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

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Italy Prema Racing 1 Spain Christian Costoya R All
98 United States Payton Westcott[2] 1–3
99 Romania David Cosma Cristofor All
Germany PHM Racing 4 Austria Emma Felbermayr[3] 1–3
46 Italy Iacopo Martinese[3] R All
60 Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis 4
97 Kyrgyzstan Platon Kostin[a][3] All
United Kingdom Hitech 5 Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti[4] All
6 Qatar Nasser Al Thani[4] R All
7 United Arab Emirates Theo Palmer[4] All
8 Sweden Scott Lindblom[4] All
India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 10 Turkey Alp Aksoy[5] R All
19 Italy Niccolò Maccagnani[6] All
27 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev[7] All
69 Italy Kingsley Zheng[b][8] R All
Italy Trident 11 Brazil Bernardo Bernoldi R All
50 Switzerland Florentin Hattemer[9] R All
67 Czech Republic Dominik Šimek R All
United Arab Emirates Yas Heat Racing 12 United Arab Emirates Adam Al Azhari[10] All
17 United Arab Emirates Zakaria Doleh[10] R All
26 United Arab Emirates Edoardo Iacobucci[10] R All
55 United Arab Emirates Charbel Abi Gebrayel[10] R All
Australia Evans GP 14 Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen[11] 1–3
22 Vietnam Ben Anh Nguyen[12] 1, 4
40 Netherlands Kasper Schormans R 2
68 Singapore Rafael Vaessen[13] R 3–4
88 United Kingdom Thomas Ingram Hill[14] All
United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport 15 United Kingdom Joseph Smith All
23 Australia Brock Burton All
54 United Kingdom Jarrett Clark[15] R All
83 Kuwait Jaber Al Sabah[16] R All
United Arab Emirates X GP 21 United States Cash Felber 2
43 United Kingdom Haarni Sadiq R 4
73 United States Roman Felber 3
77 United Arab Emirates Lucas Pasquinetti[17] R All
Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 24 United Kingdom Rowan Campbell-Pilling[16] All
25 China Sun Anzhe[16] R 2, 4
34 Japan Ryusho Nakazato[16] All
74 Vladimir Verkholantsev[c][3] 1, 3–4
90 United States Kaylee Countryman[16] 1–3
France R-ace GP 29 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie[18] R All
30 France Andy Consani[18] All
32 Germany Elia Weiss[16] All
33 Hungary Tamás Gender[18] R All
42 United Kingdom 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 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit)
17 January Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev France Andy Consani Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Turkey Alp Aksoy Gulf Radical Cup
Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 18 January France Andy Consani Italy Niccolò Maccagnani India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie
R3 France Andy Consani France Andy Consani France Andy Consani France R-ace GP Spain Christian Costoya
2 R1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit
(Corkscrew Circuit)
24 January Sweden Scott Lindblom France Andy Consani Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 25 January Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti United Kingdom Hitech United Kingdom Jarrett Clark
R3 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie
3 R1 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome 30 January–1 February United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie France R-ace GP United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai)
Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 Spain Christian Costoya Spain Christian Costoya Italy Prema Racing Spain Christian Costoya
R3 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie
4 R1 Qatar Lusail International Circuit 11–13 February France Andy Consani France Andy Consani France Andy Consani France R-ace GP Turkey Alp Aksoy Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Italy Niccolò Maccagnani India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Italy Iacopo Martinese
R3 France Andy Consani France Andy Consani France Andy Consani France R-ace GP Spain 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
United Arab Emirates
YMC2
United Arab Emirates
DUB
United Arab Emirates
LUS
Qatar
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev 1 6 2 1 10 1 2 4 1 2 7 5 191
2 France Andy Consani 2 7 1 2 35 2 3 2 3 1 Ret 1 183
3 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie 7 3 6 4 9 5 1 7 2 4 8 Ret 118
4 Italy Niccolò Maccagnani 12 1 29 6 2 26 4 34† 5 11 1 15 98
5 Romania David Cosma Cristofor 3 9 15 7 4 4 5 5 4 Ret 21 2 97
6 Spain Christian Costoya 9 Ret 4 9 5 11 11 1 6 8 6 3 86
7 Sweden Scott Lindblom 14 8 7 3 30 3 Ret 10 7 5 9 4 71
8 Turkey Alp Aksoy 5 5 28 8 6 8 6 Ret 9 3 10 6 70
9 Italy Iacopo Martinese 21 16 9 13 7 13 10 3 22 7 5 7 46
10 United Kingdom Emily Cotty 11 2 5 12 8 15 8 13 10 18 16 13 37
11 United Arab Emirates Adam Al Azhari 4 10 37 5 15 6 14 9 15 21 Ret 11 33
12 Qatar Bader Al Sulaiti 26 23 8 11 1 31 30 19 32 17 Ret 18 29
13 United Kingdom Rowan Campbell-Pilling 6 Ret 3 31 14 10 16 20 11 19 15 34† 24
14 United Kingdom Jarrett Clark 23 17 20 10 3 24 12 6 13 22 13 12 24
15 United Arab Emirates Theo Palmer 15 11 16 18 17 9 7 14 8 6 11 9 22
