The 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship was a multi-event Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. This was the third season of the championship, held in January and February 2025.
ART Grand Prix driver Evan Giltaire won the Drivers' championship title at the penultimate race. His closest challenger, runner-up Freddie Slater won the Rookie Cup at the final race, while his team, Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited, also secured its second Teams' Championship title after last winning it in 2023.
Teams and drivers All drivers competed using identical Tatuus-built Formula Regional cars powered by a 270HP turbocharged Alfa Romeo engine and running on Giti tires.
TeamNo.DriverStatusRounds R-ace GP 1 Enzo Deligny All 2 Jin Nakamura All 3 Akshay Bohra All 7 Ugo Ugochukwu All Saintéloc Racing 4 Théophile Naël 1–3 10 Lorenzo Castillo 1–2 Nikita Bedrin4–5 26 Jakob Bergmeister 3 96 Yaroslav Veselaho All Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited4 Reza Seewooruthun581–214 Rashid Al Dhaheri All27 Freddie Slater All28 Doriane Pin3–445 Jack Beeton All Evans GP 5 Aaron Cameron All8 Matteo De Palo4–511 Alex Sawer3–5 88 Kai Daryanani All Pinnacle Motorsport6 Hiyu Yamakoshi 3–524 Ernesto Rivera All33 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.1–2, 556 Yuanpu Cui 3–469 Finley GreenAll99 Giovanni Maschio1–2 PHM Racing 9 Everett Stack All 12 Brando Badoer All AKCEL GP / PHM Racing 15 Aditya Kulkarni 1–4 50 Jaden Pariat 1–2 James Hedley 3–4 ART Grand Prix 19 Kanato Le All 89 Taito Kato All 95 Evan Giltaire All Origine Motorsport 22 Wang Zhongwei All29 Gao Yujia5 66 Ruiqi Liu 1–4IconStatus Rookie
Race calendar The 2025 calendar was officially announced on 6 September 2024. Kuwait Motor Town was set to return to the calendar after a one-year absence. The championship was now held under the Formula Middle East banner, joint with the F4 Middle East Championship. The fifth and final round was later revealed to be held at Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which would have marked the championship's debut in Saudi Arabia. The calendar was amended later on, replacing the two opening rounds at Kuwait Motor Town with two further rounds at Yas Marina. Days before the start of the season, the calendar was changed once again, replacing the round at Jeddah Corniche Circuit with a round at Lusail International Circuit, also a debuting venue for the series. RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations 1R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island(Grand Prix Circuit) 18 JanuaryMiddle East Trophy (6H of Abu Dhabi)Clio Cup Middle EastGulf Radical CupF4 Middle East ChampionshipR219 JanuaryR3 2R4 Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island(Corkscrew Circuit) 22 JanuaryF4 Middle East ChampionshipR523 JanuaryR6 3R7 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai Motor City(Grand Prix Circuit) 8 February Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai)F4 Middle East ChampionshipR89 FebruaryR9 4R10 Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island(Grand Prix Circuit) 15 FebruaryAsian Le Mans Series (4H of Abu Dhabi)F4 Middle East ChampionshipClio Cup Middle EastR1116 FebruaryR12 5R13 Lusail International Circuit, Lusail(Grand Prix Circuit) 27 FebruaryFIA World Endurance Championship (Qatar 1812 km)F4 Middle East ChampionshipR14R1528 February
Race results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner 1 R1 Yas Marina Circuit Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Freddie Slater R2 Kanato Le Kanato Le ART Grand Prix Freddie Slater R3 Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Freddie Slater 2 R4 Yas Marina Circuit Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Evan Giltaire ART Grand Prix Rashid Al Dhaheri R5 Théophile Naël Brando Badoer PHM Racing Jack Beeton R6 Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire ART Grand Prix Ernesto Rivera 3 R7 Dubai Autodrome Evan Giltaire Ugo Ugochukwu Ugo Ugochukwu R-ace GP Rashid Al Dhaheri R8 Enzo Deligny Jin Nakamura R-ace GP Freddie Slater R9 Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire Evan Giltaire ART Grand Prix Rashid Al Dhaheri 4 R10 Yas Marina Circuit Evan Giltaire Ugo Ugochukwu Freddie Slater Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Freddie Slater R11 Akshay Bohra Akshay Bohra R-ace GP Akshay Bohra R12 Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Freddie Slater Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Freddie Slater 5 R13 Lusail International Circuit Evan Giltaire Nikita Bedrin Nikita Bedrin Saintéloc Racing Taito Kato R14 Enzo Deligny Enzo Deligny R-ace GP Ernesto Rivera R15 Ugo Ugochukwu Nikita Bedrin Jack Beeton Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Jack Beeton
Season report
First half The 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship commenced around Yas Marina Circuit's Grand Prix layout with Mumbai Falcons’ Freddie Slater taking pole position in both qualifying sessions. In the first race, Slater capitalized on his teammate Rashid Al Dhaheri overtaking ART Grand Prix’s Evan Giltaire for second place, allowing him to establish an early lead. The top three positions remained unchanged after Al Dhaheri’s opening move in an otherwise largely uneventful season opener. The reversed-grid second race saw ART’s Kanato Le start from pole position and successfully defend against Saintéloc Racing’s Théophile Naël and R-ace GP’s Enzo Deligny throughout the race, securing his maiden Formula Regional victory. In the third race, Slater delivered another commanding performance, leading Giltaire from start to finish and concluding the opening round with a 26-point lead over the French driver. Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. overcame an early challenge from his Pinnacle Motorsport teammate Ernesto Rivera to secure third place.
