# Al Faisal Al Zubair

Al Faisal Al Zubair (born 17 April 1998) is a racing driver from Oman.

## Career

In 2015, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair competed in the international field of the BRDC British Formula 4 racing, where he collected one podium finish and was placed fourth overall in the Autumn Trophy.
He graduated to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports in 2016. He then embarked upon a winter racing programme in 2016-2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East for the first time. He finished fifth in the overall standings and clinched Rookie and Silver category victories.
At the start of 2017, he teamed up with Walter Lechner Racing to take part in the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup that runs in conjunction with the FIA Formula One World Championship. He became champion in the 2017-2018 Porsche Cup Challenge Middle East in only his second season in the series.
In 2018-2019, Al-Faisal Al-Zubair successfully defended his championship by winning the Porsche BWT GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series, the first racing driver to win consecutive championships in its 10-year history.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2015 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | Hillspeed | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 16th |
| 2015 | BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy | Fortec Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 4th |
| 2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 12th |
| 2016-17 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | Lechner Racing | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 5th |
| 2017 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14th |
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Zele Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21st |
| 2017-18 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | Frijns Structural Steel ME | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 232 | 1st |
| 2018 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Lechner Racing Middle East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Lechner Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018-19 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | Team Oman | 16 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 363 | 1st |
| 2019 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12th |
| 2019 | 24H Middle East Series - SPX | Speed Lover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | HTP Winward Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11th |
| 2020 | British GT Championship | 2 Seas Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2021 | International GT Open | Lechner Racing | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 3rd |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Al Manar Racing by HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Al Manar Racing by HRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31st |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Al Manar Racing by HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | International GT Open | GetSpeed Performance | | | | | | | |
| 2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Al Manar Racing by HRT | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Haupt Racing Team | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 2nd |
| 2023 | International GT Open | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 8th |
| 2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 5th |
| 2023-24 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | GetSpeed Performance | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26th |
| 2024 | International GT Open | Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 11th |
| 2025 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Al Manar Racing by Team WRT | | | | | | | |
† Not eligible for points.

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2022 | Al Manar Racing by HRT | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO 22 | LEC 7 | SPA 6H Ret | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | HOC 13 | CAT 15 | 4th | 66 |
| 2024 | AlManar Racing by GetSpeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Gold | LEC 15 | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | NÜR | MNZ | JED | 2nd* | 19* |