Hamda Al Qubaisi (; born 8 August 2002) is an Emirati racing driver who currently competes in the Ligier European Series with Team Virage in the #88 entry alongside her sister Amna. In June 2021, she became the first woman in the history of Italian F4 to score a podium, achieving third place in the first race of the season at Misano.
Career Karting Al Qubaisi started karting in 2015 and was the first Emirati to be invited to the FIA-sponsored CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2016. She finished third in the IAME X30 Championship in 2017.
Lower formulae 2019 Al Qubaisi made her debut in Italian F4 in the middle of the 2019 season when she joined her older sister Amna at the Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema team, run in cooperation with the Iron Lynx structure.
2020 After winning three races on home soil in the United Arab Emirates' F4 series in 2020, Al Qubaisi returned for a full campaign in Italy with Iron Lynx and claimed two points finishes.
2021 In the 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Al Qubaisi secured a further three wins, one pole position, and six podiums, to clinch fourth place in the standings once more. In her main campaign, she took part in the Italian F4 Championship. During the round held at Misano in June 2021, Al Qubaisi became the first ever woman to step on the podium in the championship, taking third place behind Leonardo Fornaroli and Oliver Bearman. In the process, she also managed to secure her first podium in Europe. She added three more points finishes and ended the championship in 17th place, with 24 points.
Formula Regional During pre-season, Al Qubaisi took part in the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship with Evans GP. Unfortunately, she was unable to take points and finished the championship 28th.
For 2022, Al Qubaisi contested a full season of the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Powerteam.
FIA Formula 3 Championship Al Qubaisi was selected to take part in testing the FIA Formula 3 car on 16–17 September 2022, alongside three other women at Magny-Cours.
F1 Academy
Al Qubaisi and her sister Amna signed with MP Motorsport for the 2023 F1 Academy season. She placed third in the championship with four wins. She re-signed with the team for the 2024 season and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme to represent Red Bull Racing. She finished the season in fifth place.
Personal life Al Qubaisi is the younger sister of Amna Al Qubaisi and the daughter of Khaled Al Qubaisi, former CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment platform at Mubadala Investment Company, and who is also an accomplished figure in UAE motorsport. She had been attending New York University Abu Dhabi, but continued with her schooling in Italy until October 2021.
Al Qubaisi is engaged to Saudi racing driver Omar Al Dereyaane.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018 IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior Daman Speed Academy 5th Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Senior Max Al Ain Raceway 49th 2019 IAME Series UAE - X30 Shifter 6th 2020 IAME Series UAE - X30 Shifter 4th
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2019 Italian F4 Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 6 0 0 0 0 0 42nd Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Abu Dhabi Racing 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Abu Dhabi Racing 19 3 7 6 12 258 4th Italian F4 Championship 19 0 0 0 0 3 25th ADAC Formula 4 Championship Iron Lynx 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 19 3 0 2 7 221 4th Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 0 0 0 1 24 17th ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 21st Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 15 0 0 0 0 0 28th Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 15 0 0 0 0 0 38th 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Yas Heat Racing Academy 15 0 0 0 0 12 20th F1 Academy MP Motorsport 21 4 2 5 7 207 3rd Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC F4 Saudi Arabian Championship - Trophy Event Altawkilat Meritus.GP 8 0 0 0 1 N/A NC 2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Altawkilat Meritus.GP 17 1 0 1 5 116.5 4th F1 Academy MP Motorsport 14 0 0 0 3 133 5th2025 F4 Middle East Championship AKCEL GP / PHM Racing30000031st Ligier European Series - JS P4 Team Virage1101131044th † As Al Qubaisi was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points 2019 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 42nd 0 2020 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 25th 3 2021 Prema Powerteam LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 17th 24
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2020 Abu Dhabi Racing DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 4th 258 2021 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 4th 221 2023 Yas Heat Racing by XcelDUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KMT11 KMT12 KMT13 KMT21 KMT22 KMT23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 20th12
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints2020Iron LynxLAU11LAU12LAU13NÜR11NÜR12NÜR13HOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR21NÜR22NÜR23RBR1RBR2RBR3LAU21LAU22LAU23OSC1OSC2OSC3NC02021Prema PowerteamRBR1RBR2RBR3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3HOC11HOC12HOC13SAC1SAC2SAC3HOC21HOC22HOC23NÜR1NÜR2NÜR321st0 † As Al Qubaisi was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2022 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 28th 0
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2022 Prema RacingMNZ1MNZ2IMO1IMO2MCO1MCO2LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2HUN1HUN2SPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2CAT1CAT2MUG1MUG2 38th 0
Complete F1 Academy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2023 MP Motorsport RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 COA1 COA2 COA3 3rd 207 2024 MP Motorsport JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LSL1 LSL2 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 5th 133
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2024 Altawkilat Meritus.GPKMT11KMT12KMT13KMT14LSL1LSL2LSL3LSL4JED11JED12JED13JED21JED22JED23JED31JED32JED334th116.5
Complete F4 Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2025 AKCEL GP / PHM RacingYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB1DUB2DUB3YMC31YMC32YMC33LUS1LUS2LUS3 31st 0
Complete Ligier European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap) Year EntrantCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points 2025 Team VirageLigier JS P4JS P4 BAR1 BAR2 LEC1 LEC2 LMS SPA1 SPA2 SIL1 SIL2 ALG1 ALG2 4th 104
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