FRMEC: Another podium finish for R-ace GP and Enzo Deligny in Abu Dhabi.
22 and 23 January 2025, Abu Dhabi – Another mixed weekend for R-ace GP in Formula Regional Middle East. While victory seemed within reach in race 3, the team had to settle for third place, secured by Enzo Deligny. However, there is still hope for the championship, as everything is still to play for, and the drivers’ pace improved considerably during this second round.
Race 1
P6 – Jin Nakamura (#2)
P7 – Ugo Ugochukwu (#7)
P12 – Enzo Deligny (#1)
P17 – Akshay Bohra (#3)
Race 2
P4 – Ugo Ugochukwu (#7)
P8 – Jin Nakamura (#2)
P11 – Enzo Deligny (#1)
P14 – Akshay Bohra (#3)
Race 3
P3 – Enzo Deligny (#1)
P9 – Jin Nakamura (#2)
P11 – Akshay Bohra (#3)
DNF – Ugo Ugochukwu (#7)
See you in Dubai on 8 and 9 February for the third round of the championship.
F4 Middle East: R-ace GP leads the drivers‘ and teams’ standings
22 and 23 January 2025, Abu Dhabi. A successful second round for R-ace GP, with a string of good results: double pole position and double victory for Emanuele Olivieri, as well as two third places for Alex Powell. The French team now leads the driver and team classifications!
The young Emanuele Olivieri (#68) has established himself as a serious title contender. On Wednesday 22 January, he dominated the field during the two qualifying sessions and took both pole positions, with a time of 1:47.207 (Q1) and 1:46.580 (Q2).
Race 1
Later in the day, Emanuele Olivieri converted his pole position into victory. He led the race from start to finish and added a third victory to his record. Alex Powell (#41) and Oleksandr Savinkov (#52) finished in the top 10, crossing the line in 4th and 9th positions respectively, while Emily Cotty (#42) was 20th.
Race 2
The following day, Alex Powell put in a very fine performance to take third place. After an unlucky first round, the Brit finally scored his first podium of the season. Emanuele Olivieri finished just behind in 4th place, closely followed by Oleksandr Savinkov in 8th. Emily Cotty crossed the line in 25th place.
Race 3
The final race was a very eventful one, marked by yellow flags and even a red flag. But that didn’t stop the R-ace GP drivers from offering their team a double podium finish. Emanuele Olivieri took another victory, while Alex Powell climbed onto the third step of the podium. Oleksandr Savinkov finished 8th and Emily Cotty 20th.
These excellent results mean that R-ace GP remains at the top of the drivers’ standings with Emanuele Olivieri and takes the lead in the team standings!
The third round of the championship will take place on February 8 and 9 in Dubai.
FRMEC: Mixed feelings on the opening weekend of the championship
18 and 19 January 2025, Abu Dhabi – The first weekend of racing in Formula Regional Middle East did not allow R-ace GP to express its full potential. With a third place in race 2 as their best result, the team, determined to defend their title, is already pulling out all the stops for the next round.
Race 1 results
P7 – Enzo Deligny (#1)
P10 – Ugo Ugotchukwu (#7)
P12 – Jin Nakamura (#2)
P15 – Akshay Bohra (#3)
Race 2 results
P3 – Enzo Deligny
P4 – Ugo Ugotchukwu
P10 – Jin Nakamura
DNF – Akshay Bohra
Race 3 results
P8 – Jin Nakamura
P10 – Enzo Deligny
DNF – Ugo Ugotchukwu
DNF – Akshay Bohra
The second round, also at Yas Marina, will take place on 22 and 23 January 2025.
It’s now official : Our driver Tuukka TAPONEN is the FRMEC 2024 (Formula Regional Middle East) Championship ! He was also awarded the title of rookie champion ! 🏆
Our team was also crowned the teams championship ! 🥇
Special thanks to Zachary DAVID, Martinius STENSHORNE, Jesse CARRASQUEDO and Kanato LE to have made this happened !