UAE

UAE F4 Trophy Series

2024 marks the first year of UAE’s newly formed Formula Trophy Series. A 3-back-to-back round championship that precedes the opening of the Middle East racing series - F4 UAE and FRMEC.

1. Kai Daryanani

Qualifying P3 and P4, Kai’s weekend started off great. He ended up on the podium for both the races — P3 in Race 1 and P2 in Race 2 — extending his championship lead and being crowned the inaugural Formula Trophy UAE champion.

2. Kabir Anurag

Qualifying P6 and P2, Kabir had a stellar start to the weekend. He finished P7 in Race 1 and took the win in Race 2, placing P3 in the overall championship.

3. Nooris Gafoor

A decent weekend in the books, Nooris qualified P13 and P9. For Race 1, he was able to maintain his position and finished P13. Unfortunately, he lost a few places and finished P12 in Race 2.

4. Aryman Bansal

Qualifying P12 and P8, Aryaman had a good start to the weekend. He finished P9 in Race 1 and P10 in Race 2, adding a few crucial points to his tally.

Sentul Circuit

Pertamina 6H Endurance

BJB Delta Garage’s #89 won the race with P-Five Racing Indonesia’s #81 as first runners-up and Delima Motorsport’s #55 as second runners-up

ITCR 1500: BJB Delta Garage’s #89 took the top spot in the category with P-Five Racing Indonesia’s #81 in P2 and Dax Motorsports’ #24 in P3.

ITCR 1200: Delima Motorsport’s #55 took the top spot in the category with BJB Delta Garage’s #90 in second place and Dax Motosports’ #26 in third place.

Driver Updates

Kush Maini

Back for a third season in Formula 2, Kush Maini will be joining DAMS in the 2025 season

Ritomo Miyata

Switching to ART Grand Prix, Ritomo Miyata will be seen back on the Formula 2 season next year

Daryl DeLeon

Earlier last week, Daryl DeLeon announced that he will be racing for West Surrey Racing in the British Touring Car Championship next year

Manisha Kelkar

For the Formula Woman Nations Cup, Manisha was the sole Indian on the grid. She set a lap time of 1:20.208 in Qualifier 1 and placed P28. However, she wasn’t able to improve in the following sessions as she set a lap time of 1:20.729 and placed P36 in Qualifier 2. She wasn’t able to set a time in Qualifier 3 and finished P37.