{"id":10127,"date":"2026-01-14T16:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/?p=10127"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:25:37","slug":"r-ace-gp-unveils-its-line-up-for-the-2026-formula-regional-middle-east-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/r-ace-gp-unveils-its-line-up-for-the-2026-formula-regional-middle-east-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"R-ace GP unveils its line-up for the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-nobi-blocks-media aligncenter\"><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/23\/line-up-frmet-light.jpg\" alt=\"yuki sano Rashid al Dhaheri gerrard cie formula regional Middle East trophy r-ace gp 2026\" width=\"1282\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/23\/line-up-frmet-light.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/23\/line-up-frmet-light.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 90vw\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14 January 2026 \u2013 With the winter season just days away, R-ace GP has announced the three drivers who will represent the team in the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/2026\/01\/12\/uae4-series-meet-the-five-drivers-representing-r-ace-gp-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Following the UAE4 Series<\/a>, it is now time to introduce R-ace GP\u2019s Formula Regional Middle East Trophy drivers. For the 2026 campaign, the team is relying on a well-balanced mix of promising young talents and proven competitors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rashid Al Dhaheri (Mercedes-AMG F1 Junior Driver, multiple podium finisher in Formula Regional championships in 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yuki Sano (member of the TGR Driver Challenge programme, multiple race winner in Super Formula Lights)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gerrard Xie (Formula 3 driver), who will contest the first two rounds of the championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First competition with the new Formula Regional car<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, like all teams on the grid, R-ace GP is starting from a clean slate with the brand-new Tatuus T-326 Formula Regional car. It represents an additional challenge for the Vend\u00e9e-based outfit, which is more ready than ever to rise to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The championship will get underway this Saturday, 17 January, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us this weekend at the track and on R-ace GP\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RaceGP.fr\/?locale=fr_FR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Facebook<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/r.ace.gp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Instagram<\/a> pages to follow the results and highlights of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The 2026 calendar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Round 1: 16\u201318 January in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Round 2: 23\u201325 January in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Round 3: 30 January \u2013 1 February in Dubai (United Arab Emirates)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Round 4: 11\u201313 February at Losail (Qatar)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 January 2026 \u2013 With the winter season just days away, R-ace GP has announced the three drivers who will represent the team in the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy. Following the UAE4 Series, it is now time to introduce R-ace GP\u2019s Formula Regional Middle East Trophy drivers. For the 2026 campaign, the team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"class_list":["post-10127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frmec-en"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10128,"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10127\/revisions\/10128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}