(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) The Monaco street circuit, a premier racing venue in the world of motor sports, is the destination for Omani racer Al Faisal al Zubair later this week when the Porsche Supercup arrives in Monte Carlo for the third race of the 2017 season.
After making an impressive debut in the FIA Formula One World Championship support category a week ago in Barcelona, Spain, the FZ Racing driver is now ready to realise one of his dreams when he takes to the Monaco street circuit.
Al Faisal al Zubair
'I'm really excited,' said Al Faisal. 'When I confirmed to race in the Supercup, to be able to race at Monaco was one of the highlights. I'll only have 45 minutes to learn the circuit in practice, but I'll do the best I can and I will be spending time on the sim before we go to the track. It's going to be amazing just being part of the whole Formula One weekend Monaco experience.'
Graduating into the flagship Porsche Supercup off the back of a sensational maiden campaign in sports car racing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, Al Faisal is turning heads as one of the region's most promising international sports stars.
Winning the Silver class and the GCC Rookie class championship titles in the Middle
Eastern series, which concluded in April as part of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, the 19 year old from Muscat went on to confirm his step-up into the Supercup soon after and instantly hit the ground running.
Although scoring points in Barcelona in round two of the campaign, Al Faisal knows the Monaco event will bring a stern challenge.
'Monaco is a place where a lot more than skill is required. You need a lot of guts to push the limit,' he said. 'I'm not setting any targets, I'm just aiming to do the best I can in every session and hopefully we can come away with good experience and a good result.'
Al Faisal's first laps around the Monte Carlo streets will come on Thursday, with the qualifying session for round three following on Friday. After a rest day on Saturday, the Supercup race will be contested over 16 laps or a maximum duration of 30 minutes on Sunday.
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