Action from the third round of the Qatar Superstock 600 championship at Losail International Circuit yesterday.
Doha: Saeed Al Sulaiti and Abdulla Al Khelaifi clinched the pole positions in Qatar Superstock 600 (QSTK) and Qatar Touring Car Championship (QTCC) respectively at Losail International Circuit during the third round of both championships.
Al Sulaiti was on top at the Free Practice 2 and also did the fastest lap at the Superpole, 2:04.283 so he will start from the front row today, ahead of Mishal Al Naimi, who finished second with a time of 2:05.010.
“I feel better this round with my injuries. I am really happy to secure the third Superpole this season. I have a good feeling with the bike and hopefully the weather will be fine,” said Al Sulaiti.
Al Naimi had good feelings with his bike and is looking forward to the race.
Young rider Abdullah Al Qubaisi although will start in the third place with a lap time of 2:05.265, is not happy with his results.
“‘I am not happy at all with my results as I expected a better lap time. I didn’t have the right feeling with the bike but hopefully today I can fight in front for the win as the difference is not so big’,” Al Qubaisi said.
In the QSTK Trophy, the fastest rider was again Qatar’s Jassim Al Thani with a lap time of 2:08.600. Kuwaiti riders Mohamed Al Zaidan and Nawaf Al Shuaibi finished second and third in their category.
“The feeling is ok, I am again the fastest rider in the QSTK Trophy and I did a very good lap time. I hope today I can push in Race 1 to work on a good gap to secure the first position in the standings,” Al Thani commented.
In QTCC, Al Khelaifi clinched another position, he clocked again the fastest time in the Qualifying session with a time of 2:24.174 in front of Mohamad Al Khaiat. Al Khelaifi was very happy for another pole in the season . “The weather is a bit hot this time so I did some logging adjusting the map to today’s temperatures. In the Qualifying session, I started from seventh and climbed to second and then to first, but Mohamad Al Khaiat is very close so for sure we will have a good battle and Ibrahim Al Abdulghani,” said Al Khelaifi.
Al Khaiat, with a time of 2:25.231 will start in second place at the grid.
As last round, Ibrahim Al Abdulghani finished in third place in the Qualifying ‘The car is fine, it is faster than last round and I like how the car is running, very consistent. Hopefully I can be a bit better tomorrow and finish in the podium’ Al Abdulghani stated after the session.
Today, QSTK Race 1 starts at 11:30 and Race 2 at 14:30. For QTCC, the first race is scheduled at 13:00 and the second race at 16:00.
Qatar Superstock 600 and Qatar Touring Car Championship are organized by Losail Circuit Sports Club and Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation with Pirelli Qatar as sponsor.
