2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship

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

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Dream Racing^[2]	3	Ollie Smith^[2]	1
Dream Racing^[2]	92	Logan Hannah^[2]	1
Silberpfeil Energy Dubai^[2]	3	Sami Taoufik^[3]	3–4
	15	Marzio Moretti^[3]	3
	21	Patrik Pasma^[4]	2
	22	Lucas Petersson^[2]	All
	23	Caio Collet^[3]	3–4
	23	Jake Dalton^[5]	6
	64	Olli Caldwell^[2]	1–2
Mücke Motorsport^[6]	5	Niklas Krütten^[7]	4–5
Mücke Motorsport^[6]	6	William Alatalo^[8]	4–5
Dragon Motopark F4^[9]	8	Lucas Alecco Roy^[2]	All
	88	Charles Weerts^[2]	All
	888	Amaury Cordeel^[4]	2–6
Rasgaira Motorsports^[2]^{[N 1]}	9	Petr Ptáček^[2]	1–2, 4
	27	David Schumacher^[11]	2–6
	77	Leon Köhler^[3]	3
	95	Tom Beckhäuser^[2]^[12]	5
Cram Motorsport / Charouz Racing^[2]	95	Tom Beckhäuser^[2]^[12]	1–4, 6
DR Formula^[13]	42	Edoardo Morricone^[13]	2, 6
DR Formula^[13]	55	László Tóth^[13]	4
GDL Racing^[2]	57	Mikhail Spiridonov^[2]	1–4

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.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Supporting
2017
1	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout)	14 December	Charles Weerts	Charles Weerts	Charles Weerts	Dragon Motopark F4	Gulf 12 Hours MRF Challenge Formula 2000
	R2		15 December		Lucas Petersson	Lucas Petersson	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
	R3			Tom Beckhäuser	Lucas Petersson	Olli Caldwell	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
	R4				Charles Weerts	Tom Beckhäuser	Cram Motorsport
2018
2	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North layout)	19 January	David Schumacher	Lucas Petersson	Olli Caldwell	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai	Yas Superstreet Challenge
	R2		20 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
3	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International layout)	26 January	David Schumacher	Charles Weerts	Leon Köhler	Rasgaira Motorsports	National Race Day
	R2		27 January		Caio Collet	David Schumacher	Rasgaira Motorsports
	R3			David Schumacher	David Schumacher	Leon Köhler	Rasgaira Motorsports
	R4			Race cancelled
4	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout)	2 February	Caio Collet	Charles Weerts	Charles Weerts	Dragon Motopark F4	Yas Racing Series
	R2		3 February		Sami Taoufik	David Schumacher	Rasgaira Motorsports
	R3			Caio Collet	Caio Collet	Caio Collet	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai
	R4				Caio Collet	David Schumacher	Rasgaira Motorsports
5	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (Grand Prix layout)	23 February	David Schumacher	Charles Weerts	Charles Weerts	Dragon Motopark F4	Yas Racing Series Yas Superstreet Challenge
	R2		24 February		Amaury Cordeel	Amaury Cordeel	Dragon Motopark F4
	R3			David Schumacher	David Schumacher	William Alatalo	BWT Mücke Motorsport
	R4				Niklas Krütten	William Alatalo	BWT Mücke Motorsport
6	R1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (Grand Prix layout)	2 March	Charles Weerts	Charles Weerts	Charles Weerts	Dragon Motopark F4	National Race Day
	R2		3 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
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	YMC1				YMC2				DUB1				YMC3				YMC4				DUB2				Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	Charles Weerts	1	6	2	2	2	3	1	3	Ret	5	7	C	1	3	Ret	4	1	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	377
2	David Schumacher					3	2	2	2	2	1	6	C	3	1	5	1	2	2	2	3	2	6	2	3	325
3	Tom Beckhäuser	2	5	5	1	5	4	3	5	4	3	2	C	5	8	7	9	5	6	5	DNS	3	2	5	4	262
4	Lucas Petersson	3	1	3	4	6	5	5	1	6	Ret	5	C	7	4	6	12	7	4	6	6	5	3	6	NC	233
5	Lucas Alecco Roy	Ret	4	6	5	Ret	7	6	4	7	Ret	Ret	C	7	6	8	10	6	5	8	7	8	4	Ret	Ret	131
6	Caio Collet									3	2	4	C	2	2	1	2									124
7	Olli Caldwell	4	2	1	8	1	1	8	8																	123
8	Amaury Cordeel					Ret	6	Ret	DNS	DSQ	4	3	C	10	7	Ret	5	3	1	7	5	4	DNS	Ret	DNS	120
9	William Alatalo													11	6	3	3	4	8	1	1					104
10	Petr Ptáček	6	3	4	3	7	9	DNS						9	Ret	Ret	6									80
11	Niklas Krütten													8	11	4	7	8	7	4	2					64
12	Leon Köhler									1	6	1	C													58
13	Sami Taoufik									5	7	Ret	C	4	12	2	8									51
14	Jake Dalton																					6	Ret	3	2	41
15	Patrik Pasma					4	Ret	4	6																	32
16	Logan Hannah	8	7	Ret	7																					22
17	Marzio Moretti									8	Ret	8	C													8
Drivers ineligible to score points
	Ollie Smith	5	DNP
	Mikhail Spiridonov	7	8	7	6	WD				WD			C	13	10	10	Ret
	Edoardo Morricone					8	8	7	7													7	5	4	5
	László Tóth													12	9	9	11
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
Pos	Driver	YMC1				YMC2				DUB1				YMC3				YMC4				DUB2				Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	Points
1	Dragon Motopark F4	580
2	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai	561
3	Rasgaira Motorsports	540
4	Cram Motorsport / Charouz Racing	177
5	Mücke Motorsport	168
6	Dream Racing	22

