Ajith Kumar Racing secures podium finish at Dubai 24H

    In addition to a podium finish in the 992 class, Ajith Kumar also won the Spirit of the Race award with the Razoon GT4 team.

    Published On Jan 13, 2025 05:04:00 PM

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    South Indian actor and motorsport enthusiast Ajith Kumar's team secured a podium finish at the Dubai 24 Hour race, finishing third in the 992 class. Additionally, Kumar won the ‘Spirit of the Race’ award in the GT4 class with the Razoon squad.

    Held at the Dubai Autodrome, the 24-hour endurance race was the opening round of the 2025 Middle East Trophy and featured a grid of over 65 entries. The 992 class itself had over 20 entries.

    1. Kumar’s team finished third in the 992 class
    2. No. 777 BMW AlManar Racing WRT squat took the overall victory

    Dubai 24H: Ajith Kumar Racing finishes third in 992 class

    Ajith Kumar Racing entered a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racer in the 992 class (Pro), with driving duties shared by Kumar, Cameron McLeod, Mathieu Detry and Fabian Duffieux.  After suffering a heavy crash due to a brake failure in practice, it was decided that only McLeod, Detry and Duffieux would drive for the team in the race.

    25 hours and 568 laps later, they secured third place in the 992 class. The No. 909 Red Camel-jordans.nl Porsche car took victory in the class, ahead of the No. 912 Tierra Outdoor Racing by HWM car.

    Ajith Kumar 994 class

    Kumar did still drive in the race, though. He competed in the GT4 class, driving a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport for the Razoon squad, alongside Dominik Olbert and Leo Pichler. At one point, the No. 414 Porsche looked like it was out of the running, but thanks to a herculean effort by the team, it was able to rejoin the race and finished fourth in the class. This feat also resulted in the squad winning the ‘Spirit of the Race’ award.

    The No. 777 BMW AlManar Racing by Team WRT crew of Max Hesse, Al Faisal Al Zubair, Daniel Harper, Ben Tuck and Darren Leung scored a commanding win with the BMW M4 GT3 EVO. Indian GT racer Akshay Gupta also finished second in the TCE class (which featured three entries), driving a Cupra TCR DSG.

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