2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship
The 2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the second 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 14 December 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 3 March 2018 at the Dubai Autodrome, after 24 championship races held across six quadruple-header rounds.[1]
Teams and drivers[edit]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dream Racing[2]
|
3 |  Ollie Smith[2]
|
1 |
| 92 | Logan Hannah[2]
|
1 | |
| Silberpfeil Energy Dubai[2]
|
3 |  Sami Taoufik[3]
|
3–4 |
| 15 |  Marzio Moretti[3]
|
3 | |
| 21 |  Patrik Pasma[4]
|
2 | |
| 22 |  Lucas Petersson[2]
|
All | |
| 23 |  Caio Collet[3]
|
3–4 | |
| Jake Dalton[5]
|
6 | ||
| 64 | Olli Caldwell[2]
|
1–2 | |
 Mücke Motorsport[6]
|
5 | Niklas Krütten[7]
|
4–5 |
| 6 | William Alatalo[8]
|
4–5 | |
| Dragon Motopark F4[9]
|
8 | Lucas Alecco Roy[2]
|
All |
| 88 |  Charles Weerts[2]
|
All | |
| 888 | Amaury Cordeel[4]
|
2–6 | |
| Rasgaira Motorsports[2][N 1]
|
9 |  Petr Ptáček[2]
|
1–2, 4 |
| 27 | David Schumacher[11]
|
2–6 | |
| 77 | Leon Köhler[3]
|
3 | |
| 95 | Tom Beckhäuser[2][12]
|
5 | |
| Cram Motorsport / Charouz Racing[2]
|
1–4, 6 | ||
 DR Formula[13]
|
42 | Edoardo Morricone[13]
|
2, 6 |
| 55 |  László Tóth[13]
|
4 | |
 GDL Racing[2]
|
57 |  Mikhail Spiridonov[2]
|
1–4 |
Race calendar and results[edit]
The calendar was announced on 5 September 2017.[1] The season featured six quadruple-header rounds, all of them held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates. As opposed to the previous season, all rounds awarded points for the championship, the "Trophy Event" non-championship round not being held anymore.
Championship standings[edit]
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[edit]
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Teams' championship[edit]
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Motopark F4
|
580 |
| 2 | Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
|
561 |
| 3 | Rasgaira Motorsports
|
540 |
| 4 | Cram Motorsport / Charouz Racing
|
177 |
| 5 | Mücke Motorsport
|
168 |
| 6 | Dream Racing
|
22 |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "F4 UAE Championship calendar announced for 2017/18". F4 UAE. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Second season of F4 UAE begins at Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Round 3, Dubai Autodrome 26th & 27th January 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Round 2, Yas Marina Circuit 19th & 20th January 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2020.
- ^ "UAE National Race Days 2nd & 3rd March 2018" (PDF). Dubai Autodrome Motorsports Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Formula 4 UAE - [TEAM NEWS] BWT Mücke Motorsport to join FIA Formula 4 UAE in 2017/18". 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Mucke signs karter Niklas Krutten to F4 team ahead of 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "William Alatalo joins BWT Mücke Motorsport in F4 Italian Championship and F4 UAE". f4community.net. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Dragon F4 joins forces with Team Motopark for F4 UAE assault". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (18 January 2018). "David Schumacher to make car racing debut in F4 UAE". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
He will drive for the team [US Racing], which is competing in the UAE in partnership with Rasgaira Motorsports Team, in the second round of the season this weekend at Yas Marina, and may race in further events.
- ^ "David Schumacher startet bei Formel-4-Rennen in Abu Dhabi". 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Round 5, Yas Marina Circuit 23rd & 24th February 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "DR Formula al via della F4 UAE con i debuttanti Morricone e Toth - F4 NEL MONDO".