(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Defending Qatar Touring Car Championship champion and leader of the season, Qatar's Abdullah al-Khelaifi, won both races of the second round of QTCC at Losail International Circuit yesterday.
In the first race, al-Khelaifi, took the lead starting from pole position and crossed the checkered flag in front of Saadoun al-Kuwari by 10.712 seconds.
The third place on the podium was from Adham Eldib, from Egypt.
Mahmoud al-Khalaf, who faced suspension problems finished in fourth place. Hamad al-Asam and Mansoor al-Khelaifi ended the race in 5th and 6th place respectively.
In the second race, with the reverse grid, it took only two laps for al-Khelaifi to take the lead and grab another victory. Saadoun al-Kuwari finished second again but this time Mahmoud al-Khalaf ended up on the podium.
'The Second race was more exciting, I had more fun in the first three laps battling with my colleagues. I was planning to stay behind Adham but he had a problem with his gear. From there, I started to overtake one by one, and then it was not too hard, said al-Khelaifi.
'Most of the competitors had some technical issues, set up issues, so I managed to control the race, cool down to save the tyres and the engine for the next round, he added.
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