Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship concludes round 4 in Jeddah

The fourth round of the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship wrapped up on Saturday night at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, with Kit Belofsky maintaining his lead in the overall standings on 146 points. (Supplied)
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Updated 16 November 2025
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Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship concludes round 4 in Jeddah

  • The championship resumes on Dec. 5, when the next chapter of this fiercely contested season unfolds on the demanding Jeddah Corniche Circuit

JEDDAH: The fourth round of the Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship wrapped up on Saturday night at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, with Kit Belofsky maintaining his lead in the overall standings on 146 points.

The race began with high drama as Adam Al-Azhari and Scott Lindblom surged past early favourite Belofsky, pushing him back to fourth.

The opening laps also produced a defining moment when Belofsky made contact with Lindblom, damaging the latter’s rear wing and forcing him into the pits for urgent repairs before rejoining at the back of the field.

Belofsky continued to chase down Al-Azhari throughout the race and, in the final three laps, mounted a strong comeback to reclaim second place.

Further down the field, the intensity remained high. Lewis Wherrell received a five-second penalty, while Saudi driver Faris Organji was handed a 10-second penalty.

Saudi female driver Farah Al-Yousef delivered one of the standout performances of the evening, climbing three positions to finish 11th after a determined run.

Ava Dobson of TEAM PEAX earned the Best Female Driver Award, while race winner Lewis Wherrell capped his night by claiming the Best Rookie Award.

After the race, Eng. Mansour Al-Muqbel, acting CEO of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation and CEO of Saudi Motorsport Company, crowned the winner, TEAM CARAAGY’s Wherrell, who started from pole and held his advantage to cross the line 1.617 seconds ahead of TEAM PEAX’s Belofsky.

TEAM VALVOLINE’s Al-Azhari secured third place, 4.257 seconds behind the leader. TEAM ZAHID’s Thibaut Ramaekers and Saudi driver Abdullah Kamel of TEAM ASTOP rounded out the top five.

In the championship standings after the fourth round, Belofsky leads with 146 points, followed by Al-Azhari on 125 and Lindblom on 108.

Ramaekers sits in fourth place with 82 points, with Wherrell close behind on 75. Saudi driver Abdullah Kamel is sixth on 56 points, narrowly ahead of Theo Palmer on 55.

Esmee Kosterman holds eighth with 34 points, just ahead of Nina Gademan on 33, while Ary Bansal completes the top 10 with 30 points.

With the fourth round now concluded, the championship resumes on Dec. 5, when the next chapter of this fiercely contested season unfolds on the demanding Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

The Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship remains a cornerstone of SAMF’s mission to develop and empower emerging national talent.

By providing young drivers with a highly professional and competitive arena, the series continues to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s position as a global motorsport hub, while inspiring youth and fostering sporting excellence across the Kingdom in line with Vision 2030.


Iranian women’s football team member changes mind on asylum in Australia

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Iranian women’s football team member changes mind on asylum in Australia

Sydney: An Iranian women’s football team member who sought sanctuary in Australia has changed her mind after speaking with teammates, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday.
Seven members of Iran’s visiting women’s football team had claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded “traitors” at home over a pre-match protest.
One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening in emotional scenes, joining five other athletes who had already claimed asylum.
Burke said in parliament on Wednesday that he had since been advised one of the group “had spoken to some of the team mates that left and changed their mind.”
“She had been advised by her team mates and encouraged to contact the Iranian embassy,” he said.
“As a result of that it meant the Iranian embassy now knew the location of where everybody was.”
The remaining players have been moved from a safe house to another location, he said.
The traveling squad arrived in Malaysia early Wednesday morning after flying out from Sydney, AFP photos at Kuala Lumpur International Airport showed.
There were fears male minders traveling with the team might try to prevent other women seeking asylum.
Burke said each player was separated from the squad at Sydney Airport and given time to mull the offer in private.
Australian officials had “made sure this was her decision” he said, referring to the Iran team member who had changed her mind.