Dubai: Defending champion Abdul Aziz Al Faisal set the fastest time at the end of the second day’s pre-season testing for the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) on Thursday.
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Al Faisal sets fastest test time
Reigning champion shows intent in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge
- Staff Report
- Published: 17:02 November 16, 2012
As many as 17 drivers continued to put mileage on their GT3 Cup car with four one-hour practice sessions, as they get used to the track and continue their build-up to the opening race this weekend.
Reigning champion Al Faisal immediately signalled his intent to defend his title with the day’s fastest time of 1 minute 06.891 seconds. “Today got better and better so I’ve now got a good base set-up for the race,” he said. “It’s a short track; qualifying is important and when racing you can’t afford any mistakes out there. Every year the standard gets higher, all drivers are improving so I know if I’m to defend the championship, I’ll need to push as hard as I can right from day one.”
The runner-up on the second day of testing was Bahrain’s former champion Salman Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, who returned after a year’s break to show his class with a lap time of 1:06.991. He was closely followed by Austrian Clemens Schmid, who had a time of 1:06.824.
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