UAE drivers gear up for 24-hour Dubai race

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Dubai Autodrome is set to welcome 70 racing teams including four UAE-based teams for the 20th Michelin 24 Hour Dubai race, featuring top regional and international drivers.

The season-opening 24HR Series will have its largest GT3 grids with more than 30 teams taking to the track for the flagship competition on January 11 and 12.

Among the UAE teams that will be competing are Rabdan Motorsport, led by Emirati lead driver Saif Al Ameri, who will be joined by country team-mates Fahad Al Zaabi, Salem Al Ketbi and Christopher Zoechling. Other UAE-based teams include Dragon Racing, Fulgenzi Racing, and Duel Racing.

They will be part of a competitive grid which has attracted some prominent names in the endurance motorsport world such as two-time WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera, former World Touring Champion Robert Huff and reigning Asian Le Mans Series GT winner, Alex Malykhin. Also set to be behind the wheel are Oman’s Ahmad Al Harthy, British Touring Car champion Jake Hill and Saudi Arabia’s first professional female racing driver Reema Juffali.

Indian actor, Ajith Kumar, who has starred in more than 60 movies in the Tamil film industry across three decades, will make his motor racing return with his newly-formed team, Ajith Kumar Racing.

Since opening in 2004, the Dubai Autodrome has staged every single edition of the 24H Dubai – the first race of the 2025 24H Series, with the event a key championship in the venue’s busy motorsport calendar.

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