2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship
The 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the sixth 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) and AUH Motorsports. This was the first season of using Tatuus F4-T421 chassis.[1]
It commenced on 20 January at Yas Marina Circuit and concluded at the same venue on 19 February.[2]
Teams and drivers[]
|
|
- Lucas Alanen was scheduled to compete for Xcel Motorsport, but did not appear in any rounds.[40]
- Eron Rexhepi was scheduled to compete for AKM Motorsport, but did not appear in any rounds.[40]
- Carlin were scheduled to enter the championship with two cars, but did not appear in any rounds.[41]
Race calendar[]
All rounds were held in the United Arab Emirates. The schedule consisted of 20 races over 5 rounds. Prior to the start of the season, a non-championship Trophy Round was planned be held in the support of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but due to delays in cargo it was turned into an exhibition-style event with a grid of only 10 cars.[42][43] Further tweaks in the calendar were published on 2 January 2022, which included postponing the first round at Dubai Autodrome from 12 to 14 January by two weeks.[2]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | ||||||||
TR | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) |
12 December | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Charlie Wurz | Charlie Wurz | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | Formula One | |
2022 | ||||||||
1 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) |
21 January | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi Formula Regional Asian Championship Gulf Radical Cup |
R2 | 22 January | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Prema Racing | |||
R3 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | James Wharton | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak[c] | MP Motorsport | ||||
R4 | 23 January | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Taylor Barnard | PHM Racing | ||||
2 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) |
29 January | James Wharton | James Wharton | James Wharton | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | Formula Regional Asian Championship UAE Touring Car Championship |
R2 | James Wharton | Aiden Neate | James Wharton | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | ||||
R3 | 30 January | James Wharton | James Wharton | James Wharton | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | |||
R4 | James Wharton | Nikita Bedrin | PHM Racing | |||||
3 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) |
5 February | Charlie Wurz | Nikita Bedrin | Rafael Câmara | Prema Racing | Formula Regional Asian Championship Gulf Radical Cup UAE Touring Car Championship |
R2 | 6 February | Charlie Wurz | Charlie Wurz | Charlie Wurz | Prema Racing | |||
R3 | Rafael Câmara | Aiden Neate | Rafael Câmara | Prema Racing | ||||
R4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Alex Dunne[d] | Hitech GP | |||||
4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix Circuit) |
12 February | Rafael Câmara | Rafael Câmara | Rafael Câmara | Prema Racing | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Asian Championship |
R2 | Charlie Wurz | Rafael Câmara | Rafael Câmara | Prema Racing | ||||
R3 | 13 February | Ivan Domingues | Charlie Wurz | Charlie Wurz | Prema Racing | |||
R4 | Rafael Câmara | Rafael Câmara | Prema Racing | |||||
5 | R1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix Circuit) |
18 February | Rafael Câmara | Vladislav Ryabov | Rafael Câmara | Prema Racing | Asian Le Mans Series Formula Regional Asian Championship |
R2 | Nikita Bedrin | Rafael Câmara | Nikita Bedrin[e] | PHM Racing | ||||
R3 | 19 February | Rafael Câmara | Alex Dunne | Alex Dunne | Hitech GP | |||
R4 | Rafael Câmara | James Wharton | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema |
Championship standings[]
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[]
|
Bold – Pole |
Rookies' Championship[]
|
† — Did not finish, but classified |
Teams' Championship[]
Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Prema Racing | 550 |
2 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 385 |
3 | PHM Racing | 278 |
4 | Hitech GP | 273 |
5 | MP Motorsport | 224 |
6 | Xcel Motorsport | 90 |
7 | 3Y by R-ace GP | 89 |
8 | GRS Team | 18 |
9 | AKM Motorsport | 10 |
10 | Cram – Hitech GP | 0 |
11 | JHR Developments | 0 |
12 | Pinnacle Motorsport | 0 |
Notes[]
- ^ Kumaran is an Indian driver racing under an Emirati licence.
- ^ Pingasov is a Russian driver racing under a Spanish licence.
- ^ Antonelli and Neate finished first and second but were given 10- and 5-second time penalties respectively for crossing the pit exit blend line during racing conditions. Inthraphuvasak inherited the win.
- ^ Antonelli finished first but was given a 5-second time penalty for breaching the red flag procedure. Dunne inherited the win.
- ^ Câmara finished first but was given a 5-second time penalty for breaching the red flag procedure. Bedrin inherited the win.
