The 2024 Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship 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.
Teams and drivers All cars were run by Altawkilat Meritus.GP.
Icon Legend Rookie Guest drivers ineligible to score points Driver Class Rounds 3 Saud Al Saud 3 5 Saqer Al-Maosherji NC1, NC2, All 7 Faisal Alkabbani NC1, NC2, All 8 Hamda Al Qubaisi NC1, NC2, All 9 Abdullah Al Qubaisi NC2, 1 77 4–5 10 Federico Al Rifai NC2, All 12 NC1 11 Oscar Wurz NC1, NC2, All 18 Omar Aldereyaane NC1, NC2, All 22 Aurelia Nobels 2 23 Kirill Kutskov NC1, NC2, All 33 Abdulaziz Altayar NC1 49 Andrej Petrović NC2, All 52 Suleiman Zanfari NC1, NC2, All 55 Laura Villars NC2, All 66 Montego Maassen NC1 77 Juancho Brobio NC2, 1–2 88 Amna Al Qubaisi NC1, NC2, All 96 Jabor Al-Thani NC1, NC2, All Lucca Allen 1 99 Abdulaziz Abuzenadah NC1, NC2, All
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. The round at Kuwait Motor Town on 8–10 February was retroactively downgraded to another nonscoring Trophy Event round. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Rookie winner Supporting 2023 R1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 15 December Suleiman Zanfari Suleiman Zanfari Oscar Wurz Saqer Al-MaosherjiPorsche Carrera Cup Middle East R2 16 December Federico Al Rifai Suleiman Zanfari Montego Maassen R3 Suleiman Zanfari Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Saqer Al-Maosherji 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 Al-MaosherjiKuwait Motor Town Championship - 2K Race Series Radical Cup KuwaitToyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris Cup Kuwait R2 3 February Saqer Al-Maosherji Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović R3 Hamda Al Qubaisi Hamda Al Qubaisi Saqer Al-Maosherji R4 Federico Al Rifai Suleiman Zanfari Federico Al Rifai Kirill Kutskov R1 Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem 9 February Suleiman Zanfari Suleiman Zanfari Suleiman Zanfari Andrej Petrović Stand-alone event R2 10 February Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović R3 Saqer Al-Maosherji Saqer Al-Maosherji Saqer Al-Maosherji R4 Suleiman Zanfari Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović Andrej Petrović 2 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 3 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 4 R1 Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah Corniche 1 April Saqer Al-Maosherji Andrej Petrović Kirill Kutskov Kirill Kutskov Stand-alone event R2 Andrej Petrović Federico Al Rifai Andrej Petrović R3 2 April Saqer Al-Maosherji Federico Al Rifai Federico Al Rifai Kirill Kutskov 5 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 2 226 2 Andrej Petrović 5 3 3 3 3 2 5 1 3 Ret 3 8 1 7 1 4 2 9† 2 3 1 193 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 3 177.5 4 Hamda Al Qubaisi Ret 6 2 7 3 2 1 10 8 5 8 7 5 7 11 2 5 8 3 Ret 6 10† Ret 6 4 116.5 5 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 8 106.5 6 Saqer Al-Maosherji 2 9 4 4 2 5 2 5 4 4 1 8 11 Ret 6 6 6 9† 2 Ret 4 3 Ret 8 9 106 7 Omar Aldereyaane 7 7 9 2 6 Ret 7 6 6 3 2 6 6 5 1 9 7 2 8 5 7 11† 4 7 5 103.5 8 Suleiman Zanfari 11† 1 Ret 3 1 4 9 4 1 6 9 2 4 Ret 10 7 8 10† 7 Ret 10† WD 5 1 7 102 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 10† DNS Ret 73 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 10† 6 56.5 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 22 13 Abdullah Al Qubaisi 13 10 11 7 12 Ret 10 10 9 9 6 9 Ret 10 20.5 14 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 15.5 15 Laura Villars 12 9 12 8 11 7 Ret 11 15 Ret 15† 12 9 5 10 WD WD WD WD WD WD 13 16 Juancho Brobio 10 Ret 13 11 10 8 11 14 12 9 13 15 2 17 Saud Al Saud Ret Ret 11 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points – Lucca Allen 8 WD WD WD – 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 Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish, but classified
Rookies' 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 Andrej Petrović 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 Ret 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 4† 1 2 12612 Kirill Kutskov 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 1 4 Ret 4 2 3 Ret 4 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 22523 Omar Aldereyaane 5 2 4 1 4 Ret 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 4 4 1 4 3 4 5† 3 3 31904 Saqer Al-Maosherji 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 4 4 Ret 3 2 3 5† 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 4 41825 Jabor Al-Thani 6 Ret 6 Ret WD WD WD WD 6 5 6 5 6 2 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 3 4 Ret 5113.56 Juancho Brobio 5 Ret 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 3 6 654.5 Trophy Event-only drivers – Montego Maassen 3 1 3 3–– Abdulaziz Altayar 4 5 5 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
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