2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship

2016-17 United Arab Emirates Formula 4 Championship
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The 2016-17 Formula 4 UAE Championship will be the inaugural season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.

It began on 28 October 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit and will finish on 11 March 2017 at the same venue, after a 3-race non-championship opening round and 18 championship races held across five rounds, all of them held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Autodrome.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
United Arab Emirates ATCUAE[2] 3 United Arab Emirates Saif ben Sulayem[3] NC, 1
United Arab Emirates Energy Dubai[3] 4 United Kingdom Sean Babington[4] 1
9 India Ricky Donison[3] NC
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing[5] 8 United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi[6] 1
United Arab Emirates Rasgaira Motorsports Team[7] 11 Republic of Ireland James Roe[8] 1
TBA United States David Malukas[6] TBA
Qatar QMMF[9] 20 Qatar Abdulrahman Tolefat[3] NC, 1
22 Qatar Ahmad Al Muhannadi[3] NC, 1
Germany Motopark[10] 21 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein[11] NC, 1
23 United States Logan Sargeant[10] NC, 1
United Arab Emirates Dragon Racing[12] TBA Australia Oscar Piatri[13] 2-4
Italy GDL Middle East[14] TBA TBA TBA

Race calendar and results

The season will feature 18 championship races over five rounds, in addition to a 3 non-championship round called "Trophy Event" over one weekend at Yas Marina Circuit at the start of the season; all six rounds will be held in the United Arab Emirates.[1] The second round will be in support of the 2016 Gulf 12 Hours, and the second round will support the Dubai 24 Hour. Also, the third and fourth rounds will support the TCR Middle East Series

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
2016
TE R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)		 28 October South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Motopark
R2 29 October South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Motopark
R3 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Motopark
1 R1 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(National layout)		 18 November South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Motopark
R2 19 November South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Motopark
R3 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Motopark
2 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)		 16–17 December
R2
R3
R4
2017
3 R1 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(International layout)		 27–28 January
R2
R3
4 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(South layout)		 10–11 February
R2
R3
R4
5 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Layout TBA)		 10–11 March
R2
R3
R4

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

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 YMC TE DUB1 YMC1 DUB2 YMC2 YMC3 Pts
1 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein 1 1 1 1 1 1 75
2 United States Logan Sargeant 2 2 2 2 2 2 54
3 United Kingdom Sean Babington 3 3 4 42
4 Republic of Ireland James Roe 4 4 3 39
5 Qatar Ahmad Al Muhannadi 4 4 4 5 5 5 30
6 Qatar Abdulrahman Tolefat 5 5 Ret 6 6 6 24
India Ricky Donison 3 3 3 0
United Arab Emirates Saif ben Sulayem 6 6 Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver YMC TE DUB1 YMC1 DUB2 YMC2 YMC3 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. 1 2 "2016–17 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship Calendar". F4 UAE. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". ATCUAE. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Trophy Event Entry List" (PDF). F4 UAE. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "F4 UAE Championship secures its first 10 entries for inaugural season". F4 UAE. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". Abu Dhabi Racing. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Richard Cregan and Rasgaira steering Emirati involvement in new F4 UAE Championship". TheNational.ae. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rasgaira announces participation in FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Rasgaira. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ireland's James Roe Jr signed with Rasgaira for F4 UAE". F4 UAE. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "QMMF announces plans to enter brand new FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". QMMF. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 Gruz, David (20 October 2016). "American karting star Sargeant set for single-seater debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Yas Marina Circuit to host inaugural F4 UAE event this weekend". F4 UAE. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "F4 UAE welcomes Dragon Racing". Dragon Racing. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.f4uae.com/news-latest/95-oscar-piastri-joins-dragon-f4-for-f4uae-championship
  14. ↑ Costa, Massimo (13 September 2016). "GDL Racing conquista gli Emirati e debutta nella Formula 4 UAE". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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