Team Abu Dhabi’s Al Qemzi wins in Italy to regain lead in title race

SAN NAZZARO: Team Abu Dhabi's Rashed Al Qemzi regained the lead in the 2024 UIM F2 World Championship on Sunday with a commanding victory in the Grand Prix of Italy. The four-time F2 world champion led from start to finish to secure his second Grand Prix success of the season ahead of team-mate Mansoor Al Mansoori in a carbon copy of their dominant one-two success in Norway last month. Al Qemzi now has an eight-point championship lead over Sweden's Mathilda Wiberg, who took the third podium place in San Nazzaro, with Lithuania's Edgaras Riabko another point away after his fifth-place finish today. Attempting to become the first driver to clinch the F2 title five times, the Emirati driver is in a powerful position to grab that place in the record books ahead of the back-to-back final two race weekends in Portugal later this month. Meanwhile, Al Mansoori has given himself a chance of a place in the championship's final top three after a composed display on Sunday which lifted him into fourth place in the st andings. After edging out his Abu Dhabi team-mate to take pole position yesterday, Al Qemzi once again looked in complete control as he secured his second successive Grand Prix success in San Nazzaro. Source: Emirates News Agency