2021/22 Season Gets Underway

The Gulf Radical Cup official got underway last week with a series of test days. First of which was the official pre season test which saw 8 of the registered drivers show what they are made of with their times up on the screens with official timing.

3.5 hours of Radical only testing on the Dubai Autodrome National Circuit and in the end it was recently crowned British GT (Pro/AM) Champion Ian Loggie position the fastest time of a 1:24.944, closely followed by Ian Roberts and Alex Bukhantsovon all driving the latest spec 2021 SR3 XX. Also posting a quick time was Usmaan Mughal of Team Pakistan.

First time out on track in his GulfSport Racing SR3 RSX was Kuwaiti driver Mohammad Alkazemi, completing more than 120 laps over the two days of testing. Joining on the second day was Paul Huskinson in his SR3XX.

Also putting in the laps was Julien Monie in his newly acquired RSX, and Amir Feyzulin in his RSX.

It was fantastic to see Tarek Elgamel back working at the track after nearly three years recovering from serious medical complications - great to have him back!

In more great news there was a last minute season entry from George King (Goldcrest Oils), racing with JWR. George was out in his SR3 XX on the second day of testing showing encouraging pace.

Also UK Radical series regular Martin Verity will race the new GulfSport SR3 XX with support from his home team 360 Racing.

So looking ahead to the first round in just 7 days, there is an amazing 14 cars on the entry list, with no less than 6 of the new SR3 XX taking to the track.

With the new format the drivers will get two qualifying sessions and three races over the weekend, and surely its season veteran Ian Roberts in his new 2021 SR3XX, chasing for his first championship title. But with Ian Loggie showing great pace, new comer Alex Buckhantsovon showing great pace in testing, there is only one thing for sure - its going to be a great season.

Sprint Race qualifying kicks off at 0930 on Friday the 12th.

12th Driver Confirmed for GRC

Gulf Radical Cup veteran Amir Feyzulin has confirmed his entry into the Gulf Radical Cup.

Feyzulin, a UAE resident, but hailing from Russia, has been racing Radicals for many years. Having previously competed in the UK, Russia and UAE series also, he took his first victory last season on Round 7 in Dubai, he later went to finish 4th in the overall standings against another 22 drivers that scored points that season.

Amir is an asset to the series and we are very pleased to have him back for another year!

11th driver confirmed for the 2021/22 Season

Another new entry to the 2021/22 Gulf Radical Cup was confirmed this past week. 

After getting a taste for racing in the Gulf at the end of last season, Ian Loggie from the UK, will now compete in the whole 2021/22 season.

Ian has been racing at a high level for over 10 years now and is currently competing in the British GT series in a Mercedes AMG GT3. Loggie also raced in the Asia Le Mans series in 2021, and has won races in numerous GT championships such as Blancpain and British GT.

Loggie will be running in a 2021 Radical SR3 XX, taking the tally now up to 5 XX’s so far running in the 2021 Gulf Radical Cup.

Loggie commented - “I had a great time at the back end of last season testing and then racing in the Gulf Radical Cup. With a lot of track time and a really competitive field of drivers, it makes the perfect winter training program for me to keep focused on my GT Racing program”.

Having Ian racing in the GRC continues to raise the standard of driving in the series and is a very exciting addition to the new season as it draws closer.

A total of 11 drivers have now entered for the full season of the 2021/22 Gulf Radical Cup, with tomorrow being the last day of the early season entry fee offer. Online entry HERE >>

Current Registered Drivers

With the recent announcement of the series heading to Qatar for the season finale; it’s really shaping up to be an exciting season ahead.

Gulf Radical Cup will crown its 2021/22 Champion at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar

First venturing out of the UAE in 2008 to race at Bahrain in support of the Aussie V8 Supercars, the Gulf Radical Cup (GRC) will again be true to its name and finish the 2021/22 season at the super fast Losail Circuit in Qatar.

As always, the end of the season is a tense time. With double points awarded for the last three races, the Championship has been decided at the last event for the past 4 seasons.  Racing on a circuit that virtually none of the drivers have laid eyes on before will be a real challenge!

The promoter of the GRC, GulfSport Racing has been working closely with the Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) and Losail Circuit Sports Club (LCSC) to make this event happen an agreement was reached last week.

