Qatar’s Soud Al Thani dominated the proceedings as top rider Saeed Al Sulaiti bounced back to clinched his second win in the series to book a place in the final of the Qatar Online Racing Championship (QORC) MotoGP series on Thursday.
Soud clinched his third consecutive Group A win in the qualifying rounds to head into the final round with a points tally of 120.
Hade Ahmed won the second place in Thursday’s Group B race while Hamad Al Sahouti finished third in the event which took place on a virtual Sepang Circuit in Malaysia.
They will be joined by Jeremy Parola, Joshua Ilano, and Yacob Azadi in the final race. Khaled Al Thani made it to the top 7 after finishing the three rounds with 84 points, but will not participate in the final due to personal reasons. His place will go to Saoud Al Thani who finished with 80 points.
In Group B, the Qatar Superstock 600 champion, Saeed topped the 11-rider field as he added 40 more points to take his tally to 106 with two wins. Saeed faced technical issues and lost connection to the online game in the second round which was held on Tuesday, but was later awarded 26 points due to the fact that he finished on top in the qualifying round.
Kuwaiti rider Ali Ahmed who finished third in Thursday’s round, has also collected a total of 106 points and will be heading for the final race along with five others from his group. Khalid Al Maraghi won the second place in Group B today as he took his tally to 100 points. Abdulla Al Qubaisi, Mohamad Al Zaidan, Saad Al Harqan and Jassim Al Thani are the rest of the riders who will be joining a grid of 14 in the final race.
The series, played on PlayStation 4 platform of MotoGP 19 game, is organised by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF).
