Mashel Al Naimi, receiving the winner's trophy from Abdulrahman Al Mannai, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President, during the Second Round of the Qatar Superstock 600 at Losail International Circuit this weekend.
Saeed Al Sulaiti and Mashel Al Naimi shared the honours in the Second Round of the Qatar Superstock 600 at Losail International Circuit this weekend.
Al Sulaiti won the first race and Al Naimi returned to the top of the podium after a long time winning the second race.
In the first race of the second round, Al Sulaiti took the victory and crossed the checkered flag in front of the Spaniard rider Julian Simon and Abdulla Al Qubaisi.
Al Sulaiti, who was third on the grid, managed to take the lead in the middle of the race and take win with a total time of 25:19.007. The Spanish wild card Simon finished in second place and Al Qubaisi completed the podium.
"At the beginning, I was fourth in the first lap and I saw that Abdulla and Mashel were pulling away so I decided tto overtake Simon. I managed to do it so in the next couple of laps and I then tried to catch them. In the middle of the race I lead the race and until the last five laps Abdulla was overtaking me in the straight line but I overtook him in the corner. In the last two laps, everybody struggled with the tyres and I created some gap and won the race" said Al Sulaiti.
In the second race of the day, Al Naimi, who started from the Superpole, changed the strategy and didn’t push from the start of the race, letting the other riders to stay in front. In the last three laps, Al Naimi pushed and lead the race until the checkered flag, winning the second race.
"I am very happy with the result of this weekend. In the first race, I had still a problem with the front tyre and I could finish only in fourth place. In the second race I changed a little bit front fork and it works better when I am following the riders rather than leading,"
"We race this round with a very experienced and professional rider, Julian Simon, that I know very well from Moto2 and this was an extra motivation for me. Many thanks to QMMF and LCSC and to Ooredoo for their sponsor," said Al Naimi as he finished first in the race, followed by Simon and Al Qubaisi in third.
Saeed Al Sulaiti was leading most of the race but in the last laps he had a problem with the suspension broken that made him to slow down and finished in fourth position.
In the QSTK Trophy, the french rider Jeremy Parola took the victory in both races. The second place was for Rayad Al Emadi and the Kuwaiti rider Alexander Qabazard completed the podium in third place.
"The first race was very difficult conditions with a lot of wind but it was all for everybody but the second race was a bit better, with a very nice fight with Soud Al Thani and Rayad Al Emadi and enjoyed a lot the race. Very happy with my results," said Jeremy.
In the championship standings, Al Sulaiti is leading with 83 points followed by Al Qubaisi with 77 points. The third place is for Al Naimi with 70 points. In the QSTK Trophy, Parola is leading with 95 points.
Trophies were presented by Abdulrahman Al Mannai, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President, Abdulrazak Al Kuwari, QMMF General Secretary, Khalid Al Remaihi, Losail Circuit Sports Club (LCSC) Vice President & General Manager and Juan Baquero, LCSC CEO.