Round 7 in Qatar will take place on the 24th, 25th, 26th March* in Losail Circuit. Drivers will have the option to take part in a 3 hour private Gulf Radical Cup test on the Thursday, followed by 30 minute free practice on the Friday morning. Friday will then see the Sprint Race qualifying session and two Sprint Races; a busy day! Saturday features a qualifying session and the 45 minute Enduro Race.

Khalid Al Remaihi (LCSC Vice President and General Manager) commented:

“We are pleased to have the Gulf Radical Cup racing with us at the Losail International Circuit. Hosting a round of this series in Qatar will be a new challenge for the drivers and an exciting weekend of racing for all of us. We look forward to welcoming the teams, their drivers, the media and all the staff involved in the event.”

Radicals were last on track in Qatar in 2015 with Russian Sergey Shalunov taking a double win.

Martin Hope (Managing Partner at GulfSport Racing LLC) said:

"It’s been a few years since the GRC has left the shores of the UAE, but I think it's time again to show the rest of the Gulf what have to offer with the Gulf Radical Cup. Interest is really high this season, especially with our new 21 race format. We look forward to going to Qatar, the track is super fast, so we expect some amazing racing and seeing who will be the 2021/22 Champion”.

The season officially kicks off on the 1st of November with a pre season test at the Dubai Autodrome, followed by the first rounds of the championship just  a couple of weeks later.

*Provisional date

Mohammad Alkazemi to race in the Gulf Radical Cup

Another signing was completed this weekend for the 2021/22 Gulf Radical Cup

Mohammad Alkazemi

Kuwait

Kuwaiti racer Mohammad Alkazemi will race in his first full season of the Gulf Radical Cup with GulfSport Racing. 

Mohammad only dipped his toe into the world of Radical racing before, having completed testing at Yas Marina Circuit back in 2019, then later a round of the series in Dubai in the 2020/21 season.

Mohammad, who is more used to hanging off the side of a super-bike or flying over dunes in Kuwait on his motocross bike found some great pace the last time he was out on track, but it was just one event and there was more to come,  so we expect to see plenty of him towards the front of grid this season.

Mohammad commented:

“It’s been my goal to compete in a full season of the Gulf Radical Cup, I absolutely loved the races I did last year and I have been working hard with GulfSport to reach an agreement for the coming season. There is a lot of work to do, but i’m going to do my best, work with the team and lets see what we can achieve. Its going to be a fun season!”

In the off season Mohamed has been keeping his eye in on the kart track and we should see him out in his Radical SR3 RSX at the pre season test 1st of November.

9 drivers register in the first 7 days of entries being opened!

In the first week of opening up the 2021/22 Gulf Radical Cup (GRC) entries, registrations have been taken from 9 drivers, 4 of whom are new to the GRC.

Johnny Kazzoum

No.5 Lebanon

However, first to sign up within minutes of entries opening was Lebanese racer Johnny Khazzoum. Racing his number 5 Radical SR3, this will be his third season, getting onto the podium on two occasions last year, this season will hopefully see him standing on the top step!

Khazzoum commented: “Motorsport has always been a part of my life, but in recent years racing in the Gulf Radical Cup has become much more exciting and challenging. Racing is a challenge enough by itself, but now in these Covid-19 times we all as racers have to face it together. 

But thanks to GulfSport Racing and their Gulf Radical Cup who were able to organise a championship where all racers were able to compete and enjoy in a safe environment. 

I am ready and thrilled for the upcoming 2021-2022 championship and can’t wait to meet the racing champs back on track and have a season full of action!”.

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Marcus Bamberg

No. 25 United Kingdom

Another returning racer is Marcus Bamberg in his number 25 Radical SR3 RSX. This will be Marcus’s second season and is hoping to finally get his toe on the podium.

“Moving from track days to racing a Radical was a great step, I really enjoy the racing and the atmosphere between all the drivers and teams, I hope to push hard this year and get my hands on a tin cup!”

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Julien Monie

No. 13 France

French Audio and Visual entrepreneur Julien Monie has been busy testing over the past 10 months in his 2006 SR3, now with a SR3 RSX on the way in time for the new season, he is excited to make his first race start at the Dubai Autodrome in November.

He added - “After a year of getting to know Radical racing and the car I am so happy to take the next step and compete in the 2021/22 season!“

Also quoting his hero Enzo Ferrari, saying - “What’s behind you doesn’t matter”

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Paul Huskinson

No.20 United Kingdom

Arriving just a few weeks ago, but having already completed over 400km of testing is Paul Huskinson in his beautiful number 20 SR3 XX. Paul will also be taking his first ever race start in November, but has been diligently testing and training in a rental SR3 while his new car was in build and plans to continue his testing program in the lead up to the start of the season.

