Al Faisal Al Zubair
Al Faisal Al Zubair | |
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Walter Lechner Racing | |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 7 |
Starts | 59 |
Wins | 13 |
Poles | 12 |
Fastest laps | 16 |
Best finish | 1st in 2019 |
Previous series | |
2018-19 2018 2018 2017-18 2017 2017 2016-17 2016 2015 2015 2014-15 | BRDC Formula 4 Duo BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East |
Awards | |
2018-2019 |
Al Faisal Al Zubair (born 17 April 1998) is a racing driver from Oman.[1]
Career
In 2015, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair competed in the international field of the BRDC British Formula 4 racing, where he collected one podium finish and was placed fourth overall in the Autumn Trophy.[2][3][4]
He graduated to the
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East
for the first time. He finished fifth in the overall standings and clinched Rookie and Silver category victories.
At the start of 2017, he teamed up with
Porsche Cup Challenge Middle East
in only his second season in the series.
In 2018-2019, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair successfully defended his championship by winning the Porsche BWT GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series, the first racing driver to win consecutive championships in its 10-year history.[7][1][8][9]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | Hillspeed | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 16th |
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy | Fortec Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 4th | |
2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 12th |
2016-17 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East
|
Lechner Racing | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 5th |
2017 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Zele Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21st | |
2017-18 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East
|
Frijns Structural Steel ME | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 232 | 1st |
2018 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Lechner Racing Middle East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
Lechner Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2018-19 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East
|
Team Oman | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 363 | 1st |
2019 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12th |
24H Middle East Series - SPX | Speed Lover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
2020 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | HTP Winward Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11th |
British GT Championship | 2 Seas Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2021 | International GT Open | Lechner Racing | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 3rd |
2022 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Al Manar Racing by HRT | |||||||
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31st | ||
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Al Manar Racing by HRT | ||||||||
Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | |||||||||
International GT Open | GetSpeed Performance | ||||||||
2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Al Manar Racing by HRT | |||||||
2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Haupt Racing Team | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 2nd |
International GT Open | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 8th | |
2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 5th |
Middle East Trophy - GT3 | GetSpeed Performance | ||||||||
2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | |||||||
International GT Open |
† Not eligible for points.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2022 | Al Manar Racing by HRT | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO 22 |
LEC 7 |
SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC 13 |
CAT 15 |
4th | 66 |
2024 | AlManar Racing by GetSpeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Gold | LEC 15 |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
2nd* | 19* |
References
- ^ a b "Oman's Al Faisal Al Zubair makes history". Times of Oman. April 7, 2018.
- ^ Purohit, Ashok (November 10, 2015). "FAISAL AL ZUBAIR CLAIMS FIRST PODIUM IN FORMULA 4 AUTUMN TROPHY". Muscat Daily.
- ^ "Al Faisal Al Zubair". Britishf3.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ "Al Faisal Al Zubair returns to BRDC Formula 4 with Fortec Motorsports". Britishf3.com. February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Oman's Al-Zubair heads to Hockenheim to keep in race trim". AutomobilSport. September 19, 2018.
- ^ Asser, Jay (July 29, 2017). "Al Faisal Al Zubair gaining valuable experience at Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup". Sport360.
- ^ "PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE ME SERIES: AL FAISAL CHASES SILVER CLASS TITLE". Muscat Daily. April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Al Zubair, Al Wahaibi end Porsche GT3 championship with first and fourth places". Oman Daily Observer. April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Al Zubair tops in GT3 Cup". Khaleej Times. November 16, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Faisal Al Zubair.
- Official website
- Al Faisal Al Zubair at RedBull.com
- Al Faisal Al Zubair career summary at DriverDB.com