Abdulla Al-Khelaifi

Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi is a Qatari racing driver. He currently competes in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for 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

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Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

Year	Team	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2019	QMMF Racing by PCR Sport	CUPRA León TCR	HUN 1 23	HUN 2 19	HOC 1 18	HOC 2 19	SPA 1 29†	SPA 2 Ret	RBR 1	RBR 2	OSC 1 16	OSC 2 Ret	BAR 1 Ret	BAR 2 Ret	MNZ 1 24	MNZ 2 21	38th	0