Petrolheads in for a treat at Autodrome

Dubai: The eighth UAE national race day sees six different motorsport classes take to the track at Dubai Autodrome today.

The event will feature Round Six of the Total UAE Touring Cars, Round Six of the Motorcity UAE Sportbikes, Round Seven of the NGK UAE GT Championship, Round Six of the Maserati Trofeo Middle East, Round Five of the FG1000 and Round Five of the Suzuki Swift Cup.

The action starts with the first free practice for Total UAE Touring Cars at 8.30am, followed by qualifying in mid-morning and the first race scheduled to start just before noon.

In the Total UAE Touring Cars class, Nader Zuhoor in his Seat has a 13-point lead in Class 1 from Costas Papantonis. Also in the mix should be Hamad Al Darmaki at the wheel of his Seat.

Umair Khan appears to be cruising to his third consecutive Class 2 UAE championship title in his Lap57 Honda after Aslam Moola ended his racing season on health grounds. Khan's main challenge should now come from his teammate Rupesh Channake, with Jonathan Mullan in the BNSS Honda targeting the podium.