Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the drivers' championship in the penultimate race, and in doing so also became rookie cup winner.
All drivers competed using identical Tatuus-built Formula Regional cars powered by a 270HP turbocharged Alfa Romeo engine.
The first corner ended with multiple crashes, Brad Benavides getting flipped on his head and riding atop Boya's car, eight retirements with the poleman among them, and a red flag.
Debutant Kirill Smal started race two at the front and had to content with Dufek and Barnard, before the latter then got into the lead and built a gap.
At the start of race three, Antonelli again picked up the lead, but the move was made off track, so he sped off to build a gap in anticipation of a penalty.
The former dropped down to third at the start of the first race, but was able to fight back past Barnard and Dufek into the lead through a safety car restart.
This promoted the championship protagonists to third and fourth, before Antonelli was handed a penalty for an unsafe move that dropped him to tenth.
Bedrin bounced back from this incident by defending his pole position at the start of race three, while behind him his two teammates Barnard and Dufek battled with Antonelli.
Three safety car periods interrupted proceedings, with the third running until the end, guaranteeing Barnard's maiden win in a PHM Racing 1-2-3.
The two title contenders started alongside each other and had a battle that ended in tears when Antonelli rear-ended Barnard, spun him around and earned himself a ten-second penalty.
Barnard needed to score points in race two to keep his title hopes alive, but had a horrible start that dropped him out of the top 20.
Being already handled as a generational talent after dominating the European F4 scene in 2022, his FRMEC campaign was the best possible preparation for the FRECA season.
Barnard also quickly adapted to the car, often matching Antonelli, but his championship challenge was hampered by bad luck, like the disqualification in the first Dubai qualifying, or the mechanical failure in the penultimate Kuwait race.
For the championship itself, the transition from the Asian to the Middle Eastern moniker went smoothly, and driver and team interest remained very high, with healthy, deep grids all throughout the season.