Abdulla Al Qubaisi (centre), Mishal Al Naimi (left) and Hungarian rider Balint Kovacs on the podium after the first fourth round race of Qatar Superstock 600 Championship at Losail International Circuit, yesterday.
Young Qatari rider Abdulla Al Qubaisi continued to shine at the Qatar Superstock 600 Championship, clinching another double victory in the fourth round at Losail International Circuit yesterday.
Al Qubaisi broke the lap time record of the championship during his outstanding performance, which reduced point leader Saeed Al Sulaiti’s lead to just four points.
In the first race, Al Qubaisi crossed the checkered flag in first place with a gap of 8.846, ahead of Mishal Al Naimi who finished second.
Both riders were fighting in the middle of the race for the win, but Al Qubaisi was stronger and took the victory. Hungarian rider Balint Kovacs was back to the podium as he finished in third place.
In the second lap of first race, Al Sulaiti had a problem with the gear and he went off to the gravel. He rejoined the race and finished in sixth place overall.
Al Sulaiti knew that he couldn’t miss more points in the second race but again, the victory was for Al Qubaisi. Al Qubaisi took the lead and kept the first place until the end of the race, and gave no chance to Al Sulaiti or Al Naimi to overtake him. Al Sulaiti finished second and Al Naimi third.
In the QSTK Trophy category, Jassim Al Thani registered double win again to secure the championship title in the QSTK Trophy.
Mohammad Al Zaidan and Mohammad Al Eidi finished second and third respectively in both podiums.
“I am very happy with another double win. In the first race, I pushed from the beginning, with Mishal behind me very close during the first five laps, when he overtook me but immediately, after one lap I managed to pass him. I tried to create a gap with him to secure the victory and I did it,” Al Qubaisi.
Al Sulaiti is still leading the championship with 173 points but only by 4 points ahead of Al Qubaisi, that has 169 points.
“I had a problem with the gear and I lose the bike, so I went to the gravel but luckily, I pick up the bike and rejoin the race. At the second race, I knew that Abdulla had the motivation from the beginning to recover the points and try win the championship. I did my best to maintain my leading points, and I did it. Now I am still leading the championship but unfortunately only four points. It is going to be a really tough last round between me and Abdulla,” stated Al Sulaiti.
Kuwaiti rider, Mohammad Al Zaidan, with yesterday’s results, secures the second place in the QSTK Trophy championship.
“I am happy today with another double podium. Last round I had a problem with the bike because I crashed and mechanics changed the set up, so it was hard to go back again with my best lap time, but now I am improving again step by step and I already secure the second place in the QSTK Trophy, so this is great for me,” said Al Zaidan.
Trophies were presented by LCSC General Manager and Vice President, Khalid Al Remaihi, and CEO of LCSC, Juan Baquero.
The fifth and final round will be held from March 29 to 30.
