2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship explained

The 2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the second 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 14 December 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 3 March 2018 at the Dubai Autodrome, after 24 championship races held across six quadruple-header rounds.[1]

Teams and drivers

TeamDriverRounds
Dream Racing[2] 3 Ollie Smith1
92 Logan Hannah1
Silberpfeil Energy Dubai3 Sami Taoufik[3] 3–4
15 Marzio Moretti3
21 Patrik Pasma2
22 Lucas PeterssonAll
23 Caio Collet3–4
Jake Dalton[4] 6
64 Olli Caldwell1–2
Mücke Motorsport[5] 5 Niklas Krütten[6] 4–5
6 William Alatalo[7] 4–5
Dragon Motopark F4[8] 8 Lucas Alecco RoyAll
88 Charles WeertsAll
888 Amaury Cordeel[9] 2–6
Rasgaira Motorsports9 Petr Ptáček1–2, 4
27 David Schumacher[10] 2–6
77 Leon Köhler3
95 Tom Beckhäuser[11] 5
Cram Motorsport / Charouz Racing1–4, 6
DR Formula[12] 42 Edoardo Morricone2, 6
55 László Tóth4
GDL Racing57 Mikhail Spiridonov1–4

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 5 September 2017.[1] The season featured six quadruple-header rounds, all of them held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates. As opposed to the previous season, all rounds awarded points for the championship, the "Trophy Event" non-championship round not being held anymore.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamSupporting
2017
1R1Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)
nowrap14 Decembernowrap Charles Weertsnowrap Charles Weertsnowrap Charles Weertsnowrap Dragon Motopark F4Gulf 12 Hours
MRF Challenge Formula 2000
R215 Decembernowrap Lucas Peterssonnowrap Lucas Peterssonnowrap Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
R3nowrap Tom Beckhäusernowrap Lucas Peterssonnowrap Olli Caldwellnowrap Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
R4nowrap Charles Weertsnowrap Tom Beckhäusernowrap Cram Motorsport
2018
2R1Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(North layout)
19 January David Schumacher Lucas Petersson Olli Caldwell Silberpfeil Energy DubaiYas Superstreet Challenge
R220 January Olli Caldwell Olli Caldwell Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
R3 Olli Caldwell David Schumacher Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4
R4 Charles Weerts Lucas Petersson Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
3R1Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(International layout)
26 January David Schumacher Charles Weerts Leon Köhler Rasgaira MotorsportsNational Race Day
R227 January Caio Collet David Schumacher Rasgaira Motorsports
R3 David Schumacher David Schumacher Leon Köhler Rasgaira Motorsports
R4Race cancelled
4R1Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)
2 February Caio Collet Charles Weerts Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4Yas Racing Series
R23 February Sami Taoufik David Schumacher Rasgaira Motorsports
R3 Caio Collet Caio Collet Caio Collet Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
R4 Caio Colletnowrap David Schumacher Rasgaira Motorsports
5R1Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
(Grand Prix layout)
23 February David Schumacher Charles Weerts Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4Yas Racing Series
Yas Superstreet Challenge
R224 February Amaury Cordeel Amaury Cordeel Dragon Motopark F4
R3nowrap David Schumachernowrap David Schumacher William Alatalo BWT Mücke Motorsport
R4 Niklas Krütten William Alatalo BWT Mücke Motorsport
6R1Dubai Autodrome, Dubai
(Grand Prix layout)
2 March Charles Weerts Charles Weerts Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4National Race Day
R23 March Charles Weerts Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4
R3 Charles Weerts David Schumacher Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4
R4 Charles Weerts Charles Weerts Dragon Motopark F4

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 
Points251815121086421

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverYMC1YMC2DUB1YMC3YMC4DUB2Pts
R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4
1 Charles Weerts16222313Ret57C13Ret413341111377
2 David Schumacher3222216C315122232623325
3 Tom Beckhäuser25515435432C5879565DNS3254262
4 Lucas Petersson313465516Ret5C746127466536NC233
5 Lucas Alecco RoyRet465Ret7647RetRetC76810658784RetRet131
6 Caio Collet324C2212124
7 Olli Caldwell42181188123
8 Amaury CordeelRet6RetDNSDSQ43C107Ret531754DNSRetDNS120
9 William Alatalo116334811104
10 Petr Ptáček634379DNS9RetRet680
11 Niklas Krütten81147874264
12 Leon Köhler161C58
13 Sami Taoufik57RetC4122851
14 Jake Dalton6Ret3241
15 Patrik Pasma4Ret4632
16 Logan Hannah87Ret722
17 Marzio Moretti8Ret8C8
Drivers ineligible to score points
Ollie Smith5DNP
Mikhail Spiridonov7876WDWDC131010Ret
88777545
László Tóth129911
PosDriverR1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4R1R2R3R4Pts
YMC1YMC2DUB1YMC3YMC4DUB2
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

PosTeamPoints
1 Dragon Motopark F4580
2 Silberpfeil Energy Dubai561
3 Rasgaira Motorsports540
4 Cram Motorsport / Charouz Racing177
5 Mücke Motorsport168
6 Dream Racing22

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: F4 UAE Championship calendar announced for 2017/18. F4 UAE. 5 September 2017. 13 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Second season of F4 UAE begins at Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi. 13 December 2017. 14 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Round 3, Dubai Autodrome 26th & 27th January 2018 . F4UAE . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012613/http://www.f4uae.com/images/Events/2017-18_Rnd3/Documents/ENTRY_LIST_Round3_F4UAE_2017_18_v1.pdf . 26 January 2018 . dead.
  4. Web site: UAE National Race Days 2nd & 3rd March 2018 . Dubai Autodrome Motorsports Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20180302164214/http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018030203_F4_Entries.pdf . 2 March 2018 . dead.
  5. Web site: Formula 4 UAE - [TEAM NEWS] BWT Mücke Motorsport to join FIA Formula 4 UAE in 2017/18]. 2 September 2017. 2 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Mucke signs karter Niklas Krutten to F4 team ahead of 2018. 8 November 2017. 30 November 2017.
  7. News: William Alatalo joins BWT Mücke Motorsport in F4 Italian Championship and F4 UAE. 27 January 2018. f4community.net. 24 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074624/https://www.f4community.net/2018/01/24/william-alatalo-joins-bwt-m%C3%BCcke-motorsport-in-f4-italian-championship-and-f4-uae/. 28 January 2018. dead.
  8. Web site: Dragon F4 joins forces with Team Motopark for F4 UAE assault. 14 December 2017. 14 December 2017.
  9. Web site: Round 2, Yas Marina Circuit 19th & 20th January 2018 . F4UAE . https://web.archive.org/web/20201120081936/http://www.f4uae.com/images/downloads/2017_18/Rnd2/ENTRY_LIST_Round2_F4UAE_2017_18_v1.pdf . 20 November 2020 . dead.
  10. Web site: David Schumacher startet bei Formel-4-Rennen in Abu Dhabi. 17 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Round 5, Yas Marina Circuit 23rd & 24th February 2018 . F4UAE . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121134607/http://www.f4uae.com/images/Events/2017_18_Rnd5/ENTRY_LIST_Round5_F4UAE_2017_18_v1.pdf . 21 November 2020 . dead.
  12. Web site: DR Formula al via della F4 UAE con i debuttanti Morricone e Toth - F4 NEL MONDO.