(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Omani racer Al Faisal al Zubair was unfazed by pressure as he delivered an impressive performance in qualifying for Sunday's third round of the Porsche Supercup on Monte Carlo's famous street circuit.
Monte Carlo's famous street circuit.
The FZ Racing driver clocked a fastest lap of one minute, 36.893 seconds in his Lechner Racing Middle East-run Porsche on Friday morning.
Twenty-eight Porsches took part in the 30-minute session on the famous Monaco street circuit. The Omani racer ran 16 tours of the course and settled into 20th position.
'I'm quite happy with this position,' said Al Faisal. 'I was only able to run for 45 minutes yesterday and I must remember this is my first time in Monaco. There were a lot of cars and a lot of traffic and it was not easy to find a clear track to set a fast time. I also had to be careful to manage the tyres during qualifying. I think the traffic damaged my lap times, but I improved a lot since yesterday.
'My target is to finish and gain as much experience as I can and to stay clear of accidents and potential problems. This is the most difficult circuit in the world. There are no run-off areas and you have to be precise with your lines to avoid hitting the barriers. It is also very difficult to pass, because it is very narrow.'
Team manager Walter Lechner said, 'I am very happy for Al Faisal's position today. The most important thing I always tell him is to come back in one piece. This is his first visit to this very difficult race track. He drove very well and I am looking to the future because we can start working in Europe on testing and getting him more experience.'
The 19 year old former winner of the Middle East's Silver class and GCC rookie class championship titles is also eligible for the Supercup's rookie class.
Pole position for Sunday's race fell to Al Faisal's teammate Michael Ammermuller ofLechner MSG Racing Team with a best lap of 1m34.305s. The German ran for 15 laps and completed the session 0.519 seconds quicker than Norwegian Dennis Olsen. Daniel Cammish was third and Zaid Ashkanani and Matt Campbell rounded off the top five qualifiers.
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