# 2025 F4 Middle East Championship

The 2025 F4 Middle East Championship is the inaugural season of the F4 Middle East Championship, the successor of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, 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.
The regular season commenced on 18 January at the Yas Marina Circuit and concludes on 28 February at Lusail International Circuit.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Evans GP | 2 | Martin Molnár | | All |
| Evans GP | 3 | Tiago Rodrigues | | All |
| Evans GP | 4 | Farah Al Yousef | R | All |
| Evans GP | 24 | Seth Gilmore | | All |
| Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 7 | Arjun Chheda | | All |
| Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 33 | Tomass Štolcermanis | | All |
| Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 51 | Kean Nakamura-Berta | | All |
| Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 88 | Salim Hanna | R | All |
| AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 8 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | | 1 |
| AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 11 | Reno Francot | | All |
| AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 13 | David Cosma Cristofor | R | All |
| AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 14 | Aqil Alibhai | | 2 |
| AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 58 | Yuta Suzuki | R | 3–4 |
| Yas Heat Racing Academy | 12 | Adam Al Azhari | | All |
| Yas Heat Racing Academy | 47 | August Raber | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | Wang Yuzhe | | All |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 16 | Kyuho Lee | R | 1–2 |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 58 | Yuta Suzuki | R | 1–2 |
| Pinnacle Motorsport | 77 | Georgy Zhuravskiy | | 3 |
| QMMF | 18 | Tameem Hassiba | R | All |
| QMMF | 20 | Taha Hassiba | R | All |
| QMMF | 95 | Bader Al Sulaiti | R | All |
| Prema Racing | 27 | Oleksandr Bondarev | R | All |
| Prema Racing | 28 | Zhenrui Chi | R | All |
| Prema Racing | 98 | Sebastian Wheldon | | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 29 | Cole Hewetson | R | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 63 | Fu Yuhao | | All |
| Xcel Motorsport | 99 | Abdullah Ayman Kamel | R | All |
| R-ace GP | 41 | Alex Powell | | All |
| R-ace GP | 42 | Emily Cotty | R | All |
| R-ace GP | 52 | Oleksandr Savinkov | | All |
| R-ace GP | 68 | Emanuele Olivieri | | All |
| Icon | Legend |
| R | Rookie |
* Winfield Racing School announced its entry to the championship but did not appear in any round.

## Race calendar

The schedule consists of 15 races over 5 rounds. The opening two rounds at the Kuwait Motor Town were replaced by further two at the Yas Marina Circuit and the Jeddah Corniche Circuit was chosen as the final venue. Days before the start of the season, the calendar was changed once again, replacing the round at Jeddah Corniche Circuit with a round at Lusail International Circuit, also a debuting venue for the series.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie winner | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 18 January | Emanuele Olivieri | Alex Powell | Emanuele Olivieri | R-ace GP | Salim Hanna | 24H Series Middle East Trophy Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East Gulf Radical Cup |
| 1 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 19 January | | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Tomass Štolcermanis | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Yuta Suzuki | 24H Series Middle East Trophy Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East Gulf Radical Cup |
| 1 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 19 January | Alex Powell | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | R-ace GP | Zhenrui Chi | 24H Series Middle East Trophy Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East Gulf Radical Cup |
| 2 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Corkscrew Circuit) | 22 January | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | R-ace GP | Oleksandr Bondarev | Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 2 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Corkscrew Circuit) | 23 January | | Emanuele Olivieri | August Raber | Yas Heat Racing Academy | Oleksandr Bondarev | Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 2 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Corkscrew Circuit) | 23 January | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | R-ace GP | Salim Hanna | Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 8 February | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | R-ace GP | Salim Hanna | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 3 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9 February | | Emanuele Olivieri | Alex Powell | R-ace GP | Salim Hanna | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 3 | R3 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) | 9 February | Alex Powell | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Alex Powell | R-ace GP | Salim Hanna | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 4 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 15 February | Emanuele Olivieri | Emanuele Olivieri | Kean Nakamura-Berta | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | Salim Hanna | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East |
| 4 | R2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 16 February | | Alex Powell | Reno Francot | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | Salim Hanna | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East |
| 4 | R3 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) | 16 February | Alex Powell | Tomass Štolcermanis | Alex Powell | R-ace GP | Salim Hanna | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Middle East Championship Renault Clio Cup Middle East |
| 5 | R1 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail (Grand Prix Circuit) | 27 February | Adam Al Azhari | Adam Al Azhari | Emanuele Olivieri | R-ace GP | Zhenrui Chi | FIA World Endurance Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 5 | R2 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail (Grand Prix Circuit) | 27 February | | Emanuele Olivieri | Alex Powell | R-ace GP | Zhenrui Chi | FIA World Endurance Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |
| 5 | R3 | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail (Grand Prix Circuit) | 28 February | Alex Powell | Emanuele Olivieri | Alex Powell | R-ace GP | Zhenrui Chi | FIA World Endurance Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship |

