Oman’s Alfaisal Al Zubair dominated round two of the Porsche BWT GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, winning all three races.
He took pole, the win and the fastest lap in each of the three races, keeping up his strong title defence after round one at Dubai Autodrome, where he won races one and three and finished second in race two.
In race two, the Lechner Racing driver beat American Michael de Quesada by 7.865 seconds, with Turkey’s Berkay Besler third. Germany’s Leon Kohler was fourth, and Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa bin Abdullah Al Khalifa was fifth overall and second among GCC drivers on home soil.
Fellow Omani Khalid Al Wahaibi finished sixth, bouncing back after being taken out by France’s Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer the day before.
After round two, Al Zubair has 148 points, 29 ahead of de Quesada, with Besler third on 111 and Al Wahaibi up to fourth on 93. Their results also earned Team Oman the team trophy, collected by Mohammed Al Zubair, extending its lead over Sweden and Bahrain.
It was a hard weekend, with three races and three qualifying sessions, and we faced a lot of pressure. Qualifying was harder than the races. The races were mostly under control.
Alfaisal Al Zubair