2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship

The 2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship was 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 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
United Arab Emirates ATCUAE[2] 3 United Arab Emirates Saif ben Sulayem[3] TR, 1–2, 5
United Arab Emirates Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team[3] 4 United Kingdom Sean Babington[4] All
8 Sweden Lucas Petersson[5] 5
9 India Ricky Donison[3] TR
Germany Team Motopark 2[6] 7 Venezuela Sebastián Fernández[7] 3–4
25 Belgium Charles Weerts[7] 3–5
27 Netherlands Leonard Hoogenboom[5] 5
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Racing[8] 8 United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi[9] 1
United Arab Emirates Rasgaira Motorsports[10] 11 Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr.[11] 1–2
13 Switzerland Fabio Scherer[12] 4–5
79 United States David Malukas[9] 2–4
Qatar Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation[13] 20 Qatar Abdulrahman Tolefat[3] TR, All
22 Qatar Ahmad Al Muhannadi[3] TR, All
Germany Team Motopark[6] 21 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein[14] TR, All
23 United States Logan Sargeant[6] TR, All
United Arab Emirates Dragon F4[15] 88 Australia Oscar Piastri[16] 2–4
China Sun Yueyang[17] 5

Race calendar and results

The season featured 18 championship races over five rounds. Additionally, a three-race non-championship round, called "Trophy Event", took place at Yas Marina Circuit at the start of the season. All rounds were held in the United Arab Emirates.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
2016
TE R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)		 28 October South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark Toyota 86 Cup
Radical Middle East Cup
Formula Gulf Academy
R2 29 October South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R3 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
1 R1 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(National layout)		 18 November South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark Radical Middle East Cup
Formula Gulf Academy
R2 19 November South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R3 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
2 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)		 16 December South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark Gulf 12 Hours
R2 United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R3 17 December South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R4 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
2017
3 R1 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(International layout)		 27 January South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East
Formula Gulf Academy
R2 28 January South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Venezuela Sebastián Fernández Germany Team Motopark 2
R3 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
4 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)		 10 February South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark TCR Middle East Series
R2 11 February South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United Kingdom Sean Babington United Arab Emirates Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team
R3 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R4 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Switzerland Fabio Scherer United Arab Emirates Rasgaira Motorsports
5 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(South layout)		 10 March South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark Toyota 86 Cup
Radical Middle East Cup
Formula Gulf Academy
R2 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R3 11 March South Africa Jonathan Aberdein United States Logan Sargeant South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Germany Team Motopark
R4 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein Netherlands Leonard Hoogenboom Germany Team Motopark 2

Championship standings

Points were 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 dropped their worst three race results.[18]

Pos Driver YMC TE DUB1 YMC1 DUB2 YMC2 YMC3 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4
1 South Africa Jonathan Aberdein 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 5 368
2 United States Logan Sargeant 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Ret 2 2 3 2 3 2 Ret 2 Ret 261
3 United Kingdom Sean Babington 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 6 1 4 5 3 3 3 2 224
4 Qatar Ahmad Al Muhannadi 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 5 6 8 6 8 8 8 8 9 7 8 8 4 108
5 United States David Malukas 3 4 Ret 4 7 2 5 4 4 10 7 97
6 Australia Oscar Piastri 6 5 4 5 4 4 6 3 6 3 6 94
7 Belgium Charles Weerts 6 Ret 4 7 5 6 8 5 2 5 6 84
8 Switzerland Fabio Scherer 5 2 7 1 4 10 4 Ret 77
9 Qatar Abdulrahman Tolefat 5 5 Ret 6 6 6 8 7 6 7 9 7 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 10 7 74
10 Venezuela Sebastián Fernández 2 1 7 10 10 5 4 65
11 Republic of Ireland James Roe Jr. 4 4 3 5 DNS 49
12 United Arab Emirates Saif ben Sulayem 6 6 Ret DNS 9 8 7 8 10 7 11 8 27
13 Netherlands Leonard Hoogenboom 11 4 6 1 25
14 Sweden Lucas Petersson 9 6 9 3 15
15 China Sun Yueyang 6 5 7 9 10
India Ricky Donison 3 3 3 0
United Arab Emirates Amna Al Qubaisi DNS 0
Pos Driver YMC TE R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts
DUB1 YMC1 DUB2 YMC2 YMC3
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

Teams' championship
Pos Team Points
1 Germany Team Motopark 629
2 United Arab Emirates Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team 239
3 United Arab Emirates Rasgaira Motorsports 234
4 Qatar Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation 182
5 Germany Team Motopark 2 174
6 United Arab Emirates Dragon F4 104

References
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