Hamda Al Qubaisi

Hamda Al Qubaisi (born 8 August 2002) is an Emirati female racing driver who currently races in the Italian F4 Championship for Prema Powerteam. In June 2021 she became the first woman in the history of Italian F4 to score a podium, achieving third place in the first race at Misano.[1]

Hamda Al Qubaisi
Al Qubaisi in 2021
Nationality Emirati
Born (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Related toKhaled Al Qubaisi (father)
Amna Al Qubaisi (sister)
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamPrema Powerteam
Car number88
Former teamsAbu Dhabi Racing
Starts43 (45 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2021
Previous series
2020–21
2020–21		ADAC Formula 4
Formula 4 UAE Championship

Career

Karting

Hamda started karting in 2015 and was the first Emirati to be invited to the FIA-sponsored CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2016. She finished 3rd in the IAME X30 Championship in 2017.[2]

Lower formulae

Hamda made her debut in Italian F4 in the middle of the 2019 season when she joined her older sister Amna Al Qubaisi at the Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema team, run in cooperation with the Iron Lynx structure.

After winning three races on home soil in the United Arab Emirates' F4 series in 2020, she returned for a full campaign in Italy with Iron Lynx and claimed two points finishes.[3]

In the 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Hamda secured a further three wins, one pole position, and six podiums, to clinch fourth place in the standings once more.[4] At the Italian F4 round held at Misano in June 2021, Hamda became the first ever woman to step on the podium in the championship, taking third place behind Leonardo Fornaroli and Oliver Bearman. In the process, she also managed to secure her first podium in Europe.[5]

Personal life

Hamda is the younger sister of Amna Al Qubaisi and the daughter of Khaled Al Qubaisi, CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment platform at Mubadala Investment Company, and who is also an accomplished figure in UAE motorsport racing.[6] Hamda had been attending New York Abu Dhabi University in the United Arab Emirates,[7] but continued with her schooling in Italy until October 2021.[8]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Italian F4 Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 6 0 0 0 0 0 42nd
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Abu Dhabi Racing 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Abu Dhabi Racing 19 3 7 6 12 258 4th
Italian F4 Championship 19 0 0 0 0 3 25th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship Iron Lynx 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 19 3 0 2 7 221 4th
Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 0 0 0 1 24 17th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 21st
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 15 0 0 0 0 0 28th
Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 2 0 0 0 0 0* 33rd*

† As Al Qubaisi was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2019 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema VLL
1		 VLL
2		 VLL
3		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 MIS
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 RBR
1
28		 RBR
2
22		 RBR
3
26		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 IMO
4		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MUG
3		 MNZ
1
25		 MNZ
2
26		 MNZ
3
21		 42nd 0
2020 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
18		 MIS
3
14		 IMO1
1
14		 IMO1
2
22		 IMO1
3
11		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
19		 RBR
3
DNS		 MUG
1
23		 MUG
2
25		 MUG
3
23		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
9		 IMO2
1
29†		 IMO2
2
Ret		 IMO2
3
22		 VLL
1
24		 VLL
2
C		 VLL
3
27		 25th 3
2021 Prema Powerteam LEC
1
30		 LEC
2
27		 LEC
3
29†		 MIS
1
3		 MIS
2
20		 MIS
3
9		 VLL
1
12		 VLL
2
16		 VLL
3
7		 IMO
1
18		 IMO
2
21		 IMO
3
12		 RBR
1
19		 RBR
2
Ret		 RBR
3
18		 MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
15		 MUG
3
17		 MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
29†		 17th 24

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship 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 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2020 Abu Dhabi Racing DUB1
1
6		 DUB1
2
2		 DUB1
3
Ret		 DUB1
4
C		 YMC1
1
7		 YMC1
2
10		 YMC1
3
2		 YMC1
4
2		 YMC2
1
2		 YMC2
2
2		 YMC2
3
1		 YMC2
4
10†		 DUB2
1
3		 DUB2
2
3		 DUB2
3
3		 DUB2
4
2		 DUB3
1
1		 DUB3
2
7		 DUB3
3
6		 DUB3
4
1		 4th 258
2021 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema DUB1
1
3		 DUB1
2
5		 DUB1
3
2		 DUB1
4
6		 YMC1
1
5		 YMC1
2
3		 YMC1
3
5		 YMC1
4
1		 DUB2
1
Ret		 DUB2
2
4		 DUB2
3
4		 DUB2
4
DNS		 YMC2
1
Ret		 YMC2
2
4		 YMC2
3
1		 YMC2
4
8		 DUB3
1
1		 DUB3
2
9		 DUB3
3
3		 DUB3
4
10		 4th 221

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema ABU
1
12		 ABU
2
Ret		 ABU
3
14		 DUB
1
20		 DUB
2
17		 DUB
3
16		 DUB
1
18		 DUB
2
16		 DUB
3
16		 DUB
1
17		 DUB
2
Ret		 DUB
3
18		 ABU
1
18		 ABU
2
17		 ABU
3
21		 28th 0

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2022 Prema Powerteam MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 MCO
1		 MCO
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2

References
  1. "Emirati Hamda Al Qubaisi Makes History In The Italian Formula 4 Races". Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "F4UAE DRIVERS". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "Hamda Al Qubaisi to be part of Prema's Italian F4 line-up in 2021". 6 June 2021.
  4. "Hamda dominates second round of F4 UAE Championship at Yas Marina Circuit". Gulf Today. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. RACERS (6 June 2021). "F4 Italy: memorable weekend for Al Qubaisi ends with another top-10". Racers. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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