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2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship

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The 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship is a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship features a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. It is the second season of the championship.

The season is held in January and February of 2024.

Finnish driver Tuukka Taponen, driving for R-ace GP, won the Rookie Cup after the fourth round at Yas Marina with three races to spare.

Teams and drivers

All drivers compete using identical Tatuus-built Formula Regional cars powered by a 270HP turbocharged Alfa Romeo engine.[1]

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
  R-ace GP[2] 1   Tuukka Taponen[3] R 1–4
2   Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.[4] R 1–4
19   Kanato Le[a][5] R 4
20   Zachary David[4] R 1–4
34   Martinius Stenshorne[4] 1–3
  Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited[6] 3   Ugo Ugochukwu[6] R 1–4
8   Rafael Câmara[6] 1–4
13   James Wharton[6] R 1–4
23   Arvid Lindblad[6] R 1–3
  Xcel Motorsport[2] 4   Noah Lisle[b][4] R 1–4
96   Yaroslav Veselaho[4] R 1–4
  PHM AIX Racing[2][4] 5   Taylor Barnard[7] 1–4
15   Brando Badoer[8] R 1–4
18   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak[9] 1–4
66   Liu Ruiqi[10] R 1–4
  MP Motorsport[2] 6   Bruno del Pino[4] 1–4
26   Isaac Barashi[c][11] R 3–4
47   Nikhil Bohra[12] 1–4
55   Valerio Rinicella[4] R 1–2
77   Emerson Fittipaldi Jr.[4] 1–4
  Saintéloc Racing[2] 7   Pedro Clerot[13] R 1–2
  Noah Strømsted[14] R 3
14   Matteo De Palo[13] R 1–2
  José Garfias[14] 3–4
44   Théophile Naël[13] R 1–4
74   Enzo Peugeot[15] R 4
  Pinnacle Motorsport[2] 12   Alexander Abkhazava[d][16] R 1–4
64   Mari Boya[16] 1–4
69   Finley Green[16] R 1–4
99   Giovanni Maschio[16] 1–4
  Evans GP[17] 17   Edgar Pierre[18] R 4
27   John Bennett[19] R 1–4
43   Costa Toparis[20] R 1–4
  R&B Racing[2] 22   Wang Zhongwei[4] 1–4
29   Gao Yujia[4] 1–4
Icon Status
R Rookie

Race calendar

The 2024 calendar was officially announced on 21 August 2023. The Kuwait Motor Town rounds that featured in the 2023 season were removed from the calendar, with the championship consisting only of rounds held in the UAE.[21]

Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1   Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
(Corkscrew Circuit) 		13 January Formula 4 UAE Championship
Clio Cup Middle East
R2 14 January
R3
2 R4   Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		20 January Middle East Trophy (6H of Abu Dhabi)
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Gulf Radical Cup
Gulf ProCar
R5
R6 21 January
3 R7   Dubai Autodrome, Dubai Motor City
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		3 February Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai)
Formula 4 UAE Championship
R8
R9 4 February
4 R10   Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
(Grand Prix Circuit) 		9 February Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Abu Dhabi)
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Clio Cup Middle East
R11 10 February
R12
5 R13   Dubai Autodrome, Dubai Motor City 17 February Formula 4 UAE Championship
Gulf Radical Cup
R14 18 February
R15

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1   Yas Marina Circuit   Taylor Barnard   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak   Taylor Barnard   PHM AIX Racing   Tuukka Taponen
R2   Taylor Barnard   Arvid Lindblad   Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited   Arvid Lindblad
R3   Taylor Barnard   Martinius Stenshorne   Taylor Barnard[e]   PHM AIX Racing   Ugo Ugochukwu
2 R4   Yas Marina Circuit   Tuukka Taponen   Tuukka Taponen   Tuukka Taponen   R-ace GP   Tuukka Taponen
R5   Mari Boya   Théophile Naël   Saintéloc Racing   Théophile Naël
R6   Tuukka Taponen   Tuukka Taponen   Tuukka Taponen   R-ace GP   Tuukka Taponen
3 R7   Dubai Autodrome   Taylor Barnard   Tuukka Taponen   Taylor Barnard   PHM AIX Racing   Tuukka Taponen
R8   Mari Boya   Nikhil Bohra   MP Motorsport   Brando Badoer
R9   Rafael Câmara   Rafael Câmara   Rafael Câmara   Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited   Tuukka Taponen
4 R10   Yas Marina Circuit   Taylor Barnard   Tuukka Taponen   Taylor Barnard   PHM AIX Racing   Tuukka Taponen
R11   Rafael Câmara   Rafael Câmara   Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited   Ugo Ugochukwu
R12   Tuukka Taponen   Tuukka Taponen   Tuukka Taponen   R-ace GP   Tuukka Taponen
5 R13   Dubai Autodrome   Tuukka Taponen
R14
R15

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers.

