Keanu Al Azhari (born 14 November 2007) is an Emirati racing driver of German descent, who competes in Eurocup-3 with Hitech.
Al Azhari is the 2026 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter champion, and was third in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship and the 2024 F4 Spanish runner-up. He was also a race winner in GB3 in 2025, placing sixth. He is a member of the Alpine Academy.
Al Azhari is set to move up to FIA Formula 3 in with Hitech.
Career
Karting (2017–2022) 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 (2023–2024) 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, Al Azhari 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.
Formula Regional (2025–2026) 2025: GB3
Al Azhari moved to GB3 for 2025, signing with Hitech TGR.
2026: Eurocup-3 Al Azhari continued with Hitech, but switched to Eurocup-3 for 2026.
Formula Three (2027) Al Azhari is set to remain with Hitech and progress to FIA Formula 3 in .
Prototype racing During his time in the UAE in 2024, Al Azhari 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 later competed 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 is the son of Karim Al Azhari, a German-Emirati businessman and multiple UAE karting champion. Al Azhari is also the older brother of Adam Al Azhari, who he raced against in Spanish F4.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position2017Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro MaxAl Ain Raceway11th2017-18IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet9th2018WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniTeam Driver Racing Kart21stWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini23rdSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok34thWSK Open Cup - 60 MiniNCIAME International Final - X30 MiniKR Sport9thWSK Final Cup - 60 MiniParolin Racing Kart20th2018-19IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior12th2019WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin Racing Kart16thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini17thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini14thWSK Final Cup - 60 MiniNC2019-20IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior2nd2020South Garda Winter Cup - OKJBirel ART Racing79thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ106thWSK Euro Series - OKJ39thChampions of the Future - OKJNCCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJDPK Racing86thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ30thWSK Open Cup - OKJ31stAcademy Trophy - AcademyAl Azhari Karim15th2020-21IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior1st2021WSK Super Master Series - OKJDPK Racing35thChampions of the Future - OKJ9thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ24thWSK Euro Series - OKJ115thWSK Open Cup - OKJTony Kart Racing Team18thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ29th2021-22IAME Series UAE - Gearbox6th2022South Garda Winter Cup - OKTony Kart Racing Team10thChampions of the Future - OK35thCIK-FIA European Championship - OK45thCIK-FIA World Championship - OK43rdSources:
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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 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 21 0 1 0 1 100 9th 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 1643rd Formula Winter Series MP Motorsport 5 1 2 1 2 58 7th F4 Spanish Championship 21 4 5 3 13 2722nd Prototype Cup Germany Mühlner Motorsport 12 2 5 4 6 191 4th 2025 GT Winter Series - GT3 SSR Performance 2 2 2 2 2 38 43rd GB3 Championship Hitech TGR 24 1 1 0 5 310 6th Prototype Cup Germany Mühlner Motorsport 4 0 1 0 0 8 14th 2026Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter ChampionshipHitech 9 2 3 3 7 1441stEurocup-3 3 1 1 1 1 392nd* Season still in progress.
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 AcademyDUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KMT11 KMT12 KMT13 KMT21 KMT22 KMT23 DUB21DUB22DUB23YMC1YMC2YMC3 7th 63 2024 Yas Heat Racing AcademyYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB11DUB12DUB13YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 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 MotorsportSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3JER1JER2JER3EST1EST2EST3CRT1CRT2CRT3CAT1CAT2CAT3 9th 100 2024 MP MotorsportJAR1 JAR2JAR3ALG1 ALG2ALG3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3JER1JER2JER3CAT1CAT2CAT32nd272
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 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT2 CAT2 CAT3 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 13 14 DC Points 2024 Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 SPA1 SPA2 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 4th 1912025 Mühlner Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8SPA1SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 RBR1 RBR2 14th 8
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 HitechSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 6th 310
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter 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 DC Points 2026 HitechPOR1POR2POR3JAR1JAR2JAR3ARA1ARA2ARA3 1st 144
Complete Eurocup-3 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 DC Points 2026 HitechLEC1LECSRLEC2POR1POR2IMO1IMOSRIMO2MNZ1MNZ2SIL1SIL2JER1JERSPRJER2HUN1HUN2CAT1CAT2 2nd* 39* Season still in progress.
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