2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship

First half

The 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship commenced around Yas Marina Circuit's Grand Prix layout with Mumbai Falcons’ Freddie Slater taking pole position in both qualifying sessions.^[28] In the first race, Slater capitalized on his teammate Rashid Al Dhaheri overtaking ART Grand Prix’s Evan Giltaire for second place, allowing him to establish an early lead. The top three positions remained unchanged after Al Dhaheri’s opening move in an otherwise largely uneventful season opener.^[29] The reversed-grid second race saw ART’s Kanato Le start from pole position and successfully defend against Saintéloc Racing’s Théophile Naël and R-ace GP’s Enzo Deligny throughout the race, securing his maiden Formula Regional victory.^[30] In the third race, Slater delivered another commanding performance, leading Giltaire from start to finish and concluding the opening round with a 26-point lead over the French driver. Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. overcame an early challenge from his Pinnacle Motorsport teammate Ernesto Rivera to secure third place.^[31]

Just three days later, the second round took place on Yas Marina’s corkscrew layout, with Slater and Giltaire securing the pole positions.^[32] Slater led the opening stages of the first race but made an error with ten minutes remaining, allowing Giltaire to pass. Slater continued to drop down the order and finished fifth, while Al Dhaheri and ART’s Taito Kato completed the podium.^[33] The second race saw early trouble for Giltaire, who failed to start due to a gearbox issue. PHM Racing’s Brando Badoer started from pole position and controlled the race to secure a lights-to-flag victory ahead of Naël and Mumbai Falcons driver Jack Beeton.^[34] Giltaire returned to the front in the third race, where the title battle took another turn as Slater was spun around by Kato. He fell to the back and later retired after another collision. At the front, R-ace GP’s Ugo Ugochukwu briefly led before hitting the wall a few laps later, allowing Giltaire to claim victory ahead of Badoer and Deligny. With the result, Giltaire moved into a twelve-point lead over Slater in the standings.^[35]

For the third round, the field traveled to Dubai Autodrome, where Giltaire swept qualifying and took both pole positions. However, a dusty track led to a slow start in the first race, allowing Ugochukwu and Badoer to pass him into the first corner. Badoer spent much of the race defending against Giltaire, which enabled Ugochukwu to pull away before the race was cut short due to a crash.^[36] In the second race, R-ace GP’s Jin Nakamura started from reversed-grid pole position and maintained his lead. Slater, starting fourth, moved up to second and applied pressure on Nakamura. Multiple attempts to pass him did not pan out, however, and Slater had to fend off attacks from behind himself. Nakamura held on to win, with Slater finishing second and Al Dhaheri securing third.^[37] Giltaire finished fourth in race two but converted his pole position in race three into a largely uncontested victory, extending his championship lead over Slater to 36 points. Ugochukwu attacked Giltaire once but was unable to get through. He finished second, ahead of Naël.^[38]

Second half

Championship contenders Giltaire and Slater each claimed a pole position as the series returned to Yas Marina.^[39] Giltaire started the first race from the front, but Slater made a stronger start and took the lead before the first corner. He successfully managed two safety car restarts, while Ugochukwu executed a decisive move to demote Giltaire to third. Although Ugochukwu closed the gap to Slater, he was unable to challenge for the lead, allowing Slater to secure his third victory of the season.^[40] In the second race, R-ace GP’s Akshay Bohra started from pole position and spent the race defending against Saintéloc Racing’s Nikita Bedrin. Despite staying within a few car lengths, Bedrin was unable to overtake and finished just 0.1 seconds behind Bohra, while Badoer completed the podium.^[41] The third race featured another direct battle between title rivals Slater and Giltaire, with Slater emerging victorious ahead of Giltaire and Ugochukwu. That allowed him to reduce his deficit to 17 points behind Giltaire heading into the final round.^[42]

