and also the 2019 WSK Euro Series in the 60 Mini category. [3] This was followed up by victory at the South Garda Winter Cup in the same category in 2020. [4] Over the course of 2020, Al Dhaheri switched to OK-Junior karts, with a best result of 4th at the Trofeo Andrea Margutti. [5] Al Dhaheri continued in OK-Junior for 2021, winning the WSK Super Master Series again. [6] He continued to have some strong and consistent results in preparation for the step up to OK karts. His move to OK Karting for 2022 sparked some unremarkable results, with his most notable results being 16th in the championship in the WSK Super Master Series [7] and 11th in the Italian ACI Championship. [8]

Formula 4

2023

Al Dhaheri racing at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship F4 Italy 2023 Mugello Nr. 14 Al Dhaheri (1).jpg
Al Dhaheri racing at the Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship

On 28th December 2022, Prema Racing announced that Al Dhaheri would be joining the team for the 2023 Italian F4 Championship. [9] The season began on 22nd April, and Al Dhaheri secured two seventh-place finishes, giving him 12 points after the conclusion of the first round. Al Dhaheri went on to score 56 more points in the championship, and scored a best finish of 4th at both Monza and Mugello on the way to 10th place in the drivers' standings. [10] Al Dhaheri also competed in the Euro 4 Championship, finishing 12th with Prema. In November, Al Dhaheri competed at the Macau Formula 4 Race at the prestigious Guia Circuit. He finished the qualifying race in 4th, and the final race in 3rd, giving him his first Formula 4 podium. Al Dhaheri also did one round of the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he won his first Formula 4 race at Sepang.

2024

Al Dhaheri racing at the Mugello Circuit during the 2024 Italian F4 Championship F4 Italy 2024 Mugello Nr. 14 Al Dhaheri.jpg
Al Dhaheri racing at the Mugello Circuit during the 2024 Italian F4 Championship

On 2 January 2024, Al Dhaheri was announced to continue with Prema Racing for the 2024 Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships. [11] [12] It was later announced that Al Dhaheri would take part in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship, also with Prema. [13] Al Dhaheri had a very strong winter campaign in F4 UAE, winning two races and picking up five podiums on his way to 4th place in the championship. [14]

Al Dhaheri racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Euro 4 Championship Euro 4 Championship 2024 Nr. 14 Al Dhaheri.jpg
Al Dhaheri racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Euro 4 Championship

Formula Regional

2024

Al Dhaheri made his debut in Formula Regional machinery with PHM Racing during the FIA Formula Regional World Cup. [15] He would finish the race but was later disqualified for technical infringements. [16]

2025

In 2025, Al Dhaheri was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Racing, partnering his Italian F4 rivals Freddie Slater and Jack Beeton. [17]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position
2019 WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin Motorsport3rd
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini1st
Winter Cup - Mini Rok8th
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini1st
Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini3rd
WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini9th
WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini14th
2020 WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin Motorsport3rd
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini5th
Winter Cup - Mini Rok1st
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ 96th
WSK Euro Series - OKJ 21st
Champions of the Future - OKJ 17th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ 13th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti - OKJ 4th
WSK Open Cup - OKJ 14th
2021 WSK Champions Cup - OKJ Parolin Motorsport1st
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ 1st
WSK Euro Series - OKJ 5th
Champions of the Future - OKJ Parolin Motorsport
Kart Republic
13th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ Parolin Motorsport
EXPIRIT Kart
8th
WSK Open Cup - OKJ Kart Republic4th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ NC
Winter Cup - OKJ 4th
WSK Final Cup - OKJ 6th
2022 WSK Super Master Series - OK Kart Republic16th
Winter Series - OK 11th
Champions of the Future - OK 32nd
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK EXPIRIT Kart34th
WSK Euro Series - OK Parolin Motorsport38th
Italian ACI Championship - OK 11th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OK 33rd
Sources: [18]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 2100006810th
Euro 4 Championship 900002712th
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 510112515th
Macau Formula 4 Race 20001N/A3rd
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 20001N/ANC
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Prema Racing 1521051534th
Italian F4 Championship 2100119510th
Euro 4 Championship 600013511th
Formula Trophy UAE
Macau Grand Prix PHM Racing 10000N/ADSQ
2025 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 000000TBD

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2023 Prema Racing IMO
1

7
IMO
2

7
IMO
3

IMO
4

30†
MIS
1

7
MIS
2

DNS
MIS
3

6
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

8
SPA
3

Ret
MNZ
1

29†
MNZ
2

10
MNZ
3

4
LEC
1

11
LEC
2

9
LEC
3

25
MUG
1

4
MUG
2

5
MUG
3

26
VLL
1

17
VLL
2

10
VLL
3

21
10th68
2024 Prema Racing MIS
1

10
MIS
2

5
MIS
3

5
IMO
1

8
IMO
2

6
IMO
3

Ret
VLL
1

4
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

9
MUG
1

16
MUG
2

3
MUG
3

7
LEC
1

7
LEC
2

6
LEC
3

26
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

9
CAT
3

14
MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

21
MNZ
3

14
10th95

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2023 Prema Racing MUG
1

14
MUG
2

6
MUG
3

11
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

9
MNZ
3

7
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

15
CAT
3

9
12th27
2024 Prema Racing MUG
1

7
MUG
2

10
MUG
3

17
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

6
RBR
3

2
MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

11th35

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011PosPoints
2023 Prema Racing ZZIC1
1

ZZIC1
2

ZZIC1
3

MAC
1

4
MAC
2

3
SEP1
1

SEP1
2

SEP1
3

SEP2
1

1
SEP2
2

Ret
SEP2
3

13
15th25

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 Prema Racing YMC1
1

5
YMC1
2

18
YMC1
3

3
YMC2
1

4
YMC2
2

4
YMC2
3

22
DUB1
1

Ret
DUB1
2

7
DUB1
3

27
YMC3
1

2
YMC3
2

6
YMC3
3

1
DUB2
1

2
DUB2
2

8
DUB2
3

1
4th153

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2025 Prema Racing MIS
1
MIS
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
TBDTBD

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