Report Day 3: Lachlan Robinson shines for Team UAE in first Qualifying race

23 Oct, 2019

Lachlan Robinson (324) in action during the first Senior MAX qualifying race

Team UAE driver Lachlan Robinson shone on day three of the 2019 Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) Grand Finals at Circuito Internationale di Napoli in Sarno.

The Dubai-based schoolboy qualified ninth in the Senior MAX morning session and delivered one of his finest performances to finish fifth and setting the fastest lap of all 72 drivers in the ultra-competitive class made of national champions from around the world.

The 16-year-old said afterwards: “I was running top ten in most the sessions and I think I could have gone quicker in qualifying but it came good in the race. We were scrapping at the front with the guys defending but in the end, I managed to finish fifth. There is still work to do but all-in-all it was a good day.”

While Robinson was the standout performer on the day, it was a somewhat disappointing day for his teammates who had their fair share of misfortune on a challenging day for Team UAE in Naples.

Team UAE Results from Qualifying Race 1:

Adam Al Azhari (Micro MAX) – 26th

Harry Hannam (Mini MAX) – 36th

Georgie Zouein (Junior MAX) – 25th

Khaled Saab (Junior MAX) – 34th

Lachlan Robinson (Senior MAX) – 5th

Jakob Robinson (DD2) – 25th

Kyle Kumaran (DD2) – 14th

Tony Hogg (DD2 Master) – 26th

Gianluca Elmosi (DD2 Master) – 35th

Hussain Umid Ali (DD2 Master) – 32nd

For the competing drivers, on Thursday are two more races on the cards to determine the Pre-Finals grids for Friday which will be followed by Grand Finals day on Saturday.

Lachlan Robinson (left) with his race mechanic ahead of the first Senior MAX qualifying race