Al Faisal Al Zubair joins Ben Tuck at Paul Ricard

Oman's Al Faisal al Zubair will reunite with Britain's Ben Tuck in the Al Manar by Dragon Racing Ferrari as the British driver returns to the cockpit for this weekend's International GT Open round (July 17-19) at the Paul Ricard Circuit in southern France.
The 29-year-old Tuck replaces Italy's David Fumanelli in the Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO run by Dubai-based Dragon Racing. The Briton will be hoping he and Al Zubair can fight for a podium finish in what promises to be two fiercely contested races at the world-famous circuit near Le Castellet.
Al Zubair has only recently returned to top-flight professional racing after a brief spell on the sidelines and made his comeback with sixth- and seventh-place finishes alongside Fumanelli at last month's International GT Open round at Misano.
Al Zubair and Tuck have enjoyed considerable success together, most notably finishing runners-up in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Team WRT. They also secured second overall at the 2025 Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi with Chris Froggatt in the Al Manar by Dragon Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO, despite suffering late brake issues.
Al Zubair said: 'Great to be back at Paul Ricard. This is an incredibly challenging circuit steeped in history. I am looking forward to the weekend immensely. I am eager to get back in the 296 GT3 Evo with my team-mate this weekend, Ben Tuck, and to be back behind the wheel.
'Ben and I have enjoyed a lot of success together, from Dubai 24 last year, to GT World Challenge, finishing second in the Endurance Cup, and then finishing second together on our first run in the Ferrari at the Gulf 12.
'Ben and I get on extremely well. He has proved himself to be a top contender and a top driver. With the package we have, we should be in a strong position to compete for top honours. The goal is to be on the podium and to push for a race win.'
Thirty teams have entered the GT3 category across the Pro, Pro-Am and Amateur classes. Al-Manar by Dragon Racing faces competition in the Pro class from Rinaldi Racing and the class-leading Elite Motorsport Ferrari, two Team Motopark Mercedes, the Greystone GT McLaren, a pair of AF Corse Ferraris, the Scuderia Villorba Corse Lamborghini and the ZRS Motorsport Porsche.
International GT Open competitors will share the iconic 5.842km Paul Ricard Circuit with GT Cup Europe, E4 Championship, FIA Formula Regional and Euroformula Open entrants.
The first of two one-hour free practice sessions for the International GT Open field gets underway at 10.31hrs on Friday (July 17), with the second session scheduled for 15.39hrs.
The first 25-minute qualifying session for Driver One takes centre stage from 11.35hrs on Saturday, followed by the opening 70-minute race with a rolling start, scheduled to get the green light at 17.40hrs.
The second 25-minute qualifying session will take place in cooler track temperatures at 08.30hrs on Sunday to finalise the starting grid for the second one-hour race, scheduled for 13.45hrs.