The 2024 Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship certified by FIA is the inaugural season of the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. It is a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The season commenced on 14 December 2023 with a non-championship Trophy Event at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. The regular season will begin on 1–3 February at Kuwait Motor Town in Kuwait and will conclude on 6 April 2024 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia.[1]

Teams and drivers

All cars are run by Altawkilat Meritus.GP.

No. Driver Class Rounds
5 Kuwait Sager Almousherji NC
7 Saudi Arabia Faisal Alkabbani NC
8 United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi NC
11 Austria Oscar Wurz NC
12 United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai NC
18 Saudi Arabia Omar Aldereyaane NC
23 Main Page Kirill Kutskov NC
33 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Altayar NC
52 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari NC
66 Germany Montego Maassen NC
88 United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi NC
96 Qatar Jabor Al-Thani NC
99 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Abuzenadah NC
Icon Legend
G Guest drivers ineligible for Drivers' Championship
R Rookie

Calendar

The schedule consists of 24 races over six rounds across at four circuits in four countries.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Supporting
2023
TE R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 15 December Morocco Suleiman Zanfari Morocco Suleiman Zanfari Austria Oscar Wurz Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East
R2 16 December United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai Morocco Suleiman Zanfari
R3 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai
R4 Austria Oscar Wurz Austria Oscar Wurz
2024
1 R1 Kuwait Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem 1–3 February Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait
Clio Cup Middle East
Radical Cup Kuwait
R2
R3
R4
2 R1 Kuwait Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem 8–10 February
R2
R3
R4
3 R1 Qatar Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 14–16 March
R2
R3
R4
4 R1 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 28–30 March
R2
R3
R4
5 R1 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 5–6 April
R2
R3
R4

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 3 1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain		 KMT1
Kuwait		 KMT2
Kuwait		 LSL
Qatar		 JED1
Saudi Arabia		 JED2
Saudi Arabia		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4
– Austria Oscar Wurz 1 11† 3 1 –
– United Arab Emirates Federico Al Rifai 3 4 1 Ret –
– Morocco Suleiman Zanfari 11† 1 Ret 3 –
– Kuwait Sager Almousherji 2 9 4 4 –
– United Arab Emirates Hamda Al Qubaisi Ret 6 2 7 –
– Saudi Arabia Omar Aldereyaane 7 7 9 2 –
– Saudi Arabia Faisal Alkabbani 12 2 8 9 –
– United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi 9 3 7 8 –
– Main Page Kirill Kutskov 4 8 5 6 –
– Germany Montego Maassen 5 5 6 5 –
– Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Altayar 6 10 10 Ret –
– Qatar Jabor Al-Thani 8 Ret 12 Ret –
– Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Abuzenadah 10 Ret 11 Ret –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
BHR
Bahrain		 KMT1
Kuwait		 KMT2
Kuwait		 LSL
Qatar		 JED1
Saudi Arabia		 JED2
Saudi Arabia
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Wolff, Perceval (2023-12-11). "Exclusive: F4 Saudi set to start this weekend at Sakhir: "The grid is full"". Feeder Series.
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