The2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the inaugural season of theFormula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for theUnited Arab Emirates regulated according toFIAFormula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by theAutomobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.
It began on 28 October 2016 at theYas Marina Circuit and finished on 11 March 2017 at the same venue, after a 3-race non-championship opening round and 18 championship races held across five rounds, all of them held at theYas Marina Circuit inAbu Dhabi and theDubai Autodrome.[1]
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 ATCUAE[2] | 3 | Saif ben Sulayem[3] | TR, 1–2, 5 |
| Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team[3] | 4 |  Sean Babington[4] | All |
| 8 |  Lucas Petersson[5] | 5 | |
| 9 |  Ricky Donison[3] | TR | |
 Team Motopark 2[6] | 7 |  Sebastián Fernández[7] | 3–4 |
| 25 |  Charles Weerts[7] | 3–5 | |
| 27 |  Leonard Hoogenboom[5] | 5 | |
| Abu Dhabi Racing[8] | 8 | Amna Al Qubaisi[9] | 1 |
| Rasgaira Motorsports[10] | 11 |  James Roe[11] | 1–2 |
| 13 |  Fabio Scherer[12] | 4–5 | |
| 79 |  David Malukas[9] | 2–4 | |
 Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation[13] | 20 | Abdulrahman Tolefat[3] | TR, All |
| 22 | Ahmad Al Muhannadi[3] | TR, All | |
| Team Motopark[6] | 21 |  Jonathan Aberdein[14] | TR, All |
| 23 | Logan Sargeant[6] | TR, All | |
| Dragon F4[15] | 88 |  Oscar Piastri[16] | 2–4 |
 Sun Yueyang[17] | 5 |
The season featured 18 championship races over five rounds. Additionally, a three-race non-championship round, called "Trophy Event", took place atYas Marina Circuit at the start of the season. All rounds were held in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Each driver dropped their worst three race results.[18]
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| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Motopark | 629 |
| 2 | Energy Dubai F4 Racing Team | 239 |
| 3 | Rasgaira Motorsports | 234 |
| 4 | Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation | 182 |
| 5 | Team Motopark 2 | 174 |
| 6 | Dragon F4 | 104 |
After a total of 18 Championship races - and with each driver dropping their worst three race results - here are the final championship points for the 2016/17 season.