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.

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

Teams and drivers TeamDriversClassRounds Prema Racing 1 Christian Costoya All 98 Payton Westcott 1–3 99 David Cosma Cristofor All PHM Racing 4 Emma Felbermayr1–346 Iacopo Martinese All 60 Tomass Štolcermanis 4 97 Platon Kostin All Hitech 5 Bader Al Sulaiti All 6 Nasser Al Thani All 7 Theo Palmer All 8 Scott Kin Lindblom All Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited10 Alp Aksoy All 19 Niccolò Maccagnani All 27 Oleksandr Bondarev All 69 Kingsley Zheng All Trident 11 Bernardo Bernoldi All 50 Florentin Hattemer All 67 Dominik Šimek All Yas Heat Racing 12 Adam Al Azhari All 17 Zakaria Doleh All 26 Edoardo Iacobucci All 55 Charbel Abi Gebrayel All Evans GP 14 Alba Hurup Larsen 1–3 22 Ben Anh Nguyen 1, 4 40 Kasper Schormans 2 68 Rafael Vaessen 3–4 88 Thomas Ingram Hill All Xcel Motorsport 15 Joseph Smith All 23 Brock Burton All 54 Jarrett Clark All 83 Jaber Al Sabah All X GP 21 Cash Felber 2 63 Haarni Sadiq 4 73 Roman Felber 3 77 Lucas Pasquinetti All Pinnacle Motorsport 24 Rowan Campbell-Pilling All 25 Sun Anzhe 2, 4 34 Ryusho Nakazato All 74 Vladimir Verkholantsev 1, 3–4 90 Kaylee Countryman 1–3 R-ace GP 29 Kenzo Craigie All 30 Andy Consani All 32 Elia Weiss All 33 Tamás Gender All 42 Emily Cotty AllIconLegendRookie

Race calendar The 2026 calendar was officially announced on 31 October 2025 with the FR Middle East Trophy. 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.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie winnerSupport bill1R1 Yas Marina Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit)17 January Oleksandr Bondarev Andy Consani Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp AksoyGulf Radical CupFormula Regional Middle East TrophyR218 January Andy Consani Niccolò Maccagnani Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo CraigieR3 Andy Consani Andy Consani Andy Consani R-ace GP Christian Costoya2R1 Yas Marina Circuit(Corkscrew Circuit)24 January Scott Kin Lindblom Andy Consani Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo CraigieFormula Regional Middle East TrophyR225 January Bader Al Sulaiti Bader Al Sulaiti Hitech Jarrett ClarkR3 Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo Craigie3R1 Dubai Autodrome30 January–1 February Kenzo Craigie Oleksandr Bondarev Kenzo Craigie R-ace GP Kenzo CraigieAsian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai)Formula Regional Middle East TrophyR2 Christian Costoya Christian Costoya Prema Racing Christian CostoyaR3 Kenzo Craigie Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Kenzo Craigie4R1 Lusail International Circuit11–13 February Andy Consani Andy Consani Andy Consani R-ace GP Alp AksoyFormula Regional Middle East TrophyR2 Oleksandr Bondarev Niccolò Maccagnani Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Iacopo MartineseR3 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. Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Points251815121086421 Drivers' Championship PosDriverYMC1YMC2DUBLUSPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 Oleksandr Bondarev 1 6 2 1 10 1 2 4 1 2 7 51912 Andy Consani 2 7 1 2 35 2 3 2 3 1 Ret 11833 Kenzo Craigie 7 3 6 4 9 5 1 7 2 4 8 Ret1184 Niccolò Maccagnani 12 1 29 6 2 26 4 34† 5 11 1 1598 5 David Cosma Cristofor 3 9 15 7 4 4 5 5 4 Ret 21 2976 Christian Costoya 9 Ret 4 9 5 11 11 1 6 8 6 3867 Scott Kin Lindblom 14 8 7 3 30 3 Ret 10 7 5 9 4718 Alp Aksoy 5 5 28 8 6 8 6 Ret 9 3 10 6709 Iacopo Martinese 21 16 9 13 7 13 10 3 22 7 5 74610 Emily Cotty 11 2 5 12 8 15 8 13 10 18 16 133711 Adam Al Azhari 4 10 37 5 15 6 14 9 15 21 Ret 113312 Bader Al Sulaiti 26 23 8 11 1 31 30 19 32 17 Ret 182913 Rowan Campbell-Pilling 6 Ret 3 31 14 10 16 20 11 19 15 34†2414 Jarrett Clark 23 17 20 10 3 24 12 6 13 22 13 122415 Theo Palmer 15 11 16 18 17 9 7 14 8 6 11 92216 Elia Weiss 8 12 21 34 18 Ret Ret 31 17 10 4 82117 Tomass Štolcermanis 9 2 Ret2018 Joseph Smith 28 18 26 21 25 Ret 23 DNS 12 12 3 101619 Kingsley Zheng 10 4 32 29 22 16 15 15 31† 24 18 291320 Kasper Schormans 17 20 7 621 Payton Westcott 16 Ret 22 22 21 23 9 8 20622 Alba Hurup Larsen 13 19 10 14 29 20 13 26 14123 Platon Kostin 17 Ret 11 19 16 17 18 11 21 Ret 28 Ret024 Florentin Hattemer 25 20 13 16 11 21 20 25 16 20 20 16025 Thomas Ingram Hill 19 15 12 35 Ret 14 17 12 23 DSQ 25 Ret026 Emma Felbermayr 22 24 14 15 13 12 Ret 16 33027 Dominik Šimek 24 21 36 20 Ret 19 19 17 19 13 12 14028 Cash Felber 24 12 18 029 Vladimir Verkholantsev 18 13 17 26 24 25 Ret 27 22030 Jaber Al Sabah 20 14 18 25 34 Ret 34† 23 34 15 14 21031 Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 25 23 Ret 27 22 33 22 24 14 17 17032 Tamás Gender 35† 28 34 23 DNS Ret 25 28 Ret 16 19 25033 Zakaria Doleh Ret 22 19 Ret 36 25 24 18 Ret Ret 31 24034 Roman Felber Ret 21 18 035 Rafael Vaessen 21 Ret DNS 29 22 19 036 Ryusho Nakazato 31 30 30 27 19 29 31 29 29 26 29 31037 Haarni Sadiq 33 26 20038 Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 26 31 33 32 30 22 32† DNS 23 24 26039 Edoardo Iacobucci 27 32 27 26 23 27 27 27 26 25 23 28040 Brock Burton 30 34† Ret Ret 31 Ret 28 33† 27 28 32 23041 Lucas Pasquinetti 32 29 24 36† 28 28 29 30 28 27 Ret 32042 Sun Anzhe 32 24 33 30 30 27 043 Ben Anh Nguyen 29 27 25 32 33 33†044 Nasser Al Thani 33 31 35 30 26 32 Ret DNS DNS 31 34 30045 Kaylee Countryman 34 33† 32 28 33 34 32 35 300PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsYMC1YMC2DUBLUSBold – 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 PosDriverYMC1YMC2DUBLUSPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 Kenzo Craigie 2 1 2 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 3 Ret2162 Christian Costoya 3 Ret 1 3 2 4 4 1 2 4 2 11953 Alp Aksoy 1 3 11 2 3 3 2 Ret 3 1 4 21764 Iacopo Martinese 6 5 3 5 4 5 3 2 7 3 1 31595 Jarrett Clark 7 6 7 4 1 10 5 3 4 10 6 41166 Dominik Simek 8 8 16 8 Ret 7 7 6 6 5 5 5707 Florentin Hattemer 9 7 4 6 6 8 8 9 5 9 11 6668 Kingsley Zheng 4 2 13 12 8 6 6 5 11† 12 9 16629 Jaber Al Sabah 5 4 5 10 15 Ret 16 13 12 7 7 104610 Bernardo Bernoldi Ret 10 8 Ret 12 9 15 8 8 6 8 73311 Kasper Schormans 7 7 23012 Zakaria Doleh Ret 9 6 Ret 16 11 11 7 Ret Ret 16 111613 Edoardo Iacobucci 10 15 10 11 9 12 13 10 9 13 13 15714 Tamás Gender 15† 12 15 9 DNS Ret 12 11 Ret 8 10 12715 Rafael Vaessen 9 Ret DNS 15 12 8616 Lucas Pasquinetti 12 13 9 16† 13 13 14 12 10 14 Ret 18317 Haarni Sadiq 18 14 9218 Charbel Abi Gebrayel Ret 11 12 15 14 14 10 14† DNS 11 13 13119 Sun Anzhe 14 10 16 16 15 14120 Nasser Al Thani 13 14 16 13 11 15 Ret DNS DNS 17 17 170PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsYMC1YMC2DUBLUS

