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.

It commenced on 20 January at Yas Marina Circuit and concluded at the same venue on 19 February.

Teams and drivers Team Drivers Class Rounds Hitech GP 4 Alex Dunne All 5 Oliver Gray 1–2 Luke Browning 3–4 Xcel Motorsport Mumbai Falcons by Xcel 6 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi All 11 Ismoilkhuja Akhmedkhodjaev All 17 Yash Aradhya 3–4 24 Jamie Day , All 28 Sohil Shah 1–3, 5 37 Ruhaan Alva 4 57 Aiden Neate TR 89 Ivan Domingues All 100 Kyle Kumaran 5 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 7 Charlie Wurz TR 13 James Wharton 1–2, 4–5 20 Conrad Laursen TR, 4–5 57 Aiden Neate All 88 Hamda Al Qubaisi TR 99 Andrea Kimi Antonelli TR, 3 Prema Racing 7 Charlie Wurz All 88 Rafael Câmara 2–5 99 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1 MP Motorsport 9 Rik Koen TR, 1–2 10 Valerio Rinicella 3–5 14 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak All 17 Dilano van 't Hoff TR 25 Suleiman Zanfari All 26 Vladislav Ryabov TR 51 Christian Ho 3–5 55 Miron Pingasov TR, All PHM Racing 15 Nikita Bedrin All 41 Jonas Ried All 77 Taylor Barnard All AKM Motorsport 19 Brando Badoer 1–4 91 Loris Spinelli 2 Pinnacle Motorsport 22 Robert de Haan 3–5 52 Jef Machiels 3–5 96 Jules Castro 1–2 GRS Team 26 Vladislav Ryabov All Cram – Hitech GP 27 Ricardo Escotto All 33 Anshul Gandhi All JHR Developments 42 Michael Shin All 84 Joseph Loake 2–3 3Y by R-ace GP 45 Martinius Stenshorne All 46 Victoria Blokhina 1–4 Maksim Arkhangelskiy 5 47 Nikhil Bohra All Icon Legend Rookie Lucas Alanen was scheduled to compete for Xcel Motorsport, but did not appear in any rounds. Eron Rexhepi was scheduled to compete for AKM Motorsport, but did not appear in any rounds. Carlin were scheduled to enter the championship with two cars, but did not appear in any rounds.

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. 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. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 2021 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 DhabiFormula Regional Asian ChampionshipGulf Radical Cup R2 22 January Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Andrea Kimi Antonelli Andrea Kimi Antonelli Prema Racing R3 Andrea Kimi Antonelli James Wharton Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 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 ChampionshipUAE 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 ChampionshipGulf Radical CupUAE 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 Hitech GP 4 R1 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai(Grand Prix Circuit) 12 February Rafael Câmara Rafael Câmara Rafael Câmara Prema Racing Asian Le Mans SeriesFormula 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 SeriesFormula Regional Asian Championship R2 Nikita Bedrin Rafael Câmara Nikita Bedrin 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

