2026 UAE4 Series

The 2026 UAE4 Series was the inaugural season of the UAE4 Series, the non–FIA-certified successor of F4 Middle East Championship. It was 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.[1]

The season commenced on 16 January at Yas Marina Circuit and concluded on 13 February at Lusail International Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Prema Racing 1 Christian Costoya R All
98 Payton Westcott[2] 1–3
99 David Cosma Cristofor All
PHM Racing 4 Emma Felbermayr[3] 1–3
46 Iacopo Martinese[3] R All
60 Tomass Štolcermanis 4
97 Platon Kostin[a][3] All
Hitech 5 Bader Al Sulaiti[4] All
6 Nasser Al Thani[4] R All
7 Theo Palmer[4] All
8 Scott Lindblom[4] All
Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 10 Alp Aksoy[5] R All
19 Niccolò Maccagnani[6] All
27 Oleksandr Bondarev[7] All
69 Kingsley Zheng[b][8] R All
Trident 11 Bernardo Bernoldi R All
50 Florentin Hattemer[9] R All
67 Dominik Šimek R All
Yas Heat Racing 12 Adam Al Azhari[10] All
17 Zakaria Doleh[10] R All
26 Edoardo Iacobucci[10] R All
55 Charbel Abi Gebrayel[10] R All
Evans GP 14 Alba Hurup Larsen[11] 1–3
22 Ben Anh Nguyen[12] 1, 4
40 Kasper Schormans R 2
68 Rafael Vaessen[13] R 3–4
88 Thomas Ingram Hill[14] All
Xcel Motorsport 15 Joseph Smith All
23 Brock Burton All
54 Jarrett Clark[15] R All
83 Jaber Al Sabah[16] R All
X GP 21 Cash Felber 2
43 Haarni Sadiq R 4
73 Roman Felber 3
77 Lucas Pasquinetti[17] R All
Pinnacle Motorsport 24 Rowan Campbell-Pilling[16] All
25 Sun Anzhe[16] R 2, 4
34 Ryusho Nakazato[16] All
74 Vladimir Verkholantsev[c][3] 1, 3–4
90 Kaylee Countryman[16] 1–3
R-ace GP 29 Kenzo Craigie[18] R All
30 Andy Consani[18] All
32 Elia Weiss[16] All
33 Tamás Gender[18] R All
42 Emily Cotty[19] All
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Race calendar

The 2026 calendar was officially announced on 31 October 2025 with the FR Middle East Trophy.[20] The adoption of the Formula 4 Trophy format saw the number of race weekends reduced to four, with the series scheduled to make only one visit to Dubai Autodrome.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner Support bill
1 R1 Yas Marina Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		17 January Oleksandr Bondarev Andy Consani Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp Aksoy Gulf Radical Cup
Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 18 January Andy Consani Niccolò Maccagnani Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo Craigie
R3 Andy Consani Andy Consani Andy Consani R-ace GP Christian Costoya
2 R1 Yas Marina Circuit
(Corkscrew Circuit) 		24 January Scott Lindblom Andy Consani Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo Craigie Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 25 January Bader Al Sulaiti Bader Al Sulaiti Hitech Jarrett Clark
R3 Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo Craigie
3 R1 Dubai Autodrome 30 January–1 February Kenzo Craigie Oleksandr Bondarev Kenzo Craigie R-ace GP Kenzo Craigie Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai)
Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 Christian Costoya Christian Costoya Prema Racing Christian Costoya
R3 Kenzo Craigie Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo Craigie
4 R1 Lusail International Circuit 11–13 February Andy Consani Andy Consani Andy Consani R-ace GP Alp Aksoy Formula Regional Middle East Trophy
R2 Oleksandr Bondarev Niccolò Maccagnani Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Iacopo Martinese
R3 Andy Consani Andy Consani Andy Consani R-ace GP Christian Costoya

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers as follows.[21]

