Karim Ojjeh ( ar, كريم عجة; born 27 August 1965 in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and racing driver. He is the younger brother of

Mansour Ojjeh Mansour Akram Ojjeh (25 September 1952 – 6 June 2021) ( ar, مَنْصُور أَكْرَم عُجَّة, Manṣūr ʾAkram ʿUjjah) was a French Saudi Arabian-born entrepreneur who owned part of TAG, a Luxembourg-based holding company with in ...

and son of

Akram Ojjeh Akram Ojjeh ( ar, أَكْرَم عُجَّة, ʾAkram ʿUjjah; 21 April 1918 – 28 October 1991) was a Syrian-born Saudi Arabia, Saudi businessman. Ojjeh was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales. Ojje ...

. He is a director of TAG Finance S.A. In his spare time he races in the

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and the

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Racing career

Between 1991 and 1994, Ojjeh attended the Jim Russell Racing Driver School. He raced in

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between 2002 and 2004. He made his

debut in 2004 in a

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. In 2005, he competed full-time in the series for

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in an

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- AER, winning two races. Ojjeh and the team finished second in class at the

2005 24 Hours of Le Mans The 73rd 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 73e 24 Heures du Mans) was a non-championship 24-hour automobile endurance race held for Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring cars from 18 to 19 June 2005 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close by Le ...

. Ojjeh continued racing with the team in 2006, but for 2007, he moved to Barazi-Epsilon, winning two LMS races in their

Zytek Gibson Technology is an automotive and motorsport company based at Repton, Derbyshire, England. It was founded by Bill Gibson as "Zytek Engineering" in 1981. In 1981 Gibson founded the "Zytech Group" with two main divisions: Zytek Automotive, b ...

. For 2008, Ojjeh competed in a Zytek 07S/2 for the Trading Performance team. In 2009, Ojjeh raced the

under the G.A.C Racing Team banner, and for 2010 raced the updated

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- Zytek GZ09S/2 for

Team Bruichladdich Greaves Motorsport is a British racing team, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2006, Greaves Motorsport, founded and run by Tim Greaves, entered the Le Mans Series (LMS) for the first time, ru ...

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

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