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Joe Ghanem (Al Buhaira Insurance) stamped his authority on the Formula Gulf 1000 championship today when he won both races in convincing style at the UAE National Race Day.

Formula Gulf 1000 action moves to Abu Dhabi on the 16th December for Rounds 7 & 8 of this very exciting new single seater championship. The last event on Dubai’s National Circuit proved that winning races is about driver performance on the day using identical cars, and lap times within half a second for the [...]

With three different winners from four races, Formula Gulf 1000 drivers arrived at the Dubai Autodrome for Rounds 5 and 6 knowing that it would be all about their performance on the day. After two thirty minute test sessions these talented young drivers realized that the 3.5kms National Circuit is by far the most challenging [...]

Formula Gulf 1000, a single seater championship for the region’s most talented young race drivers is living up to high expectations. Unlike other motor racing events in the Middle East where competitors are typically wealthy businessmen driving a variety of exotic road based sportscars as a hobby, this professionally run championship challenges young drivers by [...]

The anticipation was excruciating this morning as this small but high quality grid of young drivers all waited for their second chance of glory. 18 year old Natasha Seatter had caused quit a stir the previous day as she led the race to the delight of the spectators who were clearly crestfallen as she was [...]

Round 3 was always going to be a serious International affair after seeing the region’s top four young drivers qualify within nine tenths of a second after some 15 laps. Their early morning qualifying practice saw Indian racer Zaamin Jaffer steal pole position by just three tenths from 18 year old helicopter pilot Natasha Seatter [...]

The UAE’s first professionally run single seater championship, Formula Gulf 1000 has attracted all three of the Middle East drivers shortlisted for the prestigious FIA Young Drivers Excellence Academy this weekend at the Dubai Autodrome. Mohammed Al Mutawaa (UAE), Yazam Hamadeh (Syria) and Joe Ghanem (Lebanon) will all be looking to win the first race [...]

The FIA Institute has nominated 30 young drivers, selected by their regional ASNs, who will be evaluated for a place in its second Young Driver Excellence Academy. Only 18 will go through to the Academy programme after the selection event which will take place in Austria next month. The finalists include three talented young drivers [...]