Fahad_Al_Musalam
Fahad Al Musalam
Racing driver from Bahrain
Fahad Al Musalam (Arabic: فهد المسلم; born 26 June 1974) is a racing driver from Bahrain.
| Fahad Al Musalam | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Bahraini |
| Born | (1974-06-26) 26 June 1974 (age 49) Manama, Bahrain |
| V8 Supercars | |
| Years active | 2008 |
| Teams | Team Kiwi Racing |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 60th in 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–2012 2006 | Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship Porsche Supercup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008, 2010 | Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship |
Al Musalam competed in the Porsche Supercup support race to the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix in a guest entry, finishing the race 23rd.
The Bahraini was a regular in the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship in the late-2000s and early-2010s, a single-make Improved Production series for Chevrolet Luminas based at the Bahrain International Circuit. He won the 2007–08 series, earning a test with V8 Supercars team Garry Rogers Motorsport at Winton Motor Raceway.[1] Later that season, Team Kiwi Racing hired Al Musalam to compete in the 2008 Desert 400 at the Bahrain International Circuit, becoming the first Middle Eastern driver to compete in V8 Supercars.[2] Al Musalam qualified last, over 1.5 seconds behind Andrew Jones in second-last, and finished a best of 23rd in the first of three races.[3]
Al Musalam returned to the Chevrolet ME series, winning a second title in 2009–10.[4]
Summary
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Porsche Supercup | NC | Porsche 911 (997 I) GT3 Cup | Porsche AG |
| 2007–08 | Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship | 1st | Chevrolet Lumina SC06 | Lechner Racing |
| 2008 | V8 Supercars Championship Series | 60th | Ford Falcon BF | Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2009–10 | Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship | 1st | Chevrolet Lumina SC09 | ? |
| 2011–12 | Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship | 13th | Chevrolet Lumina SC09 | Speeding Saddles |
Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Small number denotes finishing position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Porsche AG | BHR 23 |
IMO | NÜR | BCN | MCO | SIL | IMS R1 |
IMS R2 |
MGC | HOC | BUD | MNZ | NC† | 0† |
†Guest driver ineligible for points.
V8 Supercars results
| V8 Supercars results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | Pos. | Pts | |||
| 2008 | Team Kiwi Racing | Ford Falcon BF | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
ECK R1 |
ECK R2 |
ECK R3 |
HAM R1 |
HAM R2 |
HAM R3 |
PER R1 |
PER R2 |
PER R3 |
SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN R3 |
DAR R1 |
DAR R2 |
DAR R3 |
IPS R1 |
IPS R2 |
IPS R3 |
WIN R1 |
WIN R2 |
WIN R3 |
PHI | BAT | GCS R1 |
GCS R2 |
GCS R3 |
BHR R1 23 |
BHR R2 Ret |
BHR R3 24 |
LAU R1 |
LAU R2 |
LAU R3 |
OPK R1 |
OPK R2 |
OPK R3 |
60th | 46 | |||
- "Bahraini ace impresses". Crash.net. 27 May 2008.
- "Motorsport: Kiwis sign Mideast driver". New Zealand Herald. 6 November 2008.
- "Whincup on pole in Bahrain". Autosport. 8 November 2008.
- "Challenge for Al Musalam". The National. 29 October 2009.
- Fahad Al Musalam career summary at DriverDB.com