Teams' Championship Ahead of each event, teams nominated two drivers whose points counted towards the teams' championship. PosTeamNo.YMC1YMC2DUBLUSPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 R-ace GP29 7 3 6 4 9 5 1 7 2 4 8 Ret30130 2 7 1 2 35 2 3 2 3 1 Ret 12 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited10 5 5 28 8 6 8 6 Ret 9 3 10 626127 1 6 2 1 10 1 2 4 1 2 7 53 Prema Racing1 9 Ret 4 9 5 11 11 1 6 8 6 318399 3 9 15 7 4 4 5 5 4 Ret 21 24 Hitech7 15 11 16 18 17 9 7 14 8 6 11 9938 14 8 7 3 30 3 Ret 10 7 5 9 45 PHM Racing4 22 24 146446 13 7 13 10 3 22 7 5 760 9 2 Ret97 17 Ret 11 19 16 17 18 11 216 Xcel Motorsport15 28 18 26 21 25 Ret 23 DNS 12 12 3 104054 23 17 20 10 3 24 12 6 13 22 13 127 Yas Heat Racing12 4 10 37 5 15 6 14 9 15 21 Ret 113317 24 18 Ret26 27 32 27 26 23 2755 23 24 268 QMMF by Hitech5 26 23 8 11 1 31 30 19 32 17 Ret 18296 33 31 35 30 26 32 Ret DNS DNS 31 34 309 Pinnacle Motorsport24 6 Ret 3 31 14 10 16 20 11 19 15 34†2474 18 13 17 26 24 25 Ret 27 2290 28 33 3410 Evans GP14 13 19 10 14 29 20 13 26 14722 29 27 25 32 33 33†40 17 20 788 17 12 23 DSQ 25 Ret11 Trident11 Ret 25 23 33 22 24 14 17 17050 16 11 21 20 20 1667 24 21 36 20 Ret 19 19 17 1912 X GP21 24 12 18043 33 26 2073 Ret 21 1877 32 29 24 36† 28 28 29 30 28 14 Ret 18PosDriverNo.R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsYMC1YMC2DUBLUS

See also 2025 Formula Trophy

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