Omani driver Alfaisal Al Zubair finished his 2019 European summer season in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup with eighth place at Monza, round eight of the championship, on Sunday.
The BWT Lechner Racing driver aims to finish the season in the top ten of the drivers’ standings for the first time in his career. He defended his position hard throughout the 15-lap race on one of the fastest circuits in the world.
Dutch driver Larry ten Voorde won the race. Al Zubair’s team-mate, defending champion Michael Ammermuller of Germany, finished second and extended his championship lead over team-mate Julien Andlauer, who crashed out. Australia’s Joey Mawson completed the podium, with Denmark’s Mikkel Pedersen fourth. Turkey’s Ayhancan Guven, first across the line, dropped to fifth after a five-second penalty for aggressive driving. Polesitter Jaxon Evans was sixth, ahead of Dylan Pereira.
It was a great race and I’m very happy with it. We can’t stand against fate or luck, our performance was good overall throughout the race and we competed hard, and now we can focus on the final round in Mexico, which will have two races.
Alfaisal Al Zubair