| Fahad Algosaibi | ||
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| File:Fahad Algosaibi.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Saudi Arabian
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| D.O.B. | 2 August 1993 | |
| Début | 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 1
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| Final Race |  2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 7
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| Best | 1st (2019/20 | |
| eTrophy Career | ||
| Total Entries | 10 (10 Starts) | |
| Wins | Points | Poles |
| 6 | 171 | 7 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Podiums | 9 | |
| First Win |  2020 Mexico City eTrophy Race
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| Last Win | 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 5
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Fahad Algosaibi (born 2 August 1993) is a Saudi Arabian racing driver, who was the 2019/20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series Champion in the Pro-Am class.[1][2] A driver for Saudi Racing in his only eTrophy campaign, Algosaibi would secure six straight eTrophy victories en-route to the title, and would only fail to finish on the podium once.[2]
Background[]
After starting his racing career in karting, Algosaibi would enter his first single-seater series in 2009, taking part in the Formula BMW Pacific.[3] The Saudi Arabian racer would then spend the winter in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, claiming one win and sixth in the Championship, which earned him a couple of appearances in the Porsche Supercup in 2010.[3] Another winter in the Cup Challenge Middle East saw Algosaibi finish third, before the Saudi Arabian racer ran out of funds to compete in any series in 2012.[3]
The following seasons saw Algosaibi secure drives in the Cup Challenge Middle East whenever he could, although the Saudi Arabian racer would notably score a podium in the 997 class at the 24H Dubai.[3] The 2017/18 Cup Challenge Middle East proved to be Algosaibi's last campaign in a notable series, with the Saudi Arabian racer not racing again until 2019.[3]
eTrophy History[]
After almost a year and a half out of motorsport Algosaibi secured a seat in the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series, with Saudi Racing signing their compatriot for the 2019/20 season.[1] Algosaibi made his debut in the Pro-Am class at the season opening 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 1, and would finish second behind a dominant Yaqi Zhang in the sub-class.[4] The second race in Diriyah would be a similar story for Algosaibi, with the Saudi Arabian racer separated from Zhang at the hed of the Pro-Am field by two other cars.[5]
Podium Galore: 2019/20[]
Algosaibi's fortune's changed at the 2020 Mexico City eTrophy Race however, for Zhang would not race in Mexico as China Racing upgraded one of their entries to the Pro class.[6] As a result Algosaibi would run to a dominant Pro-Am victory on the updated circuit, and would only just miss out on finishing on the overall podium to Guest driver Mario Domínguez.[6] A six month pause would then follow in the eTrophy campaign, as the Covid-19 Pandemic ravaged the schedule.[7]
When the season reconvened in Berlin on 5 August the Pro-Am Championship picture had drastically changed, with Algosaibi one of only three entries in the class for the planned seven race finale.[7] Algosaibi duly opened the Berlin blitz with victory in Pro-Am in the first race from pole, a feat he would repeat a day later in the second race.[8] Pole and victory would then follow for Algosaibi in Pro-Am for the next three races around the anti-clockwise Tempelhofring, with victory in the fifth race securing the Saudi Arabian racer the crown.[9]
With the title already secured Algosaibi would spend the final two races trying to fight with Pro and Guest entries, notably getting into an on-track tussle with Sven Förster and Jessica Hawkins in the penultimate race.[10] After the final race Algosaibi would end his only eTrophy campaign as the Pro-Am Champion, having scored 171 points across the season.[2]
Full eTrophy Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Fahad Algosaibi's career in the eTrophy in statistical form.
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Fahad Algosaibi during their eTrophy career:
| Fahad Algosaibi's Overall eTrophy Record | ||||||
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| Year | Class | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. |
| 2019/20 | PRO-AM | Saudi Racing[1]
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13 | Jaguar I-Pace | 1st | 171 |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Fahad Algosaibi's full eTrophy record.
| Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Record | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
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1st | 171 |
| 2nd | Ret | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'SÉRGIO JIMENEZ RETURNS TO DEFEND JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY TITLE', jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 01/11/2019), http://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/11/sergio-jimenez-returns-defend-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-title, (Accessed 01/11/2019)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'SIMON EVANS IS THE JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY CHAMPION', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 13/08/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/08/simon-evans-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-champion, (Accessed 18/05/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 'Fahad Algosaibi', driverdb.com, (Driver DB AB, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/fahad-algosaibi/, (Accessed 18/05/2021)
- ↑ 'SIMON EVANS LEADS FROM POLE TO FLAG IN THE OPENING ETROPHY ROUND OF SEASON TWO', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 22/11/2019), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/11/simon-evans-leads-pole-flag-opening-etrophy-round-season-two, (Accessed 15/05/2021)
- ↑ 'SÉRGIO JIMENEZ WINS ROUND TWO AND SECURES FASTEST LAP IN DIRIYAH', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 23/11/2019), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/09/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-season-two-calendar-revealed-including-london-finale-and-attack, (Accessed 15/05/2021)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 'SÉRGIO JIMENEZ TAKES JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY SERIES LEAD IN MEXICO CITY', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 16/02/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/02/sergio-jimenez-takes-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-series-lead-mexico-city, (Accessed 16/05/2021)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 'BRAZILIAN BUENO BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN BERLIN', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 05/08/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/09/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-season-two-calendar-revealed-including-london-finale-and-attack, (Accessed 16/05/2020)
- ↑ 'VICTORY FOR SÉRGIO JIMENEZ IN BERLIN', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 06/08/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/08/victory-sergio-jimenez-berlin-0, (Accessed 16/05/2020)
- ↑ 'ETROPHY ‘SUPER SUNDAY’ DELIVERS THRILLS IN BERLIN', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 09/08/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/08/etrophy-super-sunday-delivers-thrills-berlin, (Accessed 17/05/2020)
- ↑ 'WINNER TAKES ALL FINALE IN STORE AS SIMON EVANS WINS PENULTIMATE BERLIN ETROPHY RACE', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 12/08/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/08/winner-takes-all-finale-store-simon-evans-wins-penultimate-berlin-etrophy-race, (Accessed 18/05/2020)
| 2019/20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy |
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| Entrants |
| Jaguar China Racing • Jaguar Team Germany • Saudi Racing • Team Asia New Zealand • Team Yokohama Challenge • ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil |
| Manufacturers and Tyres |
| Jaguar • Michelin |
| Cars |
| Jaguar I-Pace |
| Pro Drivers |
| 0 Mário Haberfeld/Cacá Bueno • 7 Alice Powell • 8 Gregory Segers • 9 Manuel Cabrera/Nick Foster • 10 Sérgio Jimenez • 24 Takuma Aoki • 99 Simon Evans |
| Pro-Am Drivers |
| 8 Chao Sun/David Cheng • 9 Yaqi Zhang • 13 Fahad Algosaibi • 18 Adalberto Baptista • 34 Mashhur Bal Hejaila/Paul Spooner |
| Guest Drivers |
| Reema Juffali • Mario Domínguez • Oliver Webb • Abbie Eaton • Sven Förster • Jessica Hawkins • Vincent Radermecker |
| Races |
| Diriyah 1 • Diriyah 2 • Mexico City • Berlin 1 • Berlin 2 • Berlin 3 • Berlin 4 • Berlin 5 • Berlin 6 • Berlin 7 |
| Related Content |
| 2018/19 • 2019/20 Formula E Championship |