Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi (born 8 May 1990 in Doha) is a Qatari racing driver who competes in the European Le Mans Series with Team Qatar by Iron Lynx. He previously competed in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with QMMF by Saintéloc Racing.
Career
24H Series Following a four year hiatus from racing, Al-Khelaifi joined the 2024 24H Series, where he signed with HRT Performance to compete in the 24 Hours of Barcelona. He would be joined by fellow Qataris Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani and Ghanim Al-Maadheed, as well as German driver Julian Hanses to drive the No. 931 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup. During the 24 Hour races, points are awarded at the 12-Hour mark in the race to all teams. Al-Khelaifi and HRT were leading the race at the 12-Hour mark. They would go on to win the race.
992 Endurance Cup Following his win in the 24 Hours of Barcelona, Al-Khelaifi entered the inaugural 992 Endurance Cup held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He would once again be joined by Al-Abdulghani, Al-Maadheed, and Hanses to drive the No. 31 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup for HRT Performance in the Amateur class. They would qualify fourth in their class. During the course of the 12 hour race, the team slowly made their way up the order and eventually into the class lead. They would hold onto the lead to win the race.
Gulf 12 Hours Al-Khelaifi joined 2024 Gulf 12 Hours, in which he was driving the No. 91 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup for QMMF by HRT Performance in the 992 Cup class. Al-Abdulghani, Al-Maadheed, and Hanses would join Al-Khelaifi in the No. 91. After qualifying on pole, they would go on to win the race in the 992 Cup class.
Asian Le Mans Series
2024–25 Halfway through the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series, Al-Khelaifi signed with Herberth Motorsport to drive in rounds three through six of the championship. The No. 46 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) consisted of an all Qatari lineup of Al-Khelaifi, Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani and Ghanim Al-Maadheed. The team was ineligible to score points, however, they would have a lackluster run of races with a best finish of seventeenth. Al-Khelaifi and the team later withdrew from the final race of the season at Yas Marina.
Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East Al-Khelaifi joined midway into the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East at Lusail International Circuit driving in the Pro/Am class in an entry supported by the Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. He qualified on pole for the first race, however, he would be beaten by Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Saud and finish second. In race two, he would break through to get his maiden win in the championship.
Middle East Trophy In early 2025, Al-Khelaifi joined the 2025 Middle East Trophy driving the No. 974 HRT Performance Porsche 992 GT3 Cup car in the Amateur class. He would once again be joined by fellow countrymen Al-Abdulghani and Al-Maadheed as well as German driver Julian Hanses. They would have a dominant performance, winning both the Dubai 24 Hour and the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi.
GT World Challenge Europe
2025 For his main campaign, Al-Khelaifi moved over to Europe and signed with Saintéloc Racing to drive their No. 27 Audi R8 LMS Evo II in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Since Al-Khelaifi has a Bronze rated FIA Driver License, he competed in the Bronze class of the championship. He would join Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani, Ghanim Al-Maadheed, and Julian Hanses in the endurance cup rounds. At Monza, Al-Khelaifi would score their best result of the season of fifth thus far.
Personal life Al-Khelaifi has been a Senior Pipeline Engineer at Qatar Petroleum since 2014.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2015Toyota Racing Development 86 CupN/A80001688th2019TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesQMMF Racing by PCR Sport120000038thTrofeo de España TCR200016017th202424H Series - 992 AmQMMF by HRT220026014th992 Endurance Cup - Am10 0 01 01stGulf 12 Hours - 992 CupQMMF by HRT Performance1010101st2024–25Asian Le Mans Series - GTQMMF by Herberth300000NCPorsche Carrera Cup Middle EastQMMF by HRT Performance200012916th2025Middle East Trophy - 992QMMF by HRT22102801stGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup QMMF by Saintéloc Racing500000NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze00001822ndGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 200000NCGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze00003.521st2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - GT QMMF by GetSpeed602002713thPorsche Carrera Cup Middle EastQMMF200012416th202624H Series - 992-AMQMMF by HRT Performance2200280*8th*European Le Mans Series - LMGT3Team Qatar by Iron Lynx5130373*1st* 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT310000N/A16th 2026–27 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Team Qatar by Iron Lynx * *Source: * Season still in progress.
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamMake 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points2019QMMF Racing by PCR SportCUPRA León TCR HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 BAR1 BAR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 38th 0 † Al-Khelaifi did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete 24H Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamClassMakeEngine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points2024QMMF by HRT992-AmPorsche 992 GT3 CupPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 MUG SPA ALG12HR ALG24HR MIS CAT12HR CAT24HR 14th 60
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2024–25 QMMF by Herberth GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 NC 0 2025–26 QMMF by GetSpeed GT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 13th 27
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points2025–26QMMFPro/Am BHR11 BHR12 QAT1 QAT2 DUB1 DUB2 YAS1 YAS2 BHR21 BHR22 JED1 JED2 6th 45Sources:
Complete Middle East Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamClassMakeEngine 1 2 Pos. Points2025QMMF by HRTAmPorsche 992 GT3 CupPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DUB YAS 1st 80
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points2025 QMMF by Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 22nd 18
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points 2025 QMMF by Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 21st 3.5
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints 2026 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx LMGT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st* 73*
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2026 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Giuliano Alesi Julian Hanses Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LMGT3 324 48th 16th
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