16 Germany Elia Weiss 8 12 21 34 18 Ret Ret 31 17 10 4 8 21
17 Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis 9 2 Ret 20
18 United Kingdom Joseph Smith 28 18 26 21 25 Ret 23 DNS 12 12 3 10 16
19 Italy Kingsley Zheng 10 4 32 29 22 16 15 15 31† 24 18 29 13
20 Netherlands Kasper Schormans 17 20 7 6
21 United States Payton Westcott 16 Ret 22 22 21 23 9 8 20 6
22 Denmark Alba Hurup Larsen 13 19 10 14 29 20 13 26 14 1
23 Kyrgyzstan Platon Kostin 17 Ret 11 19 16 17 18 11 21 Ret 28 Ret 0
24 Switzerland Florentin Hattemer 25 20 13 16 11 21 20 25 16 20 20 16 0
25 United Kingdom Thomas Ingram Hill 19 15 12 35 Ret 14 17 12 23 DSQ 25 Ret 0
26 Austria Emma Felbermayr 22 24 14 15 13 12 Ret 16 33 0
27 Czech Republic Dominik Šimek 24 21 36 20 Ret 19 19 17 19 13 12 14 0
28 United States Cash Felber 24 12 18 0
29 Vladimir Verkholantsev 18 13 17 26 24 25 Ret 27 22 0
30 Kuwait Jaber Al Sabah 20 14 18 25 34 Ret 34† 23 34 15 14 21 0
31 Brazil Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 25 23 Ret 27 22 33 22 24 14 17 17 0
32 Hungary Tamás Gender 35† 28 34 23 DNS Ret 25 28 Ret 16 19 25 0
33 United Arab Emirates Zakaria Doleh Ret 22 19 Ret 36 25 24 18 Ret Ret 31 24 0
34 United States Roman Felber Ret 21 18 0
35 Singapore Rafael Vaessen 21 Ret DNS 29 22 19 0
36 Japan Ryusho Nakazato 31 30 30 27 19 29 31 29 29 26 29 31 0
37 Pakistan Haarni Sadiq 33 26 20 0
38 United Arab Emirates Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 26 31 33 32 30 22 32† DNS 23 24 26 0
39 United Arab Emirates Edoardo Iacobucci 27 32 27 26 23 27 27 27 26 25 23 28 0
40 Australia Brock Burton 30 34† Ret Ret 31 Ret 28 33† 27 28 32 23 0
41 United Arab Emirates Lucas Pasquinetti 32 29 24 36† 28 28 29 30 28 27 Ret 32 0
42 China Sun Anzhe 32 24 33 30 30 27 0
43 Vietnam Ben Anh Nguyen 29 27 25 32 33 33† 0
44 Qatar Nasser Al Thani 33 31 35 30 26 32 Ret DNS DNS 31 34 30 0
45 United States 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
United Arab Emirates
YMC2
United Arab Emirates
DUB
United Arab Emirates
LUS
Qatar
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
United Arab Emirates
YMC2
United Arab Emirates
DUB
United Arab Emirates
LUS
Qatar
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie 2 1 2 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 3 Ret 216
2 Spain Christian Costoya 3 Ret 1 3 2 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 195
3 Turkey Alp Aksoy 1 3 11 2 3 3 2 Ret 3 1 4 2 176
4 Italy Iacopo Martinese 6 5 3 5 4 5 3 2 7 3 1 3 159
5 United Kingdom Jarrett Clark 7 6 7 4 1 10 5 3 4 10 6 4 116
6 Czech Republic Dominik Simek 8 8 16 8 Ret 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 70
7 Switzerland Florentin Hattemer 9 7 4 6 6 8 8 9 5 9 11 6 66
8 Italy Kingsley Zheng 4 2 13 12 8 6 6 5 11† 12 9 16 62
9 Kuwait Jaber Al Sabah 5 4 5 10 15 Ret 16 13 12 7 7 10 46
10 Brazil Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 10 8 Ret 12 9 15 8 8 6 8 7 33
11 Netherlands Kasper Schormans 7 7 2 30
12 United Arab Emirates Zakaria Doleh Ret 9 6 Ret 16 11 11 7 Ret Ret 16 11 16
13 United Arab Emirates Edoardo Iacobucci 10 15 10 11 9 12 13 10 9 13 13 15 7
14 Hungary Tamás Gender 15† 12 15 9 DNS Ret 12 11 Ret 8 10 12 7
15 Singapore Rafael Vaessen 9 Ret DNS 15 12 8 6
16 United Arab Emirates Lucas Pasquinetti 12 13 9 16† 13 13 14 12 10 14 Ret 18 3
17 Pakistan Haarni Sadiq 18 14 9 2
18 United Arab Emirates Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 11 12 15 14 14 10 14† DNS 11 13 13 1
19 China Sun Anzhe 14 10 16 16 15 14 1
20 Qatar Nasser Al Thani 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
United Arab Emirates
YMC2
United Arab Emirates
DUB
United Arab Emirates
LUS
Qatar

Teams' Championship

Ahead of each event, teams nominated two drivers whose points counted towards the teams' championship.

Pos Team No. YMC1
United Arab Emirates
YMC2
United Arab Emirates
DUB
United Arab Emirates
LUS
Qatar
Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 France R-ace GP 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 India Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 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 Italy Prema Racing 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 United Kingdom Hitech 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 Germany PHM Racing 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 United Arab Emirates Xcel Motorsport 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 United Arab Emirates Yas Heat Racing 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 Qatar QMMF by Hitech 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 Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport 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 Australia Evans GP 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 Italy Trident 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 United Arab Emirates X GP 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
United Arab Emirates
YMC2
United Arab Emirates
DUB
United Arab Emirates
LUS
Qatar

See also

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.

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