Oman’s Al-Faisal Al-Zubair returns to the Red Bull Ring at Spielberg in Austria this weekend to take part in the third round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup.

The Lechner Racing Team Middle East driver finished 11th in the last round of the Formula One support series competition in Monaco and is keen to add a top-10 finish to his tally on the demanding 4.318km circuit.

Al-Wahaibi will be taking part in his first ever round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup after earning Silver and Rookie success in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East last winter.

Defending champion Michael Ammermuller of Germany currently holds a six-point lead in the championship standings after two rounds, with Al-Faisal Al-Zubair sitting 31 points behind in 14th position.

The Muscat native said: “I am very excited for Austria. I have been on holidays but I have been preparing for the race. It should be a good weekend. The target is a top-10 finish and then we have a double-header in Silverstone the following weekend. Two top-10s would be good.”

Al-Wahaibi added: “I am looking forward to heading back to the Red Bull Ring for my first round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup. This is the highest level of Porsche racing I could possibly do and I am extremely excited to compete against the best drivers out there and see how the weekend works out.”

The third round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup takes centre stage on the Red Bull circuit from 12.45 (14:45 UAE time) on Sunday.