# 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship

The 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the third season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.
It began on 9 January 2019 at the Dubai Autodrome and finished on 2 March 2019 at the same location.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Xcel Motorsport | 3 | Shihab Al Habsi | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 14 | Nicola Marinangeli | 1–4 |
| Xcel Motorsport | 15 | Matteo Nannini | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 26 | Rafael Villanueva Jr. | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 13 | Tijmen van der Helm | 2–3 |
| Dragon Racing | 7 | Roman Staněk | 5 |
| Dragon Racing | 8 | Lucas Alecco Roy | All |
| Dragon Racing | 9 | Rashed Ghanem | All |
| Dragon Racing | 88 | Rui Andrade | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 2 | Niklas Krütten | 5 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 22 | Nico Göhler | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 27 | Joshua Dürksen | All |
| Cram Motorsport | 55 | Filip Kaminiarz | All |

## Race calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 10 January | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour |
| 1 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 10 January | | Matteo Nannini | Lucas Alecco Roy | Dragon Racing | Dubai 24 Hour |
| 1 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 11 January | Matteo Nannini | Joshua Dürksen | Shihab Al Habsi | Xcel Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour |
| 1 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 11 January | | Rui Andrade | Joshua Dürksen | Mücke Motorsport | Dubai 24 Hour |
| 2 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 1 February | Joshua Dürksen | Lucas Alecco Roy | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 2 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 2 February | | Shihab Al Habsi | Joshua Dürksen | Mücke Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 2 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 2 February | Joshua Dürksen | Matteo Nannini | Joshua Dürksen | Mücke Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 2 | R4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 2 February | | Joshua Dürksen | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 15 February | Matteo Nannini | Shihab Al Habsi | Shihab Al Habsi | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 3 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 16 February | | Joshua Dürksen | Joshua Dürksen | Mücke Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 3 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 16 February | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 3 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 16 February | | Tijmen van der Helm | Tijmen van der Helm | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 4 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 22 February | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 4 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 23 February | | Lucas Alecco Roy | Lucas Alecco Roy | Dragon Racing | Yas Racing Series |
| 4 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 23 February | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Lucas Alecco Roy | Dragon Racing | Yas Racing Series |
| 4 | R4 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 23 February | | Matteo Nannini | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | Yas Racing Series |
| 5 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (National Circuit) | 1 March | Shihab Al Habsi | Niklas Krütten | Shihab Al Habsi | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 5 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (National Circuit) | 1 March | | Rui Andrade | Niklas Krütten | Mücke Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 5 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (National Circuit) | 2 March | Shihab Al Habsi | Shihab Al Habsi | Matteo Nannini | Xcel Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |
| 5 | R4 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (National Circuit) | 2 March | | Joshua Dürksen | Joshua Dürksen | Mücke Motorsport | UAE National Raceday |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.
| 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 | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| 1 | Matteo Nannini | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 363 |
| 2 | Joshua Dürksen | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 1 | 295 |
| 3 | Shihab Al Habsi | 4 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 269 |
| 4 | Lucas Alecco Roy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 260 |
| 5 | Rui Andrade | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 201 |
| 6 | Nico Göhler | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 8 | 133 |
| 7 | Rashed Ghanem | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 117 |
| 8 | Rafael Villanueva Jr. | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | 103 |
| 9 | Filip Kaminiarz | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 102 |
| 10 | Tijmen van der Helm | | | | | 6 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 96 |
| 11 | Nicola Marinangeli | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 8 | DNS | 7 | 7 | | | | | 37 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Niklas Krütten | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | DSQ | DSQ | — |
| — | Roman Staněk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | — |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | DUB2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | DUB3 | | 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) |

### Teams' championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Xcel Motorsport | 632 |
| 2 | Dragon Racing | 461 |
| 3 | Mücke Motorsport | 428 |
| 4 | Cram Motorsport | 102 |