Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud has won the title of round 5 of The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East leaving Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Rashid Al-Khalifa in the second place.
The exciting new one-make motor racing 12-round series, which made its UAE debut, attracted some of the region’s most promising young drivers.
Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal held an impressive early lead in the championship. Sheikh Salman bin Rashid Al Khalifa earned a place in the record books as the first ever race winner at the track last November in the Supercars Middle East Championship.
The 12-round series made its debut at Bahrain International Circuit in December with Prince Abdulaziz and his cousin and team-mate, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, both getting off to a flying start, scoring one race win and one second place each.
The 12-round series made its debut at Bahrain International Circuit in December with Prince Abdulaziz and his cousin and team-mate, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, both getting off to a flying start, scoring one race win and one second place each.
Round six will also be held at Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday.
When the series made history as the first international circuit racing event ever to be run in Saudi Arabia last month, Prince Abdulaziz marked the historic occasion with back-to-back wins in rounds three and four to open up a 14-point championship lead over Prince Khalid.
Designed to identify top Arab and local-based talent in the Middle East and become a platform for entry into the world of international GT and sports car racing, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East is a new regional version of the GT3 Cup one-make series already running with huge success in Brazil, New Zealand and the US.
Sponsored by Michelin and Mobil 1, the new race series is organised and managed by Austrian-based Lechner Racing on behalf of Porsche Middle East & Africa.
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