Hamad Al Fardan
| Hamad Al Fardan (حمد الفردان) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | 2009 Formula V6 Asia | |
Hamad Al Fardan (
Arabic: حامد الفردن; born June 29, 1987, in Manama), is a Bahraini racing driver and musician. He is the first Bahraini to drive at GP2 Series
level.
Racing career
Formula BMW
Al Fardan is the son of
Formula BMW World Final
, finishing in eighteenth position. For 2006, he returned to the series for two races only due to commitments in other championships, winning both of them.
Formula Renault
Al Fardan competed in the
2009
and won the opening four races before the remainder of the season was cancelled, leaving him champion by default.
Toyota Racing Series
Al Fardan also drove in the
British Formula 3
on the other side of the world.
Formula Three
Al Fardan moved to the National Class of the
2007 (in addition to his TRS commitments), where he established himself as a frontrunner in the series.[2] He finished third in the championship for the Performance Racing
team, despite not winning a race.
Over the winter of 2007–08, he moved to the
Toyota F1 test driver Kamui Kobayashi tipped him to become the first Middle Eastern driver to make it to Formula One.[1]
Al Fardan moved to the German ATS Formel 3 Cup for 2008, where he was placed eleventh in the final standings, although his season was disrupted by injury.[6]
GP2 Series
Al Fardan signed for the
Gulf Finance House also meant that the team changed its name to GFH Team iSport for the duration of the championship.[7]
He finished 20th in the championship standings, scoring two points. He has not raced since, despite being linked to a 2010 Auto GP drive with DAMS.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Formula BMW Asia | Belgravia Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | 80 | 8th |
| 2005 | Formula BMW Asia | Team Meritus
|
14 | 2 | 4 | 148 | 3rd |
| Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18th | ||
| 2006 | Formula V6 Asia
|
Team Meritus
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 6th |
Toyota Racing Series
|
14 | 0 | 1 | 593 | 13th | ||
| Formula BMW Asia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 10th | ||
| 2007 | British Formula 3 Championship - National Class
|
Performance Racing Europe
|
21 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 3rd |
Toyota Racing Series
|
Mark Petch Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 2 | 530 | 11th | |
| 2007-08 | Asian Formula Three Championship | Team GFH Bahrain | 8 | 3 | 4 | 126 | 4th |
| 2008 | ATS Formel 3 Cup | Franz Wöss Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11th |
| 2008-09 | GP2 Asia Series
|
iSport International | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
| Speedcar Series | Durango | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2009 | Formula V6 Asia
|
Dyna Ten Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 1st |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09
|
GFH Team iSport | CHN FEA 15 |
CHN SPR Ret |
UAE FEA Ret |
UAE SPR C |
BHR FEA 12 |
BHR SPR Ret |
QAT FEA Ret |
QAT SPR Ret |
MAL FEA 9 |
MAL SPR 5 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 17 |
20th | 2 |
References
- Hamad Al Fardan career summary at DriverDB.com
- ^ a b "Arabian ace tipped for F1 future". crash.net. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "Al Fardan out to end on a high". crash.net. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "Al Fardan takes Asian F3 opener". crash.net. 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "Al Fardan doubles up in Asia". crash.net. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ http://www.asianf3.net/article/articleview/959/1/8/ Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Al Fardan withdraws from Asian F3
- ^ "Kart Zone now open following gripping exhibition race". bahraingp.com.bh. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "iSport announces Asia Series sponsor, driver". crash.net. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-09-26.