## Championship standings

The championship's scoring system was overhauled in 2025. Points are awarded to the top twelve classified drivers, while two further points are awarded for taking a pole position in qualifying.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Pole |
| Points | 30 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC3 | YMC3 | YMC3 | LUS | LUS | LUS | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Emanuele Olivieri | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 339 |
| 2 | Alex Powell | 27† | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 281 |
| 3 | Kean Nakamura-Berta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 273 |
| 4 | Tomass Štolcermanis | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 212 |
| 5 | Reno Francot | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 187 |
| 6 | Salim Hanna | 4 | 17 | 24† | Ret | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 112 |
| 7 | Sebastian Wheldon | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25† | 12 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 90 |
| 8 | August Raber | 18 | 24† | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 86 |
| 9 | Zhenrui Chi | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 78 |
| 10 | Adam Al Azhari | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 10 | DSQ | 23† | 15 | 78 |
| 11 | Oleksandr Savinkov | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 23 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 64 |
| 12 | Oleksandr Bondarev | 16 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 13 | Martin Molnár | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 42 |
| 14 | Tiago Rodrigues | 12 | 15 | 14 | 24† | 19 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| 15 | Fu Yuhao | Ret | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 24 | 27 |
| 16 | Arjun Chheda | 13 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 7 |
| 17 | David Cosma Cristofor | 23 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| 18 | Cole Hewetson | 10 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 19 | Taha Hassiba | 21 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 20 | Kyuho Lee | 19 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Emily Cotty | 17 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 22 | Yuta Suzuki | 15 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 20 | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Bader Al Sulaiti | 26† | 23 | 19 | 18 | 24 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 24 | Aqil Alibhai | | | | 14 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Seth Gilmore | 14 | 16 | 16 | 23 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 0 |
| 26 | Abdullah Ayman Kamel | 24 | 21 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 22 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 25† | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| 27 | Tameem Hassiba | 25 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 25 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| 28 | Georgy Zhuravskiy | | | | | | | 24 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Wang Yuzhe | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| 30 | Farah Al Yousef | Ret | Ret | 23 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 | Hamda Al Qubaisi | 20 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC3 | YMC3 | YMC3 | LUS | LUS | LUS | | 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) |

### Rookies' Championship

| Pos | Driver | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC3 | YMC3 | YMC3 | LUS | LUS | LUS | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | Salim Hanna | 1 | 5 | 11† | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 317 |
| 2 | Zhenrui Chi | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 311 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Bondarev | 5 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 242 |
| 4 | David Cosma Cristofor | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 190 |
| 5 | Cole Hewetson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 179 |
| 6 | Taha Hassiba | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 131 |
| 7 | Emily Cotty | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 127 |
| 8 | Yuta Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 8 | | | | 112 |
| 9 | Bader Al Sulaiti | 12† | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 106 |
| 10 | Abdullah Ayman Kamel | 10 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
| 11 | Tameem Hassiba | 11 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 9 | 64 |
| 12 | Kyuho Lee | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 63 |
| 13 | Farah Al-Yousef | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC3 | YMC3 | YMC3 | LUS | LUS | LUS | | 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, teams nominate two drivers who accumulate teams' points.
| Pos | Team | No. | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC1 | YMC2 | YMC2 | YMC2 | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC3 | YMC3 | YMC3 | LUS | LUS | LUS | Pts |
| Pos | Team | No. | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| 1 | R-ace GP | 41 | 27† | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 602 |
| 1 | R-ace GP | 68 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 602 |
| 2 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 485 |
| 2 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 485 |
| 3 | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 8 | 20 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 192 |
| 3 | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 192 |
| 3 | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | 13 | | | | 12 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 192 |
| 4 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 10 | DSQ | 23† | 15 | 162 |
| 4 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 47 | 18 | 24† | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 162 |
| 5 | Prema Racing | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 22 | 159 |
| 5 | Prema Racing | 28 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 159 |
| 5 | Prema Racing | 98 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25† | 12 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | | | | 159 |
| 6 | Evans GP | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 71 |
| 6 | Evans GP | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 24† | 19 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 71 |
| 7 | Xcel Motorsport | 29 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Xcel Motorsport | 63 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 24 | 32 |
| 8 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | | | | | | | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 6 |
| 8 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 58 | 15 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 8 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 77 | | | | | | | 24 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 9 | QMMF | 20 | 21 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 9 | QMMF | 95 | 26† | 23 | 19 | 18 | 24 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 6 |