Auto123.com - Helping you drive happy

Touring: Pilet-Narec-Holzer take Dubaï 24 hours win

|
Obtain the best financial rate for your car loan at Automobile En DirectTecnic
Khatir Soltani
Patrick Pilet, Raymond Narac and Patrick Holzer”s Porsche 997 GT3 RS clinched victory in Dubaï 24 hours this weekend.

The team dominated during a major part of the race, starting from pole position. Taniguchi-Yanagida-Hairuma-Stück-Yoshida’s BMW Z4 took second position, just ahead of another Z4, driven by Al Faisal/Hürtgen/Hartung/Al Faisal.

NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip was also in Dubaï, driving a Ferrari F430 AF Corse together with fellow NASCAR driver, Australian Marcos Ambrose. Among the entrants, Gerard Lopez, Genii Capital chairman and Renault F1 co-owner, was driving a Mosler.

Jean-Sébastien Sauriol, from Quebec, took 4th position in SP2 class, driving a Saker Sportscar Tdi with four dutch drivers.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
Automotive expert
  • Over 8 years experience as a car reviewer
  • Over 50 test drives in the last year
  • Involved in discussions with virtually every auto manufacturer in Canada