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 |
---|---|---|---|
ATCUAE[2] | 3 | Saif ben Sulayem[3] | NC, 1 |
Energy Dubai[3] | 4 | Sean Babington[4] | 1 |
9 | Ricky Donison[3] | NC | |
Abu Dhabi Racing[5] | 8 | Amna Al Qubaisi[6] | 1 |
Rasgaira Motorsports Team[7] | 11 | James Roe[8] | 1 |
TBA | David Malukas[6] | TBA | |
QMMF[9] | 20 | Abdulrahman Tolefat[3] | NC, 1 |
22 | Ahmad Al Muhannadi[3] | NC, 1 | |
Motopark[10] | 21 | Jonathan Aberdein[11] | NC, 1 |
23 | Logan Sargeant[10] | NC, 1 | |
Dragon Racing[12] | TBA | Oscar Piatri[13] | 2-4 |
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 | |
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2016 | |||||||
TE | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout) |
28 October | Jonathan Aberdein | Logan Sargeant | Jonathan Aberdein | Motopark |
R2 | 29 October | Jonathan Aberdein | Jonathan Aberdein | Motopark | |||
R3 | Jonathan Aberdein | Logan Sargeant | Jonathan Aberdein | Motopark | |||
1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (National layout) |
18 November | Jonathan Aberdein | Logan Sargeant | Jonathan Aberdein | Motopark |
R2 | 19 November | Jonathan Aberdein | Jonathan Aberdein | Motopark | |||
R3 | Jonathan Aberdein | Jonathan Aberdein | Jonathan Aberdein | 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
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Bold – Pole |
References
- 1 2 "2016–17 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship Calendar". F4 UAE. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". ATCUAE. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Trophy Event Entry List" (PDF). F4 UAE. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "F4 UAE Championship secures its first 10 entries for inaugural season". F4 UAE. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". Abu Dhabi Racing. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Richard Cregan and Rasgaira steering Emirati involvement in new F4 UAE Championship". TheNational.ae. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Rasgaira announces participation in FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Rasgaira. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ireland's James Roe Jr signed with Rasgaira for F4 UAE". F4 UAE. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "QMMF announces plans to enter brand new FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". QMMF. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 Gruz, David (20 October 2016). "American karting star Sargeant set for single-seater debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ "Yas Marina Circuit to host inaugural F4 UAE event this weekend". F4 UAE. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "F4 UAE welcomes Dragon Racing". Dragon Racing. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.f4uae.com/news-latest/95-oscar-piastri-joins-dragon-f4-for-f4uae-championship
- ↑ Costa, Massimo (13 September 2016). "GDL Racing conquista gli Emirati e debutta nella Formula 4 UAE". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2016.