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Keanu Al Azhari
NationalityUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Germany Germany
Born (2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 16)
F4 Spanish Championship career
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number14
Starts21
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2023
Previous series
2023-2024
2024		Formula 4 UAE Championship
Formula Winter Series

Keanu Al Azhari (born 13 November 2007) is an Emirati racing driver based in Dubai. He finished third in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship, and is set to compete in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[1]

Career

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Karting

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Al Azhari has had a consistent karting career, but has not amassed any major karting titles in Europe.[2] However, in his home country he was able to secure the IAME X30 Junior title in the 2020-21 season. In the previous year Al Azhari finished runner up in the same category.[3]

Formula 4

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2023

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Al Azhari began his racing career in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. Prior to his debut, he won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, and as a result winning a place in Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport.[4] In F4 UAE, he managed to finish in 7th place driving for the Yas Heat Racing Academy, picking up two podiums on the way to scoring 63 points in the championship.[5] He also finished 3rd in the rookie standings. Al Azhari then proceeded to move to Europe to compete in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. He impressed, finishing 9th in the championship and securing one pole position and one podium on the way.[6]

2024

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For 2024, it was announced that Al Azhari would be returning to the same teams that he was driving for in 2023, as well as in the same championships.[7] In F4 UAE, he managed to put himself into the title fight alongside Freddie Slater and Kean Nakamura-Berta, eventually finishing 3rd in what was one of the tightest title fights ever seen in the championship.[8] He then moved over to Europe, returning to MP Motorsport for the last two rounds of the Formula Winter Series. Al Azhari made his mark, winning once and securing two podiums as he finished 7th in the championship despite missing the first two rounds.[9] Al Azhari will be driving in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport later this year.[1]

Prototype racing

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During his time in the UAE in 2024, he made his endurance racing debut, competing in the Dubai 24 Hour. He finished 36th driving for Mühlner Motorsport alongside teammates Vlad Lomko, Bryan Sircely and Gilles Vannelet. He is set to compete in Prototype Cup Germany with the same team later this season, driving Mühlner's LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08.

Personal life

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Al Azhari's younger brother Adam currently competes in karting, and is set to compete against his brother with Spanish F4 rivals Tecnicar Motorsport.[10] Their father Karim is a multiple UAE karting champion.[11]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team (s) Position
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro Max Al Ain Raceway 11th
2017-18 IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet 9th
2018 WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini Team Driver Racing Kart 21st
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini 23rd
South Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok 34th
WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini NC
IAME International Final - X30 Mini KR Sport 9th
WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini Parolin Racing Kart 20th
2018-19 IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior 12th
2019 WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini Parolin Racing Kart 16th
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini 17th
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini 14th
WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini NC
2019-20 IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior 2nd
2020 South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ Birel ART Racing 79th
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ 106th
WSK Euro Series - OKJ 39th
Champions of the Future - OKJ NC
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ DPK Racing 86th
Academy Trophy - Academy Al Azhari Karim 15th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ DPK Racing 30th
WSK Open Cup - OKJ 31st
2020-21 IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior 1st
2021 WSK Super Master Series - OKJ DPK Racing 35th
Champions of the Future - OKJ 9th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ 24th
WSK Euro Series - OKJ 115th
WSK Open Cup - OKJ Tony Kart Racing Team 18th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ 29th
2021-22 IAME Series UAE - Gearbox 6th
2022 South Garda Winter Cup - OK Tony Kart Racing Team 10th
Champions of the Future - OK 35th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK 45th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OK 43rd
Sources:[2][3]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Yas Heat Racing Academy 15 0 0 0 2 63 7th
F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 21 0 1 0 1 100 9th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Yas Heat Racing Academy 2 2 2 1 2 N/A NC
2023-24 Middle East Trophy - 992 Mühlner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Yas Heat Racing Academy 15 2 3 6 7 164 3rd
Formula Winter Series MP Motorsport 5 1 2 1 2 58 7th
F4 Spanish Championship 6 2 3 1 5 102 1st*
Prototype Cup Germany Mühlner Motorsport 12 2 5 4 6 191 4th

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2023 Yas Heat Racing Academy DUB1
1
11 		DUB1
2
23 		DUB1
3
29 		KMT1
1
12 		KMT1
2
8 		KMT1
3
10 		KMT2
1
6 		KMT2
2
8 		KMT2
3
14 		DUB2
1
Ret 		DUB2
2
22 		DUB2
3
2 		YMC
1
10 		YMC
2
4 		YMC
3
3 		7th 63
2024 Yas Heat Racing Academy YMC1
1
2 		YMC1
2
30† 		YMC1
3
2 		YMC2
1
10 		YMC2
2
1 		YMC2
3
1 		DUB1
1
5 		DUB1
2
2 		DUB1
3
2 		YMC3
1
Ret 		YMC3
2
12 		YMC3
3
3 		DUB2
1
9 		DUB2
2
5 		DUB2
3
8 		3rd 164

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2023 MP Motorsport SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
4 		ARA
1
30 		ARA
2
8 		ARA
3
5 		NAV
1
6 		NAV
2
5 		NAV
3
4 		JER
1
9 		JER
2
13 		JER
3
5 		EST
1
14 		EST
2
7 		EST
3
19 		CRT
1
13 		CRT
2
7 		CRT
3
8 		CAT
1
10 		CAT
2
11 		CAT
3
6 		9th 100
2024 MP Motorsport JAR
1
2 		JAR
2
3 		JAR
3
9 		ALG
1
1 		ALG
2
2 		ALG
3
1 		LEC
1
30 		LEC
2
2 		LEC
3
2 		ARA
1
3 		ARA
2
16 		ARA
3
1 		CRT
1
Ret 		CRT
2
31 		CRT
3
2 		JER
1
5 		JER
2
1 		JER
3
4 		CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 1st* 239*

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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(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 DC Points
2024 MP Motorsport JER
1
 JER
2
 JER
3
 CRT
1
 CRT
2
 CRT
3
 ARA
1
1 		ARA
2
2 		ARA
3
Ret 		CAT
2
C 		CAT
2
8 		CAT
3
6 		7th 58

References

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  1. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2024-01-24). "MP Motorsport retains Keanu Al Azhari for second season in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Al Azhari Keanu". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ^ a b "2020 / 21 Results - IAME UAE". iame.ae. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-10-11). "Keanu Al Azhari wins Spanish F4 seat with MP in Richard Mille shootout". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  6. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  7. ^ motorsport, Marketing MP (2024-01-24). "Keanu Al Azhari doubles up with MP Motorsport for Spanish Formula 4". MP Motorsport. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-02-18). "Freddie Slater crowned F4 UAE champion as Al Dhaheri wins finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  9. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-04-04). "Fluxa fastest in Spanish F4 testing at Algarve as calendar gets updated". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  11. ^ Passela, Amith (2022-11-17). "UAE-based teen sensations ready to climb the motor racing ladder". The National. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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