Hamda Al Qubaisi
Hamda Al Qubaisi | |
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| Born | August 8, 2002 United Arab Emirates |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | First female to achieve a podium finish in Italian F4 (2021) |
Hamda Al Qubaisi (; born 8 August 2002) is a racing driver from the United Arab Emirates currently competing in the Ligier European Series with Team Virage. In June 2021, she made history by becoming the first female to achieve a podium finish in the Italian F4, securing third place in the opening race at Misano.
Karting
Hamda launched her karting career in 2015 and was notably the first Emirati to be invited to participate in the FIA-supported CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2016. She earned third place in the 2017 IAME X30 Championship.
2019
Hamda made her Italian F4 debut midway through 2019, joining Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema alongside her sister Amna, with Iron Lynx as a partner.
2020
Following three victories in the 2020 UAE F4 Championship, she took part full-time in the Italian F4 Championship with Iron Lynx, achieving two finishes within the points.
2021
During the 2021 UAE F4 Championship, Hamda claimed three wins, one pole position, and six podiums, ultimately finishing fourth overall. In Italian F4, she became the first female driver to reach the podium at Misano by finishing third. She ended the season ranked 17th with a total of 24 points.
Formula Regional
Competing in the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship for Evans GP, Hamda finished 28th without scoring points. She then participated throughout the entire 2022 Formula Regional European Championship season with Prema Powerteam.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Hamda was among four female drivers who tested an FIA Formula 3 car on 16–17 September 2022 at Magny-Cours.
F1 Academy
Both Hamda and her sister Amna joined MP Motorsport for the 2023 F1 Academy season. Hamda secured third place in the championship standings, winning four races. She renewed her contract for the 2024 F1 Academy season, representing Red Bull Racing as part of the Red Bull Academy Programme, and finished fifth overall.
Personal life
Hamda is the younger sibling of Amna Al Qubaisi and daughter of Khaled Al Qubaisi, who formerly served as CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment at Mubadala Investment Company and is a prominent figure within UAE motorsport circles. She studied at New York University Abu Dhabi before continuing her education in Italy until October 2021.
She is engaged to Saudi racing driver Omar Al Dereyaane.
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior | Daman Speed Academy | 5th |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Senior Max | Al Ain Raceway | 49th | |
| 2019 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Shifter | 6th | |
| 2020 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Shifter | 4th |
Racing 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 by Prema | 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† |
| Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | "Prema Powerteam" | "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 Racing" | "15" | "0" | "0" | "0" | "0" | "0" | "38th" |
| Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Formula 4 UAE Championship" | "Yas Heat Racing Academy" | "15" | "0" | "0" | "0" | "0" | "12" | "20th" |
| "F1 Academy" | "MP Motorsport" | "21" | "4"
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'3rd' | |||||
| 'Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round' | 'MP Motorsport' | '2' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '0' | 'N/A' | 'NC' | |
| 'F4 Saudi Arabian Championship - Trophy Event' | 'Altawkilat Meritus.GP' | '8' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '1' | 'N/A' | 'NC' |
| Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 'F4 Saudi Arabian Championship' | 'Altawkilat Meritus.GP' | '17' | '1' | '0' | '1' | '5' | '116.5' | '4th' |
| 'F1 Academy' | 'MP Motorsport' | '14' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '3' | '133' | '5th' |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 'F4 Middle East Championship' | 'AKCEL GP / PHM Racing' | '2' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '31st' |
| 'Ligier European Series - JS P4' | 'Team Virage' | '6' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '1' | '53*' | '4th*' |
† Guest driver status; not eligible for points.
* Season currently in progress.
Full Italian F4 Championship Results
(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
2021| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Ranking | Points |
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| 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 |
25th | 3 | |||||||
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Full Formula 4 UAE Championship Standings
(Legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position; events in italics represent fastest lap)
| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Position | Total Points |
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| 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 |
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20th |
12 |
Full ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(Legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest laps among the top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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| 2020 | Iron Lynx | LAU1 1 |
LAU1 2 |
LAU1 3 |
NÜR1 1 |
NÜR1 2 |
NÜR1 3 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 16 |
HOC 3 14 |
NÜR2 1 |
NÜR2 2 |
NÜR2 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
LAU2 1 |
LAU2 2 |
LAU2 3 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
OSC 3 |
NC† | 0 |
| 2021 | Prema Powerteam | RBR 1 22† |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 12 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
HOC1 3 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
SAC 3 |
HOC2 1 |
HOC2 2 |
HOC2 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
21st | 0 | ||||
† Due to guest driver status, Al Qubaisi was not eligible to earn championship points.
Full Formula Regional Asian Championship results
(Legend) (Bolded races signify pole positions) (Italicized races indicate fastest laps within the top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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| 2022 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
DUB 4 |
DUB 5 |
DUB 6 |
DUB 7 |
DUB 8 |
Dubai Autodrome#DUB 9 Finish Position18th, Race Date Feb.25,2022. Dubai Autodrome, Dubai UAE. UAE Formula Regional Asian Championship Race. Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema Driver. Race Finish Position. #18th |
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Full Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics denote 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 |
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| 2022 | Prema Racing | MNZ 1 30 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 31 |
MCO 1 27 |
MCO 2 DNQ |
LEC 1 29 |
LEC 2 26 |
ZAN 1 30 |
ZAN 2 27 |
HUN 1 31 |
HUN 2 26 |
SPA 1 26 |
SPA 2 Ret |
RBR 1 29 |
RBR 2 24 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
38th | 0 |
Full F1 Academy results
(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are indicated by italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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| 2023 | MP Motorsport | RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 5 |
RBR 3 2 |
CRT 1 1 |
CRT 2 3 |
CRT 3 5 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 5 |
CAT 3 2 |
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Full F4 Saudi Arabian Championship standings
(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions; entries in italics denote fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final Position | Points Total |
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| 2024 | Altawkilat Meritus.GP | KMT1 1 3rd |
KMT1 2 2nd |
KMT1 3 1st |
KMT1 4 10th |
LSL 1 5th |
LSL 2 7th |
LSL 3 11th |
LSL 4 2nd |
JED1 1 5th |
JED1 2 8th |
JED1 3 3rd |
JED2 1 Retired |
JED2 2 6th |
JED2 3 10th† |
JED3 1 Retired |
JED3 2 6th |
JED3 3 4th |
4th overall | 116.5 points |
Full F4 Middle East Championship standings
(key) (Entries in bold signify pole positions; entries in italics indicate fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final Position | Points Total |
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| 2025 | AKCEL GP / PHM Racing | YMC1 1 20th |
YMC1 2 Retired |
YMC1 3 Did Not Start |
31st place | 0 points | ||||||||||||
Full Ligier European Series standings
(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Vehicle Model | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final Position* | Points* |
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|- | 2025
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