Oman’s Al-Faisal Al-Zubair, Germany’s Fabian Schiller and Zimbabwe’s Axcil Jeffries complete their first season in the 2022 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup at the final round in Barcelona this weekend.
The Al-Manar Racing by HRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 crew have adapted well to their new discipline and are fourth in the Drivers’ Championship standings, with the highlight of their season so far a memorable Silver Cup win at Paul Ricard in France in early June.
They will be aiming for a strong result at the 4.7km Catalan circuit to round off a season in which Team WRT’s Benjamin Goethe, Thomas Neubauer and Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer have already won the title in their Audi R8.
The Al-Manar Racing trio could still overhaul the Attempto Racing Audi R8 crew of Nicolas Schöll, Alex Aka and Marius Zug for second in the standings.
This is the last race of the season and I am looking forward it. It is Barcelona and this is a track that I really enjoy as well. It’s crazy to think how fast the season has gone and that we are already here after five rounds. It will be difficult, like all the other rounds of the GT World Challenge.
Al-Faisal Al-Zubair
But, nonetheless, we have proved that, not only the car, but the team have been quick this year and we can probably get a good result to round off the year. Hopefully, the balance of performance is on our side. Let’s hope we can end the season on a strong note.
Al-Faisal Al-Zubair
Timetable
Forty-nine cars are entered. For the 18 Silver Cup runners, the weekend starts with free practice from 09.00hrs to 10.30hrs on Saturday (October 1) morning, followed by pre-qualifying from 13.40hrs.
Qualifying starts at 09.00hrs on Sunday, and the three-hour season finale gets its rolling start at 15.00hrs.