Keanu Al Azhari

Keanu Al Azhari (born 14 November 2007) is an Emirati racing driver based in Dubai, who is set to race in the 2025 GB3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He finished third in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship and was the 2024 F4 Spanish runner-up.^[1]

Keanu Al Azhari
Al Azhari in 2023
Nationality	United Arab Emirates Germany
Full name	Keanu Al Azhari
Born	(2007-11-14) 14 November 2007 (age 17) Dubai, United Arab Emirates
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	MP Motorsport
Car number	14
Starts	42 (42 entries)
Wins	4
Podiums	13
Poles	6
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	2nd in 2024
Previous series
2024 2024 2023–24 2023–2024 2023–2024	Prototype Cup Germany Formula Winter Series Middle East Trophy F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship

Career

Karting

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

2023

Al Azhari began his racing career in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship for Yas Heat Racing Academy.^[4] He managed to score two podiums during the campaign, on his way to seventh in the championship.^[5]

Al Azhari racing at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship

Prior to his debut, he won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy, which saw him won a place in Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport, for his first single-seater season.^[6] He impressed at the start with a pole and podium during the first round in Spa-Francorchamps.^[7] That would be his only podium of the year, as he scored consistently and finished ninth in the standings.^[8]

2024

Al Azhari returned to Formula 4 UAE for 2024 Yas Heat Racing Academy.^[9] He managed to put himself into title contention alongside Freddie Slater and Kean Nakamura-Berta with a double victory in the second Yas Marina round.^[10] He headed into the final round in Dubai Autodrome as the standings leader.^[11] However, he failed to finish on the podium that weekend, which dropped him to third in the championship.^[12] 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 seventh in the championship despite missing the first two rounds.^[13]

Al Azhari remained in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport for his main campaign.^[1] After a double podium in Jarama, he claimed a double victory the next round in Portimão, hauling into the title fight.^[14] He extended his lead with another win at Aragón,^[15] but title rival Mattia Colnaghi took a double win in Jerez and snatched the championship from Al Azhari.^[16] Despite a double podium during the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Colnaghi won twice again and took the crown, while Al Azhari finished runner-up in the championship.^[17]

GB3 Championship

Al Azhari moved to GB3 for 2025, signing with Hitech Pulse-Eight.^[18]

Prototype racing

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

Al Azhari's younger brother Adam currently competes in karting, and is set to compete against his brother with Spanish F4 rivals Tecnicar Motorsport.^[19] Their father Karim is a multiple UAE karting champion.^[20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

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
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ		30th
	WSK Open Cup - OKJ		31st
	Academy Trophy - Academy	Al Azhari Karim	15th
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

Racing career summary

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		21	4	5	3	13	272	2nd
	Prototype Cup Germany	Mühlner Motorsport	12	2	5	4	6	191	4th
2025	GB3 Championship	Hitech Pulse-Eight	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

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	DC	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

(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 2	CAT 2 18	CAT 3 3	2nd	272

Complete Formula Winter Series 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	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

Complete Prototype Cup Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Engine			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2024	Mühlner Motorsport	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	SPA 1 C	SPA 2 C	LAU 1 4	LAU 2 Ret	LAU 3 6	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 1	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 3	HOC 3 7	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 4	SAC 1 2	SAC 2 1	4th	191

Complete GB3 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	23	24	DC	Points
2025	Hitech Pulse-Eight	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	SIL2 1	SIL2 2	SIL2 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	TBD	0

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External links

Keanu Al Azhari career summary at DriverDB.com