2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship
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The 2016-17 Formula 4 UAE Championship will be the inaugural 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 28 October 2016 at the Yas Marina Circuit and will finish on 11 March 2017 at the same venue, after a 3-race non-championship opening round and 18 championship races held across five rounds, all of them held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Autodrome.[1]
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
3 | 1–2, 5 * | ||
4 | All | ||
8 | 5 | ||
9 | * | ||
7 | 3–4 | ||
25 | 3–5 | ||
27 | 5 | ||
8 | 1 | ||
11 | 1–2 | ||
13 | 4–5 | ||
79 | 2–4 | ||
20 | All * | ||
22 | All * | ||
21 | All * | ||
23 | All * | ||
88 | 2–4 | ||
5 |
Drivers with an asterisk on their "Rounds" column took part in the non-championship opening round.
Race calendar and results
The season will feature 18 championship races over five rounds, in addition to a 3 non-championship round called "Trophy Event" over one weekend at Yas Marina Circuit at the start of the season; all six rounds will be held in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting | |
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2016 | ||||||||
TE | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout) |
28 October | Toyota 86 Cup Radical Middle East Cup Formula Gulf Academy | ||||
R2 | 29 October | |||||||
R3 | ||||||||
1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (National layout) |
18 November | Radical Middle East Cup Formula Gulf Academy | ||||
R2 | 19 November | |||||||
R3 | ||||||||
2 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout) |
16 December | Gulf 12 Hours | ||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 | 17 December | |||||||
R4 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International layout) |
27 January | Porsche GT3 Cup Middle East Formula Gulf Academy | ||||
R2 | 28 January | |||||||
R3 | ||||||||
4 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout) |
10 February | TCR Middle East Series | ||||
R2 | 11 February | |||||||
R3 | ||||||||
R4 | ||||||||
5 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (South layout) |
10 March | Toyota 86 Cup Radical Middle East Cup Formula Gulf Academy | ||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 | 11 March | |||||||
R4 |
Championship standings
Points are 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
Each driver dropping their worst three race results.[18]
|
Bold – Pole |
Teams' championship
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | 629 | |
2 | 239 | |
3 | 234 | |
4 | 182 | |
5 | 174 | |
6 | 104 |
References
- 1 2 "2016–17 FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship Calendar". F4 UAE. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". ATCUAE. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Trophy Event Entry List" (PDF). F4 UAE. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "F4 UAE Championship secures its first 10 entries for inaugural season". F4 UAE. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 "THREE NEW DRIVERS JOIN F4UAE GRID FOR CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINALE IN ABU DHABI". 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 Gruz, David (20 October 2016). "American karting star Sargeant set for single-seater debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- 1 2 "F4UAE WELCOMES NEW DRIVERS AT HALFWAY POINT". 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "Ben Sulayem and ADR join forces to field two UAE Formula 4 Cars". Abu Dhabi Racing. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Richard Cregan and Rasgaira steering Emirati involvement in new F4 UAE Championship". TheNational.ae. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Rasgaira announces participation in FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". Rasgaira. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ireland's James Roe Jr signed with Rasgaira for F4 UAE". F4 UAE. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Formula 4 UAE — SWISS F4 RACER JOINS RASGAIRA MOTORSPORT AT F4UAE'S PENULTIMATE EVENT". 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "QMMF announces plans to enter brand new FIA Formula 4 UAE Championship". QMMF. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Yas Marina Circuit to host inaugural F4 UAE event this weekend". F4 UAE. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "F4 UAE welcomes Dragon Racing". Dragon Racing. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.f4uae.com/news-latest/95-oscar-piastri-joins-dragon-f4-for-f4uae-championship
- ↑ "TEAM NEWS: CHINA'S SUN YUE YANG JOINS DRAGON F4 FOR F4UAE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE". 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "2016/17 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS - DRIVERS". f4uae.com. Formula 4 UAE Championship. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
After a total of 18 Championship races - and with each driver dropping their worst three race results - here are the final championship points for the 2016/17 season.