The curtain today is closed to the opening race competitions for the 2025 season of the World Upper Championship, organized by the International Motor Federation, with the establishment of the Qatar 1812 km race on the Lusail International Circuit with the participation of 36 cars divided equally between the hyperbar and LMGT3 categories.
Yesterday, races witnessed strong competitions, at the level of the Lusail Classic race, in which 30 veteran drivers from nine countries on board famous cars from the Golden Age of Streaming Racing participated, Jimmy Constable on board the 1971 Chevron B19 managed to win the first race of 25 rpb and a distance of 135.45 km, in a time of an hour, a minute, 5 seconds and 27 parts of The second.
De Sibnasa ranked on the 1971 Porsche 908/03, the second place with an hour, a minute, 6 seconds, 526 parts of a second, while Broks came on the car/Lola T70 MK.3B/Model 1968 in third place with a time of an hour, a minute, 17 seconds and 219 parts of a second.
On the level of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship, the first race that witnessed the participation of 24 contestants witnessed the victory of Italian Nikita Pedrin in the title after its first place with a time of 30.35,318 minutes, outperforming a difference of 5,535 seconds from his closest American competitors Augo Oujuchuku, who is second with a time of 30.40.853 minutes.
The French contestant Ivan Gilter ranked third with a time of 30.41.026 minutes, while Japanese Jin Nakamura ranked fourth with a time of 30.47,416 minutes, while French Enzo Delini completed the list of the first five places with a time of 30.47.828 minutes.
In terms of the Middle East Formula-4 competitions, the first race that witnessed the participation of 25 contestants, the Emirati Adam Al-Azhari, won the title after his first place with a time of 32: 55.668 minutes, outperforming a difference of 0.588 seconds from his closest Italian competitor Emmanuel Olivieri, who is second in a time of 32: 56.256 minutes.
The British contestant Ken Nakamura-Beretta ranked third with a time of 32: 56.928 minutes, while the American Augusto Rabir ranked fourth in a time of 32: 57.262 minutes, while the Lithuanian Thomas Stolsermans completed the list of the first five places with a time of 32: 57.714 minutes.
The race witnessed the participation of three Qatari contestants representing the Qatar Federation for Cars and Motorcycles, where Taha Hasiba finished in the twelfth place with a time of 33: 00.971 minutes, while Tamim Hassiba came in the sixteenth place with a time of 33: 02.135 minutes, while the Badr Al -Sulaiti car was given and did not complete the race.
Fatima Al -Qaidi:
The masses are on a date with excitement
Mrs. Fatima Al -Qaidi, Director of Marketing and Communication at the Lusail International Circuit, praised the strong competitions in the 1812 km race, with the participation of a group of the best teams and drivers at different levels.
She added: The race is witnessing strong numbers and distinctive public presence, especially since the “maintenance corridor” has been opened in front of the masses to get to know the teams, meet with their favorite stars, take memorial photos and obtain their signatures.
She said that the race was celebrated by starting from the city of Lusail for the first time outside the circuits, as well as classic cars in the old Doha port, which contributed to celebrating this race and promoting the championship, noting that the fans will be on a date with exciting competitions today