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Al Faisal Al Zubair chose the perfect occasion to deliver his first back-to-back race win of the year.
The 19-year-old Omani secured the overall Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East title in Race 1 of the weekend, before ending his season perfectly with a second win in front of the 2018 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix crowd.
From the start, the front six drivers were evenly matched and raced into the corner side-by-side.
Isa A. Khalifa crossed the line second after a successful weekend for him and Team Bahrain. He said: “We had a fair and exciting battle throughout, overtaking each other a couple of times. Eventually Al Zubair overtook me and starting to pull away, he had the quicker pace later on in the race.
“It’s been a great weekend for myself and Team Bahrain in general. It’s a shame the season has come to an end but it won’t be long before it is back.”
Team Bahrain partner Isa S. Al Khalifa had an unfortunate drive-through penalty due to a jumpstart, but stayed positive and managed to gain positions back to end his session second in the Silver Category.
In Race 2, drivers in the middle of the grid were battling hard and a few touches occurred. Porsche Junior Champion Daniel Lu and Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer made contract in lap one, as did Mohammed Al Saud of Bahrain and Magnus Oehman of Sweden. As the last race of the season, drivers were pushing hard for vital category points.
Khalid Al Wahaibi of Oman was one of those drivers, and he managed to secure the Silver Category due to his impressive movements up the grid. Al Wahaibi started in 11th, but manoeuvred his way up to finish in fourth and take the silverware. British driver Mark Radcliffe kept Mohammed Al Saud from Saudi Arabia in his rear-view mirror to clinch the Bronze Category title and Frijns Structural Steel Middle East walked away with the Team Category, thanks to a third-place overall podium finish from Charlie Frijns.
The GCC category and Gold Categories also went back to Oman with Al Zubair. And, Al Wahaibi also picked up the Rookie Championship trophy.
The drivers will return for more challenges in November for the series 10th season.