The final round of the championship marked its debut at Lusail International Circuit, with Giltaire and Ugochukwu securing pole positions in qualifying.^[43] Rain ahead of the first race led to an early lead change as Giltaire dropped to third. A collision with Slater pushed both down the order, but Giltaire recovered back to third before struggling with tire wear. Bedrin capitalized on this to claim victory ahead of Ugochukwu, while a post-race penalty relegated Giltaire to sixth, promoting Nakamura to third.^[44] In race two, Pinnacle Motorsport’s Hiyu Yamakoshi led from reversed-grid pole until Al Dhaheri overtook him. However, tire degradation once again reshuffled the standings, with Deligny, Rivera, and Bedrin able to take the top three spots. Giltaire’s fourth-place finish secured him the title.^[45] Race three saw Beeton charge from fifth to first by lap five, holding off pole sitter Ugochukwu and Bedrin, who finished second and third, respectively. Slater finished fourth and claimed the Rookie Championship title, while his team won the teams’ title.^[46]

Scoring system

The championship's scoring system was overhauled in 2025. Points were awarded to the top twelve classified drivers, while two further points were awarded for taking a pole position in qualifying.^[47]

Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver YMC1 YMC2 DUB YMC3 LUS Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Evan Giltaire 3 7 2 1 DNS 1 3 4 1 3 7 2 6 4 6 264 2 Freddie Slater 1 6 1 5 6 Ret 7 2 6 1 6 1 12 11 4 228 3 Ugo Ugochukwu 10 4 Ret 7 4 19† 1 5 2 2 8 3 2 7 2 205 4 Brando Badoer 4 5 6 10 1 2 2 9 7 6 3 14 14 13 11 156 5 Enzo Deligny 7 3 10 12 11 3 8 8 4 7 11 4 4 1 16 147 6 Rashid Al Dhaheri 2 8 16 2 5 9 5 3 5 5 14 23† 8 5 8 144 7 Théophile Naël 8 2 4 9 2 4 4 7 3 125 8 Kanato Le 9 1 13 14 9 7 6 10 Ret 4 4 15 5 8 5 119 9 Ernesto Rivera 5 13 5 17 12 5 25† 22 9 8 5 7 9 2 7 101 10 Jin Nakamura 12 9 8 6 8 8 10 1 12 14 10 10 3 21 10 94 11 Nikita Bedrin 9 2 Ret 1 3 3 92 12 Taito Kato 6 14 7 3 22 18 9 12 10 11 12 6 7 6 13 75 13 Jack Beeton 17 Ret 14 8 3 14 12 11 22 13 Ret 8 11 Ret 1 65 14 Akshay Bohra 15 Ret Ret 16 14 10 11 6 18 10 1 22 13 14 17 48 15 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. 11 10 3 4 10 17 21 16 14 41 16 Hiyu Yamakoshi 26† 19 8 17 9 5 10 22† 9 29 17 Reza Seewooruthun Ret 12 9 11 7 6 15 10 15 28 18 Aaron Cameron 13 11 12 18 DNS Ret 24 20 Ret 12 19 9 WD WD WD 8 19 Matteo De Palo Ret 16 24† Ret 9 19 4 20 Ruiqi Liu 14 22† 19 13 17 11 13 13 11 19 13 20 4 21 Aditya Kulkarni 21 17 11 24 23† 15 17 15 15 18 Ret 11 4 22 Kai Daryanani 25† 18 18 15 13 13 21 14 14 Ret 17 12 16 15 12 2 23 Giovanni Maschio 19 Ret 15 21 15 12 1 24 Alex Sawer 20 26 20 21 18 Ret 18 12 21 1 25 James Hedley 18 16 13 15 Ret 13 0 26 Yaroslav Veselaho 20 19 17 23 16 Ret 14 17 16 20 21 17 19 17 23 0 27 Everett Stack 18 15 Ret Ret 19 16 Ret 25 19 16 15 Ret Ret Ret 20 0 28 Yuanpu Cui 15 21 17 24† 21 21 0 29 Doriane Pin 16 18 Ret 23 20 16 0 30 Jaden Pariat 23 16 22 19 20 Ret 0 31 Lorenzo Castillo 16 20 21 20 Ret Ret 0 32 Gao Yujia 17 18 18 0 33 Finley Green 24 Ret 20 22 18 Ret 19 24 Ret Ret 23 19 20 20 Ret 0 34 Wang Zhongwei 22 21 23 25 21 Ret 22 27 21 22 Ret 18 22† 19 22 0 35 Jakob Bergmeister 23 23 Ret 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts YMC1 YMC2 DUB YMC3 LUS

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 75% of the race distance.

