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DOHA
Saeed al Sulaiti and Sheikh Jassim al Thani replicated their first-round display to win another grand double at the Qatar Superstock 600 at the Losail International Circuit.
Poleman and the defending champion Sulaiti managed to take the lead from the start in the opening race of the second round and held it until the checkered flag. Sulaiti took 23:13.147 to complete the 12-lap race. Abdulla al Qubaisi finished second and Mashel al Naimi third.
Qubaisi, who started in second place at the grid, stayed in his position during the first two laps but Naimi overtook him and continued to follow Sulaiti for five laps. In the last part of the race, Qubaisi made an impressive pass, regained the second position from Naimi and kept it to bag the second spot.
Nasser al Malki and Balint Kovacs finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
In the QSTK Trophy category, Sheikh Jassim, who finished sixth overall, Kuwaiti Mohammad al Zaidan and Hassan al Mansoori completed the QSTK Trophy podium.
In the second race of the day, Sulaiti won again but this time, Naimi and Qubaisi swapped the places.
In the second race of the QSTK Trophy, Sheikh Jassim led the same trio to the podium.
An excited Sulaiti could not hide his joy after winning a second double of the season.
“In race one, Mashel was very close to me and I tried to create a gap. I tried to push at the beginning and in the middle of the race where I had a comfortable gap. In Race 2 also, I applied the same strategy and overtook Mashel in the beginning of the second lap on the home straight and then I did my best lap time to open a gap. Unfortunately, in the last four laps, I burnt the clutch and it was really difficult to go back in gears but the gap was safe so I tried to be smooth and didn’t do anything wrong,” Sulaiti said.
Sheikh Jassim is improving in each race and managed to clock his best personal lap time in this round.
“This victory came after a long and hard training in the off-season and I did my personal best lap time 2:07.6 which is really good. Now, I am really looking forward to the next round to push even harder,” he added.
Sulaiti leads the championship with 100 points, while Naimi is second with 72. .
Sheikh Jassim is on the top of the QSTK Trophy standings after logging 100 points.
DOHA
Saeed al Sulaiti and Sheikh Jassim al Thani replicated their first-round display to win another grand double at the Qatar Superstock 600 at the Losail International Circuit.
Poleman and the defending champion Sulaiti managed to take the lead from the start in the opening race of the second round and held it until the checkered flag. Sulaiti took 23:13.147 to complete the 12-lap race. Abdulla al Qubaisi finished second and Mashel al Naimi third.
Qubaisi, who started in second place at the grid, stayed in his position during the first two laps but Naimi overtook him and continued to follow Sulaiti for five laps. In the last part of the race, Qubaisi made an impressive pass, regained the second position from Naimi and kept it to bag the second spot.
Nasser al Malki and Balint Kovacs finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
In the QSTK Trophy category, Sheikh Jassim, who finished sixth overall, Kuwaiti Mohammad al Zaidan and Hassan al Mansoori completed the QSTK Trophy podium.
In the second race of the day, Sulaiti won again but this time, Naimi and Qubaisi swapped the places.
In the second race of the QSTK Trophy, Sheikh Jassim led the same trio to the podium.
An excited Sulaiti could not hide his joy after winning a second double of the season.
“In race one, Mashel was very close to me and I tried to create a gap. I tried to push at the beginning and in the middle of the race where I had a comfortable gap. In Race 2 also, I applied the same strategy and overtook Mashel in the beginning of the second lap on the home straight and then I did my best lap time to open a gap. Unfortunately, in the last four laps, I burnt the clutch and it was really difficult to go back in gears but the gap was safe so I tried to be smooth and didn’t do anything wrong,” Sulaiti said.
Sheikh Jassim is improving in each race and managed to clock his best personal lap time in this round.
“This victory came after a long and hard training in the off-season and I did my personal best lap time 2:07.6 which is really good. Now, I am really looking forward to the next round to push even harder,” he added.
Sulaiti leads the championship with 100 points, while Naimi is second with 72. .
Sheikh Jassim is on the top of the QSTK Trophy standings after logging 100 points.
