Four Saudi Arabian drivers will line up on the grid for the final round of the GT4 European Series, the most competitive and professional motorsport series in Europe.
The Saudi drivers in this championship will race the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 of Comtoyou Racing — Fahad Al-Gosaibi and Bandar Alesayi will participate in Pro-Am, while Reema Al-Juffali, winner of the Crowd Strike 24 Hours of Spa category, and Ahmed bin Khanen will participate in the Am category.
The participation of Saudi drivers is part of Saudi Vision 2030, established to empower Saudi youth and integrate them into international championships and enhance their capabilities and potential to represent the Kingdom in the best possible way in local, regional and international forums and championships.
The four Saudi drivers have proved themselves in several races, in 2019, Al-Gosaibi won the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Championship, and also placed well in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East.
For his part, Alesayi participated in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, where he finished third on three occasions in 2009/2010, and second in 2011/2012.
Bin Khanen came to prominence in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, and in 2018/2019 he participated with the Saudi Racing Team as a professional driver in the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy electric car championship.
Al-Juffali, the first professional female racing driver in Saudi Arabia, was the first Saudi woman to compete in the British Formula 3 Championship, and the first Saudi woman to drive in an international race in her country when she participated in the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Championship.
Al- Juffali, who switched her focus on GT competitions in 2022 and quickly made a name for herself in GT3 racing in the International GT Open as well as GT World Challenge Europe, made a return to single seaters in 2024 when she entered the F1 Academy season opener at her home track in Jeddah.