2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship

The 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship is a planned multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship will feature a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. It will be the third season of the championship, held in January and February of 2025.

Teams and drivers

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

Team	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
ART Grand Prix	9	Kanato Le^[2]		TBC
ART Grand Prix	TBA	Taito Kato^[3]	R	TBC
PHM Racing	15	Brando Badoer^[4]		TBC
PHM Racing	TBA	Everett Stack^[5]	R	TBC
Prema Racing	28	Doriane Pin^[6]		TBC
Saintéloc Racing	44	Théophile Naël^[7]		TBC
	96	Yaroslav Veselaho^[8]		TBC
	TBA	Lorenzo Castillo^[9]	R	TBC
AKCEL GP^[10]	TBA	Aditya Kulkarni^[11]		TBC
AKCEL GP^[10]	TBA	Jaden Pariat^[5]	R	TBC
Evans GP	TBA	Kai Daryanani^[12]	R	TBC
R-ace GP	TBA	Akshay Bohra^[13]	R	TBC
R-ace GP	TBA	Jin Nakamura^[14]		TBC

Icon	Status
R	Rookie

Race calendar

The 2025 calendar was officially announced on 6 September 2024. Kuwait Motor Town returned to the calendar after a one-year absence. The championship will now be held under the Formula Middle East banner, joint with the F4 Middle East Championship.^[15] The fifth and final round was later revealed to be held at Jeddah Corniche Circuit, marking the championship's debut in Saudi Arabia.^[16] The calendar was amended later on, replacing the two opening rounds at Kuwait Motor Town with two further rounds at Yas Marina.^[5]

Round		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	17–18 January	Middle East Trophy (6H of Abu Dhabi) Clio Cup Middle East Gulf Radical Cup F4 Middle East Championship	Yas Marina Dubai Jeddah
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	21–23 January	F4 Middle East Championship
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai Motor City	7–9 February	Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Dubai) F4 Middle East Championship
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	14–16 February	Asian Le Mans Series (4H of Abu Dhabi) F4 Middle East Championship Clio Cup Middle East
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	25–27 February	F4 Middle East Championship
	R14
	R15

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points will be 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

Teams' Championship

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

References

^ "CAR - FR Middle East Championship Certified by FIA". en.fregionalme.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Kanato Le Joins ART Grand Prix for 2025 Season in FRMEC and FRECA". ART Grand Prix. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
^ "Japanese Driver Taito Kato Joins ART Grand Prix for 2025". ART Grand Prix. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Wood, Ida (4 January 2025). "New McLaren junior Badoer to warm up for F3 with return to FRME". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wood, Ida (4 January 2025). "PHM Racing makes two FRME signings as calendar is revised". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ "Pin stays with PREMA for 2025 F1 Academy, FRECA campaigns". Prema Racing. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Thrilled to announce that @theophile_nael will be taking part in the first two rounds of the FRMEC (Formula Regional Middle East Championship) with the @sainteloc_racing team". Instagram. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
^ "Yaroslav Veselaho joins Saintéloc for the 2025 FRMEC season!The 19-year-old finished 32nd in the series in 2024, before going on to finish 35th in FRECA". X.Com. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Saintéloc Racing on Instagram: '@lorenzocastillomt_ will be taking part in the first two rounds of the FRMEC (Formula Regional Middle East Championship) with the @sainteloc_racing team'". Instagram. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ "PHM Racing and AKCEL GP on Instagram: "🚨PHM Racing announces partnership with AKCEL GP 🚨"". Instagram. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "PHM Racing and AKCEL GP on Instagram: "🚨 Aditya Kulkarni Joins AKCEL GP X PHM Racing for the 2025 FRMEC Season 🚨"". Instagram. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ GP, Evans (2024-10-15). "Kai Daryanani joins Evans GP in familiar 3-Car lineup for 2024 Macau GP FR World Cup, F4 Trophy Series, and 2025 FRMEC". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
^ "R-ace GP on Instagram: "I am glad to welcome Akshay to our 2025 FRMEC and FRECA drivers lineup."". Instagram. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
^ "2025 Formula Middle East Season Announced - TOP SPEED SPORTS EVENTS LS LIMITED". en.fregionalme.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
^ "Jeddah Corniche Circuit - FORMULA MIDDLE EAST". www.formulamideast.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.

External links

Official website

[1] "CAR - FR Middle East Championship Certified by FIA". en.fregionalme.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

[2] "Kanato Le Joins ART Grand Prix for 2025 Season in FRMEC and FRECA". ART Grand Prix. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

[3] "Japanese Driver Taito Kato Joins ART Grand Prix for 2025". ART Grand Prix. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[4] Wood, Ida (4 January 2025). "New McLaren junior Badoer to warm up for F3 with return to FRME". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[O1-5] Wood, Ida (4 January 2025). "PHM Racing makes two FRME signings as calendar is revised". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[6] "Pin stays with PREMA for 2025 F1 Academy, FRECA campaigns". Prema Racing. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[7] "Thrilled to announce that @theophile_nael will be taking part in the first two rounds of the FRMEC (Formula Regional Middle East Championship) with the @sainteloc_racing team". Instagram. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[8] "Yaroslav Veselaho joins Saintéloc for the 2025 FRMEC season!The 19-year-old finished 32nd in the series in 2024, before going on to finish 35th in FRECA". X.Com. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[9] "Saintéloc Racing on Instagram: '@lorenzocastillomt_ will be taking part in the first two rounds of the FRMEC (Formula Regional Middle East Championship) with the @sainteloc_racing team'". Instagram. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[10] "PHM Racing and AKCEL GP on Instagram: "🚨PHM Racing announces partnership with AKCEL GP 🚨"". Instagram. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[11] "PHM Racing and AKCEL GP on Instagram: "🚨 Aditya Kulkarni Joins AKCEL GP X PHM Racing for the 2025 FRMEC Season 🚨"". Instagram. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[12] GP, Evans (2024-10-15). "Kai Daryanani joins Evans GP in familiar 3-Car lineup for 2024 Macau GP FR World Cup, F4 Trophy Series, and 2025 FRMEC". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

[13] "R-ace GP on Instagram: "I am glad to welcome Akshay to our 2025 FRMEC and FRECA drivers lineup."". Instagram. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

[14] "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[15] "2025 Formula Middle East Season Announced - TOP SPEED SPORTS EVENTS LS LIMITED". en.fregionalme.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.

[16] "Jeddah Corniche Circuit - FORMULA MIDDLE EAST". www.formulamideast.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.

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