2025 Formula Trophy

The 2025 Formula Trophy was the second season of the Formula Trophy, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Emirates Motorsport Organization (EMSO) and Top Speed. The series was run under the name Formula Trophy UAE in 2024 - from 2025 onwards the series will only be called Formula Trophy.

The season commenced on 28 November at the Dubai Autodrome and concluded on 13 December at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
Xcel Motorsport 3 David Cosma Cristofor[1] All
33 Cole Hewetson[2] 3
42 Rowan Campbell-Pilling[3] All
77 Felipe Reijs R All
83 Jaber Al Sabah[4] R 1–2
X GP 4 Leon Hedfors[5] R All
21 Tommy Harfield 3
30 Jia Zhanbin 1
65 Jarrett Clark R 2
Hitech TGR 5 Scott Lindblom[6] All
6 Nina Gademan[7] R 3
7 Theo Palmer[6] All
Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 10 Alp Aksoy R All
16 Bernardo Bernoldi R All
27 Oleksandr Bondarev 2
98 Payton Westcott 1, 3
Yas Heat Racing 12 Adam Al Azhari All
17 Zakaria Doleh R All
26 Edoardo Iacobucci[8] R All
55 Charbel Abi Gebrayel[9] R All
AGI Sport 13 Noah Killion[10] All
15 Nicolas Stati 2–3
Pinnacle Motorsport 19 Niccolò Maccagnani[11] All
64 Jorden Moodley R All
88 Putera Hani Imran[12] R All
90 Kaylee Countryman[13] 2–3
Evans GP 22 Lucas Pasquinetti R 2
37 Ben Anh Nguyễn[14] 2
40 Kasper Schormans[15] R 3
60 Hunter Salvatore[14] All
68 Rafael Vaessen[14] 1–2
AKCEL GP 58 Yuta Suzuki[16] All
99 Arthur De Doncker[17] R All
Black Blade Racing 63 Chen Sicong All
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Race calendar

The schedule consists of 7 races over 3 rounds.[18]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner Supporting
1 R1 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai 29 November Alp Aksoy Alp Aksoy Theo Palmer Hitech TGR Alp Aksoy Gulf ProCar Championship
Gulf Radical Cup
R2 30 November Adam Al Azhari Payton Westcott Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp Aksoy
R3 Alp Aksoy Alp Aksoy Alp Aksoy Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp Aksoy
2 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 6 December Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp Aksoy Formula One World Championship
Formula 2 Championship
Masters Racing Legends
R2 7 December Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Oleksandr Bondarev Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp Aksoy
3 R1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 14 December Rowan Campbell-Pilling Nicolas Stati Rowan Campbell-Pilling Xcel Motorsport Alp Aksoy Gulf 12 Hours
R2 Alp Aksoy Nicolas Stati Alp Aksoy Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited Alp Aksoy

