Al Faisal Al Zubair (born 17 April 1998) is a racing driver from

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Career

In 2015, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair competed in the international field of the BRDC British Formula 4 racing, where he collected one podium finish and was placed fourth overall in the Autumn Trophy. He graduated to the

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with Fortec Motorsports in 2016. He then embarked upon a winter racing programme in 2016-2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East for the first time. He finished fifth in the overall standings and clinched Rookie and Silver category victories. At the start of 2017, he teamed up with

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to take part in the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup that runs in conjunction with the

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. He became champion in the 2017-2018 Porsche Cup Challenge Middle East in only his second season in the series. In 2018-2019, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair successfully defended his championship by winning the Porsche BWT GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series, the first racing driver to win consecutive championships in its 10-year history.

Racing record

Career summary

† Not eligible for points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

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Al Faisal Al Zubair
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