Oman’s Alfaisal Al Zubair made up for a disappointing qualifying by climbing quickly through the field at Hockenheim, Germany, in round five of the 2018 Porsche Supercup.
A team error in qualifying left him 26th on the grid. He had asked the team to switch from wet tyres to slicks for a fast lap, but a miscommunication prevented it, a frustrating outcome given his pace in free practice.
He made an excellent start to gain three places to 23rd, while Khalid Al Wahaibi moved up to 24th. A bold move at the end of lap two took him to 22nd, then 21st at the start of lap three. Despite heavy traffic he kept passing, and finished 17th.
It was a good race. Unfortunately we started from far back, but our pace was excellent and we managed to gain nine places. We started 26th and nobody expected us to move up like that, but we made some good overtakes and had good pace.
Alfaisal Al Zubair
We couldn’t do anything about qualifying, but we tried to make up for it in the race. We got a good result in Budapest last year when we finished ninth, but the competition is a bit higher this season.
Alfaisal Al Zubair