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Ian Roberts

No. 7 United Kingdom

Returning is the Gulf Radical Cups most experienced racer, Ian Roberts. Also with a new SR3 XX in build, this is surely Roberts best chance to take the 2021/22 Gulf Radical Cup title!

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Abdulnasir Alhameedi

No.76 United Arab Emirates

UAE racer Abdulnasir Al Hameedi showed amazing pace in his rookie year, saying “Last years was such an incredible experience that I want to go through again with greater confidence!”.

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Mughal & Moorad

No. 23 Pakistan

First racing more than 10 years ago in the GRC is one of Pakistans quickest racers, Usmaan Mughal, who has signed for a complete season, now sharing with fellow countryman Zaair Moorad. Mughal has had the occasional appearance in the past few seasons, always showing amazing pace, and in pre season testing Moorad had already showed early signs on good pace, despite this being his first season on track.

The pairing commented: "We are immensely proud to represent our country in the Gulf Radical Cup, and look forward to showcasing what we can do over the 21 races".

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Finally, the 9th entry taken so far is from another newcomer, also fielding the latest 2021 SR3 XX.

The early entry offer is still valid until the end of July, opine registrations can be done by Clicking Here.

2021/22 Gulf Radical Cup Announced

When the Gulf Radical Cup started in 2006 who could predict that it would run every season for another 15 years. Well, here we are announcing the 2021/22 season, due to kick off 11th of November at the Dubai Autodrome.

The most exciting change to the season this year is seeing the series being fought over 21 races rather than 14 in previous years. 7 events from November to March will still take place but now with 3 races over a race weekend event. 

To add a new and exciting dimension to the Gulf Radical Cup each event will have 2 x 25 minute Sprint Races and 1 x 45 Minute Enduro Race.

Teams and drivers will now have to focus their strategy not just on the Enduro format but also the two sprint races! 

As before two drivers can enter the season, now called a “Team Entry” each driver will do a Sprint Race each and then share the Enduro Race.

All events will take place over three days. This allows for more time to prepare for each session and ensure enough time is there to rectify any issues if they arise.

A typical event will look at follows:

Thursday

AM - 3 hour Open pitlane 

PM - 1 x 30 Min Official GRC Practise

Friday

Sprint Qualifying - 20 Min (Driver 1 and 2)

Sprint Race 1 - 25 Min (Driver 1)

Sprint Race 2 - 25 Min (Driver 2)

Saturday

Enduro Qualifying - 15 Min (Driver 1)

Enduro Race - 45 Min (Driver 1 and 2)

With a host of names returning from last season, we are also looking forward to welcoming at least 4 new drivers to the series, three of which will field the latest Radical SR3 XX.

Series Co-ordinator Fred Jacobs said:

“We are very excited to launch the new format for the Gulf Radical Cup. I think it will transform the weekend and really add a different dimension for both teams and drivers. While this 2021/22 season offers 50% more races, from 14 to 21 in a season, we have been able to keep the entry fee the same, with the early entries being opened on the 15th of June”

Entries will open online on the 15th of June. The Early Entry Offer will last until the 31st of July with a season entry fee of AED 36,500 (+vat). The first 5 drivers taking advantage of this offer will also be given a free set of tyres at the first event of the season.

In the following weeks to come details of confirmed drivers and team entries will be announced, along with some other exciting developments for the series currently in the workings!

Round 11, 12, 13 and 14 Race Report

After two cancelled events in March, the Gulf Radical Cup 2020/21 would finally come to an end with an epic 4 round season finale at the Dubai Autodrome.

Going into the last event, series leader Alex Khateeb was a clear favourite to take the title, with Roberts and Kerbouci close for the Vice Champion spot. However with double points for the last two races all places were up for grabs.

This was for sure to be a tough weekend, with 4 x 45 minute races in near summer heat! First day on the high speed National Circuit and the second day on the short Club circuit, which would see the racers complete 40 laps!

Thursday afternoon saw a 45 min test on each of the two configurations to be used this weekend, and it was Tarik Kerbouci posting the fastest time in both sessions. Interestingly he set a 1.02.566 on the Club circuit, setting the pace for the race ahead.

