2026 UAE4 Series
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
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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 | (Grand Prix Circuit) |
17 January | Gulf Radical Cup Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | |||||
| R2 | 18 January | ||||||||
| R3 | |||||||||
| 2 | R1 | (Corkscrew Circuit) |
24 January | Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | |||||
| R2 | 25 January | ||||||||
| R3 | |||||||||
| 3 | R1 | 30 January–1 February | Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai) Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||||
| R3 | |||||||||
| 4 | R1 | 11–13 February | Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | ||||||
| R2 | |||||||||
| R3 | |||||||||
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
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Rookie Cup
| Pos | Driver | YMC1 |
YMC2 |
DUB |
LUS |
Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 216 | |
| 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 195 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 176 | |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 159 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 116 | |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70 | |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 66 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11† | 12 | 9 | 16 | 62 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 46 | |
| 10 | Ret | 10 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 11 | 16 | |
| 13 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | |
| 14 | 15† | 12 | 15 | 9 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |
| 15 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 16† | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 3 | |
| 17 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14† | DNS | 11 | 13 | 13 | 1 | |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | |||||||
| 20 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 17 | 17 | 17 | 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 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 301 | |
| 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | |||
| 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 261 | |
| 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 183 | |
| 99 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 21 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 93 | |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 46 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| 60 | 9 | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||||
| 97 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 21 | ||||||
| 6 | 15 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 25 | Ret | 23 | DNS | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 40 | |
| 54 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 12 | |||
| 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 21 | Ret | 11 | 33 | |
| 17 | 24 | 18 | Ret | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | |||||||||
| 55 | 23 | 24 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 32 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 29 | |
| 6 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 32 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 31 | 34 | 30 | |||
| 9 | 24 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 34† | 24 | |
| 74 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 25 | Ret | 27 | 22 | ||||||
| 90 | 28 | 33 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 7 | ||||
| 22 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 33† | |||||||||
| 40 | 17 | 20 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 88 | 17 | 12 | 23 | DSQ | 25 | Ret | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Ret | 25 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 50 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | |||||||||
| 67 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 20 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | ||||||
| 12 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 43 | 33 | 26 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 73 | Ret | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 77 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 36† | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 14 | Ret | 18 | |||
| Pos | Driver | No. | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| YMC1 |
YMC2 |
DUB |
LUS | ||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zheng is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.
- ^ 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
- ^ "UAE4 Series replaces F4 UAE Trophy – FIA status moved to November". Motorsport Television Deutschland (in German). 2 January 2026.
- ^ "It's raceweek for the first round of the @uae4series at Yas Marina". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d Wood, Ida (12 January 2026). "Evans GP, PHM Racing and Pinnacle add to UAE4 line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Hitech set for UAE4 Championship Round 1". Hitech GP. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "@alpaksoy10 is determined to leave a mark in this world of single-seaters!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "@nicco.thedriver steps into our @uae4series car for the first time!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "@pilot.bondarev is no stranger to the @uae4series paddock and it definitely shows!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "@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.
- ^ "This weekend we make our debut together with @trident_team in the @uae4series in Abu Dhabi". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Eyes on the prize. UAE4 Series is just around the corner". instagram. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Evans GP signs Ben Nguyen for part-time UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Evans GP signs Rafael Vaessen for 2026 UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Evans GP signs Thomas Ingram Hill for 2026 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Evans GP. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Excited for an intense few weeks racing in the @uae4series with @xcelmotorsport and @virtuosiracing". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f Wood, Ida (8 January 2026). "Evans GP, Pinnacle Motorsport, R-ace GP and Xcel name UAE4 signings". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "It's Race Week!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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- ^ "UAE4 Series - Sporting Regulations 2026" (PDF). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.