Dubai: CG Racing made history at the Kartdrome this weekend when they wrapped up three titles to crown a remarkable season of the 2013 Endurance Championship driven by Mini.
CG Racing Pro — consisting of David Terrien, Alban Varutti and the Azzam brothers Rami and Ramez — overcame a field of 32 top teams from around the globe to win the fourth and final race of the championship, racking up 1,157 laps on their way to victory.
In the hotly contested Corporate Category, CG Racing 1 — with Oliver Saade, Julien Anaty, Maged Traboulsy, Patrick Katrib, Chadi Kaddouha on duty — powered to victory, which was enough to take the title, with sister team CG Racing 2 comprising Salem Salem, Omar Moukachar, Chris Oughourlian, Wael Moghraby and Mohammad Matar finishing second on the day and claiming the runner-up spot in the championship. Third went to Team Emirates.
Dubai-5, an all-Emirati outfit, raced to Nations Cup victory at the end of the 24 hours while they also scooped the Spirit of Karting award for their efforts. Although they did not win the final round of the Nations Cup, second place to CG Racing 1 gave them the required points to seal the title.
The third spot in the Nations Cup went to Russian outfit Squadra, who were best of the foreign teams, finishing sixth overall and being awarded the best newcomers title.
However, there was disappointment for Dubai Falcons Racing Team’s Shaikh Hasher Al Maktoum, Saeed Al Mehairi and Mohammad Al Mutawaa, who started the finale top of the points but had settle for third after the 24 hours, which was not enough to seal the title.