As Q1 and Q2 rolled around on the Friday morning it was Khateeb however showing fantastic pace. These sessions were on the National circuit, Khateeb set a 1.24.073, but with Kerbouci only 0.159 behind on a 1:24.232, and Roberts 0.773 behind that on a 1:25.005.

Q2 started 5 minutes later with all 13 cars rolling out on track apart from British driver Ian Loggie with a differential issue. However the front three were pretty much a carbon copy of Q1 with Khateeb on Pole, Kerbouci 2nd with Roberts 3rd.

Race 1 started 2 hours later in the incredible heat of the late morning. 

Khateeb lead the pack around turn 16 up to the red lights - as soon as they were switched off all 13 cars roared into turn 1. It was Kerbouci that got the hole shot with Roberts behind him and Khateeb down to third. Chasing hard, Khateeb slipped past Roberts into turn 9 on the opening lap, also allowing Ian Loggie past too. 

Khateeb spent the next few laps chasing hard to get past Kerbouci, and as they rushed into the club link Khateeb dived down the inside, but he didn’t make the pass work and clipped the rear inside corner of Kerbouci. Luckily for Kerbouci it didn't turn him around, but was enough to spin Khateeb, dropping him right down the order. This put Kerbouci in a very strong position, as he had no pit stop penalty from the previous event, where as Khateeb had the full 15 seconds.

As they came out of the pits it was now Loggie in the lead, with a good gap to Kerbouci in second, however this was all about to change. The safety car was deployed for a stranded car, this meant Loggie’s lead was decimated, and all the cars closed up. However the slow pace was a good chance for a breather for the cars and drivers in the midday heat. 

Safety car was in and it was a race to the finish!

Loggie in the lead from Kerbouci, then Khateeb back up to third, followed by Roberts and Khazzoum. Kerbouci quickly dived past Loggie to take the lead back and started to pull away when Khateeb ran into the back of Loggie sending him spinning out at turn 7.

Kerbouci held the lead to win with his closest championship contender Roberts for second (following a 10 second penalty handed to Khateeb for his collision with Loggie), and Johnny Khazzoum taking third!

A short gap, and Race 2 was underway. Again a great start from Kerbouci saw him take the lead, as all the cars raced into turn nine Khateeb again clipped the back of Kerbouci, this time turning Kerbouci round sending him off the track and out of the lead. Khateeb took the lead from Roberts, Loggie and Feyzulin. Kerbouci was doing his best to catch back up, but he was also carrying the maximum 15 second pit penalty from his earlier in in Race 1.

Out of the pitstops it was Khateeb in the lead, Roberts second and Ian Loggie in third. Feyzulin was running 4th, but carrying a 10 second track infringement penalty. This allowed Kerbouci to pass him on the time sheets by just under a second to snatch away 4th place.

For race 3 and 4 the following day the circuit configuration changed, and it was 2 races of 40 laps on the relentless Club circuit. 

Q3 took place first thing and Khateeb put in a blistering lap of 1:01.147, some 0.9 seconds ahead of second place Ian Loggie, third was Kerbouci.

Q4 was much the same with Khateeb again able to take a clear advantage over the other drivers for pole, setting an all-time lap record for the Club Circuit with a 1.00.989. Loggie took second and Kerbouci third.

Race 1 of the second day started again in the blistering heat, Khateeb got away well and was pushing hard to get as much space between him and Kerbouci given the 15 second pit penalty he was carrying. It was then Roberts and Loggie for 3rd and 4th.

Khateeb and proved incredible pace in qualifying and was able to keep that up in Race three, pulling nearly a second a lap over the rest of the pack in the early part of the race.

With 40 gruelling laps ahead of them the pit stop window brought a small bit of respite, Kerbouci was in first on lap 18, reseting tyre pressures and taking on some water. Then came Loggie, followed by Roberts and lastly Khateeb. With all the pits stops said and done it was Khateeb still in the lead, with Kerbouci in second 6 seconds behind. Feyzulin and climbed up to 3rd, with Roberts in 4th and Loggie down to 5th. 

But in lap 26 the heat proved too much for Ian Loggies car, blowing a hole in a coolant hose and retiring, however the car was stuck in a difficult position (Radical SR3 ECU cuts the engine when it detects overheating), and the safety car was out!

