Salim Hanna
| Salim Hanna | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hanna in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  Colombian |
| Born | Salim Hanna Hernández 20 November 2009 Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 88 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| 2026 2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 | FR Middle East F4 British E4 Italian F4 F4 Middle East Formula Trophy UAE |
Salim Hanna Hernández (born 20 November 2009) is a Colombian racing driver currently competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Racing.
Hanna previously raced with Prema in the 2025 Italian F4 Championship, finishing fourth overall.
Personal life
Hanna is the son of Jalil Hanna, a former racing driver and is of Lebanese descent.[1]
Career
Karting and single-seater debut (2016–2024)
Hanna began karting at the age of seven.[2][3] During his karting career, in which he was coached by Juan Pablo Montoya,[4] he most notably won the WSK Open Cup and Trofeo Delle Industrie in 2022, whilst racing in the OK-J class.[5][6]
Hanna made his single-seater debut at the end of 2024, racing for Prema-run Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited in the Formula Trophy UAE.[7] In the three-round series, Hanna scored a best result of fourth in the season-ending round at Yas Marina en route to seventh in points.[8]
First full-time year in single-seaters and maiden wins (2025)
Remaining with Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited for the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship,[9] Hanna scored his first podium in single-seaters at the third Yas Marina round by finishing second in race two,[10] which helped him secure the rookie title and sixth overall.[11]
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Hanna then moved to the Prema mainteam for the rest of 2025,[12] competing in both the Italian F4 and E4 Championships.[13][14] Opening up the season by qualifying on pole at Misano,[15] Hanna then took his maiden Italian F4 podium by finishing second in race one,[16] before closing out the weekend by finishing fourth and third in the other two races.[17] Following that up with a third podium of the season at Vallelunga by finishing third in race four,[18] Hanna then finished third in race three at Monza,[19] but dropped to 30th after being given a 25-second penalty for causing a collision with Dante Vinci.[20] A difficult weekend at Mugello then ensued, before he returned to the podium at Imola by finishing second in race one,[21] a feat he repeated in the following round at Barcelona.[22] In the season-ending Misano round, Hanna took his sixth and final podium of the season in race two as he ended the year fourth in points as the rookie champion.[23] In E4, Hanna began the three-round season by finishing tenth in race one at Le Castellet.[24] After not scoring points in the other two races, Hanna finished no lower than sixth in the following round at Mugello and was the highest finishing rookie in all three races.[25] Hanna then scored his only podium of the season in race three at Monza by finishing second to Kean Nakamura-Berta en route to a seventh-place points finish.[26]
During 2025, Hanna also joined Virtuosi Racing for a part-time schedule in the F4 British Championship.[27] On his debut round at Thruxton, Hanna took his maiden win in single-seaters in race three ahead of his teammate Martin Molnár.[28] Hanna then made his second and final appearance of the season in the British Grand Prix-supporting Silverstone round, dominating the weekend as he won both races.[29]
Formula Regional (2026)
The following year, Hanna returned to Prema Racing-run Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited to step up to the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy.[30] In the four-round winter series, Hanna scored his first win in Formula Regional competition in race two at Dubai en route to a tenth-place points finish.[31] For the rest of 2026, Hanna remained with Prema to race in the Formula Regional European Championship.[32]
FIA Formula 3 (2026)
Hanna competed in a one-off round in the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship during the Austrian round, taking over the injured Brad Benavides' seat at AIX Racing.[33] He returned for another appearance with the team in the Budapest round.[34]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | National Series Karting – Minime | Energy Corse | 26th |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Micro Swift | Team Montoya | 17th | |
| 2019 | SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift | 15th | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Mini Rok | Team Montoya | 22nd | |
| Biloxi ROK Fest – Mini Rok | 15th | ||
| ROK the Rio – Mini Rok | 34th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – 60 Mini | Gamoto | 90th | |
| Rok Cup Superfinal – Mini Rok | NC | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift | 22nd | ||
| 2020 | SKUSA Winter Series – Mini Swift | 10th | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Mini Rok | Team Montoya | 7th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Mini Swift | 6th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 38th | |
| ROK Cup International Final – Mini Rok | 4th | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy – 60 Mini | 34th | ||
