Al Dhaheri pips Omanis in Ramadan challenge

Action from round two of the Ramadan Super Prix Challenge

Mohammed Al Dhaheri triumphed over Oman’s Al Rawahi brothers in round two of the Ramadan Super Prix Challenge kart series at Al Ain Raceway.

Sanad and Abdullah Al Rawahi set the pace in qualifying on the National Circuit layout and Sanad was victorious in the first and second heat, while Abdullah won the third.

But in the final Al Dhaheri used experience to benefit from the lapping of backmarkers to stay with the young Omanis and sneak past both for the closest of finishes. He won the race by just 0.08 seconds from Abdullah and by 0.52 seconds from Sanad. Khalid Khalifa finished fourth, followed by Haytham Al Ali, Atef Al Barwani and Patrick Jarjour.

The Driver of the Day award went to Mohammed Al Mutawaa who fought back from 21^st place to finish ninth after a spin on the second lap.

The next round of the Ramadan Super Prix Challenge is this Friday evening (August 27).

Result:                                                  Best lap:           Gap:

1  Mohammed Al Dhaheri                 45.152s       19:51.932

2  Abdullah Al Rawahi                        45.063s      +0.08s

3  Sanad Al Rawahi                               45.265s      +0.52s

4  Sheikh Khaild Al Nahyan              45.310s       +4.43s

5  Michel Karam                                    45.517s       +8.97s

6  Haytham Al Ali                                 45.742s       +13.85s

7  Atef Al Barwani                                45.583s        +13.98

8  Patrick Jarjour                                  45.531s        +14.62s

9  Mohammed Al Mutawaa               45.554s        +16.76s

10  Hussein Umid Ali Al Baloushi   45.913s        +19.33s

11  Harsh Rajpal                                     45.760s        +20.14s

12  Saad Salman                                      46.463s        +39.83s

13  Basil Dahan                                        46.640s        + 1 lap

14  Raymond Walsh                              46.811s         + 1 lap

15  Saleh Al Khouri                                46.822s        + 1 lap

16  Badr Al Suwaidi                               47.283s        + 1 lap

17  Fadi Bikawi                                        47.949s        + 1 lap

18  Jonathan Mullan                              47.484s       + 2 laps

19  John Williem                                      48.082s       + 3 laps

20  Sheikh Shakboot Al Nahyan        46.944s       + 4 laps

21  Thomas Buro                                      48.002s       + 4 laps

22  Mohammed Mazen                          52.182s        + 10 laps

23  Sultan Al Kindi                                  46.745s        + 13 laps