Lebanese youngster Joe Ghanem took his maiden win in the Ginetta to take the GTC points lead going into the final round. Ghanem has defined his season with consistency scoring a series of second place finished to stay in contention for the championship trophy.
He took his maiden win when he took the chequered flag in the GTC class, a result which sees him take command of the championship points battle with one race to go. With points leader Robert Cregan, racing in Australia, Ghanem took advantage to post his first win at Dubai Autodrome.
Othe contestants’ trouble doesn’t undermine Ghanem’s win specially because of the class and manner of the win . It was heartache for the Harris Irfan and Paul Denby in the ARM Porsche after apparent brake failure at the end of the pit straight with Denby in the cockpit saw the orange Porsche end up in the wall. The DNF sees their title ambitions go up in smoke.
Ghanem and his team were delighted with the result for the driver who has been runner-up four times this season. He said afterwards, “I am very proud to win here at Dubai Autodrome. It is my first win in my first season in GT racing. Now I have a very good chance to win the championship and that is my goal for the next race. I want to thank my team and sponsors for their support.”
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