2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship
The 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the fifth 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 Emirates Motorsport Organization (EMSO) – formerly known as Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE)[1] and AUH Motorsports. This was the last season that used Tatuus F4-T014 chassis.[2]
The season commenced on 13 January at Dubai Autodrome and concluded on 13 February at the same venue.[3]
Teams and drivers[edit]
| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 3Y Technology
|
3 |  Saud al Saud[4]
|
R | 1–3 |
| Xcel Motorsport
|
7 |  Kirill Smal[5]
|
All | |
| 8 |  Matías Zagazeta[4]
|
1–2 | ||
| 13 |  Pepe Martí[6]
|
R | All | |
| 14 |  Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak[7]
|
R | All | |
| 15 | Nikita Bedrin[8]
|
R | 1–3 | |
| 17 |  Dilano van 't Hoff
|
R | All | |
| 23 |  Oleksandr Partyshev[9]
|
R | All | |
| 24 | Jamie Day[10]
|
R | All | |
| 75 |  Noam Abramczyk
|
R | 3–4 | |
 BWT Mücke Motorsport
|
28 |  Francesco Braschi[11]
|
R | 1, 3 |
| 69 | Vladislav Lomko
|
5 | ||
| 77 | Jonas Ried[11]
|
R | All | |
| Cram Durango
|
29 |  Enzo Scionti[12]
|
R | All |
| 34 | Enzo Trulli[12]
|
R | All | |
| Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema
|
88 | Hamda Al Qubaisi[13]
|
All |
Race calendar[edit]
The schedule announced on 7 September 2020 consisted of 20 races over 5 rounds. All rounds will be held in the United Arab Emirates.[14] The final round scheduled to take place on 4–6 March was anticipated to 28–30 January.[3]
Championship standings[edit]
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship[edit]
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Teams' Championship[edit]
Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xcel Motorsport
|
1233 |
| 2 | Cram Durango
|
362 |
| 3 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema
|
221 |
| 4 | BWT Mücke Motorsport
|
220 |
| 5 | 3Y Technology
|
1 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Al Qubaisi received a 3 place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision in Race 1. Pepe Martí was promoted to the pole position.
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 F4UAE CALENDAR CONFIRMS MAIDEN FORMULA 1® SUPPORT". Formula 4 UAE. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.
- ^ "F4UAE SET TO HOST GLOBAL DEBUT OF GEN-2 TATUUS RACER". Formula 4 UAE. 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "AMENDED 2021 CALENDAR CONFIRMED FOR FIFTH SEASON OF F4UAE". Formula 4 UAE. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (20 December 2020). "Matias Zagazeta joins F4 UAE as British F4 rivals test in F3". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-12-20.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (5 January 2021). "SMP Racing protege Kirill Smal to F4 UAE with Xcel Motorsport". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-05.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (28 December 2020). "Spanish karter Pepe Martí to step up to cars in F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28.
- ^ "XCEL MOTORSPORT FIRST TO CONFIRM DRIVERS FOR 2021". Formula 4 UAE. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (27 December 2020). "Russian karter Nikita Bedrin to make car racing debut in F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2020-12-27.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2 January 2021). "Xcel adds Ukrainian karter Alex Partyshev to F4 UAE line-up". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-02.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (10 January 2021). "Emirati karter Jamie Day to make single-seater debut in F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10.
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot (10 January 2021). "Mucke to field Francesco Braschi and Jonas Ried in first F4 UAE round". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10.
- ^ a b Wood, Elliot (5 January 2021). "Enzo Trulli to make F4 debut with Cram Motorsport in UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-05.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (6 January 2021). "Hamda Al Qubaisi returns to F4 UAE with Abu Dhabi Racing". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2021-01-06.
- ^ "FIFTH SEASON OF F4UAE CONFIRMED TO BEGIN JANUARY 2021". Formula 4 UAE. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.