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Alesi wins Sakhir Speedcar race one

Jean Alesi beat fellow Formula One veteran Heinz-Harald Frentzen to victory in the first of this weekend's Speedcar races at Sakhir

Frentzen had qualified on pole position, heading a group of former F1 drivers in Alesi, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Gianni Morbidelli and reigning champion Johnny Herbert.

But a poor start dropped Frentzen to fourth place, and allowed Alesi to make a break in the lead.

Frentzen forced his way past Morbidelli to take third, then out-braked Herbert for second, before closing on Alesi, who was able to hang on and take victory by just over one second.

Herbert completed the podium ahead of Morbidelli, with Hasher Al Maktoum beating series debutant and former FIA GT champion Thomas Biagi to fifth.

Dubai race-winner Liuzzi had to retire after sustaining damage in a tangle with Marchy Lee.

Pos  Driver                 Team                Time
 1.  Jean Alesi             HPR                 40:37.701
 2.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  Team Lavaggi        +   1.409
 3.  Johnny Herbert         JMB Racing          +  14.841
 4.  Gianni Morbidelli      Palm Beach          +  22.510
 5.  Hasher Al Maktoum      UP Team             +  24.050
 6.  Thomas Biagi           Palm Beach          +  24.975
 7.  Damien Pasini          JMB Racing          +  49.126
 8.  Giovanni Lavaggi       Team Siram          +1:03.625
 9.  Chris Buncombe         Team Lavaggi        +1:04.026
10.  Jacques Villeneuve     Durango             +1:20.766
11.  Eric Charles           Continental Circus  +   1 lap

Retirements:

     Driver                 Team                 Laps
     Marchy Lee             HPR                  12
     Vitantonio Liuzzi      UP Team              9
     Christopher Zoechling  Durango              0
     Enzo Panacci           Continental Circus   0

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