Ghanim Al-Maadheed

Ghanim Salah Ali Al-Maadheed is a Qatari racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe for QMMF by Saintéloc Racing.

Career

24H Series

Al-Maadheed's professional racing debut came towards the end of the 2024 24H Series, where he joined HRT Performance to compete in the 24 Hours of Barcelona. He would be joined by fellow Qataris Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani and Abdulla Al-Khelaifi, 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-Maadheed and HRT were leading the race at the 12-Hour mark. They would go on to win the race. This was significant for Al-Maadheed, as it was his first win in any professional series and he had won in his debut.

992 Endurance Cup

Following his win in the 24 Hours of Barcelona, Al-Maadheed entered the inaugural 992 Endurance Cup held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He would once again be joined by Al-Abdulghani, Al-Khelaifi, 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-Maadheed 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-Khelaifi, and Hanses would join Al-Maadheed 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-Maadheed 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-Maadheed, Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani, and Abdulla Al-Khelaifi. The team was ineligible to score points, however, they would have a lackluster run of races with a best finish of seventeenth. Al-Maadheed and the team later withdrew from the final race of the season at Yas Marina.

Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East

Al-Maadheed joined midway into the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East at Lusail International Circuit driving in the Amateur class in an entry supported by the Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation. He scored points in both races and finished 8th in the championship.

Middle East Trophy

In early 2025, Al-Maadheed 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-Khelaifi 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-Maadheed 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. Since Al-Abdulghani has a Bronze rated FIA Driver License, the team competed in the Bronze class of the championship. For the sprint cup races in the championship, Al-Maadheed would drive alongside Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani, while Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi and Julian Hanses would join them for the endurance cup races. At Monza, Al-Maadheed would score their best result of the season of fifth thus far.