2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship

The 2024 Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship Certified by FIA was the inaugural season of the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. It was 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 began on 1 February at Kuwait Motor Town in Kuwait and concludes on 6 April 2024 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia.[1]

Teams and drivers

All cars were run by Altawkilat Meritus.GP.

No. Driver Class Rounds
3 Saud Al Saud 4
5 Saqer Almaosherji R NC, All
7 Faisal Alkabbani NC, All
8 Hamda Al Qubaisi NC, All
9 Abdullah Al Qubaisi 1–2
77 5–6
10 Federico Al Rifai[2] All
12 NC
11 Oscar Wurz[3] NC, All
18 Omar Aldereyaane R NC, All
22 Aurelia Nobels 3
23 Kirill Kutskov[lower-alpha 1] R NC, All
33 Abdulaziz Altayar R NC
49 Andrej Petrović R All
52 Suleiman Zanfari NC, All
55 Laura Villars All
66 Montego Maassen R NC
77 Juancho Brobio R 1–3
88 Amna Al Qubaisi NC, All
96 Jabor Al-Thani R NC, All
Lucca Allen 1
99 Abdulaziz Abuzenadah NC, All
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Calendar

Initially, the schedule consisted of twenty-four races over six rounds across four countries. The planned season opener at Bahrain International Circuit was converted into the Trophy Event round. Furthermore, the last two competitions at Jeddah Corniche Circuit were converted into three triple-headers.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Rookie winner Supporting
2023
TE R1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 15 December Suleiman Zanfari Suleiman Zanfari Oscar Wurz Saqer Almaosherji Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East
R2 16 December Federico Al Rifai Suleiman Zanfari Montego Maassen
R3 Suleiman Zanfari Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Saqer Almaosherji
R4 Oscar Wurz Oscar Wurz Omar Aldereyaane
2024
1 R1 Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem 2 February Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Suleiman Zanfari Saqer Almaosherji Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series
Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait
R2 3 February Saqer Almaosherji Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović
R3 Hamda Al Qubaisi Hamda Al Qubaisi Saqer Almaosherji
R4 Federico Al Rifai Suleiman Zanfari Federico Al Rifai Kirill Kutskov
2 R1 Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem 9 February Suleiman Zanfari Suleiman Zanfari Suleiman Zanfari Andrej Petrović Kuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series
R2 10 February Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović
R3 Saqer Almaosherji Saqer Almaosherji Saqer Almaosherji
R4 Suleiman Zanfari Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović
3 R1 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 16 March Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović Stand-alone event
R2 Amna Al Qubaisi Faisal Alkabbani Omar Aldereyaane
R3 Andrej Petrović Omar Aldereyaane Omar Aldereyaane
R4 17 March Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Kirill Kutskov
4 R1 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 28 March Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Stand-alone event
R2 Faisal Alkabbani Faisal Alkabbani Omar Aldereyaane
R3 29 March Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović
5 R1 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 1 April Saqer Almaosherji Andrej Petrović Kirill Kutskov Kirill Kutskov Stand-alone event
R2 Andrej Petrović Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović
R3 2 April Saqer Almaosherji Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Kirill Kutskov
6 R1 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 6 April Andrej Petrović Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović Stand-alone event
R2 Federico Al Rifai Suleiman Zanfari Kirill Kutskov
R3 7 April Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers of each race, with reverse-grid races awarding half points. No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.

Round Races Position, points per race
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
4-race round Races 1 & 4 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Races 2 & 3 12.5 9 7.5 6 5 4 3 2 1 0.5
3-race round Races 1 & 3 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Race 2 12.5 9 7.5 6 5 4 3 2 1 0.5

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver BHR
 KMT1
 KMT2
 LSL
 JED1
 JED2
 JED3
 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Federico Al Rifai 3 4 1 Ret 11 1 5 1 5 1 4 3 1 4 9 1 3 WD 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 269.5
2 Andrej Petrović 5 3 3 3 3 2 5 1 3 Ret 3 8 1 7 1 4 2 Ret 2 3 1 245
3 Kirill Kutskov 4 8 5 6 4 7 6 2 7 Ret 6 4 7 Ret 8 4 2 3 6 1 5 2 3 2 3 199.5
4 Suleiman Zanfari 11† 1 Ret 3 1 4 9 4 1 6 9 2 4 Ret 10 7 8 Ret 7 Ret Ret WD 5 1 7 149
5 Saqer Almaosherji 2 9 4 4 2 5 2 5 4 4 1 8 11 Ret 6 6 6 Ret 2 Ret 4 3 Ret 8 9 139.5
6 Oscar Wurz 1 11† 3 1 Ret Ret 4 DNS 2 Ret 7 5 2 3 4 5 4 WD 4 2 Ret Ret 6 5 8 137.5
7 Omar Aldereyaane 7 7 9 2 6 Ret 7 6 6 3 2 6 6 5 1 9 7 2 8 5 7 Ret 4 7 5 136
8 Hamda Al Qubaisi Ret 6 2 7 3 2 1 10 8 5 8 7 5 7 11 2 5 8 3 Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 4 132.5
9 Faisal Alkabbani 12 2 8 9 7 6 10 Ret 9 Ret 3 9 9 1 2 11 Ret 1 12 6 3 5 Ret DNS Ret 83.5
10 Amna Al Qubaisi 9 3 7 8 9 8 8 Ret WD WD WD WD 10 2 5 10 Ret 4 9 7 Ret 4 Ret Ret 6 56
11 Aurelia Nobels 8 6 7 3 26
12 Jabor Al-Thani 8 Ret 12 Ret WD WD WD WD 13 9 12 12 13 8 12 14 11 6 13 8 8 8 7 Ret 11 23
13 Abdullah Al Qubaisi 13 10 11 7 12 Ret 10 10 9 9 6 9 Ret 10 22
14 Laura Villars 12 9 12 8 11 7 Ret 11 15 Ret 15† 12 9 5 10 WD WD WD WD WD WD 16
15 Abdulaziz Abuzenadah 10 Ret 11 Ret DNS 11 Ret 9 14 10 Ret 13 14 10 14 13 10 WD 14 10 Ret 7 8 9 12 16
16 Juancho Brobio 10 Ret 13 11 10 8 11 14 12 9 13 15 5
17 Lucca Allen 8 WD WD WD 4
18 Saud Al Saud Ret Ret 11 0
Trophy Event-only drivers
– Montego Maassen 5 5 6 5 –
– Abdulaziz Altayar 6 10 10 Ret –
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
BHR
 KMT1
 KMT2
 LSL
 JED1
 JED2
 JED3
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
  1. Kutskov is Russian, but he competes under a Kyrgiz licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References
  1. Wolff, Perceval (2023-12-11). "Exclusive: F4 Saudi set to start this weekend at Sakhir: "The grid is full"". Feeder Series.
  2. Brabner, George (2024-01-10). "Why an underwhelming Spanish F4 campaign was valuable for Federico Rifai". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. Rosmanith, Maximilian (2023-12-27). "Wurz-Söhne Charlie und Oscar wollen 2024 durchstarten". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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