- Khalil Beschir
Khalil Beschir, (born
18 June 1983 ) inBahersaf ,Lebanon is a racing driver who currently races in theA1 Grand Prix series for A1 Team Lebanon and the only driver who stayed for 3 seasons in row. Beschir began racing in 1998 when he went into karting. But didn't race again until 2004 when he competed inBelgian Formula Renault . His best finish was 6th at Spa-Francorchamps after starting 32nd on the grid. In 2005 he completed one round of theItalian Formula 3 Championship finishing 11th in both races at Adria. He also finished 13th in the ItalianFormula 3000 Series but he competes only in 4 events and his best finish 5th starting from 15th on the grid. Currently he races for A1 Team Lebanon. Beschir's memorable moment of the championship so far was quite a scary one. In the inaugural feature race atBrands Hatch his car rolled at Paddock Hill Bend after making contact with A1 Team Italy'sEnrico Toccacelo . His best finish to date is 13th at Durban even tough he finished 8th this race but the last 2 laps were canceled due to red flag.In November 2005 speculations stated on the Internet and in some newspapers that Khalil Beschir has contacts for a move to Formula 1 as to be the first Lebanese and Arab driver in F1 History. Fact|date=February 2007
Beschir was one of only 3 drivers from A1GP to win an award. He won the award for "Most Extensive Product Testing".
Career results
*(1) = Team standings.External links
* [http://www.khalil-beschir.com/ Official site]
* [http://lebanon.a1gp.com/ A1 Team Lebanon]
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