# Keanu Al Azhari

Keanu Al Azhari (born 14 November 2007) is an Emirati racing driver based in Dubai, who is set to race in the 2025 GB3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He finished third in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship and was the 2024 F4 Spanish runner-up.
Al Azhari is a member of the Alpine Academy.

## Career
### Karting

Al Azhari has had a consistent karting career, but has not amassed any major karting titles in Europe. However, in his home country he was able to secure the IAME X30 Junior title in the 2020-21 season. In the previous year Al Azhari finished runner up in the same category.

### Formula 4
#### 2023

Al Azhari began his racing career in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship for Yas Heat Racing Academy. He managed to score two podiums during the campaign, on his way to seventh in the championship.
Prior to his debut, he won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, which saw him won a place in Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport, for his first single-seater season. He impressed at the start with a pole and podium during the first round in Spa-Francorchamps. That would be his only podium of the year, as he scored consistently and finished ninth in the standings.

#### 2024

Al Azhari returned to Formula 4 UAE for 2024 Yas Heat Racing Academy. He managed to put himself into title contention alongside Freddie Slater and Kean Nakamura-Berta with a double victory in the second Yas Marina round. He headed into the final round in Dubai Autodrome as the standings leader. However, he failed to finish on the podium that weekend, which dropped him to third in the championship. He then moved over to Europe, returning to MP Motorsport for the last two rounds of the Formula Winter Series. Al Azhari made his mark, winning once and securing two podiums as he finished seventh in the championship despite missing the first two rounds.
Al Azhari remained in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport for his main campaign. After a double podium in Jarama, he claimed a double victory the next round in Portimão, hauling into the title fight. He extended his lead with another win at Aragón, but title rival Mattia Colnaghi took a double win in Jerez and snatched the championship from Al Azhari. Despite a double podium during the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Colnaghi won twice again and took the crown, while Al Azhari finished runner-up in the championship.

### GB3 Championship

Al Azhari moved to GB3 for 2025, signing with Hitech Pulse-Eight.

### Prototype racing

During his time in the UAE in 2024, he made his endurance racing debut, competing in the Dubai 24 Hour. He finished 36th driving for Mühlner Motorsport alongside teammates Vlad Lomko, Bryan Sircely and Gilles Vannelet. He is set to compete in Prototype Cup Germany with the same team later this season, driving Mühlner's LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08.

### Formula One

In March 2025, it was announced that Al Azhari joined the Alpine Academy.

## Personal life

Al Azhari's younger brother Adam currently competes in karting, and is set to compete against his brother with Spanish F4 rivals Tecnicar Motorsport. Their father Karim is a multiple UAE karting champion.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team (s) | Position |
| 2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro Max | Al Ain Raceway | 11th |
| 2017-18 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet | | 9th |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | Team Driver Racing Kart | 21st |
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | Team Driver Racing Kart | 23rd |
| 2018 | South Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok | Team Driver Racing Kart | 34th |
| 2018 | WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini | Team Driver Racing Kart | NC |
| 2018 | IAME International Final - X30 Mini | KR Sport | 9th |
| 2018 | WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 20th |
| 2018-19 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | | 12th |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 16th |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 17th |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 14th |
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | NC |
| 2019-20 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | | 2nd |
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | Birel ART Racing | 79th |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | Birel ART Racing | 106th |
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series - OKJ | Birel ART Racing | 39th |
| 2020 | Champions of the Future - OKJ | Birel ART Racing | NC |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | DPK Racing | 86th |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | DPK Racing | 30th |
| 2020 | WSK Open Cup - OKJ | DPK Racing | 31st |
| 2020 | Academy Trophy - Academy | Al Azhari Karim | 15th |
| 2020-21 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | | 1st |
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | DPK Racing | 35th |
| 2021 | Champions of the Future - OKJ | DPK Racing | 9th |
| 2021 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | DPK Racing | 24th |
| 2021 | WSK Euro Series - OKJ | DPK Racing | 115th |
| 2021 | WSK Open Cup - OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 18th |
| 2021 | CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 29th |
| 2021-22 | IAME Series UAE - Gearbox | | 6th |
| 2022 | South Garda Winter Cup - OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 10th |
| 2022 | Champions of the Future - OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 35th |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 45th |
| 2022 | CIK-FIA World Championship - OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 43rd |
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## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 7th |
| 2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 9th |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | N/A | NC |
| 2023-24 | Middle East Trophy - 992 | Mühlner Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 164 | 3rd |
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | MP Motorsport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 7th |
| 2024 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 272 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Prototype Cup Germany | Mühlner Motorsport | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 191 | 4th |
| 2025 | GB3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| 2025 | GT Winter Series - GT3 | SSR Performance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | TBD |

### Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | DUB1 1 11 | DUB1 2 23 | DUB1 3 29 | KMT1 1 12 | KMT1 2 8 | KMT1 3 10 | KMT2 1 6 | KMT2 2 8 | KMT2 3 14 | DUB2 1 Ret | DUB2 2 22 | DUB2 3 2 | YMC 1 10 | YMC 2 4 | YMC 3 3 | 7th | 63 |
| 2024 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | YMC1 1 2 | YMC1 2 30† | YMC1 3 2 | YMC2 1 10 | YMC2 2 1 | YMC2 3 1 | DUB1 1 5 | DUB1 2 2 | DUB1 3 2 | YMC3 1 Ret | YMC3 2 12 | YMC3 3 3 | DUB2 1 9 | DUB2 2 5 | DUB2 3 8 | 3rd | 164 |

### Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 4 | ARA 1 30 | ARA 2 8 | ARA 3 5 | NAV 1 6 | NAV 2 5 | NAV 3 4 | JER 1 9 | JER 2 13 | JER 3 5 | EST 1 14 | EST 2 7 | EST 3 19 | CRT 1 13 | CRT 2 7 | CRT 3 8 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 11 | CAT 3 6 | 9th | 100 |
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | JAR 1 2 | JAR 2 3 | JAR 3 9 | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 2 | ALG 3 1 | LEC 1 30 | LEC 2 2 | LEC 3 2 | ARA 1 3 | ARA 2 16 | ARA 3 1 | CRT 1 Ret | CRT 2 31 | CRT 3 2 | JER 1 5 | JER 2 1 | JER 3 4 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 18 | CAT 3 3 | 2nd | 272 |

### Complete Formula Winter Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | ARA 1 1 | ARA 2 2 | ARA 3 Ret | CAT 2 C | CAT 2 8 | CAT 3 6 | 7th | 58 |

### Complete Prototype Cup Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Engine | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Mühlner Motorsport | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SPA 1 C | SPA 2 C | LAU 1 4 | LAU 2 Ret | LAU 3 6 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 1 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 7 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 4 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 1 | 4th | 191 |

### Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | TBD | 0 |