4 laps later safety car was in and the race to the finish was on! Khateeb was again able to get back to great pace, a few seconds down the road from Kerbouci, while Roberts had passed Feyzulin for 3rd.

In the end that’s how it stayed with Khateeb taking a convincing win and taking enough points to become the Gulf Radical Cup Champion 2020/21.

Soon enough it was race 4, later in the day now, the drop in temperature was welcomed by drivers, cars and indeed the teams.

The race got underway in a similar fashion to race three with Khateeb taking the lead from Kerbouci, but this time Kerbouci was not letting him go almost matching his pace lap for lap. Khateeb had now earned enough points from the previous race to become Gulf Radical Cup Champion, but the race was still on for second between Roberts and Kerbouci.

Khateeb again had a 15 second penalty over Kerbouci (who was on 10) and Roberts on 5. But as the pit stops came around Khateeb had pulled only 5 seconds over Kerbouci. 

Kerbouci was into the pits first, making no mistakes, his pitstop was as quick as can be. But Khateeb was still out there. Two laps later Khateeb was in, also making the perfect pit stop. As Khateeb was about to be released from the pit box, Kerbouci came roaring round turn 16, his team waving him on knowing that as he would go in to turn 1 Khateeb would be right there. And he was, now nose to tail but just ahead to retake the lead.

Meanwhile Roberts was holding third (enough for him to retain Vice Champion in the overall standings), but he had Ian Loggie chasing him down. The two were nose to tail over the last 10 laps of the race. Loggie looking to pass to take that podium place. On the last lap and as the pair came into the club link Loggie looked down the inside, forcing Roberts to go in deep. Coming in too fast, Roberts picked up the power a touch too early and he span around, allowing Loggie past for 3rd. Roberts was left stranded, with a damaged starter motor (from the spin), it was the first DNF of the season for him. But timing could not have been worse, and this DNF allowed Kerbouci to jump to 2nd overall in the standings.

All the drivers reconvened in Parc Ferme, great racing spirit and congratulations all round.

It was a very convincing and well deserved overall victory for Khateeb. He had been consistently quicker all season, and really showed the way round, taking the perfect score (Pole, fastest lap and win) on 6 occasions.

Kerbouci had also impressed in his Rookie year, taking two race wins and multiple podiums to take Vice Champion for 2020/21. 

Roberts ended up 3rd overall, showing his usual very consistent pace all season also taking 3 wins.

Russian driver Amir Feyzulin finished 4th (taking one win), closely followed by Marcus Bamberg and Johnny Khazoum.

This season saw 7 drivers start their first ever race. Proving that the Radical SR3 and the Gulf Radical Cup is indeed a perfect place to kick off your racing career, regardless of age or experience.

Next season is a short 6 months away. But with 4 new SR3 XX cars on order for new customers its hoped to be a bigger and better season ahead.

Changes to race schedule

Unfortunately, due to an issue in obtaining permits from the local sporting authorities (relating to COVID) both of the last events of the Gulf Radical Cup had to be postponed. This has meant that a final event at the Dubai Autodrome from the 1st to the 3rd of April will see rounds 11 to 14 take place.

Rounds 13 and 14 will still have double points (including the relevant qualifying sessions and fastest laps points).

Its going to be a busy event with the rounds 11 and 12 being held in the National track and rounds 13 and 14 being held on the Club track.

Round 9 & 10 Report

For Rounds 9 and 10 of the Gulf Radical Cup it ran in support of the Asian Le Mans series at the Dubai Autodrome.

While it's great to share the same event as such series as ALMS, F3 Asia and F4 UAE, it does mean that track time is tight for all. This meant that testing was reduced to just 45 minutes on the Thursday. But it was the same for everyone, so Qualifying would only really be the first time we get to see the real pace of the grid.

However, persistent, thick morning fog had been covering the circuit the last few days and Friday was no exception! This meant a delayed start to the day, also meaning that Friday afternoon would see what is normally done over two days, done in just one afternoon!

Q1 finally got underway, and all eyes were on the top three contenders for the series. That was Alex Khateeb, Ian Roberts and Tarik Kerbouci. And sure enough it was those three drivers fighting for the top places, however Khateeb was able to put in a stunning 2:02.867, with Kerbouci on a 2:04.469 for second and Roberts on a 2:04.594 for third. Putting in a great performance was James Sweetnam on a 2:05.211 for fourth getting ever closer to the top three, 5th was Emirati racer Alhameedi on a 2:05.817.

