KMT Race Weekend – Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship – Gulf Prix of Kuwait - Round (1)

Kuwait City, Kuwait.

KMT – Kuwait Motor Town successfully hosted the 3^rd round of the KMT Race Weekend on the 2^nd and 3^rd of February 2024.

The main circuit witnessed a thrilling, action-packed KMT Race Weekend consisting of 3 series championships: the KMTC 2K Series (South Configuration), Toyota GR Yaris CUP (South Configuration), and the main event of the weekend, the debut of the Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship on Kuwait Motor Town’s GP Circuit configuration.

The first round of the Formula 4 Saudi Arabian Championship saw 15 drivers from 10 nationalities competing to achieve the most points on the general standing leaderboard.

ENTRY LIST

(R) Rookies

(L) Ladies

RACE 1

Kuwaiti rising star driver Saqer Almaosherji made his debut on Kuwait Motor Town’s GP Circuit with a performance nothing short of impressive after qualifying in 5th position on the starting grid for race 1.

Plenty of action from the start of race 1 called for the deployment of the safety car twice, activating the championship race extension regulation to give an additional 3 laps to minimize lost track time.

A change to the contrary after the reset of race 1 where car #10, driven by the Italian Federico Al Rifai, was penalized the maximum of 40 seconds by the stewards for causing an avoidable collision and missing the black flag on the Digi-panel.

The previously mentioned incident put Morocco’s Suleiman Zanfari in the top position for race 1, followed by Kuwait’s Saqer Almaosherji in 2^nd place overall and 1^st place in the Rookie category, and a well-deserved 3^rd place overall and 1^st place in the ladies category for UAE’s Hamda Alqubaisi.

(R) Rookies

(L) Ladies

Race 2

Federico Al Rifai wasted no time proving his skills with an outstanding performance in race 2, achieving top position 1^st place overall, followed by the UAE’s Hamda Alqubaisi in 2^nd place overall and 1^st place in the ladies category, trailed by Petrovic Andrej in 3^rd place overall and 1^st place in the Rookie category.

(R) Rookies

(L) Ladies

Race 3

It was a more than impressive performance once again by the UAE’s Hamda Alqubaisi, leading the pack for race 3 and placing 1^st overall and 1^st in the ladies category. Closely trailing the leader, Kuwait’s Saqer Almaosherji showcased his class with a steady and consistent performance but unfortunately could not find the gap to overtake Alqubaisi. Almaosherji finished the race, placing 2^nd overall and 1^st in the Rookie category, followed by Petrovic Andrej, placing 3^rd overall and 2^nd in the Rookie category.

(R) Rookies

(L) Ladies

Race 4

The final race of round 1 saw Federico Al Rifai in top position once again, securing 1^st place overall, followed by Kutskov Kiril of Kyrgyzstan placing 2^nd overall and 1^st in the Rookie category, and Petrovic Andrej of Serbia placing 3^rd overall and 2^nd in the Rookie category.

(R) Rookies

(L) Ladies

2024 F4 SA Driver Championship Leaderboards

(R) Rookies

(L) Ladies