The Formula Regional Middle East Championship certified by FIA (FRMEC) was the domain of the sensational Tuukka Taponen over the course of the second round on the full 5.281km Formula 1 layout of the Yas Marina Circuit. The 17-year-old Finn, who is backed by the Ferrari Driver Academy, topped both qualifying sessions and then drove his R-ace GP car to his first two victories in the category. 

The new Champions of the future Academy Program series by RGMMC, launched between the 20th and 22nd of November at the kart circuit of the Al Forsan International Sports Resort in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As an exciting change to the traditional weekend format the event took place between Monday and Wednesday just before, and only a few kilometers distance from the final round of Formula1 even, facilitated F1 Academy members and junior scouts to be present and keep an eye for new talents. In addition, it allowed the karting drivers and contributors to continue their week with a visit to the Formula1 race.

In OK, the KR brand never goes very long without winning a title. This time, it was Dmitry Matveev's turn to be crowned at the end of a well-controlled meeting. At Franciacorta, it wasn't just the KR Motorsport team that took the podium, as VDK Racing with Thibaut Ramaekers and DPK Racing with Niklas Schaufler in OK-Junior finished their season in style.

Williams Racing is delighted to announce that American driver Lia Block will represent Williams Racing for the 2024 F1 Academy season, racing with ART Grand Prix.

Williams Racing Academy Driver Zak O’Sullivan will take part in the first Free Practice session at the 2023 Formula 1® Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2023 Formula 3 Vice Champion will get behind the wheel of Alex Albon’s FW45 at Yas Marina Circuit for the hour session. Zak’s outing, his first in the FW45, fulfills the team’s second and final mandated rookie driver session this season.

It’s been a month packed with action for the Sauber Academy drivers, who have each been busy with their respective campaigns, as well as training, doing simulator work, and preparing for the final stages of the 2023 season.

RGMMC launch a new global concept for drivers to showcase their talent across the globe. The opening event will take place at the racetrack of Al Forsan International sports resort in Abu Dhabi on the 20-22 of November this year. The opening event will host 3 categories, Mini 60 (chassis - Parolin powered by TM) and OK-N Junior, and OK-N Senior (chassis - Kart Republic powered by IAME).

MP Motorsport's Formula 2 and 3 teams travelled to Monza this weekend as support series of the Formula 1 circus. For the Formula 3 team this was the season finale, which could not have gone better for the team from the Netherlands.  The qualifying session on Friday was a tricky one, due to numerous red flags it was decided that the session would not be finished with 10 minutes to go. As a result, Jonny Edgar qualified fourth, which was his best result this season. Mari Boya and Franco Colapinto finished in 15th and 16th positions, but disqualifications promoted them to P11 and P12.

RGMMC launch a new global concept for drivers to showcase their talent across the globe. The opening event will take place at the racetrack of Al Forsan in Abu Dhabi on the 20-22 of November this year. The opening event will host 3 categories, Mini 60 (chassis - Parolin powered by TM) and OK-N Junior, and OK-N Senior (chassis - Kart Republic powered by IAME).

With two more victories and three pole positions at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, James Wharton has achieved the goal he set himself when he arrived in the United Arab Emirates in January: to win the highly coveted and challenging 2023 UAE F4 Championship. The final round of the season once again demonstrated the competitiveness of the Ferrari Driver Academy driver. The 16-year-old Australian hopeful will now head to Europe and the Italian F4 Championship.

Abu Dhabi, February 19, 2023: Mercedes Formula 1 protégé Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the inaugural Formula Regional Middle East (FRMEC) champion during another thrilling weekend of action in the final round at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The 16-year-old Italian didn’t win any races, although he did take the chequered flag first in one of them. But a penalty for a collision with main title rival Taylor Barnard as they battled for the lead in race one converted victory into no points for Antonelli, and kept things at boiling point overnight before the deciding two races on Sunday.

Louis Sharp will take another step towards his Formula 1 dream when he races on this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix bill (18-20 November).

Following Logan Sargeant’s Free Practice session debut at the Formula 1™ Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, the Williams Academy and double FIA Formula 2 race winner will participate in two further Free Practice sessions at the Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2022 in Mexico City and the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 in Abu Dhabi. 

Just 40 points separate the two remaining 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship title contenders ahead of the season finale at the FIA Grade 1 Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi this weekend where a maximum of 75 points are on offer across the three remaining races.

The 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship (FRAC) Certified by FIA got off to a blistering start at the newly-reconfigured Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi this weekend, with three different drivers each taking a win apiece for three separate teams across a trio of exhilarating 30-minute races.

Shortly after revealing Jake Hughes’ joining to the team, Van Amersfoort Racing is now pleased to announce the signing of Amaury Cordeel. The Belgian native completes the Van Amersfoort Racing driver line-up for their maiden campaign in the FIA F2 Championship.

After a year of familiarising himself with single-seaters in the Spanish F4 Championship, young Moroccan hopeful Suleiman Zanfari is preparing for an important season in 2022. He will start with the United Arab Emirates Formula 4 Championship, the first round of which will take place from 20th to 23rd January on the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Van Amersfoort Racing is excited to announce the signing of Briton Jake Hughes for their 2022 FIA F2 campaign.
 

From karting to his maiden world championship in Formula One.

Max Verstappen took the 2021 Formula One title on Sunday after incredible drama in Abu Dhabi.

Williams Racing is pleased to confirm that the team’s Academy Driver, Logan Sargeant, will drive in the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit on 14th December. The 20-year-old American, who was announced as the newest member of the Williams Driver Academy back in October, will be getting his first taste of F1 machinery when he gets behind the wheel of the FW43B in Abu Dhabi.

Dutch racer Dilano Van't Hoff has extended his points lead over main rival, Italian Enzo Trulli at the latest round of the FIA F4UAE Championship powered by Abarth, as the category returned to Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi for Round 2 this weekend (January 21-23, 2021). 

Three new single-seater race winners were crowned at the opening round of the FIA F4UAE Championship powered by Abarth, as the category returned to racing for its fifth season at the Dubai Autodrome.

Hamda Al Qubaisi is set to make her return to the Formula 4 Italian Championship which will finally start this weekend at Misano after being postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.