Zaid Ashkanani

Zaid Ashkanani (born 24 May 1994) is a Kuwaiti racing driver.

Zaid Ashkanani
Zaid Ashkanani at the Red Bull Ring in 2018
Nationality Kuwaiti
Born (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994
GP3 Series career
Debut season2015
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number23
Starts18
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2015
Previous series
2013
2013
2013
2012–15		Porsche Supercup
ADAC Formel Masters
British Formula Ford Championship
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East
Championship titles
2013–14Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

Career

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

Ashkanani began racing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East in 2012 and already in his first year he managed to get on the podium. In his second season, he became champion having achieved three wins and eight podiums. In the 2014–15 season he lost the championship in the final race. Clemens Schmid became champion that season twelve points in front of Ashkanani.

GP3 Series

On February 12, 2015 Campos Racing announced that Ashkanani would join the team for 2015.[1]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2012–13 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship BuZaidGT 12 0 0 0 1 169 6th
2013 British Formula Ford Championship SWB Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
ADAC Formel Masters HS Engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 21st
Porsche Supercup GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
2013–14 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship BuZaidGT 12 3 4 3 8 245 1st
2014–15 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship BuZaidGT 12 2 4 4 10 228 2nd
2015 GP3 Series Campos Racing 18 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2016 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 10 0 0 0 0 52 10th
2017 Porsche Supercup MRS GT-Racing 11 0 0 0 1 74 9th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2 0 0 0 0 9 25th
2 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
2018 Porsche Supercup MRS GT-Racing 10 0 0 0 1 83 9th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Dinamic Motorsport 5 1 0 0 1 31 8th
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Kuwait 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 14th

‡ Not eligible for points.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
2013 GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC
15		 YMC
17		 NC‡ 0‡
2016 Lechner Racing Middle East CAT
8		 MON
21		 RBR
12		 SIL
19		 HUN
10		 HOC
15		 SPA
10		 MNZ
10		 COA
24†		 COA
10		 10th 52
2017 MRS GT-Racing CAT
9		 CAT
Ret		 MON
4		 RBR
11		 SIL
13		 HUN
Ret		 SPA
12		 SPA
8		 MNZ
2		 MEX
14		 MEX
6		 9th 74
2018 MRS GT-Racing CAT
Ret		 MON
6		 RBR
6		 SIL
6		 HOC
8		 HUN
4		 SPA
2		 MNZ
18		 MEX
16		 MEX
5		 9th 83

‡ As Ashkanani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Pts
2015 Campos Racing CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
15		 RBR
FEA
18		 RBR
SPR
14		 SIL
FEA
22		 SIL
SPR
22		 HUN
FEA
20		 HUN
SPR
16		 SPA
FEA
14		 SPA
SPR
18		 MNZ
FEA
13		 MNZ
SPR
15		 SOC
FEA
20		 SOC
SPR
19		 BHR
FEA
17		 BHR
SPR
13		 YMC
FEA
19		 YMC
SPR
21		 24th 0
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References
  1. Rook, Aaron (12 February 2015). "Alex Palou and Zaid Ashkanani Join Campos Racing in GP3". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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