# 2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship

The 2024 Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship Certified by FIA was the inaugural season of the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. It was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The season commenced on 14 December 2023 with a non-championship Trophy Event at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. The regular season began on 1 February at Kuwait Motor Town in Kuwait and concludes on 6 April 2024 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia.

## Teams and drivers

All cars were run by Altawkilat Meritus.GP.
| No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| 3 | Saud Al Saud | | 4 |
| 5 | Saqer Almaosherji | R | NC, All |
| 7 | Faisal Alkabbani | | NC, All |
| 8 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | | NC, All |
| 9 | Abdullah Al Qubaisi | | 1–2 |
| 77 | Abdullah Al Qubaisi | | 5–6 |
| 10 | Federico Al Rifai | | All |
| 12 | Federico Al Rifai | | NC |
| 11 | Oscar Wurz | | NC, All |
| 18 | Omar Aldereyaane | R | NC, All |
| 22 | Aurelia Nobels | | 3 |
| 23 | Kirill Kutskov | R | NC, All |
| 33 | Abdulaziz Altayar | R | NC |
| 49 | Andrej Petrović | R | All |
| 52 | Suleiman Zanfari | | NC, All |
| 55 | Laura Villars | | All |
| 66 | Montego Maassen | R | NC |
| 77 | Juancho Brobio | R | 1–3 |
| 88 | Amna Al Qubaisi | | NC, All |
| 96 | Jabor Al-Thani | R | NC, All |
| 96 | Lucca Allen | G | 1 |
| 99 | Abdulaziz Abuzenadah | | NC, All |
| Icon | Legend |
| R | Rookie |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Calendar

Initially, the schedule consisted of twenty-four races over six rounds across four countries. The planned season opener at Bahrain International Circuit was converted into the Trophy Event round. Furthermore, the last two competitions at Jeddah Corniche Circuit were converted into three triple-headers. The round at Kuwait Motor Town on 8–10 February was retroactively downgraded to another nonscoring Trophy Event round.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Rookie winner | Supporting |
| 2023 |||||||||
| NC1 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 15 December | Suleiman Zanfari | Suleiman Zanfari | Oscar Wurz | Saqer Almaosherji | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East |
| NC1 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 16 December | | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Montego Maassen | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East |
| NC1 | R3 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 16 December | Suleiman Zanfari | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Saqer Almaosherji | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East |
| NC1 | R4 | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 16 December | | Oscar Wurz | Oscar Wurz | Omar Aldereyaane | Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East |
| 2024 |||||||||
| 1 | R1 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 2 February | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Saqer Almaosherji | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait |
| 1 | R2 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 3 February | | Saqer Almaosherji | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait |
| 1 | R3 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 3 February | | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Saqer Almaosherji | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait |
| 1 | R4 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 3 February | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Federico Al Rifai | Kirill Kutskov | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait |
| NC2 | R1 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 9 February | Suleiman Zanfari | Suleiman Zanfari | Suleiman Zanfari | Andrej Petrović | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series |
| NC2 | R2 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 10 February | | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series |
| NC2 | R3 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 10 February | | Saqer Almaosherji | Saqer Almaosherji | Saqer Almaosherji | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series |
| NC2 | R4 | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 10 February | Suleiman Zanfari | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series |
| 2 | R1 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 16 March | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R2 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 16 March | | Amna Al Qubaisi | Faisal Alkabbani | Omar Aldereyaane | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R3 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 16 March | | Andrej Petrović | Omar Aldereyaane | Omar Aldereyaane | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R4 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | 17 March | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Kirill Kutskov | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 28 March | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R2 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 28 March | | Faisal Alkabbani | Faisal Alkabbani | Omar Aldereyaane | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R3 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 29 March | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 1 April | Saqer Almaosherji | Andrej Petrović | Kirill Kutskov | Kirill Kutskov | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R2 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 1 April | | Andrej Petrović | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R3 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 2 April | Saqer Almaosherji | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Kirill Kutskov | Stand-alone event |
| 5 | R1 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 6 April | Andrej Petrović | Federico Al Rifai | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |
| 5 | R2 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 6 April | | Federico Al Rifai | Suleiman Zanfari | Kirill Kutskov | Stand-alone event |
| 5 | R3 | Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche | 7 April | Federico Al Rifai | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Andrej Petrović | Stand-alone event |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers of each race, with reverse-grid races awarding half points. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
| Round | Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| Round | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 4-race round | Races 1 & 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4-race round | Races 2 & 3 | 12.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 3-race round | Races 1 & 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3-race round | Race 2 | 12.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | BHR | BHR | BHR | BHR | KMT1 | KMT1 | KMT1 | KMT1 | KMT2 | KMT2 | KMT2 | KMT2 | LSL | LSL | LSL | LSL | JED1 | JED1 | JED1 | JED2 | JED2 | JED2 | JED3 | JED3 | JED3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Federico Al Rifai | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | WD | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 226 |
| 2 | Andrej Petrović | | | | | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9† | 2 | 3 | 1 | 193 |
| 3 | Kirill Kutskov | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 177.5 |
| 4 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | Ret | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 10† | Ret | 6 | 4 | 116.5 |
| 5 | Oscar Wurz | 1 | 11† | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | DNS | 2 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | WD | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 8 | 106.5 |
| 6 | Saqer Almaosherji | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9† | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 106 |
| 7 | Omar Aldereyaane | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11† | 4 | 7 | 5 | 103.5 |
| 8 | Suleiman Zanfari | 11† | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10† | 7 | Ret | 10† | WD | 5 | 1 | 7 | 102 |
| 9 | Faisal Alkabbani | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10† | DNS | Ret | 73 |
| 10 | Amna Al Qubaisi | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | WD | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10† | 6 | 56.5 |
| 11 | Aurelia Nobels | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 12 | Jabor Al-Thani | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | WD | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | Abdullah Al Qubaisi | | | | | 13 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 20.5 |
| 14 | Abdulaziz Abuzenadah | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | WD | 14 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15.5 |
| 15 | Laura Villars | | | | | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 15 | Ret | 15† | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | 13 |
| 16 | Juancho Brobio | | | | | 10 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 17 | Saud Al Saud | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Lucca Allen | | | | | 8 | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – |
| Trophy Event-only drivers |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Montego Maassen | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – |
| – | Abdulaziz Altayar | 6 | 10 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | BHR | BHR | BHR | BHR | KMT1 | KMT1 | KMT1 | KMT1 | KMT2 | KMT2 | KMT2 | KMT2 | LSL | LSL | LSL | LSL | JED1 | JED1 | JED1 | JED2 | JED2 | JED2 | JED3 | JED3 | JED3 | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |