Fahad Al Musalam (; born 26 June 1974) is a racing driver from

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Biography

Al Musalam competed in the

Porsche Supercup The Porsche Supercup (officially known as Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, known as Porsche Michelin Supercup prior to 2007 and often abbreviated as PSC) is an international One-design racing, one-make production stock car racing series supporting the ...

support race to the

2006 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain on 12 March 2006. The 57-lap race was the opening round of the 2006 F ...

in a guest entry, finishing the race in 23rd. Al Musalam was a regular in the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship in the late-2000s and early-2010s, a single-make Improved Production series for Chevrolet Luminas based at the

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. He won the 2007–08 series, earning a test with

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team

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. Later that season,

Team Kiwi Racing Team Kiwi Racing is a multi-championship winning racing team that is based in New Zealand and has competed in the Australian V8 Supercar series, the Australian Carrera Cup Series, The New Zealand 2.0ltr Touring Car Championship, The NZV8 Champion ...

hired Al Musalam to compete in the 2008 Desert 400 at the

, becoming the first Middle Eastern driver to compete in V8 Supercars. Al Musalam qualified last, over 1.5 seconds behind Andrew Jones in second-last, and finished a best of 23rd in the first of three races. Al Musalam returned to the Chevrolet ME series, winning a second title in the 2009–10 season.

Career results

Summary

Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Small number denotes finishing position) ^†Guest driver ineligible for points.

V8 Supercars results

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Al Musalam, Fahad 1974 births Living people Bahraini racing drivers Supercars Championship drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Sportspeople from Manama Walter Lechner Racing drivers