Q2 again saw the experienced Khateeb on pole, but this time it was Roberts for second and Kerbouci for third.

Race 1 started only an hour later, and it was a great start for Kerbouci in his bright yellow Monster Experience/Ellington Properties SR3 XX taking and early lead from Khateeb. Due to the rush between Q2 and Race 1, Ian Roberts (now running with Dragon Racing), just missed the 5 minute window to get out the pitlane before the grid formed up, so this meant he had to start from the pitlane, but he was pushing hard from the back!

After a couple laps of chasing, Khateeb got right on the tail of Kerbouci, and after a small error out of turn 9, Khateeb was past into the lead. Meanwhile Roberts was making his charge from the back of the grid and was working his way to the front. In Roberts favour was zero time added in the pit stop from the last race, where as Kerbouci was carrying 5 seconds and Khatteb the maximum 15.
Into the pitstops, and all the cars have a 9 minute window to get in, wait for their allocated time and get out, as fast as possible! Or, if a two driver team, as was the case for visiting LMP2 drivers, John Corbett and Neale Muston, do a speedy driver change!

First in from the lead group was Kerbouci, a few laps later in was Khateeb, and as Khateeb rushed out of the pitlane he was just ahead of Kerbouci. However it seemed like Kerbouci quickly dropped off the back of Khateeb, and was posting times 2 or 3 seconds off his normally quick, constant pace. A small gearbox issue had developed and it meant that he was predominantly stuck in only 4th gear in the slow corners, but despite this he pushed on knowing that he had the charging Roberts and Alhameedi behind him. Soon, and taking of advantage of no pit penalty, Roberts was passed Alhameedi (who had 10 seconds added in the pits) and then Kerbouci, and was chasing down Khateeb for the lead.

Alhameedi was flying and it was looking like he would catch Kerbouci right at the end of the race. Just then a 5 second penalty flashed up on the timing screens for Alhameedi for repeated track limit infringements. This meant that even if Alhameedi was to pass Kerbouci for third, he just had to hang on to within 5 seconds of the Emirati racer. Alhameedi did get past and crossed the line 5.7 seconds ahead of Kerbouci, keeping third place. So it was a win for Khateeb, second for Roberts and third for Alhameedi.

There was just under two hours for the teams to turn around the car for race two, fix any damage or mechanical issue.

As all the cars approached the start line it was again a great start for Kerbouci and Roberts over the pole sitter Khateeb. However Khateeb was chasing hard and was able to slip through at turn 7. This left Kerbouci and Alhameedi fighting for second, but also allowing Roberts in 4th to get closer as they squabbled on track! Alhameedi tried to make a pass into the slow turn 10 hairpin, but Kerbouci, while leaving the door open for him went very deep on the brakes forcing Alhameedi to go deeper and inevitably running wide allowing Kerbouci to retake 2nd, some great racing!

Alhameedi was not giving up though, and chasing hard to get back to Kerbouci, but again another five second penalty flashed up on the timing screen for the 76 car, this time for a start line infringement, no luck for him today! He made another attempt on Kerbouci into turn 7, but this time there was less room and he collided with Kerbouci, pushing him off over the kerb. This was rich pickings for Roberts who slipped through leaving Kerbouci down to 4th.

Roberts was then able to slip through at turn 10 to take 2nd, but as Alhameedi ran wide at turn 11 it allowed Kerbouci to slip through to 3rd. But there was damage for Kerbouci, with his suspension being knocked out of alignment and Alhammedi had signifiant side pod damage.

As the pitstops came about Roberts was first in, then race leader Khateeb, finally Kerbouci. Again with the pit time penalty jumbling up the order, Kerbouci was able to leap ahead of Roberts, and get right back up to race leader Khateeb as they again left the pitlane nose to tail.

However with Kerbouci struggling with his damaged suspension he we was not able to hang onto Khateeb, and it left Roberts charging hard to try and retake 2nd place. As Roberts pulled Kerbouci in the clock was ticking down, in the end it was Khateeb for his second win of the day, Kerbouci held on for 2nd and Roberts had to settle for third, but only 0.4 seconds behind him.

So with 4 races left, and double points for the last two races, there are still a potential maximum of 168 points to be had, and with only 66 points covering the top four drivers, its still wide open!

The Gulf Radical Cup is back to the Dubai Autodrome on the 4th of March for Round 11 and 12.