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

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 DUB YMC1 YMC2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Alp Aksoy 6 5 1 3 8 2 1 105
2 Niccolò Maccagnani 4 7 4 2 2 Ret 4 78
3 Rowan Campbell-Pilling 2 10 3 15 5 1 6 77
4 Theo Palmer 1 6 2 Ret 10 8 8 60
5 David Cosma Cristofor 5 3 5 4 7 9 16 55
6 Adam Al Azhari 7 2 12 27 3 4 14 51
7 Hunter Salvatore 3 4 15 8 6 7 7 51
8 Oleksandr Bondarev 1 1 50
9 Scott Lindblom 11 8 Ret 16 4 3 3 46
10 Payton Westcott 8 1 14 10 Ret 30
11 Tommy Harfield 21 2 18
12 Yuta Suzuki Ret 19 10 6 Ret 6 25 17
13 Noah Killion Ret 12 7 9 9 Ret 10 11
14 Nina Gademan 5 11 10
15 Jarrett Clark 5 12 10
16 Kasper Schormans 23 5 10
17 Jaber Al Sabah 13 17 6 10 11 9
18 Nicolas Stati 7 15 20 9 8
19 Chen Sicong 16 15 8 18 Ret 14 18 4
20 Arthur De Doncker 17 9 9 12 17 15 12 4
21 Felipe Reijs 9 14 13 17 13 16 Ret 2
22 Leon Hedfors 10 11 17 14 19 12 17 1
23 Bernardo Bernoldi 15 22 11 22 18 11 20 0
24 Rafael Vaessen 14 18 16 11 14 0
25 Putera Hani Imran 12 13 20 13 23 13 15 0
26 Cole Hewetson 25 13 0
27 Charbel Abi Gebrayel 18 16 23 19 26 18 19 0
28 Ben Anh Nguyễn 20 16 0
29 Kaylee Countryman 23 24 17 21 0
30 Jia Zhanbin 19 Ret 18 0
31 Edoardo Iacobucci 21 20 22 21 22 19 23 0
32 Zakaria Doleh 20 21 19 26 21 22 22 0
33 Lucas Pasquinetti 25 20 0
34 Jorden Moodley 22 Ret 21 24 25 24 24 0
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 Pts
DUB YMC1 YMC2
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
† — Did not finish, but classified

Notes

References

  1. ^ @xcelmotorsport; (22 November 2025). "Welcome David Cosma-Cristofor to Xcel Motorsport for the 2025 F4 UAE Trophy!". Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ @xcelmotorsport; (11 December 2025). "We are super happy to welcome Cole back to the UAE for the final round of the F4 Trophy this weekend!". Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ @xcelmotorsport; (24 November 2025). "Welcome Rowan Campbell-Pilling to Xcel Motosport for the F4 UAE Trophy". Retrieved 24 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @jab3ralsabah; (24 November 2025). "Excited to be back behind the wheel for the UAE Trophy Series". Retrieved 24 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ @leonhedfors; (24 November 2025). "Super excited to make my F4 debut this weekend in Dubai". Retrieved 24 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ a b "2025 Hitech set for Formula Trophy in the Middle East". Hitech GP. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  7. ^ @hitechgp; (9 December 2025). "We're delighted to welcome Nina Gademan back to a Hitech F4 cockpit for the third round of @f4uaetrophy this weekend in Abu Dhabi". Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ @edoardo.iacobucci.racing; (24 November 2025). "Lining up for my Formula 4 debut at Dubai Autodrome". Retrieved 25 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @charbel__ag; (24 November 2025). "After some solid testing, it's time to put it all together for my first F4 weekend". Retrieved 25 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ Bremner, Anabelle (25 October 2025). "Noah Killion: The 15-year-old AU4 champion now aiming to conquer Europe". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  11. ^ @pinnaclemotorsport; (25 November 2025). "We're excited to welcome Niccolò Maccagnani back to Pinnacle Motorsport — this time for a new challenge in Formula Trophy". Retrieved 25 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ @pinnaclemotorsport; (24 November 2025). "Confirming Pinnacle Motorsport's second driver for the upcoming Formula Trophy championship. Imran Putera will join the team for the three-round series in the UAE". Retrieved 24 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ @pinnaclemotorsport; (20 November 2025). "Pleased to announce Kaylee Countryman as Pinnacle Motorsport's first confirmed driver for the upcoming Formula Trophy championship in the UAE". Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ a b c "Evans GP announces first driver signings for the 2025 Formula Trophy Series". Evans GP. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  15. ^ @allroadmanagement; (11 December 2025). "@kasper_schormans to race in the third round of the @f4uaetrophy". Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ @akcel_gp; (22 November 2025). "Welcome Yuta Suzuki to our F4 Trophy lineup!". Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  17. ^ @akcel_gp; (20 November 2025). "Welcome on board, @add.racing 🏁 Debuting in the F4 Trophy UAE with us — and we couldn't be more excited". Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via Instagram.
  18. ^ "Official Instagram Post for the Formula Trophy Calendar 2025". instagram. Retrieved 2025-11-11.