NÜRBURGRING, GERMANY – Oman’s Al-Faisal bin Khalid Al-Zubair, Austria’s Dominik Baumann and Canada’s Mikaël Grenier represent Al-Manar Racing by Getspeed at round three of the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS Endurance Cup at the Nürburgring on July 27–28.
After second in the Gold Cup at the season opener in France in their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, the trio teamed up with Philip Ellis to win the Gold Cup at the flagship CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa last month. That result put them in title contention, just one point behind Saintéloc Racing’s Paul Evrard, Gilles Magnus and Jim Pla in both championships, with 2 Seas Motorsport 23 points back in third.
I am very excited for the third round of the GT World Challenge Endurance. I am really looking forward to it. The momentum has been going great with second in the first round and first at Spa 24.
Al-Faisal Al-Zubair
Hopefully, we can carry on this momentum and take it to the Nürburgring with us. This weekend will be Mik (Grenier), Dominik (Baumann) and myself. Philip won’t be with us – he just joined for Spa 24. Hopefully we can have a good result for the team.
Al-Faisal Al-Zubair
Schedule
After Friday’s bronze tests, two hours of free practice begin at 10:00 CET on Saturday, followed by pre-qualifying at 13:15. A 50-car field spans the Pro, Gold, Silver and Bronze classes. Qualifying starts at 08:45 on Sunday, with each driver allowed 15 minutes, and after support races the three-hour race starts at 15:00.