Adam Al Azhari
Emirati racing driver (born 2009)
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Adam Al Azhari (Arabic: آدم الأزهري, romanized: Ādam al-Azharī; born 26 June 2009) is an Emirati racing driver who competes in the F4 British Championship for Hitech.
EmiratiAdam Al Azhari | |
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آدم الأزهري | |
Al Azhari in 2026 | |
| Born | 26 June 2009 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Relatives | Keanu Al Azhari (brother) |
| Nationality | Emirati |
| F4 British Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Hitech |
| Car number | 3 |
| Former teams | Rodin Motorsport |
| Starts | 44 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
Al Azhari is the 2025 F4 Saudi Arabian runner-up.
Personal life
Al Azhari is the son of Karim Al Azhari, a German-Emirati businessman and former racing driver.[1] Al Azhari is also the younger brother of fellow racing driver Keanu Al Azhari, who he raced against in his maiden season in Spanish F4.[2]
Career
Karting
Al Azhari obtained his first kart at the age of five, making his racing debut two years later and competing until 2024.[3] During his karting career, he most notably won the 2018–19 RMC UAE series in Micro Max and the 2024 IAME Middle East Cup in X30 Senior.[4]
Formula 4
2024
In 2024, Al Azhari made his single-seater debut in the F4 Spanish Championship, racing for Tecnicar Motorsport from the third round onwards.[5] Racing in the final five rounds, Al Azhari scored a best result of tenth in race one at MotorLand Aragón en route to a 24th-place points finish.[6] At the end of the year, Al Azhari joined Yas Heat Racing to contest the inaugural season of the Formula Trophy UAE.[7] In the three-round series, Al Azhari scored a best result of fifth in both Yas Marina rounds to end the year 12th in points.[8][9]
2025
Al Azhari remained with Yas Heat Racing to race in the F4 Middle East Championship in early 2025,[10] in which he won race one at Lusail,[11] but was later disqualified after his clutch was found to be illegal.[12] After ending the winter tenth in points with a best result of fifth,[13] Al Azhari joined Rodin Motorsport for the rest of the year to compete in the F4 British Championship.[14] Al Azhari scored his maiden win in the reverse-grid race at Silverstone,[15] before taking further wins at Snetterton and Knockhill along with three more podiums to end the year sixth in points.[16][17] At the end of the year, Al Azhari partook in the relaunched F4 Saudi Arabian Championship,[18] scoring two wins in Bahrain and three podiums in Jeddah to end the season runner-up to Kit Belofsky.[19][20] Also near the end of the year, Al Azhari reunited with Yas Heat Racing to compete in Formula Trophy,[21] scoring podiums at Dubai and Yas Marina to end the year sixth in points.[22]
2026
The following year, Al Azhari remained with Yas Heat Racing to race in the UAE4 Series,[23] in which he scored a best result of fourth in the season-opening race at Yas Marina and ended the season 11th in points.[24] For the rest of the year, Al Azhari joined Hitech to return to the F4 British Championship.[25]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Rotax Max Challenge UAE – Micro Max | 1st | |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series – 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 105th |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Micro Max | Al Ain Raceway | 12th | |
| 2021 | Italian Karting Championship – OK-J | Team Driver Racing Kart | 8th |
| Champions of the Future – OK-J | Koski Motorsport | 104th | |
| 2022 | IAME Warriors Final – X30 Junior | EGP Racing Team | NC |
| 2023 | IAME Euro Series – X30 Senior | EGP Racing Team | 47th |
| IAME Warriors Final – X30 Senior | NC | ||
| Champions of the Future Academy Program – OK-N | 20th | ||
| 2024 | IAME Middle East Cup – X30 Senior | 1st | |
| Sources:[26][27] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | F4 Spanish Championship | Tecnicar Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th |
| Formula Trophy UAE | Yas Heat Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12th | |
| 2025 | F4 Middle East Championship | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 10th |
| F4 British Championship | Rodin Motorsport | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 199 | 6th | |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Valvoline | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 125 | 2nd | |
| Formula Trophy | Yas Heat Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 6th | |
| 2026 | UAE4 Series | Yas Heat Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11th |
| F4 British Championship | Hitech | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 6th* | |
| Sources:[28][26] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Trophy UAE / Formula Trophy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Middle East Championship / UAE4 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | YMC1 1 9 |
YMC1 2 5 |
YMC1 3 6 |
YMC2 1 5 |
YMC2 2 11 |
YMC2 3 7 |
DUB 1 6 |
DUB 2 8 |
DUB 3 10 |
YMC3 1 8 |
YMC3 2 24 |
YMC3 3 10 |
LUS 1 DSQ |
LUS 2 23† |
LUS 3 15 |
10th | 78 |
| 2026 | Yas Heat Racing | YMC1 1 4 |
YMC1 2 10 |
YMC1 3 37 |
YMC2 1 5 |
YMC2 2 15 |
YMC2 3 6 |
DUB 1 14 |
DUB 2 9 |
DUB 3 15 |
LUS 1 21 |
LUS 2 Ret |
LUS 3 11 |
11th | 33 | |||
Complete F4 British Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rodin Motorsport | DPN 1 8 |
DPN 2 11 |
DPN 3 17 |
SILGP 1 17 |
SILGP 2 12 |
SILGP 3 10 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 41 |
SNE 3 19 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 6 |
THR 3 4 |
OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 104 |
OUL 3 5 |
SILGP 1 8 |
SILGP 2 14 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 26 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 11 |
KNO 3 4 |
DPGP 1 7 |
DPGP 2 22 |
DPGP 3 Ret |
SILN 1 6 |
SILN 2 4 |
SILN 3 11 |
BHGP 1 4 |
BHGP 2 82 |
BHGP 3 2 |
6th | 199 |
| 2026 | Hitech | DPN 1 9 |
DPN 2 Ret |
DPN 3 9 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 21 |
BHI 3 8 |
SNE 1 9 |
SNE 2 92 |
SNE 3 2 |
SILGP 1 2 |
SILGP 2 71 |
SILGP 3 6 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
6th* | 79* | ||
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)