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
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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.
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
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Rookie Cup
| Pos | Driver | YMC1 |
YMC2 |
DUB |
LUS |
Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 216 | |
| 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 195 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 176 | |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 159 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 116 | |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70 | |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 66 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11† | 12 | 9 | 16 | 62 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 46 | |
| 10 | Ret | 10 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 11 | 16 | |
| 13 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | |
| 14 | 15† | 12 | 15 | 9 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |
| 15 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 16† | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 3 | |
| 17 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14† | DNS | 11 | 13 | 13 | 1 | |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | |||||||
| 20 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Zheng is a Chinese driver competing under an Italian licence.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "UAE4 Series replaces F4 UAE Trophy – FIA status moved to November". motorsporttelevision.de (in German). 2 January 2026. Archived from the original on 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "It's raceweek for the first round of the @uae4series at Yas Marina". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Wood, Ida (12 January 2026). "Evans GP, PHM Racing and Pinnacle add to UAE4 line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hitech set for UAE4 Championship Round 1". Hitech GP. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "@alpaksoy10 is determined to leave a mark in this world of single-seaters!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "@nicco.thedriver steps into our @uae4series car for the first time!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "@pilot.bondarev is no stranger to the @uae4series paddock and it definitely shows!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "@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.
- ↑ "This weekend we make our debut together with @trident_team in the @uae4series in Abu Dhabi". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Eyes on the prize. UAE4 Series is just around the corner". instagram. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Evans GP signs Ben Nguyen for part-time UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Evans GP signs Rafael Vaessen for 2026 UAE4 Series campaign". Evans GP. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Evans GP signs Thomas Ingram Hill for 2026 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Evans GP. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Excited for an intense few weeks racing in the @uae4series with @xcelmotorsport and @virtuosiracing". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wood, Ida (8 January 2026). "Evans GP, Pinnacle Motorsport, R-ace GP and Xcel name UAE4 signings". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "It's Race Week!". instagram. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "UAE4 Series & Formula Regional Middle East Trophy on Instagram: '💥Announce the 2026 Formula Middle East Calendar!'". Instagram. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "UAE4 Series - Final Sporting Regulations 2026 (V2)". motorsporttelevision.de. Top Speed Sports Event LS Limited. 9 January 2026. Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.