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 DUB2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Tuukka Taponen 2 6 4 1 4 1 2 7 2 2 5 1 195
2   Taylor Barnard 1 8 1 16 22† 3 1 8 4 1 14 5 145
3   Rafael Câmara 5 Ret Ret 4 6 13 4 5 1 9 1 6 112
4   Martinius Stenshorne 3 3 2 2 5 4 5 9 19 100
5   Mari Boya 6 7 5 3 3 26† 3 6 Ret NC 10 4 90
6   James Wharton 4 24 7 5 Ret 5 28† 12 5 5 4 2 88
7   Zachary David 8 2 10 6 Ret 10 11 15 Ret 4 3 3 74
8   Ugo Ugochukwu 16 11 3 10 Ret 7 6 4 9 6 2 Ret 70
9   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 7 5 Ret 9 2 14 8 2 8 15 13 8 66
10   Théophile Naël 13 10 6 8 1 2 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 58
11   Nikhil Bohra 14 16 13 12 Ret 8 9 1 7 8 6 22† 49
12   Brando Badoer Ret 21 11 11 8 9 7 3 3 Ret 15 7 48
13   Arvid Lindblad 10 1 8 15 9 27† 15 10 24† 33
14   Costa Toparis 21 25 18 14 18 Ret 12 14 21 3 8 9 21
15   Alexander Abkhazava 9 4 16 Ret 15 16 20 17 18 7 Ret 23† 20
16   Valerio Rinicella 11 26† 15 13 7 6 14
17   Bruno del Pino 17 9 12 17 12 19 13 13 6 10 Ret 10 12
18   Matteo De Palo 15 14 9 7 16 15 8
19   Noah Lisle 19 12 17 20 10 11 14 11 11 11 7 11 7
20   Giovanni Maschio 23 20 25† 18 23 17 24 23† 15 12 9 Ret 2
21   Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 20 18 DSQ 26 Ret 12 21 22 13 17 11 15 0
22   Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 24 19 14 19 11 24 23 19 25 14 DNS 16 0
23   John Bennett 12 13 19 DNS 13 22 18 24† 12 20 16 Ret 0
24   Enzo Peugeot 16 12 Ret 0
25   Liu Ruiqi 22 15 21 24 20 18 19 Ret 17 13 21 13 0
26   José Garfias 17 Ret 14 25† 17 14 0
27   Pedro Clerot 18 17 Ret 21 14 Ret 0
28   Noah Strømsted 16 16 Ret 0
29   Isaac Barashi 22 Ret 16 18 18 19 0
30   Gao Yujia 26 22 22 22 17 21 25 18 23 21 Ret 17 0
31   Edgar Pierre 22 Ret 18 0
32   Yaroslav Veselaho 25 23 20 23 Ret 25† 27 21 20 24 19 21 0
33   Finley Green DNS Ret 23 Ret 19 20 WD WD WD Ret Ret 20 0
34   Kanato Le 19 Ret Ret 0
35   Wang Zhongwei 27 Ret 24† 25 21 23 26 20 22 23 20 Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1 YMC2 DUB1 YMC3 DUB2
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Rookie Cup

Pos Driver YMC1 YMC2 DUB1 YMC3 DUB2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1   Tuukka Taponen 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 250
2   Ugo Ugochukwu 10 6 1 6 Ret 5 2 2 4 5 1 Ret 135
3   James Wharton 2 15 4 2 Ret 3 16 6 3 4 3 2 131
4   Zachary David 3 2 7 3 Ret 7 5 8 Ret 3 2 3 122
5   Théophile Naël 8 5 3 5 1 2 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 110
6   Brando Badoer Ret 13 8 7 4 6 3 1 2 Ret 8 4 104
7   Arvid Lindblad 5 1 5 10 5 16† 7 4 13† 74
8   Noah Lisle 12 7 12 12 6 8 8 5 6 7 5 6 64
9   Costa Toparis 13 16 13 9 12 Ret 6 7 12 2 6 5 52
10   Valerio Rinicella 6 17† 10 8 3 4 40
11   Alexander Abkhazava 4 3 11 Ret 10 10 12 10 9 6 Ret 13† 40
12   Matteo De Palo 9 9 6 4 11 9 26
13   John Bennett 7 8 14 DNS 8 13 10 13† 10 13 9 Ret 18
14   Liu Ruiqi 14 10 16 15 14 11 11 Ret 8 8 12 8 13
15   Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 15 12 9 11 7 14 14 11 14 9 DNS 9 12
16   Isaac Barashi 13 Ret 7 11 10 11 7
17   Enzo Peugeot 10 7 Ret 7
18   Noah Strømsted 9 9 Ret 4
19   Pedro Clerot 11 11 Ret 13 9 Ret 2
20   Edgar Pierre 14 Ret 10 1
21   Yaroslav Veselaho 16 14 15 14 Ret 15 15 12 11 15 11 13 0
22   Finley Green DNS Ret 17 Ret 13 12 WD WD WD Ret Ret 12 0
22   Kanato Le 12 Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
YMC1 YMC2 DUB1 YMC3 DUB2

Teams' Championship

Ahead of each event, the teams nominate two drivers that accumulate teams' points.

Pos Team Pts
1   R-ace GP 312
2   Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 184
3   PHM AIX Racing 181
4   Pinnacle Motorsport 96
5   MP Motorsport 75
6   Saintéloc Racing 66
7   Evans GP 21
8   Xcel Motorsport 7
9   R&B Racing 0

Notes

  1. ^ Le is a Japanese driver competing under a British licence.
  2. ^ Lisle is an Australian driver competing under a British licence.
  3. ^ Barashi is a British-Israeli-Portuguese driver competing under a British licence.
  4. ^ Abkhazava is Russian-Georgian, but he competes under a Kazakh licence as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  5. ^ Stenshorne crossed the finish line first, but received a five-second time penalty post race for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, allowing Barnard to inherit victory.

References

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Last but definitely not least: A very old face remains loyal to PHM Racing - Welcome back home, @taylorbarnard1!". Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Instagram.
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Next news: @brandobadoer will also drive for PHM Racing in the upcoming @formularegionalme season"". Instagram. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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Formula Regional Middle East announcement No. 2:Welcome (back) to the team, @tasanapol_" – via Instagram.
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