Just three days later, the second round took place on Yas Marina’s corkscrew layout, with Slater and Giltaire securing the pole positions. Slater led the opening stages of the first race but made an error with ten minutes remaining, allowing Giltaire to pass. Slater continued to drop down the order and finished fifth, while Al Dhaheri and ART’s Taito Kato completed the podium. The second race saw early trouble for Giltaire, who failed to start due to a gearbox issue. PHM Racing’s Brando Badoer started from pole position and controlled the race to secure a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Naël and Mumbai Falcons driver Jack Beeton. Giltaire returned to the front in the third race, where the title battle took another turn as Slater was spun around by Kato. He fell to the back and later retired after another collision. At the front, R-ace GP’s Ugo Ugochukwu briefly led before hitting the wall a few laps later, allowing Giltaire to claim victory ahead of Badoer and Deligny. With the result, Giltaire moved into a twelve-point lead over Slater in the standings.
For the third round, the field traveled to Dubai Autodrome, where Giltaire swept qualifying and took both pole positions. However, a dusty track led to a slow start in the first race, allowing Ugochukwu and Badoer to pass him into the first corner. Badoer spent much of the race defending against Giltaire, which enabled Ugochukwu to pull away before the race was cut short due to a crash. In the second race, R-ace GP’s Jin Nakamura started from reversed-grid pole position and maintained his lead. Slater, starting fourth, moved up to second and applied pressure on Nakamura. Multiple attempts to pass him did not pan out, however, and Slater had to fend off attacks from behind himself. Nakamura held on to win, with Slater finishing second and Al Dhaheri securing third. Giltaire finished fourth in race two but converted his pole position in race three into a largely uncontested victory, extending his championship lead over Slater to 36 points. Ugochukwu attacked Giltaire once but was unable to get through. He finished second, ahead of Naël.
Second half Championship contenders Giltaire and Slater each claimed a pole position as the series returned to Yas Marina. Giltaire started the first race from the front, but Slater made a stronger start and took the lead before the first corner. He successfully managed two safety car restarts, while Ugochukwu executed a decisive move to demote Giltaire to third. Although Ugochukwu closed the gap to Slater, he was unable to challenge for the lead, allowing Slater to secure his third victory of the season. In the second race, R-ace GP’s Akshay Bohra started from pole position and spent the race defending against Saintéloc Racing’s Nikita Bedrin. Despite staying within a few car lengths, Bedrin was unable to overtake and finished just 0.1 seconds behind Bohra, while Badoer completed the podium. The third race featured another direct battle between title rivals Slater and Giltaire, with Slater emerging victorious ahead of Giltaire and Ugochukwu. That allowed him to reduce his deficit to 17 points behind Giltaire heading into the final round.
The final round of the championship marked its debut at Lusail International Circuit, with Giltaire and Ugochukwu securing pole positions in qualifying. Rain ahead of the first race led to an early lead change as Giltaire dropped to third. A collision with Slater pushed both down the order, but Giltaire recovered back to third before struggling with tire wear. Bedrin capitalized on this to claim victory ahead of Ugochukwu, while a post-race penalty relegated Giltaire to sixth, promoting Nakamura to third. In race two, Pinnacle Motorsport’s Hiyu Yamakoshi led from reversed-grid pole until Al Dhaheri overtook him. However, tire degradation once again reshuffled the standings, with Deligny, Rivera, and Bedrin able to take the top three spots. Giltaire’s fourth-place finish secured him the title. Race three saw Beeton charge from fifth to first by lap five, holding off pole sitter Ugochukwu and Bedrin, who finished second and third, respectively. Slater finished fourth and claimed the Rookie Championship title, while his team won the teams’ title.
Championship standings
Scoring system The championship's scoring system was overhauled in 2025. Points were awarded to the top twelve classified drivers, while two further points were awarded for taking a pole position in qualifying. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th PolePoints3022181512108643212
Drivers' championship PosDriverYMC1YMC2DUBYMC3LUSPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 Evan Giltaire3721DNS13413726462642 Freddie Slater16156Ret726161121142283 Ugo Ugochukwu104Ret7419†1522832722054 Brando Badoer456101229763141413111565 Enzo Deligny731012113884711441161476 Rashid Al Dhaheri281625953551423†8581447 Théophile Naël8249244731258 Kanato Le91131497610Ret44155851199 Ernesto Rivera51351712525†22985792710110 Jin Nakamura129868810112141010321109411 Nikita Bedrin92Ret1339212 Taito Kato614732218912101112676137513 Jack Beeton17Ret14831412112213Ret811Ret16514 Akshay Bohra15RetRet16141011618101221314174815 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.11103410172116144116 Hiyu Yamakoshi26†19817951022†92917 Reza SeewooruthunRet12911761510152818 Aaron Cameron13111218DNSRet2420Ret12199WDWDWD819 Matteo De PaloRet1624†Ret919420 Ruiqi Liu1422†19131711131311191320421 Aditya Kulkarni2117112423†1517151518Ret11422 Kai Daryanani25†1818151313211414Ret1712161512223 Giovanni Maschio19Ret15211512124 Alex Sawer2026202118Ret181221125 James Hedley18161315Ret13026 Yaroslav Veselaho2019172316Ret141716202117191723027 Everett Stack1815RetRet1916Ret25191615RetRetRet20028 Yuanpu Cui15211724†2121029 Doriane Pin1618Ret232016030 Jaden Pariat2316221920Ret031 Lorenzo Castillo16202120RetRet032 Gao Yujia171818033 Finley Green24Ret202218Ret1924RetRet23192020Ret034 Wang Zhongwei2221232521Ret22272122Ret1822†1922035 Jakob Bergmeister2323Ret0PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsYMC1YMC2DUBYMC3LUSBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.
Rookie Cup