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Zaid Ashkanani

{{short description|Kuwaiti racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Zaid Ashkanani

| image = FIA_Porsche_Supercup_Austria_2018_Nr._15_Ashkanani.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Zaid Ashkanani at the Red Bull Ring in 2018

| nationality = {{flagicon|KWT}} Kuwaiti

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salwa, Kuwait

| related to =

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = GP3 Series

| first year = 2015

| current team = Campos Racing

| former teams =

| car number = 23

| starts = 18

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 24th

| year = 2015

| prev series = Porsche Supercup
ADAC Formel Masters
British Formula Ford Championship
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

| prev series years = 2013
2013
2013
2012–15

| titles = Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

| title years = 2013–14

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Zaid Ashkanani ({{langx|ar| زيد اشكناني}}; born 24 May 1994) is a former Kuwaiti racing driver. He competed in the 2015 GP3 Series with Campos Racing.

Career

=Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East=

Ashkanani began racing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East in 2012 and already in his first year he managed to get on the podium. In his second season, he became champion having achieved three wins and eight podiums. In the 2014–15 season he lost the championship in the final race. Clemens Schmid became champion that season twelve points in front of Ashkanani.

=GP3 Series=

On February 12, 2015 Campos Racing announced that Ashkanani would join the team for 2015.{{cite news|title=Alex Palou and Zaid Ashkanani Join Campos Racing in GP3|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2015/02/alex-palou-zaid-ashkanani-join-campos-racing-gp3/|first=Aaron|last=Rook|work=thecheckeredflag.co.uk|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=12 February 2015|access-date=12 February 2015}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! FLaps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

nowrap| 2012–13

|align=left nowrap| Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship

|align=left| BuZaidGT

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 169

| 6th

rowspan=3| 2013

|align=left| British Formula Ford Championship

|align=left| SWB Motorsport

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC‡

align=left| ADAC Formel Masters

|align=left| HS Engineering

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 21st

align=left| Porsche Supercup

|align=left| GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC‡

2013–14

|align=left| Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship

|align=left| BuZaidGT

| 12

| 3

| 4

| 3

| 8

| 245

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

2014–15

|align=left| Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship

|align=left| BuZaidGT

| 12

| 2

| 4

| 4

| 10

| 228

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2015

|align=left| GP3 Series

|align=left| Campos Racing

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 24th

2016

|align=left| Porsche Supercup

|align=left| Lechner Racing Middle East

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 52

| 10th

rowspan=3| 2017

|align=left| Porsche Supercup

|align=left rowspan=3| MRS GT-Racing

| 11

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 74

| 9th

align=left rowspan=2| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 9

| 25th

2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC‡

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left| Porsche Supercup

|align=left rowspan=2| MRS GT-Racing

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 83

| 9th

align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC‡

rowspan=2| 2019

|align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

|align=left| Dinamic Motorsport

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 31

| 8th

align=left| FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup

|align=left| Team Kuwait

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| N/A

| 14th

nowrap| 2022-23

|align=left| Middle East Trophy - GT3

|align=left nowrap| Team Kuwait by MRS GT-Racing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

{{sup|‡}} Not eligible for points.

=Complete Porsche Supercup results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

2013

! nowrap| GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

| CAT

| MON

| SIL

| NÜR

| HUN

| SPA

| MNZ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
17

|

|

! NC‡

! 0‡

2016

! nowrap| Lechner Racing Middle East

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
21

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COA
24†

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
10

|

! 10th

! 52

2017

! nowrap| MRS GT-Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MNZ
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
6

! 9th

! 74

2018

! nowrap| MRS GT-Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX
{{small|5}}

|

! 9th

! 83

‡ As Ashkanani was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

=Complete GP3 Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

2015

! nowrap| Campos Racing

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
FEA
11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
SPR
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
FEA
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
SPR
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
FEA
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
22

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
FEA
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
FEA
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
SPR
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
FEA
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
FEA
20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
SPR
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
FEA
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
SPR
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
FEA
19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
SPR
21

! 24th

! 0

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commonscat}}

  • {{official website|http://zaidashkanani.com/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|zaid-ashkanani}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Campos Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashkanani, Zaid}}

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