| WSK Open Cup – 60 Mini | 8th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup – OK-J | Birel ART Racing | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | Birel ART Racing Ricky Flynn Motorsport[a] |
57th | |
| WSK Euro Series – OK-J | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 51st | |
| Champions of the Future – OK-J | 90th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK-J | 64th | ||
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – OK-J | 43rd | ||
| WSK Open Cup – OK-J | 59th | ||
| Karting World Championship – OK-J | NC | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup – OK-J | NC | ||
| WSK Final Cup – OK-J | 33rd | ||
| Italian Karting Championship – X30 Junior | 56th | ||
| Karting Academy Trophy | Jalil Hanna | 9th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Junior | Team Montoya | 16th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – KA 100 Jr. | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 27th |
| Champions of the Future Winter Series – OK-J | 32nd | ||
| Champions of the Future – OK-J | 45th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK-J [b] | 26th | ||
| Karting World Championship – OK-J | 13th | ||
| WSK Open Cup – OK-J | 1st | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie – OK-J | 1st | ||
| WSK Final Cup – OK-J | 8th | ||
| LeCont Trophy – OK-J | 8th | ||
| Italian Karting Championship – OK-J | 40th | ||
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 4th |
| Karting European Championship – OK-J | 18th | ||
| Champions of the Future – OK-J | Ricky Flynn Motorsport Prema Racing[c] |
19th | |
| WSK Euro Series – OK-J | Prema Racing | 25th | |
| Karting World Championship – OK-J | 21st | ||
| WSK Open Cup – OK-J | 14th | ||
| 2024 | WSK Champions Cup – OK | Prema Racing | 3rd |
| WSK Super Master Series – OK | 5th | ||
| IAME Winter Series – X30 Senior | NC | ||
| Champions of the Future – OK | 10th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK | 12th | ||
| Karting World Championship – OK | 20th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – OK | KR Motorsport | 12th | |
| Sources:[35][36] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula Trophy UAE | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7th |
| 2025 | F4 Middle East Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 6th |
| Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 4th | |
| E4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 7th | ||
| F4 British Championship | Virtuosi Racing | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 19th | |
| 2026 | Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 10th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59* | 9th* | |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | AIX Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 32nd* | |
| Sources:[37][35] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | DUB 1 7 |
DUB 2 5 |
DUB 3 13 |
YMC1 1 9 |
YMC1 2 11 |
YMC2 1 4 |
YMC2 2 5 |
7th | 40 |
Complete F4 Middle East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | YMC1 1 4 |
YMC1 2 17 |
YMC1 3 24† |
YMC2 1 Ret |
YMC2 2 17 |
YMC2 3 6 |
DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 5 |
DUB 3 6 |
YMC3 1 5 |
YMC3 2 2 |
YMC3 3 5 |
LUS 1 13 |
LUS 2 Ret |
LUS 3 9 |
6th | 112 |
Complete Italian F4 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 | 25 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | MIS1 1 2 |
MIS1 2 4 |
MIS1 3 |
MIS1 4 3 |
VLL 1 5 |
VLL 2 13 |
VLL 3 |
VLL 4 3 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 30 |
MUG 1 11 |
MUG 2 16 |
MUG 3 7 |
IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 C |
IMO 3 5 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 8 |
CAT 3 C |
MIS2 1 5 |
MIS2 2 |
MIS2 3 2 |
MIS2 4 7 |
MIS2 5 6 |
4th | 180 |
Complete F4 British 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virtuosi Racing | DPN 1 |
DPN 2 |
DPN 3 |
SILGP 1 |
SILGP 2 |
SILGP 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 74 |
THR 3 1 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SILGP 1 1 |
SILGP 2 1 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
19th | 41 |
Complete E4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 24 |
LEC 3 25 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 4 |
MUG 3 6 |
MNZ 1 17 |
MNZ 2 8 |
MNZ 3 2 |
7th | 55 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | YMC1 1 15 |
YMC1 2 4 |
YMC1 3 20 |
YMC2 1 24 |
YMC2 2 21 |
YMC2 3 12 |
DUB 1 11 |
DUB 2 1 |
DUB 3 6 |
LUS 1 10 |
LUS 2 C |
LUS 3 6 |
10th | 54 |
Complete Formula Regional European 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prema Racing | RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 10 |
RBR 3 4 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 14 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 C |
SPA 3 21 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 8 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 Ret |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 12 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
9th* | 59* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AIX Racing | MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR 26 |
RBR FEA 19 |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR 24 |
HUN FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MAD SPR |
MAD FEA |
32nd* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
Notes
- ↑ Hanna competed for Birel ART Racing in rounds 1-2 and for Ricky Flynn Motorsport in rounds 3-4.
