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Amna Al Qubaisi

Amna Al Qubaisi (Arabic: آمنة القبيسي; born 28 March 2000) is an Emirati racing driver, currently racing in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport. On 16 December 2018, she became the first Middle Eastern woman to take part in a motorsport test program for Formula E after the Diriyah ePrix in Saudi Arabia.[1]

Amna Al Qubaisi
Al Qubaisi in 2023
Born (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24)
Washington, Virginia, United States
Related toKhaled Al Qubaisi (father)
Hamda Al Qubaisi (sister)
Abdulla Al Qubaisi (brother)
F1 Academy career
Debut season2023
Current teamMP Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number88
Starts27
Wins2
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2023
Previous series
2024
2022

2021
2018–2019		F4 Saudi Arabian Championship
Formula Regional Asian Championship
F3 Asian Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Personal life

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Amna was born in Washington, Virginia in the United States. She is the daughter of Khaled Al Qubaisi, CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment platform at Mubadala Investment Company[2] and also a racing driver who was the first Emirati to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, claiming two class podiums.[3] She is the first Emirati woman to participate in motorsports with Daman Speed Academy and compete internationally.[4] She is also Hamda Al Qubaisi's older sister.[5] Amna attends Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, completing a degree in Records Management and Archival Science[6] and her interests include karting, gymnastics and jet skiing.[7][8]

Career

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Karting

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Amna began her karting career in 2014 at the age of 14. She was the first Arab woman to participate at the Rotax Max Challenge (RMC) World Finals. Two years later she began competing internationally, claiming multiple top 10 finishes. In 2017, she was the first Arab girl to win the UAE RMC Championship.[9][10] She was also the first female to be sponsored by Kaspersky Lab, and to be selected by the ATCUAE to represent the UAE at the GCC Young Drivers Academy Programme, which she won.[11]

X30 Euro Series Wackersdorf

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Amna and her sister Hamda participated at the X30 Euro Series in Wackersdorf with Team Driver. It was Amna's first time driving in Wackersdorf, but she showed great pace, finishing amongst the top five in one of her heats. Amna finished 16th overall out of 54 drivers, and was the only female to reach the Final.[12]

Formula 4

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Amna competed in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship with the championship winning Prema Powerteam. She competed in six of the seven rounds, with her highest place finish in a race being 12th.[13][14][15] She also took part the following season, finishing 31st with no points.

Formula E test

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Al Qubaisi was one of nine female drivers to take part in a test session on 16 December 2018, after the first round of the 2018-19 Formula E Season at the Ad Diriyah ePrix on a street circuit in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. She drove for Envision Virgin Racing in an Audi-powered Formula E car in an initiative by the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission. It came less than six months after women were legally allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for the first time.[16][17][18]

Formula Regional

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Al Qubaisi took the place of her sister Hamda for the Barcelona round with Prema Racing, in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship.[19]

F1 Academy

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Al Qubaisi competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

In 2023, Amna signed with MP Motorsport in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy championship. She ended the season with 2 wins and placed 6th.[20] For 2024, she re-signed with MP and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme to represent RB Formula One Team.[21]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2015 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior Al Ain Raceway 68th
2016 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 46th
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Senior Al Ain Raceway 63rd

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship Abu Dhabi Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Italian F4 Championship Prema Theodore Racing 18 0 0 0 0 0 34th
2018–19 Formula E Envision Virgin Racing Test driver
2019 Italian F4 Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 21 0 0 0 0 0 31st
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Abu Dhabi Racing 2 1 1 0 1 N/A NC
2021 F3 Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 15 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 14 0 0 0 0 1 26th
Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy - Division I Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing[22]
Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 Formula Winter Series GRS Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
F1 Academy MP Motorsport 21 2 0 2 4 117 6th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
F4 Saudi Arabian Championship - Trophy Event Altawkilat Meritus.GP 4 0 0 0 1 N/A NC
2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Altawkilat Meritus.GP 17 0 0 1 1 56 10th
F1 Academy MP Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 12* 15th*

† As she was a guest driver, Al Qubaisi was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 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 22 Pos Points
2018 Prema Theodore Racing ADR
1
Ret 		ADR
2
12 		ADR
3
16 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		MNZ
1
24 		MNZ
2
16 		MNZ
3
17 		MIS
1
20 		MIS
2
23 		MIS
3
Ret 		IMO
1
20 		IMO
2
20 		IMO
3
23 		VLL
1
Ret 		VLL
2
16 		VLL
3
15 		MUG
1
19 		MUG
2
21 		MUG
3
21 		34th 0
2019 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema VLL
1
19 		VLL
2
27 		VLL
3
22 		MIS
1
26 		MIS
2
17 		MIS
3
C 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
21 		HUN
3
29 		RBR
1
22 		RBR
2
17 		RBR
3
23 		IMO
1
18 		IMO
2
25 		IMO
3
26 		IMO
4
15 		MUG
1
13 		MUG
2
26 		MUG
3
16 		MNZ
1
28 		MNZ
2
28 		MNZ
3
Ret 		31st 0