Notes

^ The cars were prepared in conjunction with US Racing.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "F4 UAE Championship calendar announced for 2017/18". F4 UAE. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Second season of F4 UAE begins at Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Round 3, Dubai Autodrome 26th & 27th January 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Round 2, Yas Marina Circuit 19th & 20th January 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2020.
^ "UAE National Race Days 2nd & 3rd March 2018" (PDF). Dubai Autodrome Motorsports Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2018.
^ "Formula 4 UAE - [TEAM NEWS] BWT Mücke Motorsport to join FIA Formula 4 UAE in 2017/18". 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^ "Mucke signs karter Niklas Krutten to F4 team ahead of 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "William Alatalo joins BWT Mücke Motorsport in F4 Italian Championship and F4 UAE". f4community.net. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ "Dragon F4 joins forces with Team Motopark for F4 UAE assault". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^ Wood, Elliot (18 January 2018). "David Schumacher to make car racing debut in F4 UAE". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 March 2018. He will drive for the team [US Racing], which is competing in the UAE in partnership with Rasgaira Motorsports Team, in the second round of the season this weekend at Yas Marina, and may race in further events.
^ "David Schumacher startet bei Formel-4-Rennen in Abu Dhabi". 17 January 2018.
^ "Round 5, Yas Marina Circuit 23rd & 24th February 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "DR Formula al via della F4 UAE con i debuttanti Morricone e Toth - F4 NEL MONDO".

External links

F4 UAE Homepage

[11] The cars were prepared in conjunction with US Racing.^[10]

[Calendar-1] "F4 UAE Championship calendar announced for 2017/18". F4 UAE. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[RoundOne-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Second season of F4 UAE begins at Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[Taoufik-3] "Round 3, Dubai Autodrome 26th & 27th January 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018.

[f4uae.com-4] "Round 2, Yas Marina Circuit 19th & 20th January 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2020.

[Dalton-5] "UAE National Race Days 2nd & 3rd March 2018" (PDF). Dubai Autodrome Motorsports Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2018.

[Muecke-6] "Formula 4 UAE - [TEAM NEWS] BWT Mücke Motorsport to join FIA Formula 4 UAE in 2017/18". 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

[Krutten-7] "Mucke signs karter Niklas Krutten to F4 team ahead of 2018". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[8] "William Alatalo joins BWT Mücke Motorsport in F4 Italian Championship and F4 UAE". f4community.net. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[DragonMotopark-9] "Dragon F4 joins forces with Team Motopark for F4 UAE assault". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[10] Wood, Elliot (18 January 2018). "David Schumacher to make car racing debut in F4 UAE". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 March 2018. He will drive for the team [US Racing], which is competing in the UAE in partnership with Rasgaira Motorsports Team, in the second round of the season this weekend at Yas Marina, and may race in further events.

[12] "David Schumacher startet bei Formel-4-Rennen in Abu Dhabi". 17 January 2018.

[13] "Round 5, Yas Marina Circuit 23rd & 24th February 2018" (PDF). F4UAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2020.

[DRFormula-14] "DR Formula al via della F4 UAE con i debuttanti Morricone e Toth - F4 NEL MONDO".

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