Pos Driver YMC YMC1 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Charlie Wurz 1 8 7 2 6 3 4 2 7 3 1 3 9 2 2 1 8 5 4 2 8 255 2 Rafael Câmara 17 12 9 3 1 4 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 2 Ret 24 210 3 Aiden Neate 7 2 2 4 Ret 4 2 3 8 17 3 2 3 Ret 7 5 7 3 3 19 12 199 4 Nikita Bedrin 6 6 Ret DNS 8 11 7 1 2 2 7 6 3 6 4 5 2 1 Ret 6 198 5 James Wharton 3 5 24 9 1 1 1 6 8 11 10 4 Ret 14 4 1 168 6 Alex Dunne 4 9 23 10 9 6 6 21 8 8 8 1 4 3 7 9 4 5 1 3 168 7 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 14 4 1 4 2 3 4 17 6 6 6 8 5 5 Ret 12 7 8 6 9 163 8 Andrea Kimi Antonelli 3 1 1 3 2 4 Ret 10 2 117 9 Taylor Barnard 12 8 6 1 6 8 16 Ret 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret 9 6 15 6 7 21 10 80 10 Martinius Stenshorne 7 Ret Ret 16 5 DNS 12 2 5 Ret 9 4 6 8 13 17 Ret 9 14 11 72 11 Luke Browning 12 5 4 5 9 4 2 Ret 64 12 Conrad Laursen 2 10 12 8 3 Ret 6 5 2 56 13 Jamie Day 5 Ret 15 7 3 7 9 19 15 16 10 19 11 17 19 11 2 22 21 13 13 48 14 Miron Pingasov 8 24 20 9 5 25 Ret 8 10 19 9 Ret Ret 11 27† 12 6 8 Ret 8 4 47 15 Oliver Gray 11 3 11 8 Ret 5 5 9 41 16 Ivan Domingues 17 12 12 11 22 20 13 20 9 25 13 10 7 17 3 Ret 26 11 3 Ret 39 17 Suleiman Zanfari Ret 14 10 12 13 13 11 4 11 22 12 26† Ret Ret 15 14 11 10 7 7 26 18 Rik Koen DSQ 5 11 8 7 12 10 10 13 22 19 Vladislav Ryabov 4 9 24† 5 Ret 11 7 24 22 20 12 17 Ret 15 25 21 21 10 25† 17 23 20 20 Nikhil Bohra 15 Ret Ret 14 14 17 14 25 Ret 7 16 12 Ret 26 29 24 14 18 10 5 17 21 Christian Ho 10 24 5 27† 12 10 16 10 20 16 11 Ret 13 22 Loris Spinelli Ret Ret 17 5 10 23 Jonas Ried 16 13 16 19 15 14 26 11 26 17 20 19 18 13 22 19 9 24† 9 18 4 24 Sohil Shah 10 10 15 Ret 10 15 15 16 13 15 18 17 16 20 18 14 3 25 Ricardo Escotto 13 16 14 15 18 16 23 18 14 Ret 14 14 16 18 19 11 17 Ret 16 25 0 26 Valerio Rinicella Ret Ret 11 18 14 15 Ret 13 15 17 Ret 17 0 27 Joseph Loake 16 Ret 18 24 18 11 23 16 0 28 Brando Badoer Ret 23† 17 23 20 Ret 25 12 25 14 15 25 13 14 14 16 0 29 Michael Shin 18 18 20 13 24 18 28 14 Ret 26 Ret 15 20 21 18 22 12 19 15 20 0 30 Robert de Haan 15 16 22 21 19 16 23 20 13 Ret 12 26 0 31 Maksim Arkhangelskiy 19 12 20 15 0 32 Anshul Gandhi 22 17 18 18 27 19 21 19 21 13 21 20 25 20 17 18 23 13 Ret 27† 0 33 Jules Castro 19 Ret 13 22 21 21 27 27† 0 34 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 20 22 21 17 19 23 20 26 28† 19 24 Ret Ret 22 20 Ret 18 15 22 16 0 35 Yash Aradhya 27 18 25 22 22 DSQ 25 26 0 36 23 21 19 20 26 24 29† Ret 24 20 27 23 26 Ret 27 27 25 23 25† 22 0 37 Victoria Blokhina 21 19 22 21 23 22 22 23 23 21 28 Ret 23 24 26 25 0 38 Kyle Kumaran 24 22 23 19 0 39 Jef Machiels 22 23 26 24 24 23 28 28 21 Ret 24 21 0 40 Ruhaan Alva 21 DSQ 24 23 0 Trophy Round-only drivers Hamda Al Qubaisi 6 Dilano van 't Hoff Ret Pos Driver YMC R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts YMC1 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC2Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish, but classified

Rookies' Championship

Pos Driver YMC YMC1 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Rafael Câmara 17 12 9 3 1 4 1 7 1 1 9 1 1 2 Ret 24 303 2 James Wharton 3 5 24 9 1 1 1 6 8 11 10 4 Ret 14 4 1 279 3 Martinius Stenshorne 7 Ret 25‡ 16 5 DNS 12 2 5 Ret 9 4 6 8 13 17 Ret 9 14 11 240 4 Ivan Domingues 17 12 12 11 22 20 13 20 9 25 13 10 7 17 3 Ret 26 11 3 Ret 227 5 Ricardo Escotto 13 16 14 15 18 16 23 18 14 Ret 14 14 16 18 19 11 17 Ret 16 25 160 6 Nikhil Bohra 15 25‡ Ret 14 14 17 14 25 Ret 7 16 12 Ret 26 29 24 14 18 10 5 152 7 Michael Shin 18 18 20 13 24 18 28 14 Ret 26 Ret 15 20 21 18 22 12 19 15 20 120 8 Christian Ho 10 24 5 27† 12 10 16 10 20 16 11 Ret 108 9 Brando Badoer Ret 23† 17 23 20 Ret 25 12 25 14 15 25 13 14 14 16 96 10 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi 20 22 21 17 19 23 20 26 28† 19 24 Ret Ret 22 20 Ret 18 15 22 16 93 11 Valerio Rinicella Ret Ret 11 18 14 15 Ret 13 15 17 Ret 17 70 12 Victoria Blokhina 21 19 22 21 23 22 22 23 23 21 28 Ret 23 24 26 25 47 13 23 21 19 20 26 24 29† Ret 24 20 27 23 26 Ret 27 27 25 23 25† 22 45 14 Jules Castro 19 26‡ 13 22 21 21 27 27† 37 15 Jef Machiels 22 23 26 24 24 23 28 28 21 Ret 24 21 26 16 Kyle Kumaran 24 22 23 19 13 17 Ruhaan Alva 21 DSQ 24 23 4 Pos Driver YMC R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts YMC1 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC2† — Did not finish, but classified‡ — Classified only in the rookies'

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

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