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 YMC1
 YMC2
 DUB
 LUS
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Oleksandr Bondarev 1 6 2 1 10 1 2 4 1 2 7 5 191
2 Andy Consani 2 7 1 2 35 2 3 2 3 1 Ret 1 183
3 Kenzo Craigie 7 3 6 4 9 5 1 7 2 4 8 Ret 118
4 Niccolò Maccagnani 12 1 29 6 2 26 4 34† 5 11 1 15 98
5 David Cosma Cristofor 3 9 15 7 4 4 5 5 4 Ret 21 2 97
6 Christian Costoya 9 Ret 4 9 5 11 11 1 6 8 6 3 86
7 Scott Lindblom 14 8 7 3 30 3 Ret 10 7 5 9 4 71
8 Alp Aksoy 5 5 28 8 6 8 6 Ret 9 3 10 6 70
9 Iacopo Martinese 21 16 9 13 7 13 10 3 22 7 5 7 46
10 Emily Cotty 11 2 5 12 8 15 8 13 10 18 16 13 37
11 Adam Al Azhari 4 10 37 5 15 6 14 9 15 21 Ret 11 33
12 Bader Al Sulaiti 26 23 8 11 1 31 30 19 32 17 Ret 18 29
13 Rowan Campbell-Pilling 6 Ret 3 31 14 10 16 20 11 19 15 34† 24
14 Jarrett Clark 23 17 20 10 3 24 12 6 13 22 13 12 24
15 Theo Palmer 15 11 16 18 17 9 7 14 8 6 11 9 22
16 Elia Weiss 8 12 21 34 18 Ret Ret 31 17 10 4 8 21
17 Tomass Štolcermanis 9 2 Ret 20
18 Joseph Smith 28 18 26 21 25 Ret 23 DNS 12 12 3 10 16
19 Kingsley Zheng 10 4 32 29 22 16 15 15 31† 24 18 29 13
20 Kasper Schormans 17 20 7 6
21 Payton Westcott 16 Ret 22 22 21 23 9 8 20 6
22 Alba Hurup Larsen 13 19 10 14 29 20 13 26 14 1
23 Platon Kostin 17 Ret 11 19 16 17 18 11 21 Ret 28 Ret 0
24 Florentin Hattemer 25 20 13 16 11 21 20 25 16 20 20 16 0
25 Thomas Ingram Hill 19 15 12 35 Ret 14 17 12 23 DSQ 25 Ret 0
26 Emma Felbermayr 22 24 14 15 13 12 Ret 16 33 0
27 Dominik Šimek 24 21 36 20 Ret 19 19 17 19 13 12 14 0
28 Cash Felber 24 12 18 0
29 Vladimir Verkholantsev 18 13 17 26 24 25 Ret 27 22 0
30 Jaber Al Sabah 20 14 18 25 34 Ret 34† 23 34 15 14 21 0
31 Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 25 23 Ret 27 22 33 22 24 14 17 17 0
32 Tamás Gender 35† 28 34 23 DNS Ret 25 28 Ret 16 19 25 0
33 Zakaria Doleh Ret 22 19 Ret 36 25 24 18 Ret Ret 31 24 0
34 Roman Felber Ret 21 18 0
35 Rafael Vaessen 21 Ret DNS 29 22 19 0
36 Ryusho Nakazato 31 30 30 27 19 29 31 29 29 26 29 31 0
37 Haarni Sadiq 33 26 20 0
38 Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 26 31 33 32 30 22 32† DNS 23 24 26 0
39 Edoardo Iacobucci 27 32 27 26 23 27 27 27 26 25 23 28 0
40 Brock Burton 30 34† Ret Ret 31 Ret 28 33† 27 28 32 23 0
41 Lucas Pasquinetti 32 29 24 36† 28 28 29 30 28 27 Ret 32 0
42 Sun Anzhe 32 24 33 30 30 27 0
43 Ben Anh Nguyen 29 27 25 32 33 33† 0
44 Nasser Al Thani 33 31 35 30 26 32 Ret DNS DNS 31 34 30 0
45 Kaylee Countryman 34 33† 32 28 33 34 32 35 30 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1
 YMC2
 DUB
 LUS
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Driver did not finish the race,
but was classified as they completed
more than 75% of the race distance.

Rookie Cup

Pos Driver YMC1
 YMC2
 DUB
 LUS
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Kenzo Craigie 2 1 2 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 3 Ret 216
2 Christian Costoya 3 Ret 1 3 2 4 4 1 2 4 2 1 195
3 Alp Aksoy 1 3 11 2 3 3 2 Ret 3 1 4 2 176
4 Iacopo Martinese 6 5 3 5 4 5 3 2 7 3 1 3 159
5 Jarrett Clark 7 6 7 4 1 10 5 3 4 10 6 4 116
6 Dominik Simek 8 8 16 8 Ret 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 70
7 Florentin Hattemer 9 7 4 6 6 8 8 9 5 9 11 6 66
8 Kingsley Zheng 4 2 13 12 8 6 6 5 11† 12 9 16 62
9 Jaber Al Sabah 5 4 5 10 15 Ret 16 13 12 7 7 10 46
10 Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 10 8 Ret 12 9 15 8 8 6 8 7 33
11 Kasper Schormans 7 7 2 30
12 Zakaria Doleh Ret 9 6 Ret 16 11 11 7 Ret Ret 16 11 16
13 Edoardo Iacobucci 10 15 10 11 9 12 13 10 9 13 13 15 7
14 Tamás Gender 15† 12 15 9 DNS Ret 12 11 Ret 8 10 12 7
15 Rafael Vaessen 9 Ret DNS 15 12 8 6
16 Lucas Pasquinetti 12 13 9 16† 13 13 14 12 10 14 Ret 18 3
17 Haarni Sadiq 18 14 9 2
18 Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 11 12 15 14 14 10 14† DNS 11 13 13 1
19 Sun Anzhe 14 10 16 16 15 14 1
20 Nasser Al Thani 13 14 16 13 11 15 Ret DNS DNS 17 17 17 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1
 YMC2
 DUB
 LUS

Teams' Championship

Ahead of each event, teams nominated two drivers whose points counted towards the teams' championship.

