Hankook 24 Hours race gets good response

Dubai - The first international endurance race of the new calendar year will mark the start of the 2016 season for the 24H Series powered by Hankook.

Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE president and FIA vice-president Mohammed ben Sulayem on Sunday praised the record-breaking participation in 11th edition of Hankook 24 Hours Dubai race, which will be held under the patronage of Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of UAE National Olympic Committee.
ATCUAE, the official representative of the FIA, motorsport's world governing body, in the UAE is currently working with the Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club (DAMC), the organizers of the Hankook 24H Dubai, to ensure a smooth running in the lead up to the event, taking place from the January 14 to 16 at the Dubai Autodrome.
After the overwhelming success of the event's tenth anniversary edition, preparations for the 2016 version are in full swing and they are now in the final chapter. The first international endurance race of the new calendar year will mark the start of the 2016 season for the 24H Series powered by Hankook. The 24H Dubai is one of the seven rounds in 2016, including the capacity grid with 100 competing teams in Dubai at the mid of this month.
Praising the quality and longevity of the Hankook 24 Hours Dubai endurance race, Sulayem said: "We are pleased to welcome the 11th edition of Hankook 24 Hours race in Dubai. Having a record number of 400 entries participating at the event, with 100 competing teams is something that makes us very proud. It is always impressive to see so many race cars on the circuit at the same time, and the paddock full of life, with over 1000 team personnel, drivers and officials playing their role during the course of the event."