After securing a deal at the last minute, Qatari driver Amro Al Hamad will make his debut in the Dutch Superlights Challenge, part of the Superprix weekend at Zolder in Belgium.
He races for Dutch team Bas Koeten Racing in a Wolf GB08 prototype, the same car he drove to a class win at the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi in December 2015.
The Wolf GB08 is a carbon-fibre monocoque prototype weighing no more than 540 kg, powered by a Honda K20Z4 engine. Its downforce lets drivers carry very high speeds through corners, leaving little margin for error.
Weekend programme
Friday 1 July is for testing, seat fitting and set-up. Saturday 2 July has free practice and qualifying, and Sunday 3 July has two separate 50-minute races.
The format is similar to the Radical Cup, with two drivers allowed to share a car and one one-minute stop mid-race. Al Hamad will drive both races alone.
No other driver will join me, so I will do both races on my own. That won’t be a problem as I’m used to endurance races like the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi, where I raced the same car. I also raced many rounds of the Radical Middle East Cup as a solo driver when I won the 2013-2014 title.
Amro Al Hamad
He added that it will be a great challenge as he has never raced at Zolder, though he has prepared on the simulator.