Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani

Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani (born 1990 in Doha) is a Qatari racing driver. He last competed in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe for QMMF by Saintéloc Racing.

Career

24H Series Al-Abdulghani'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 Abdulla Al-Khelaifi 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-Abdulghani and HRT were leading the race at the 12-Hour mark. They would go on to win the race. This was significant for Al-Abdulghani, 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-Abdulghani entered the inaugural 992 Endurance Cup held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He would once again be joined by Al-Khelaifi, 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-Abdulghani 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-Khelaifi, Al-Maadheed, and Hanses would join Al-Abdulghani 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-Abdulghani 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-Abdulghani, Abdulla Al-Khelaifi 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-Abdulghani and the team later withdrew from the final race of the season at Yas Marina.

Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East Al-Abdulghani 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 scored points in both races and finished 8th in the championship.

GT World Challenge Europe

2025 For his main campaign, Al-Abdulghani 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, he competed in the Bronze class of the championship. For the sprint cup races in the championship, he would drive alongside Ghanim Al-Maadheed, while Abdulla Al-Khelaifi and Julian Hanses would join them for the endurance cup races. At Monza, Al-Abdulghani would score their best result of the season of fifth thus far.

Racing record

Career summary Season still in progress.

Complete 24H Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Middle East Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.