Ahmad Al Harthy
| Ahmad Al Harthy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Omani
|
| Born |
31 August 1981 Muscat, Oman |
| British GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Oman Racing Team |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Starts | 29 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
|
2013 2011–12 2011–12 2011 2010–12 2009–10 2007–09 2007 2006 |
British GT Championship Blancpain Endurance Series Porsche Supercup Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Porsche Carrera Cup France Porsche Carrera Cup GB Supercars Middle East Championship Formula Renault BARC British Formula Renault Winter Series Thunder Arabia Middle Eastern Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | Porsche Carrera Cup GB – Pro/Am 1 |
Ahmad Al Harthy (born 31 August 1981 in Muscat, Oman) is Oman's top racing driver and one of the Middle Eastern Sultanate's leading international sportsmen. He is the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro-Am 1 Champion.
Although dabbling with karting at the age of seven, following a visit with his older brother to his local kart track in Oman, it wasn't until Al Harthy reached his early 20s that he was able to set-out on the path to a career in motorsport.
His first car racing experience came in 2006 in the Bahrain based Thunder Arabia Championship where he broke new ground as the first Omani born driver to compete in single-seater (or formula) racing. Finishing the season as Vice-Champion with two race wins and 10 podiums from 14 races, Al Harthy sought a fresh challenge for the following year and decided to pit himself against the best competition in Britain in the Formula Renault BARC Championship.
Joining the Hillspeed team at the start of 2007, Al Harthy went on to enjoy a successful three year stint with the squad. Improving steadily throughout his first season, in which he achieved his debut Formula Renault podiums in the end-of-year Winter Championship, he became a consistent front-runner in 2008. Concluding his second season in the category fifth overall, Al Harthy secured three podium finishes along the way and also qualified on pole position twice.
His final year of Formula Renault BARC action culminated very impressively and he finished the season Vice-Champion with six podiums to his credit and two fastest race laps. As it later transpired, the 2009 championship would be his last in single-seater racing before switching his attention to the world of sportscar competition.
During 2009 though, Al Harthy also made his debut in the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship in the headline SC09 Class where he piloted a Chevrolet Lumina during the Formula One Grand Prix support race at Sakhir in Bahrain. He achieved one podium finish from the two races contested.
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