Oman's Al Faisal Al Zubair relishes Porsche Supercup visit to Monte Carlo

Sport360 staff 17:26 22/05/2017
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    Talented young Omani driver Al Faisal Al Zubair is relishing the prospect of taking part in the next round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on Monte-Carlo’s famous street circuit this weekend.

    After making an impressive debut in the FIA Formula One World Championship support category in Barcelona two weeks ago, the FZ Racing driver is ready to realise one of his dreams when he takes to the streets of Monaco for the first time for the third round of the championship.

    “I’m really excited,” said Al Faisal. “To be able to race at Monaco is one of the highlights. I’ll only have 45 minutes to learn the circuit in practice but I’ll do the best I can and will be spending time on the sim before we go to the track.”

    Graduating into the flagship Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup off the back of an outstanding maiden campaign in sportscar racing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, Al Faisal is rapidly turning heads as one of the region’s most promising racers.

    Winning the Silver class and GCC Rookie class championship titles in the Middle Eastern series, the 19-year-old from Muscat went on to confirm his step-up into the Supercup.

    “Monaco is a place where even more than skill is required, you need a lot of guts to push to the limit. I’m not setting any targets, I’m just aiming to do the best I can in every session and hopefully we can come away with good experience and a good result,” added the Omani driver.

    Al Faisal’s first laps around the Monte-Carlo streets will come on Thursday, May 25, at 17.30hrs (19.30hrs Oman time) with the all-important qualifying session for round three following on Friday, May 26, at 10.00hrs (noon Oman time).

    After a rest day on Saturday, May 27, the Supercup race will be contested over 16 laps or a maximum duration of 30 minutes at 09.45hrs (11.45hrs Oman time) on Sunday, May 28.

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