Hamda Al Qubaisi
Hamda Al Qubaisi (born 8 August 2002) is an Emirati female racing driver who currently races in the Italian F4 Championship for Prema Powerteam. In June 2021 she became the first woman in the history of Italian F4 to score a podium, achieving third place in the first race at Misano. Career. Karting. Hamda started karting in 2015 and was the first Emirati to be invited to the FIA-sponsored CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2016. She finished 3rd in the IAME X30 Championship in 2017. Lower formulae. Hamda made her debut in Italian F4 in  the middle of the 2019 season when she joined her older sister Amna Al Qubaisi at the Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema team, run in cooperation with the Iron Lynx structure. After winning three races on home soil in the United Arab Emirates' F4 series in 2020, she returned for a full campaign in Italy with Iron Lynx and claimed two points finishes. In the 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Hamda secured a further three wins, one pole position, and six podiums, to clinch fourth place in the standings once more. At the Italian F4 round held at Misano in  June 2021, Hamda became the first ever woman to step on the podium in the championship, taking third place behind Leonardo Fornaroli and Oliver Bearman. In the process, she also managed to secure her first podium in Europe. Personal life. Hamda is the younger sister of Amna Al Qubaisi and the daughter of Khaled Al Qubaisi, CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment platform at Mubadala Investment Company, and who is also an accomplished figure in UAE motorsport racing. Hamda had been attending New York Abu Dhabi University in the United Arab Emirates, but continued with her schooling in Italy  until October 2021. Racing record. Career summary. As Al Qubaisi was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.