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2021 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema DUB
1
16 		DUB
2
Ret 		DUB
3
18 		ABU
1
17 		ABU
2
17 		ABU
3
16 		ABU
1
15 		ABU
2
14 		ABU
3
Ret 		DUB
1
18 		DUB
2
Ret 		DUB
3
Ret 		ABU
1
16 		ABU
2
18 		ABU
3
15 		24th 0
2022 Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema ABU
1
14 		ABU
2
10 		ABU
3
Ret 		DUB
1
Ret 		DUB
2
19 		DUB
3
17 		DUB
1
21 		DUB
2
21 		DUB
3
DNS 		DUB
1
20 		DUB
2
20 		DUB
3
20 		ABU
1
Ret 		ABU
2
18 		ABU
3
Ret 		26th 1

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2022 Prema Racing MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		MCO
1 		MCO
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
31 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
Ret 		NC† 0

† As Amna was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.

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 DC Points
2023 GRS Team JER
1
 JER
2
 CRT
1
 CRT
2
 NAV
1
 NAV
2
 CAT
2
Ret 		CAT
2
DSQ 		NC 0

Complete F1 Academy 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 RBR
1
8 		RBR
2
1 		RBR
1
3 		CRT
1
7 		CRT
2
4 		CRT
3
6 		CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
1 		CAT
3
9 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
Ret 		ZAN
3
9 		MON
1
9 		MON
2
7 		MON
3
4 		LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
3 		LEC
3
7 		USA
1
8 		USA
2
14 		USA

10 		6th 117
2024 MP Motorsport JED
1
13 		JED
2
8 		MIA
1
8 		MIA
2
8 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
12 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
14 		SIN
1
12 		SIN
2
11 		LUS
1
 LUS
2
 ABU
1
 ABU
2
 15th* 12*

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian 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
2024 Altawkilat Meritus.GP KMT1
1
9 		KMT1
2
8 		KMT1
3
8 		KMT1
4
Ret 		KMT2
1
WD 		KMT2
2
WD 		KMT2
3
WD 		KMT2
4
WD 		LSL
1
10 		LSL
2
2 		LSL
3
5 		LSL
4
10 		JED1
1
Ret 		JED1
2
4 		JED1
3
9 		JED2
1
7 		JED2
2
Ret 		JED2
3
4 		JED3
1
Ret 		JED3
2
Ret 		JED3
3
6 		10th 56

References

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  1. ^ "Emirati driver Amna Al Qubaisi leads strong female contingent at Formula E test in Saudi Arabia". 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Investment committee, Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate & Infrastructure Investments". 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Khaled Al Qubaisi first Emirati to compete at 24 Hours of Le Mans". 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Amna Al Qubaisi Breaking All the Barriers with Kart Racing in the Middle East". 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Amna and Hamda Al Qubaisi: Emirati sisters driving the family's motor racing legacy into a new era". 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Amna Al Qubaisi's LinkedIn". 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Amna Al Qubaisi: The young icon of Arab motorsport". 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "amnalqubaisi_official". 3 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Kaspersky Lab Congratulates Amna Al Qubaisi On Becoming The First Emirati Girl To Win Senior Max Title". Kaspersky Labs. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Amna crowned senior max champion". Top Performance mag. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. ^ "GCC Young Drivers Academy Concludes Training Programme in UAE". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  12. ^ Al Qubaisi, Amna (22 July 2017). "Best euro Race in my career Heat1: P21 Heat2: P8 Heat3: P5 @kl_motorsport @DamanSpeedAcad @AbuDhabiRacing1". @Amna_Alqubaisii. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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  15. ^ "Emirati Amna Al Qubaisi, 17, to become first Arab woman in Formula 4". The National. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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  18. ^ Graham Caygill (20 November 2018). "Emirati Amna Al Qubaisi to be first Arab woman to take part in Formula E test". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (11 October 2022). "Amna Al Qubaisi replaces sister Hamda in Prema's FREC line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  20. ^ Wood, Ida (15 March 2023). "Al Qubaisi sisters team up at MP Motorsport for F1 Academy". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  21. ^ Collantine, Keith (2 February 2024). "Red Bull's two F1 teams back trio of drivers in F1 Academy". RaceFans. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  22. ^ Plümer, Jonas (10 September 2022). "STT: Amna Al Qubaisi startet in Hockenheim im Girls Only LMP3". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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