(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Peter De Vido won the second round of the Qatar Challenge on Friday at Losail International Circuit. De Vido, who had qualified third in the Qualifying session, took the lead from the start of the race until the checkered flag.
"It was a very good race but it was a little bit tough as still it is a bit hot and humid but it was fantastic. The car was absolutely perfect so no complaints. I want to thank to Quanto Bello Qatar Racing team for their effort," said De Vido.
The defending champion and current leader Mark Holroyd was in pole position, but on the formation lap he had a problem with his battery and had to start from the back of the grid. He managed to finish in second place.
"In the qualifying I was on pole position. But just I came on to the formation lap the car died twice, all the lights went out. I managed to pump start the car, get it running and I thought it was the ignition but unfortunately it was the battery, so I had to start from the back. I couldn't expect to do it better than this, starting from the last and finished in second place. Peter did not make a single mistake," Holroyd said.
The third place went to Tim Stevens. "It was a great race. It is great to be on the podium. I had a disaster qualifying but we managed to solve some issues for the race," stated Stevens.
Holroyd is leading the championship after round two with 25 points followed by de Vido with 20 points. Trophies were given by Mohamed Saad al-Morraikhi, QMMF General Secretary.
Mishal al-Naimi takes the pole for the Qatar Superbike R3
Qatar's Mishal al-Naimi got the pole position in the third round of the Qatar Superbike with a lap time of 2:01.868. " I am happy with the pole position. I tried to make a good set up but I could not. I still have a problem with the bike," said al-Naimi.
The leader of the championship, Alex Cudlin made the second best time, 2:01.966 and Saeed al-Sulaiti was third. For al-Sulaiti, this will be his first time that he will start from the front row.
In the Qatar Supersport Championship, the pole position went to Saudi Arabian rider Abdul Aziz bin Ladin, followed by Fahid al-Sowaidi and Ahmed al-Muyini. The best qualified women was the Serbian rider Manca Katrasnik, who ended in the seventh position overall.
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