‘I AM HAPPY TO RETURN TO THIS CHAMPIONSHIP’
Al Zubair and Al Manar Racing by Getspeed to take part in 2024 Fanatec Gt World Challenge Endurance Cup
Paul Ricard, France - Al Faisal al Zubair and Al Manar Racing by Getspeed have confirmed that the Omani driver will team up with Austrian Dominik Baumann and Canadian racer Mikael Grenier to compete in the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS Endurance Cup.
Al Manar Racing by Getspeed have been taking part in the pre-season testing for the world’s premier endurance series with their Mercedes-amg GT3 Evo at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, which will host the opening round of the fiverace series on April 5-7. They have been gathering vital data and fine-tuning the car’s set-up before the start of the season.
There are also five sprint races in the GTWC programme but the Al Manar Racing by Getspeed Team will concentrate on the Endurance element, which sees them head from Paul Ricard to additional races at Spa-francorchamps in Belgium (June 27-30), the Nürburgring in Germany (July 27-28), Italy’s Monza circuit (September 21-22) and a new finale at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit (November 21-23).
Al Zubair said: “I am happy to return to this championship, which is one of the most prominent global endurance championships. I will participate in five rounds, beginning at the Paul Ricard circuit and ending at the Jeddah Corniche circuit. Of course, our ultimate goal is to compete for the title, which will have a different prospect now with the strong entry list we expect this year, featuringprominent car manufacturers and teams.”
Recently, Al Zubair teamed up with Germany’s Fabian Schiller and China’s Anthony Liu to take part in the 2023-2024 Asian Le Mans Series. Al Zubair and Schiller were well-placed to challenge for the title after the opening two races at Sepang in Malaysia and round three in Dubai. They were not able to push on from pole position and 10th and eighth-placed finishes in the last two races in Abu Dhabi cost them the chance of claiming the title.
I will participate in five rounds, beginning at the Paul Ricard circuit and ending at the Jeddah Corniche circuit
AL FAISAL AL ZUBAIR