MUSCAT : Ahmad Al Harthy and the Oman Racing with TF Sport team finished second in the GTE Am class with an exceptional performance on their 24H Le Mans debut.

Dedicating the dream runner-up finish to His Majesty the Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, and expressing immense gratitude to his partners Oman Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, OQ, Omantel and MHD-ITICS, Al Harthy also saluted the whole Oman Racing with TF Sport squad for exceptional work. Al Harthy hailed this performance, culminating with him on the Le Mans podium on Sunday afternoon with team-mates Michael Dinan and Charlie Eastwood, as the proudest day of his career so far.

Speaking about the victory Ahmad said: “This is the first time I think I’ve ever been truly speechless – wow! What a dream come true this is, to finish on the podium in P2 at the world’s largest and greatest event ever in endurance racing, and at our first attempt as well, is something I can’t describe. This is the big one, the Le Mans 24 Hours, and we got it – we got onto the podium.”

“The race had everything you could think of, from the beginning to the end, it was one of the most challenging races and for it to be at the 100 year centenary race, it’s amazing. I am so proud of everyone, Michael, Charlie and everybody at the team for an amazing job all week here in Le Mans,” he added.

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