Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship finale set for Jeddah showdown

The Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship 2025 will reach its climax this weekend as the fifth and final round takes place at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Dec. 5 and 6, with Kit Belofsky arriving in prime position to secure the title. (Supplied)
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Updated 02 December 2025
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Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship finale set for Jeddah showdown

  • The finale will unfold around the fastest street circuit in the world, setting the stage for a dramatic conclusion to a season marked by close competition and rising talent

JEDDAH: The Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship 2025 will reach its climax this weekend as the fifth and final round takes place at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Dec. 5 and 6, with Kit Belofsky arriving in prime position to secure the title.

The finale will unfold around the fastest street circuit in the world, setting the stage for a dramatic conclusion to a season marked by close competition and rising talent.

The series has delivered a high level of competitiveness throughout the year, underlined by the fact that the last three races were won by three different drivers. Team Red Bull’s Scott Lindblom, Team Peax’s Belofsky and Team Caraagy’s Lewis Wherrell have each taken victories, keeping the championship battle alive heading into the decisive weekend, with two races remaining.

Belofsky leads the standings on 146 points, holding a 21-point advantage over Adam Al-Azhari of Team Valvoline, who sits second on 125 points.

Lindblom remains mathematically in contention in third place with 108 points, though he faces a 38-point gap to the leader.

Further down the standings, Thibaut Ramaekers, Wherrell, Abdullah Kamel, Theo Palmer, Esmee Kosterman, Nina Gademan and Ary Bansal round out a tightly contested top 10.

All eyes will be on the leading trio as the title fight enters its decisive phase.

Belofsky could clinch the championship as early as Race One on the Friday if he takes victory, while a pair of top-three finishes across the weekend would also be sufficient to secure the crown regardless of other results.

The final two races, with Race Two scheduled for Saturday, will officially bring the season to a close and highlight the progress made by a new generation of drivers competing at an increasingly professional level.

The Aramco F4 Saudi Arabian Championship continues to play a central role in the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation’s efforts to develop and empower emerging national talent.


Trump lauds Infantino for ‘record breaking’ World Cup

Updated 05 December 2025
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Trump lauds Infantino for ‘record breaking’ World Cup

  • Trump said: “You’ve done a fantastic job, a great leader in sports and a great gentleman”
  • Trump claimed sales were selling at a pace never seen before

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump turned the spotlight onto FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, praising the football boss’ organization of the world’s biggest sporting event.
Infantino has been criticized in recent months by some observers who accuse him of drawing uncomfortably close to Trump, whose administration has taken a high-profile role in US preparations for what will be the biggest and most logistically-challenging World Cup ever.
The soccer boss attended Trump’s inauguration in January and has previously said the US leader deserved global recognition for his role in brokering a ceasefire in the Middle East.
FIFA plans to unveil its own peace prize during the draw ceremony with Trump the expected recipient. Spotting Infantino in the audience during a ceremony in Washington marking the signing of a peace treaty between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Trump congratulated him for what he described as record-breaking ticket demand for the first 48-team World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
“Gianni, thank you very much,” Trump said. “You’ve done a fantastic job, a great leader in sports and a great gentleman.”
Teams will learn their group-stage fate later on Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in a draw for a tournament that stretches across three countries and 16 cities, from Vancouver to Mexico City.
Trump claimed sales were selling at a pace never seen before. “I can report to you that we have sold more tickets than any country anywhere in the world at this stage of the game,” he said, adding that demand had already “broken all records”. Over one million tickets have been purchased so far by fans from 212 countries, FIFA said last month.
After the presidential shout-out, Infantino did not speak publicly.
The FIFA president is overseeing his third men’s World Cup, after Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.