Al Nabooda Racing’s Clemens Schmid led from start to finish in Race 1 of Round 3 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East at Losail International Circuit in
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Finishing second in the race was Saeed Al Mehairi of Skydive Dubai Falcons while defending champion Zaid Ashkanani was third.
It was a composed and near-perfect drive from Schmid, who goes into Race 2 today as firm favourite.
Schmid said: “That race probably looked easier than it was. I had a brilliant start and the guys behind me were fighting really hard for their positions so I immediately got away.
“For the first three laps I focused on saving the tyres. After that I began to feel more comfortable and it was an incredible performance by the car.
“I’ve never done a race where every lap was within two-tenths so I was really, really happy. It’s also great to get the 25 points in the bag which moves me a little bit further ahead in the championship. But there’s still a long way to go.”
