Ahmad Al Harthy

Ahmad Al Harthy
Born	(1981-08-31) August 31, 1981 Muscat, Oman
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Known for	Competing in FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3 category; 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro-Am 1 Champion; 2017 Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro-Am Champion

Ahmad Al Harthy (born 31 August 1981 in Muscat, Oman) is an Omani professional racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3 category. He drives the #46 BMW M4 GT3 for BMW M Team WRT, sharing the cockpit with nine-time MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi and ADAC GT Masters titleholder, two-time 24 Hours of Nürburgring victor, and DTM runner-up, Kelvin Van Der Linde. Among his achievements are winning the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro-Am 1 Championship and securing the 2017 Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro-Am championship alongside British teammate Jonny Adam.

Early years

Al Harthy embarked on karting at the age of seven but only pursued a professional motorsport career in his early twenties. His initial foray into car racing occurred in 2006 within the Bahrain-based Thunder Arabia Championship, where he became the first Omani to compete in single-seater racing. Demonstrating strong performance, he finished as Vice-Champion, achieving two wins and ten podium finishes across fourteen races. To face more challenging competition, he transitioned to the British Formula Renault BARC Championship in 2007.

Formula Renault BARC

In 2007, Al Harthy joined Hillspeed and steadily enhanced his performance, earning his first Formula Renault podiums during the Winter Championship. By 2008, he had established himself as a consistent frontrunner, concluding the season fifth overall with three podiums and two pole positions. The following year, 2009, saw him finish as Vice-Champion with six podiums and two fastest laps. This marked his final season in single-seaters before moving to sportscar disciplines.

Additionally, in 2009, Al Harthy made his debut in the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship SC09 Class. Driving a Chevrolet Lumina during the Bahrain Grand Prix support event, he secured one podium from two races.

Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship

The year 2010 marked Al Harthy’s shift to sportscar racing as he joined Redline Racing to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain—a prominent support series for the British Touring Car Championship. He rapidly became a frequent podium finisher within the Pro-Am 1 Class, earning six podiums and finishing fourth in class and eleventh overall. This success helped raise the profile of his local sponsors.

A significant milestone was his participation in the Porsche Carrera Cup France event held alongside the 24 Hours of Le Mans—making him the first Omani driver to race at Circuit de la Sarthe. This appearance coincided with notable anniversaries: Porsche’s 40th Le Mans victory and Sultan Qaboos’s four decades of rule.

During 2010, Al Harthy also made selective entries in the Chevrolet Supercars ME Championship but encountered mechanical difficulties.

Returning in 2011 to Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Redline Racing under the Oman Air Racing Team banner—supported by prominent sponsors such as Oman Air, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Sports Affairs, National Bank of Oman, and Nawras—he secured third place in Pro-Am 1. That season included two wins and twelve podium finishes across circuits like Nürburgring-Nordschleife. He also debuted in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at Silverstone and competed in Porsche Carrera Cup France.

In November that year, he contested six races within the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, achieving three podiums including a commanding lights-to-flag victory at Yas Marina Circuit during an F1 support race. Concurrently, he debuted in the UAE GT Championship driving a Porsche 911 GT3 alongside James Sutton, securing a win.

On 21 February 2012, Al Harthy confirmed his third consecutive season in Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Oman Air Racing Team and Redline Racing. Entering as a strong favorite for the Pro-Am 1 title, he dominated by winning twelve races and reaching seventeen podiums out of twenty events, along with multiple fastest laps and pole positions. He also participated again in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at Silverstone during the British Grand Prix weekend but retired due to a puncture.

British GT Championship and Blancpain Endurance Cup

In March 2013, Al Harthy and his primary sponsor, Oman Air, shifted their focus from sprint to endurance racing by entering the Avon Tyres British GT Championship with the team Motorbase Performance. Teaming up with the then-current British GT Champion Michael Caine, they competed as Oman Air Motorbase in a Porsche 997 GT3-R. Al Harthy concluded his inaugural endurance season in fifth place overall, claiming two wins at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit and Circuit Park Zandvoort.

During the same year, Al Harthy also participated in the pan-European Blancpain Endurance Series representing Slovakian outfit ARC Bratislava. Driving a Porsche 997 GT3-R alongside team principal Miro Konopka and backed by the National Bank of Oman, he secured a class victory at Silverstone Circuit.

Al Harthy remained with Motorbase Performance for the 2014 season, piloting an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 alongside Michael Caine in British GT, and competing with both Caine and Stephen Jelley in Blancpain events. Their efforts earned them the runner-up position in the British GT Championship, highlighted by two triumphs at Oulton Park and Silverstone Circuit, as well as multiple podium finishes. Additionally, he took part in the 2014/2015 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East.