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Rookie Cup

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Pos	Driver	YMC1			YMC2			DUB			YMC3			LUS			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Freddie Slater	1	1	1	3	3	Ret	2	1	2	1	3	1	6	5	2	334
2	Rashid Al Dhaheri	2	2	7	1	2	3	1	2	1	2	6	10†	2	2	4	306
3	Ernesto Rivera	3	4	2	8	5	1	10†	10	4	3	2	4	3	1	3	245
4	Taito Kato	4	5	3	2	10	9	3	5	5	5	5	3	1	3	7	214
5	Jack Beeton	7	Ret	6	4	1	6	5	4	11	6	Ret	5	5	Ret	1	166
6	Akshay Bohra	5	Ret	Ret	7	7	4	4	3	9	4	1	9	7	6	9	151
7	Reza Seewooruthun	Ret	3	4	5	4	2							8	4	8	109
8	Kai Daryanani	11†	9	8	6	6	5	8	6	6	Ret	8	7	9	7	6	106
9	Hiyu Yamakoshi							11†	8	3	8	4	2	4	8†	5	102
10	Aditya Kulkarni	9	8	5	11	11†	7	7	7	7	9	Ret	6				72
11	Everett Stack	8	6	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	12	10	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	51
12	Yuanpu Cui							6	9	8	10†	9	8				33
13	Jaden Pariat	10	7	10	9	9	Ret										22
14	Lorenzo Castillo	6	10	9	10	Ret	Ret										20
15	Jakob Bergmeister							9	11	Ret							6
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
		YMC1			YMC2			DUB			YMC3			LUS

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Teams' Championship

Ahead of each event, teams nominated two drivers who accumulated teams' points.

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Pos	Team	No.	YMC1			YMC2			DUB			YMC3			LUS			Pts
			R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited	14	2	8	16	2	5	9	5	3	5	5	14	23†	8	5	8	364
		27	1	6	1	5	6	Ret	7	2	6	1	6	1	12	11	4
2	R-ace GP	1	7	3	10	12	11	3	8	8	4	7	11	4	4	1	16	350
		7	10	4	Ret	7	4	19†	1	5	2	2	8	3	2	7	2
3	ART Grand Prix	19										4	4	15				346
		89	6	14	7	3	22	18	9	12	10				7	6	13
		95	3	7	2	1	DNS	1	3	4	1	3	7	2	6	4	6
4	Saintéloc Racing	4	8	2	4	9	2	4	4	7	3							217
		10				20	Ret	Ret				9	2	Ret	1	3	3
		26							23	23	Ret
		96	20	19	17							20	21	17	19	17	23
5	PHM Racing	9	18	15	Ret	Ret	19	16	Ret	25	19	16	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	156
		12	4	5	6	10	1	2	2	9	7	6	3	14	14	13	11
6	Pinnacle Motorsport	6							26†	19	8	17	9	5	10	22†	9	137
		24	5	13	5	17	12	5	25†	22	9	8	5	7
		33	11	10	3	4	10	17							21	16	14
7	Evans GP	5	13	11	12	18	DNS	Ret	24	20	Ret	12	19	9				13
		8										Ret	16	24†	Ret	9	19
		88	25†	18	18	15	13	13	21	14	14				16	15	12
8	Origine Motorsport	22	22	21	23	25	21	Ret	22	27	21	22	Ret	18	22†	19	22	4
		29													17	18	18
		66	14	22†	19	13	17	11	13	13	11	19	13	20
9	AKCEL GP / PHM Racing	15	21	17	11	24	23†	15	17	15	15	18	Ret	11				4
		50	23	16	22	19	20	Ret	18	16	13	15	Ret	13
Pos	Team	No.	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
			YMC1			YMC2			DUB1			YMC3			LUS

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