Khalil Beschir

Beschir driving in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2007.

Khalil Beschir (born 18 June 1983 in Bhersaf, Lebanon) is a racing driver. He is known to be the first ever Arab driver to race in a single-seater World Championship. He raced for A1 Team Lebanon in the A1 Grand Prix series from 2005–06 until 2007–08. He is currently Formula 1 TV pundit for Abu Dhabi Sport TV.^{[citation needed]}. He also manages and help young racing drivers in their racing career through his Motorsport consulting company.

Early career

Beschir began racing in 1998 when he went into karting.^{[citation needed]} In 2004 he competed in three race of the Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. His best finish was 6th at Spa-Francorchamps after starting 32nd on the grid.^{[citation needed]} In 2005 he completed one round of the Italian Formula Three Championship, finishing 11th at Adria. He also finished 13th in the 3000 Pro Series but competed only in five events, with his best finish being 5th starting from 15th.

A1 Grand Prix

In late 2005, Beschir began competing in the A1 Grand Prix series. In the inaugural A1GP feature race at Brands Hatch while he was 7th overall, his car rolled at Paddock Hill Bend after making contact with A1 Team Italy's Enrico Toccacelo. His best finish in the series was 8th at Durban in 2008. Beschir was one of only 3 drivers from A1GP to win an award in 2006; he won the award for "Most Extensive Product Testing".^{[citation needed]}

Racing record

3000 Pro Series

Season	VAL	IMO	SPA	MUG	MIS	LAU	ADR	MON	Pts	Pos
2005		12	9	12	Ret	5			4	13th

A1 Grand Prix results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2005–06	Lebanon	GBR SPR 22	GBR FEA Ret	GER SPR Ret	GER FEA 18	POR SPR	POR FEA	AUS SPR	AUS FEA	MYS SPR Ret	MYS FEA 17	UAE SPR	UAE FEA	RSA SPR	RSA FEA	IDN SPR	IDN FEA	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	USA SPR	USA FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	23rd	0
2006–07		NED SPR	NED FEA	CZE SPR	CZE FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	MYS SPR 17	MYS FEA 20	IDN SPR	IDN FEA	NZL SPR	NZL FEA	AUS SPR	AUS FEA	RSA SPR	RSA FEA	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	GBR SPR	GBR SPR	23rd	0
2007–08		NED SPR	NED FEA	CZE SPR 20	CZE FEA 21	MYS SPR	MYS FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	NZL SPR	NZL FEA	AUS SPR	AUS FEA	RSA SPR 19	RSA FEA 08	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	GBR SPR 22	GBR SPR 18			22nd	3

External links

• Official site
• Career statistics at DriverDB