Rashid Al Dhaheri (; born 8 April 2008) is an Emirati racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for R-ace GP, as part of the Mercedes Junior Team.
Born and raised in Abu Dhabi, Al Dhaheri began competitive kart racing aged five, winning several international titles. He contested Formula 4 from 2023 to 2024 in the Italian, Euro 4, South East Asia, and UAE Championships for Prema, claiming runner-up to Kai Daryanani in the latter's Trophy rounds. Graduating to Formula Regional in 2025, he finished sixth in the Middle East Championship before joining the Mercedes Junior Team and claiming three podiums in the European Championship, finishing eighth; he finished fourth the following year.
Racing career Karting (2018–2022) Al Dhaheri quickly shone on the European stage of karting, winning the 2019 WSK Super Master Series, and also the 2019 WSK Euro Series in the 60 Mini category. This was followed up by victory at the South Garda Winter Cup in the same category in 2020. Over the course of 2020, Al Dhaheri switched to OK-Junior karts, with a best result of fourth at the Andrea Margutti Trophy. Al Dhaheri continued in OK-Junior for 2021, winning the WSK Super Master Series again. He continued to have some strong and consistent results in preparation for the step up to OK karts. His move to OK Karting for 2022 sparked some unremarkable results, with his most notable results being 16th in the championship in the WSK Super Master Series and 11th in the Italian ACI Championship.
Formula 4 (2023–2024) 2023
On 28 December 2022, Prema Racing announced that Al Dhaheri would be joining the team for the 2023 Italian F4 Championship. The season began on 22 April, and Al Dhaheri secured two seventh-place finishes, giving him 12 points after the conclusion of the first round. Al Dhaheri went on to score 56 more points in the championship, and scored a best finish of fourth at both Monza and Mugello on the way to tenth place in the drivers' standings. Al Dhaheri also competed in the Euro 4 Championship, finishing 12th with Prema. In November, Al Dhaheri competed at the Macau Formula 4 Race at the prestigious Guia Circuit. He finished the qualifying race in fourth, and the final race in third, giving him his first Formula 4 podium. Al Dhaheri also did one round of the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he won his first Formula 4 race at Sepang.
2024
On 2 January 2024, Al Dhaheri was announced to continue with Prema Racing for the 2024 Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships. It was later announced that he would take part in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship, also with Prema. Al Dhaheri had a very strong winter campaign in F4 UAE, winning two races and picking up five podiums on his way to fourth place in the championship.
Formula Regional (2024–present) 2024 Al Dhaheri made his debut in Formula Regional machinery with PHM Racing during the FIA Formula Regional World Cup. He would finish the race but was later disqualified for technical infringements.
2025
During the 2025 pre-season, Al Dhaheri raced in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Mumbai Falcons.
For his main campaign, Al Dhaheri was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Racing, partnering his Italian F4 rivals Freddie Slater and Jack Beeton.
Alongside his European campaign, Al Dhaheri was set to contest selected rounds of the GB3 Championship with Chris Dittmann Racing, but eventually did not take part in any rounds.
2026 Al Dhaheri raced in the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with R-ace GP.
Formula One In March 2025, Al Dhaheri was announced to be joining the Mercedes Junior Team.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position2018 Asian Open Championship — Mini Rok Tony Kart Racing Team 2019WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini Parolin Motorsport3rdWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini1stWinter Cup - Mini Rok8thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini1stAndrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini3rdWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini9thWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini14th2020WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini Parolin Motorsport3rdWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini5thWinter Cup - Mini Rok1stCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ96thWSK Euro Series - OKJ21stChampions of the Future - OKJ17thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ13thAndrea Margutti Trophy - OKJ4thWSK Open Cup - OKJ14th2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJ Parolin Motorsport1stWSK Super Master Series - OKJ1stWSK Euro Series - OKJ5thChampions of the Future - OKJ Parolin MotorsportKart Republic13thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ Parolin MotorsportEXPIRIT Kart8thWSK Open Cup - OKJ Kart Republic4thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJNCWinter Cup - OKJ4thWSK Final Cup - OKJ6th2022WSK Super Master Series - OK Kart Republic16thWinter Series - OK11thChampions of the Future - OK32ndCIK-FIA European Championship - OK EXPIRIT Kart34thWSK Euro Series - OK Parolin Motorsport38thItalian ACI Championship - OK11thCIK-FIA World Championship - OK33rdSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position2023 Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 21 0 0 0 0 68 10th Euro 4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 27 12th Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 5 1 0 1 1 25 15th Macau Formula 4 Race 2 0 0 0 1 3rd Formula 4 UAE Championship – Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 1 NC2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Prema Racing 15 2 1 0 5 153 4th Italian F4 Championship 21 0 0 1 1 95 10th Euro 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 1 35 11th Formula Trophy UAE Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 5 2 4 4 4 962nd Macau Grand Prix PHM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DSQ 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 15 0 0 0 3 144 6th Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 19 0 1 1 3 105 8thMacau Grand PrixSJM Theodore Prema Racing 1 0 0 0 0 20th 2026Formula Regional Middle East TrophyR-ace GP 11 3 1 3 4 1392ndFormula Regional European Championship 19 3 1 2 8 180 4th Season still in progress.
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 DC Points 2023 Prema RacingIMO1IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1SPA2SPA3MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 10th 68 2024 Prema RacingMIS1 MIS2MIS3IMO1 IMO2IMO3VLL1VLL2VLL3MUG1MUG2MUG3LEC1 LEC2LEC3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 10th 95
Complete Euro 4 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 DC Points2023 Prema Racing MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 12th 272024 Prema Racing MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 11th 35
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points 2023 Prema Racing ZZIC11 ZZIC12 ZZIC13 MAC1 MAC2 SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 15th 25
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 DC Points 2024 Prema RacingYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB11DUB12DUB13YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 4th 153
Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Qualifying Race Main Race 2024 PHM Racing Tatuus F3 T-318 12th 8th DSQ 2025 SJM Theodore Prema Racing Tatuus F3 T-318 8th 10th 20th
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points 2024 Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedDUB1DUB2DUB3YMC11YMC12YMC21YMC222nd96
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship / Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2025 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 6th 144 2026 R-ace GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS32nd 139
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 2025 Prema Racing MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 8th 105 2026 R-ace GP RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 4th 180
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