- ↑ Hanna competed for Ricky Flynn Motorsport in rounds 1-3 and for Ward Racing in round 4.
- ↑ Hanna competed for Ricky Flynn Motorsport in rounds 1-4 and for Prema Racing in round 5.
References
- ↑ "Salim Hanna, el kartista que sueña con convertirse en el próximo Juan Pablo Montoya". canal1.com.co (in Spanish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Salim Hanna". premaracing.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Salim Hanna, la nueva generación del kartismo". elespectador.com (in Spanish). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Juan Pablo Montoya llena de elogios al piloto barranquillero Salim Hanna". elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 16 February 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "WSK Open Cup, Lonato: OKJ Final – Salim Hanna Hernandez plays the solo to compose his first victory". tkart.it. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "The five Champions of the 50th Trofeo delle Industrie 2022". kartcom.com. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Formula Trophy UAE: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Wheldon wins on Prema F4 debut, Daryanani takes Formula Trophy title". formulascout.com. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "F4 Middle East: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Reno Francot gets his first F4 Middle East win in Abu Dhabi". formulascout.com. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "SALIM HANNA CAMPEÓN DE NOVATOS F4 DE ORIENTE MEDIO". fedeautos.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "El colombiano Salim Hanna le sigue los pasos a Sebastián Montoya: correrá la Fórmula 4". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Italian F4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "E4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "F4 Italy | Misano #1 2025, Qualifying: Kean Nakamura-Berta takes his first pole position of the year. Hanna is fastest in the first group". p300.it. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Sebastian Wheldon wins debut Italian F4 race at Misano". formulascout.com. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Gran jornada de Salim Hanna en la segunda ronda de la F4 en el circuito de Misano". fedeautos.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "El barranquillero Salim Hanna es el mejor novato en la F4 de Italia". elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 27 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "F4 Italy | Monza 2025: Newman Chi takes his first win in the class, ahead of Sammalisto and Hanna". p300.it. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Newman Chi wins Race 3 in a dramatic finale". kartxpress.com. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Fórmula 4: Salim Hanna es podio, y mantiene su liderato entre los rookies". deportecolombiano.com.co (in Spanish). 5 August 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "De novato a protagonista: Salim Hanna conquista Barcelona". deportecolombiano.com.co (in Spanish). 20 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "El barranquillero Salim Hanna se corona campeón de los novatos en la Fórmula 4 italiana". elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 15 October 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gomez and Francot win E4 season's first two French races". formulascout.com. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Triple triunfo en de novatos para Salim Hanna en la Euro 4". revistaautosmas.com (in Spanish). 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Euro 4 | Monza, gara 2-3: Nakamura Berta campione con due vittorie". livegp.it (in Italian). 26 October 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Salim Hanna adds British F4 programme to rookie year in cars". formulascout.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Hanna wins as Virtuosi team-mate Molnar reclaims British F4 lead". formulascout.com. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Triple triunfo en de novatos para Salim Hanna en la Euro 4". revistaturbo.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Formula Regional Middle East Trophy: 2026 season guide". Feeder Series. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Salim Hanna sigue firme en Dubái en la Fórmula Regional". deportecolombiano.com.co (in Spanish). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "El piloto barranquillero Salim Hanna da un paso importante en su ruta hacia la Fórmula Uno". elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "¡Atención! El barranquillero Salim Hanna debutará en la Fórmula 3 de la FIA con AIX Racing en Spielberg". elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 23 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "AIX Racing confirm Salim Hanna for Round 7 in Budapest". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Salim Hanna | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ Kartcom. "Hanna Salim". Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Salim Hanna Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
External links
- Salim Hanna career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2009 births
- Living people
- Colombian racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Barranquilla
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- Mumbai Falcons drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers
- Virtuosi Racing drivers
- Formula Regional European Championship drivers
- Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers
- Euro 4 Championship drivers
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- AIX Racing drivers