Starting in the 19th place for the Sprint race on Sunday morning among the rolling pack of 22 other nations, Khodair had improved one position by the end of the first lap. But three laps before the end, he ran into the gravel and was unable to continue.

The 70-minute Feature race, full of thrills and spills and wheel-to-wheel action, was a great entertainment. A1 Team Lebanon improved from 19th starting spot to 15th place straight off the line. After 20 laps the Lebanese team was lying in 12th place and then moved up to 11th for most of the middle section of the race, eventually finishing in 13th position at the chequered flag.

Khodair summed up his races saying, “I made a mistake in the Sprint race and by running wide put myself off line which carried the car into the gravel, bedding down the car so that I was unable to get back on the track. We had a good start in the Feature race, avoiding the incidents ahead and gaining positions. I wasn’t able to match the pace of the cars that were behind due to pitstop strategy, but was able to run just outside the top ten. It was a tough race, but I was pleased to reach the chequered flag for Lebanon.”

Tony Snook, Team Principal, A1 Team Lebanon commented, “We compromised our starting slot for the Feature race with Allam’s mistake in the Sprint, but he drove better this afternoon and was able to improve by the chequered flag, particularly as he was carrying a hand injury from the first day’s accident. In the last few races we haven’t realised Allam’s full potential as, in getting used to the A1GP car, he’s made mistakes in the practice sessions that have cost us valuable track time. I think we’ve seen this afternoon that we’re moving closer to a top ten finish and it should be well within our reach in season three.”