References[]
- ^ "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 "2022 F4UAE CALENDAR REVISED IN LINE WITH UAE WEEKEND CHANGES". Formula 4 UAE. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Hitech confirm 2022 F4 UAE drivers Oliver Gray and Alex Dunne". Hitech Grand Prix. 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Hitech GP on Twitter". Twitter. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (12 January 2022). "Bhirombhakdi and Escotto latest to sign up for F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Ismail Akhmed joins the Xcel Motorsport driver lineup for the 2022 F4UAE!". Instagram. Xcel Motorsport. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (12 January 2022). "Mumbai Falcons partners with Xcel Motorsport for F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Wood, Ida (9 December 2021). "Full entry list revealed for Abu Dhabi GP's F4 support encounter". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
- ^ Chandran, Sirish (9 February 2022). "15 year old Ruhaan Alva gets his big break courtesy #MumbaiFalcons". Twitter. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Anche Neate e Ryabov al via ad Abu Dhabi". italiaracing.net (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Ivan Domingues joins the Xcel Motorsport driver lineup for the 2022 F4UAE!". Instagram. Xcel Motorsport. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "F4UAE Entry List Round 5 FINAL" (PDF). F4 UAE Championship. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Abu Dhabi Racing by PREMA to line-up four cars for F4 UAE Abu Dhabi exhibition event". Mailchimp. Prema Powerteam. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "PREMA, Abu Dhabi Racing enter 2022 F4 UAE Season". Prema Powerteam. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 September 2021). "Carlin to enter F4 UAE in 2022 with two cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "First-time winners feature at opening round of F4UAE in Abu Dhabi". us14.campaign-archive.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Tremolada, Mattia (16 December 2021). "F4 UAE, test a Dubai: Antonelli e Prema al comando". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
- ^ "MP Motorsport on Twitter". Twitter. MP Motorsport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Suleiman Zanfari to enter UAE F4 this year". Kartcom. 17 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
- ^ "RECORD 31-CAR GRID FOR F4UAE IN DUBAI". Formula 4 UAE. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (10 January 2022). "PHM Racing adds Bedrin and Ried to F4 UAE line-up". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (24 December 2021). "New PHM Racing team confirms F4 UAE entry, signs Barnard". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "AKM Motorsport on Instagram". Instagram. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (27 January 2022). "AKM's sportscar star Spinelli set for surprise F4 debut". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Machiels, De Haan headline Pinnacle Motorsport's F4 UAE lineup in Dubai". us15.campaign-archive.com. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Pinnacle Motorsport set for F4 UAE Championship debut". Mailchimp. Pinnacle Motorsport. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "GRS Team to race in Formula 4 UAE in 2022". GRS Team. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Vladislav Ryabov to remain at GRS Team for 2022 season". GRS Team. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Hitech enter Formula 4 in 2022". Hitech Grand Prix. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Escotto con Cram nella Formula 4 UAE". italiaracing.net (in Italian). 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Gandhi con Cram-Hitech GP nell'UAE F4". Cram Motorsport (in Italian). 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
- ^ "British champions JHR Developments to make debut in F4 United Arab Emirates Championship". JHR Developments. 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (1 December 2021). "South Korean karter Michael Shin to make F4 debut in UAE with JHR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "F4 race winner Joseph Loake joins JHR Developments in UAE". JHR Developments. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022.
- ^ "R-ace GP et 3Y Technology s'associent pour la F3 Asie et en F4 UAE". AutoHebdo (in French). 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (22 December 2021). "R-ace GP signs Goethe and Todt protege Stenshorne for winter series". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 December 2021). "Viktoria Blokhina picks R-ace GP for single-seater debut in F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Maksim Arkhangelskiy on Instagram". Instagram. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "3Y TECHNOLOGY on Instagram". Instagram. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 F4 UAE season preview: All eyes on the first drivers to do Gen2". Formula Scout. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Carlin to enter F4UAE Championship in 2022". Carlin. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021.
- ^ "COMPLETE F4UAE CALENDAR ANNOUNCED FOR 2021/22". Formula 4 UAE. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
- ^ "STATEMENT – F4UAE ANNOUNCES TROPHY ROUND CHANGES TO F1 SUPPORT". Formula 4 UAE. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
External links[]
- Formula 4 UAE Championship seasons
- 2022 in Formula 4
- 2022 in formula racing