In 2015, Al Harthy combined his British GT and Blancpain campaigns under Motorbase's Oman Racing Team banner, maintaining competitive form in the Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He recorded his first top-10 overall finish in Blancpain at the season finale held at the Nürburgring. That year also marked his debut in the Gulf 12 Hours at Yas Marina Circuit, where alongside teammates Jonny Adam and Darren Turner, he achieved a podium placement.

Continuing with the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 during 2016, Al Harthy paired with Jonny Adam to contest the rebranded Blancpain Endurance Cup, joined by Devon Modell for endurance events. The trio concluded fourth in the Pro-Am championship standings, featuring a Pro-Am class podium at Silverstone and a seventh-place finish at the renowned Spa 24 Hours.

Celebrating 'Oman Racing's' tenth anniversary in 2017, Al Harthy once again partnered with Adam, this time under British team TF Sport. They secured their first Pro-Am victory at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, followed by runner-up finishes at Silverstone and Circuit Paul Ricard, where Turkish driver Salih Yoluc joined their lineup. Furthermore, they finished second in Pro-Am during July’s Total 24 Hours of Spa.

Having clinched the Pro-Am title with one event remaining and maintaining an unbroken streak of podiums throughout the season, Al Harthy and Adam were later joined by Yoluc and Euan Hankey for endurance race challenges.

During a mid-season pause in the Blancpain calendar, Al Harthy teamed up with emerging British talent Tom Jackson to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup races at Circuit de la Sarthe, supporting the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Oman Racing duo triumphed in both GTE class contests against strong LMP3 opposition, delivering outstanding performances across these prominent 55-minute sprint events.

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics signify fastest laps)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2013	Oman Air Motorbase	Porsche 997 GT3-R	GT3	OUL 1 4	OUL 2 9	ROC 1 6	SIL 1 8	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 8	BRH 1 7	ZAN 1 1	ZAN 2 9	DON 1 12	5th	97
2014	Oman Racing Team	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	GT3	OUL 1 1	OUL 2 7	ROC 1 10	SIL 1 1	SNE 1 8	SNE 2 12	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 10	BRH 1 2	DON 1 4	2nd	138

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	DC	Points

Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! DC ! Points |-	2015	Oman Racing Team	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	GT3	OUL 1 10	OUL 2 25	ROC 1 2	SIL 1 4	SPA 1 11	BRH 1 Ret	8th	57

Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Points |-	2021	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	GT3	BRH	SIL	DON	SPA	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 4	OUL	OUL	DON	NC†	0†

^† As a guest driver, Al Harthy was not eligible to earn championship points.

Full Asian Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions; results in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	Final Position	Points
2021	Oman Racing Team in collaboration with TF Sport	GT	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	DUB 1 7	DUB 2 7	ABU 1 Ret	ABU 2 4		8th place	24 points
2022	Oman Racing Team partnered with TF Sport	GT	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	DUB 1 6	DUB 2 5	ABU 1 5	ABU 2 4		5th overall	40 points
2023	99 Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1	DUB 2	ABU 1 7	ABU 2 2		9th position	26 points
2023–24	99 Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEP 1 1st	SEP 2 2nd	DUB 1 1st	ABU 1 Retired	ABU 2 11th	3rd place	70 points

Full European Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Bold entries signify pole positions; italicized results indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team Name	Category	Car Model	Engine Type	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Overall Standing	Total Points
2022	Oman Racing Team with TF Sport	LMGTE	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	Circuit Paul Ricard Retired	Imola Circuit 1st	Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10th	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 10th	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4th	Algarve International Circuit 2nd	5th overall	59 points

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Entries highlighted in bold represent pole positions; those in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	Category	Chassis	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Overall Standing	Points Accumulated
2023	ORT by TF Sport	LMGTE Am	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	SEB 9	ALG 8	SPA 3	LMS 2	MNZ 7	FUJ 13	BHR NC		5th	65
2024	Team WRT	LMGT3	BMW M4 GT3	BMW P58 3.0 L Turbocharged Inline-6	QAT 4	IMO 2	SPA Ret	LMS Ret	SÃO 5	COA NC	FUJ 3	BHR 14	6th	61
2025	Team WRT	LMGT3	BMW M4 GT3	BMW P58 3.0 L Inline-6 turbocharged	QAT 11	IMO 2	SPA 9	LMS Ret	SÃO 10				14th*	22*

^* Current season underway.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Total Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2023	Template:Country data OMATemplate:Namespace detect showall ORT by TF	Michael Dinan Template:Country data IRETemplate:Namespace detect showall Charlie Eastwood	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	GTE Am
2024
2025