Pos Team No. YMC1
 YMC2
 DUB
 LUS
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 R-ace GP 29 7 3 6 4 9 5 1 7 2 4 8 Ret 301
30 2 7 1 2 35 2 3 2 3 1 Ret 1
2 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 10 5 5 28 8 6 8 6 Ret 9 3 10 6 261
27 1 6 2 1 10 1 2 4 1 2 7 5
3 Prema Racing 1 9 Ret 4 9 5 11 11 1 6 8 6 3 183
99 3 9 15 7 4 4 5 5 4 Ret 21 2
4 Hitech 7 15 11 16 18 17 9 7 14 8 6 11 9 93
8 14 8 7 3 30 3 Ret 10 7 5 9 4
5 PHM Racing 4 22 24 14 64
46 13 7 13 10 3 22 7 5 7
60 9 2 Ret
97 17 Ret 11 19 16 17 18 11 21
6 Xcel Motorsport 15 28 18 26 21 25 Ret 23 DNS 12 12 3 10 40
54 23 17 20 10 3 24 12 6 13 22 13 12
7 Yas Heat Racing 12 4 10 37 5 15 6 14 9 15 21 Ret 11 33
17 24 18 Ret
26 27 32 27 26 23 27
55 23 24 26
8 QMMF by Hitech 5 26 23 8 11 1 31 30 19 32 17 Ret 18 29
6 33 31 35 30 26 32 Ret DNS DNS 31 34 30
9 Pinnacle Motorsport 24 6 Ret 3 31 14 10 16 20 11 19 15 34† 24
74 18 13 17 26 24 25 Ret 27 22
90 28 33 34
10 Evans GP 14 13 19 10 14 29 20 13 26 14 7
22 29 27 25 32 33 33†
40 17 20 7
88 17 12 23 DSQ 25 Ret
11 Trident 11 Ret 25 23 33 22 24 14 17 17 0
50 16 11 21 20 20 16
67 24 21 36 20 Ret 19 19 17 19
12 X GP 21 24 12 18 0
43 33 26 20
73 Ret 21 18
77 32 29 24 36† 28 28 29 30 28 14 Ret 18
Pos Driver No. R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1
 YMC2
 DUB
 LUS

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kostin is Russian, but he competes under a Kyrgyz licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Zheng is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.
  3. ^ Verkholantsev is Russian, but he competes under a neutral flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ "UAE4 Series replaces F4 UAE Trophy – FIA status moved to November". Motorsport Television Deutschland (in German). 2 January 2026.
  2. ^ "It's raceweek for the first round of the @uae4series at Yas Marina". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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  4. ^ a b c d "Hitech set for UAE4 Championship Round 1". Hitech GP. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ "@alpaksoy10 is determined to leave a mark in this world of single-seaters!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ "@nicco.thedriver steps into our @uae4series car for the first time!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ^ "@pilot.bondarev is no stranger to the @uae4series paddock and it definitely shows!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ^ "@kingsley__zheng_ definitely seems to be enjoying the process of getting ready for all the racing that's coming up". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ^ "This weekend we make our debut together with @trident_team in the @uae4series in Abu Dhabi". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  10. ^ a b c d "Eyes on the prize. UAE4 Series is just around the corner". instagram. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  11. ^ Anis, Nida (11 January 2026). "Evans GP confirms Alba Larsen for three-round 2026 UAE4 Series programme ahead of her second F1 Academy season". Evans GP. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Evans GP signs Ben Nguyen for part-time UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Evans GP signs Rafael Vaessen for 2026 UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Evans GP signs Thomas Ingram Hill for 2026 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Evans GP. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Excited for an intense few weeks racing in the @uae4series with @xcelmotorsport and @virtuosiracing". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Wood, Ida (8 January 2026). "Evans GP, Pinnacle Motorsport, R-ace GP and Xcel name UAE4 signings". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  17. ^ "It's Race Week!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  18. ^ a b c Wood, Ida (11 January 2026). "R-ace GP to run two of Mercedes-AMG's F1 juniors in UAE4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  19. ^ Albertini, Marco (9 January 2026). "Emily Cotty returns to R-Ace GP for Italian F4, UAE4 2026 campaigns". Racers Behind The Helmet. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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  21. ^ "UAE4 Series - Sporting Regulations 2026" (PDF). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
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