Team Lebanon will line up in 11th place on the grid for the Sprint race and in 15th place for the feature race of the fourth season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, following the qualifying session at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, the historic English racetrack which hosts the seventh round of the Series.

Running on used tyres for the final practice session to keep three sets for the all-important qualifying, Morad set strong, consistent lap times in the final practice. The team worked on improving the balance of the car for the afternoon session, ending the session with 10th quickest lap.

The A1GP qualifying session in the afternoon saw the 20 nations completing four ‘flying laps’ within the four 10 minute qualifying segments. With three sets of new tyres Morad made the most of the fresh rubber. In the first run he was lying 16th, but then used his PowerBoost to improve to 11th place for the Sprint race. With just under half the grid using PowerBoost for the Sprint race, Lebanon was unsurprised to be further back on the grid for the Feature race, lining up in 15th position.

Morad said of his day, “There is a tinge of disappointment as I thought we could make the top ten for the Sprint race, but we should be able to make progress from 11th and be in the hunt for a points finish. We opted to use the PowerBoost in the Sprint as there is less opportunity for overtaking and the further forward that we start the more chance we have of finishing in the points.

“The Feature race is longer and with two pitstops offers more opportunity to use race strategy as well as pace to make up ground. I’m looking for two strong finishes and if we can score points that will be a bonus.”

Patrick Moore, A1 Team Lebanon Team Manager, reviewed the day commenting, “Our weekend is progressing well with all the team putting in their best efforts today for a strong starting position. It’s a very close contest with the front of the grid all running on a very similar place, so it’s going to be an exciting battle tomorrow. The quality of drivers here is very high, and many of them have been racing at this particular track regularly in their careers, which puts drivers like Daniel at a disadvantage. Considering this, I think Daniel should be satisfied with these grid positions. The team has good prospects for top ten finishes tomorrow.”

The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport concludes tomorrow with the final two races of the season set to entertain the spectators at the Kent circuit. With a full schedule of racing throughout the day and the headline 70 minute Feature race with its mandatory tyre change pit stop, the fans will be given plenty to cheer about. The morning Sprint race will give a flavour of A1GP and is also expected to bring plenty of overtaking action to the Brands Hatch track.