Rashid Al Dhaheri (born 8 April 2008) is an Emirati racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Racing. He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship for the same team.[1]
| Rashid Al Dhaheri | |
|---|---|
 Al Dhaheri in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  United Arab Emirates |
| Born | 8 April 2008 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | TBC |
| Starts | 0 (0 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
Career
editKarting
editAl Dhaheri quickly shone on the European stage of karting, winning the 2019 WSK Super Master Series,[2] and also the 2019 WSK Euro Series in the 60 Mini category.[3] This was followed up by victory at the South Garda Winter Cup in the same category in 2020.[4] Over the course of 2020, Al Dhaheri switched to OK-Junior karts, with a best result of 4th at the Trofeo Andrea Margutti.[5] Al Dhaheri continued in OK-Junior for 2021, winning the WSK Super Master Series again.[6] He continued to have some strong and consistent results in preparation for the step up to OK karts. His move to OK Karting for 2022 sparked some unremarkable results, with his most notable results being 16th in the championship in the WSK Super Master Series[7] and 11th in the Italian ACI Championship.[8]
Formula 4
edit2023
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On 28th December 2022, Prema Racing announced that Al Dhaheri would be joining the team for the 2023 Italian F4 Championship.[9] The season began on 22nd April, and Al Dhaheri secured two seventh-place finishes, giving him 12 points after the conclusion of the first round. Al Dhaheri went on to score 56 more points in the championship, and scored a best finish of 4th at both Monza and Mugello on the way to 10th place in the drivers' standings.[10] Al Dhaheri also competed in the Euro 4 Championship, finishing 12th with Prema. In November, Al Dhaheri competed at the Macau Formula 4 Race at the prestigious Guia Circuit. He finished the qualifying race in 4th, and the final race in 3rd, giving him his first Formula 4 podium. Al Dhaheri also did one round of the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he won his first Formula 4 race at Sepang.
2024
edit
On 2 January 2024, Al Dhaheri was announced to continue with Prema Racing for the 2024 Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships.[11][12] It was later announced that Al Dhaheri would take part in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship, also with Prema.[13] Al Dhaheri had a very strong winter campaign in F4 UAE, winning two races and picking up five podiums on his way to 4th place in the championship.[14]
Formula Regional
edit2024
editAl Dhaheri made his debut in Formula Regional machinery with PHM Racing during the FIA Formula Regional World Cup.[15] He would finish the race but was later disqualified for technical infringements.[16]
2025
editIn 2025, Al Dhaheri was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Racing, partnering his Italian F4 rivals Freddie Slater and Jack Beeton.[17]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team (s) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | 3rd |
| WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| Winter Cup - Mini Rok | 8th | ||
| WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini | 9th | ||
| WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | 14th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | 3rd |
| WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | 5th | ||
| Winter Cup - Mini Rok | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 96th | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 21st | ||
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | 17th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | 13th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti - OKJ | 4th | ||
| WSK Open Cup - OKJ | 14th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup - OKJ | Parolin Motorsport | 1st |
| WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 1st | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 5th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | Parolin Motorsport Kart Republic |
13th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | Parolin Motorsport EXPIRIT Kart |
8th | |
| WSK Open Cup - OKJ | Kart Republic | 4th | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | NC | ||
| Winter Cup - OKJ | 4th | ||
| WSK Final Cup - OKJ | 6th | ||
| 2022 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Kart Republic | 16th |
| Winter Series - OK | 11th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OK | 32nd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | EXPIRIT Kart | 34th | |
| WSK Euro Series - OK | Parolin Motorsport | 38th | |
| Italian ACI Championship - OK | 11th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship - OK | 33rd | ||
| Sources:[18] | |||
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 10th |
| Euro 4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12th | ||
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 15th | ||
| Macau Formula 4 Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Prema Racing | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 153 | 4th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 10th | ||
| Euro 4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | PHM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DSQ | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 7 |
IMO 3 |
IMO 4 30† |
MIS 1 7 |
MIS 2 DNS |
MIS 3 6 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 Ret |
MNZ 1 29† |
MNZ 2 10 |
MNZ 3 4 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 9 |
LEC 3 25 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 5 |
MUG 3 26 |
VLL 1 17 |
VLL 2 10 |
VLL 3 21 |
10th | 68 |
| 2024 | Prema Racing | MIS 1 10 |
MIS 2 5 |
MIS 3 5 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 6 |
IMO 3 Ret |
VLL 1 4 |
VLL 2 Ret |
VLL 3 9 |
MUG 1 16 |
MUG 2 3 |
MUG 3 7 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 26 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 9 |
CAT 3 14 |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 21 |
MNZ 3 14 |
10th | 95 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | MUG 1 14 |
MUG 2 6 |
MUG 3 11 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 9 |
MNZ 3 7 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 15 |
CAT 3 9 |
12th | 27 |
| 2024 | Prema Racing | MUG 1 7 |
MUG 2 10 |
MUG 3 17 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 6 |
RBR 3 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
11th | 35 |
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | ZZIC1 1 |
ZZIC1 2 |
ZZIC1 3 |
MAC 1 4 |
MAC 2 3 |
SEP1 1 |
SEP1 2 |
SEP1 3 |
SEP2 1 1 |
SEP2 2 Ret |
SEP2 3 13 |
15th | 25 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prema Racing | YMC1 1 5 |
YMC1 2 18 |
YMC1 3 3 |
YMC2 1 4 |
YMC2 2 4 |
YMC2 3 22 |
DUB1 1 Ret |
DUB1 2 7 |
DUB1 3 27 |
YMC3 1 2 |
YMC3 2 6 |
YMC3 3 1 |
DUB2 1 2 |
DUB2 2 8 |
DUB2 3 1 |
4th | 153 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
TBD | TBD |
References
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- ^ "Trofeo Andrea Margutti". Kartcom. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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- ^ "WSK – Super Master Series". Kartcom. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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- ^ Series, Feeder (2024-11-11). "FIA FRegional World Cup: Macau Grand Prix guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ Wood, Ida (18 November 2024). "Three drivers get disqualified from Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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