Zack Scoular

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Zack Scoular
Nationality Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Born (2007-11-23) 23 November 2007 (age 17)
F4 British Championship career
Current teamXcel Motorsport
Starts30
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2024
Previous series
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship

Zack Scoular (born 22 November 2007) is a New Zealand racing driver based in the UAE. [1] He currently competes in the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with mtec Motorsport. [2] He recently competed in the 2024 F4 British Championship with Xcel Motorsport, finishing 15th in the standings. [3]

Contents

Career

Karting

Scoular competed in karting both in the UAE, and in Europe. A result of note in his karting career was finishing in 3rd place in the 2023 IAME Series UAE, in the X30 Senior category. [4]

Formula 4

2023

Scoular made his F4 debut at the F4 UAE Trophy Round, which was on the support bill for the Formula One World Championship race held at Yas Marina Circuit. He finished twelfth in both races. [5]

2024

Scoular was announced to be competing in the full 2024 Formula 4 UAE season, driving for the Yas Heat Racing Academy team. [6] Scoular had a strong rookie season racing alongside more experienced drivers from all around the world, and he managed to score a best result of fifth, finishing 17th in the drivers' standings. [7] He then continued to the 2024 F4 British Championship with Emirati team Xcel Motorsport. [8] He had a tough opening weekend, failing to score any points, however he recovered the following weekend with a podium in the reverse-grid race at Brands Hatch, after Leo Robinson's disqualification. [9] He then failed to score points until the fourth round at Thruxton, where he finished 6th in the third race of the round. [10] He secured five more points finishes over the course of the season, including a fifth-placed finish at Silverstone. [11] He finished 15th in the standings, scoring 52 points over the championship's thirty races. [12]

Formula Regional

In late 2024, it was announced that Scoular would be making his Formula Regional debut, contesting the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with Kiwi outfit mtec Motorsport. [13] He had some promising practice results, finishing seventh in the opening practice at Taupo. [14] Scoular then took an unexpected pole position for the opening race, ahead of Supercars Championship driver Will Brown. [15] He then converted this impressive pole with a lights-to-flag victory in the first race. [16] He capped off a magnificent weekend with a third-placed finish in the third race of the weekend, as he stood third in the championship standings after the round. [17]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position
2017-18IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet12th
2018-19IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior14th
2019-20IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior3rd
2020Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Junior MaxKR Sport40th
2020-21IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior5th
2021IAME Euro Series - X30 JuniorKR Sport30th
IAME Warriors Final - X30 JuniorNC
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax JuniorAl Ain Raceway52nd
2021-22IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior6th
2022Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax SeniorKR Sport16th
IAME Warriors Final - X30 Senior116th
2022-23IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior3rd
2023Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Senior35th
Sources: [1] [18] [19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Yas Heat Racing Academy 20000N/ANC
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Yas Heat Racing Academy 1500002017th
F4 British Championship Xcel Motorsport3000015215th
2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship mtec Motorsport3111268*3rd*

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 Yas Heat Racing Academy YMC1
1

13
YMC1
2

11
YMC1
3

9
YMC2
1

9
YMC2
2

8
YMC2
3

9
DUB1
1

29
DUB1
2

Ret
DUB1
3

5
YMC3
1

30†
YMC3
2

Ret
YMC3
3

14
DUB2
1

13
DUB2
2

13
DUB2
3

1
17th20

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DCPoints
2024 Xcel Motorsport DPN
1

16
DPN
2

20
DPN
3

C
BHI
1

19
BHI
2

33
BHI
3

14
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

14
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

Ret
THR
3

6
SILGP
1

19
SILGP
2

137
SILGP
3

20
ZAN
1

19
ZAN
2

1010
ZAN
3

Ret
KNO
1

13
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

17
DPGP
1

6
DPGP
2

9
DPGP
3

Ret
DPGP
4

16
SILN
1

22
SILN
2

C
SILN
3

5
BHGP
1

10
BHGP
2

16
BHGP
3

6
BHGP
4

16
15th52

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025 mtec Motorsport TAU
1

1
TAU
2

10
TAU
3

3
HMP
1

2
HMP
2

7
HMP
3

2
MAN
1

8
MAN
2

1
MAN
3

8
TER
1

TER
2

TER
3

HIG
1

HIG
2

HIG
3

3rd*191*

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