Amna Al Qubaisi
NationalityUnited Arab Emirates Emirati
Born (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000
Washington, Virginia, United States
Related toKhaled Al Qubaisi (father)
Hamda Al Qubaisi (sister)
Formula Regional Asian Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamAbu Dhabi Racing by Prema
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number88
Starts15
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish10th in 2022
Previous series
2018–2019Italian F4 Championship

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]

Personal life

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 physics and her interests include karting, gymnastics and jet skiing.[6][7]

Career

Karting

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 top 10 finishes. In 2017, she was the first Arabic girl to win the UAE RMC Championship.[8][9] She was also the first female to be sponsored by Kaspersky Lab. She was also the first female to be selected by the ATCUAE to represent the UAE at the GCC Young Drivers Academy Programme which she won.[10]

X30 Euro Series Wackersdorf

Amna and her sister Hamda participated at the X30 Euro Series in Wackersdorf with Team Driver. It was Amna's first time to drive in Wackersdorf and she has showed great pace being amongst the top five in one of her heats. Amna has finished 16th overall out of 54 drivers, and she was also the only female to reach the Final.[11]

Italian X30 Championship

Amna has participated at the Italian X30 Championships in Adria for the first time. She ran in fifteenth until her engine and won. However she was amongst the top 20 with only 0.2 sec off the fastest time.[12]

Formula 4

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

Amna 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

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

Karting record

Karting career summary

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

Racing career summary

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[20]
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
2024 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Altawkilat Meritus.GP

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

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 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 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

(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

(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

(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

(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
3
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
3
10		 6th 117

References

  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: The young icon of Arab motorsport". 3 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "amnalqubaisi_official". 3 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Amna crowned senior max champion". Top Performance mag. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "GCC Young Drivers Academy Concludes Training Programme in UAE". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. ↑ 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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  13. ↑ "Amna Making History". Emirates Woman. May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Amna Al Qubaisi moves up to Formula Racing in Europe | Sport-Auto.ch". sport-auto.ch. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Emirati Amna Al Qubaisi, 17, to become first Arab woman in Formula 4". The National. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. ↑ Alex Kalinauckas (17 November 2018). "Bird tops post-race Formula E test in Saudi Arabia". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  17. ↑ Bradley Brownell (17 November 2018). "First In-Season Formula E Test Features Nine Female Racers". Jalopnik.com. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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