2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship
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.
2016-17 Formula 4 UAE Championship | |||
Previous: | none | Next: | 2017-18 |
It began on 28 October 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit and finished 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] | 1–2, 5 * |
Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team[3] | 4 | Sean Babington[4] | All |
8 | Lucas Petersson[5] | 5 | |
9 | Ricky Donison[3] | * | |
Team Motopark 2[6] | 7 | Sebastián Fernández[7] | 3–4 |
25 | Charles Weerts[7] | 3–5 | |
27 | Leonard Hoogenboom[5] | 5 | |
Abu Dhabi Racing[8] | 8 | Amna Al Qubaisi[9] | 1 |
Rasgaira Motorsports[10] | 11 | James Roe[11] | 1–2 |
13 | Fabio Scherer[12] | 4–5 | |
79 | David Malukas[9] | 2–4 | |
Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation[13] | 20 | Abdulrahman Tolefat[3] | All * |
22 | Ahmad Al Muhannadi[3] | All * | |
Team Motopark[6] | 21 | Jonathan Aberdein[14] | All * |
23 | Logan Sargeant[6] | All * | |
Dragon F4[15] | 88 | Oscar Piastri[16] | 2–4 |
Sun Yueyang[17] | 5 |
Drivers with an asterisk on their "Rounds" column took part in the non-championship opening round.
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]
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
Each driver dropping their worst three race results.[18]
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Bold – Pole |
Teams' championship
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Team Motopark | 629 |
2 | Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team | 239 |
3 | Rasgaira Motorsports | 234 |
4 | Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation | 182 |
5 | Team Motopark 2 | 174 |
6 | Dragon F4 | 104 |
References
- "2016–17 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship Calendar". F4 UAE. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". ATCUAE. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "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.
- "THREE NEW DRIVERS JOIN F4UAE GRID FOR CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINALE IN ABU DHABI". 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- Gruz, David (20 October 2016). "American karting star Sargeant set for single-seater debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "F4UAE WELCOMES NEW DRIVERS AT HALFWAY POINT". 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". Abu Dhabi Racing. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "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. Archived from the original on 25 October 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.
- "Formula 4 UAE — SWISS F4 RACER JOINS RASGAIRA MOTORSPORT AT F4UAE'S PENULTIMATE EVENT". 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- "QMMF announces plans to enter brand new FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". QMMF. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 28 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
- "TEAM NEWS: CHINA'S SUN YUE YANG JOINS DRAGON F4 FOR F4UAE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "2016/17 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS - DRIVERS". f4uae.com. Formula 4 UAE Championship. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
After a total of 18 Championship races - and with each driver dropping their worst three race results - here are the final championship points for the 2016/17 season.