Salim Hanna


Salim Hanna Hernández is a Colombian racing driver currently competing for Prema Racing in the Italian F4 Championship.

Personal life

Hanna is the son of Jalil Hanna, a former racing driver and is of Lebanese descent.

Career

Karting and single-seater debut (2016–2024)

Hanna began karting at the age of seven. During his karting career, in which he was coached by Juan Pablo Montoya, Hanna most notably won the WSK Open Cup and Trofeo Delle Industrie in 2022, whilst racing in the OK-J class.
Hanna made his single-seater debut at the end of 2024, racing for Prema-run Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited in the Formula Trophy UAE. In the three-round series, Hanna scored a best result of fourth in the season-ending round at Yas Marina en route to seventh in points.

First full-time year in single-seaters and maiden wins (2025)

Remaining with Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited for the 2025 F4 Middle East Championship, Hanna scored his first podium in single-seaters at the third Yas Marina round by finishing second in race two, which helped him secure the rookie title and sixth overall.
Hanna then moved to the Prema mainteam for the rest of 2025, competing in both the [2025 2025 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4] and E4 Championships. Opening up the season by qualifying on pole at Misano, Hanna then took his maiden Italian F4 podium by finishing second in race one, before closing out the weekend by finishing fourth and third in the other two races. Following that up with a third podium of the season at Vallelunga by finishing third in race four, Hanna then finished third in race three at Monza, but dropped to 30th after being given a 25-second penalty for causing a collision with Dante Vinci. A difficult weekend at Mugello then ensued, before Hanna returned to the podium at Imola by finishing second in race one, a feat he repeated in the following round at Barcelona. In the season-ending Misano round, Hanna took his sixth and final podium of the season in race two as he ended the year fourth in points as the rookie champion. In E4, Hanna began the three-round season by finishing tenth in race one at Le Castellet. After not scoring points in the other two races, Hanna finished no lower than sixth in the following round at Mugello and was the highest finishing rookie in all three races. Hanna then scored his only podium of the season in race three at Monza by finishing second to Kean Nakamura-Berta en route to a seventh-place points finish.
During 2025, Hanna also joined Virtuosi Racing for a part-time schedule in the F4 British Championship. On his debut round at Thruxton, Hanna took his maiden win in single-seaters in race three ahead of his teammate Martin Molnár. Hanna then made his second and final appearance of the season in the British Grand Prix-supporting Silverstone round, dominating the weekend as he won both races.

Formula Regional (2026)

Hanna will move up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2026, continuing with Prema Racing.

Racing record

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

YearTeam1234567DCPoints
2024Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedDUB
1
7		DUB
2
5		DUB
3
13		YMC1
1
9		YMC1
2
11		YMC2
1
4		YMC2
2
5		7th40

Complete F4 Middle East Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedYMC1
1
4		YMC1
2
17		YMC1
3
24†		YMC2
1
Ret		YMC2
2
17		YMC2
3
6		DUB
1
4		DUB
2
5		DUB
3
6		YMC3
1
5		YMC3
2
2		YMC3
3
5		LUS
1
13		LUS
2
Ret		LUS
3
9		6th112

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2025Prema RacingMIS1
1
2		MIS1
2
4		MIS1
3		MIS1
4
3		VLL
1
5		VLL
2
13		VLL
3
VLL
4
3		MNZ
1
4		MNZ
2
Ret		MNZ
3
30		MUG
1
11		MUG
2
16		MUG
3
7		IMO
1
2		IMO
2
C		IMO
3
5		CAT
1
2		CAT
2
8		CAT
3
C		MIS2
1
5		MIS2
2		MIS2
3
2		MIS2
4
7		MIS2
5
6		4th180

Complete F4 British Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DCPoints
2025Virtuosi RacingDPN
1
DPN
2
DPN
3
SILGP
1
SILGP
2
SILGP
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
5		THR
2
74		THR
3
1		OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
SILGP
1
1		SILGP
2
1		ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DPGP
1
DPGP
2
DPGP
3
SILN
1
SILN
2
SILN
3
BHGP
1
BHGP
2
BHGP
3
19th41

Complete E4 Championship results

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2025Prema RacingLEC
1
10		LEC
2
24		LEC
3
25		MUG
1
4		MUG
2
4		MUG
3
6		MNZ
1
17		MNZ
2
8		MNZ
3
2		7th55

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2026Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedYMC1
1
15		YMC1
2
4		YMC1
3
20		YMC2
1
YMC2
2
YMC2
3
DUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
LUS
1
LUS
2
LUS
3
12*10th*