Qatar Motor & Motocycle Federation’s HRT Thuraya team yesterday clinched the second spot in the 992 AM Class at the Abu Dhabi 6H endurance race. In the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), driven by Qatari drivers Abdulla Ali al-Khelaifi, Ghanim al-Maadheed, and Ibrahim al-Abdulghani and German semi-pro Julian Hanses, Thuraya completed 146 laps at the Yas Marina Circuit with an average of 161.87kph. The team registered their fastest time in the 130th lap when they clocked a time of 1:57.451. The Abu Dhabi race – a six-hour endurance test – was the second round of the 24-Hour Series and also the third round of the Middle East Endurance championship, following stops in Kuwait (12 hours) and the Dubai (24 hours).