Khalil Beschir
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. Since 2010 he became a highly regarded Formula 1 Pundit and Motorsport personality on TV in the Arab world. He joined Abu Dhabi Sports Channel as a Formula 1 pundit from 2010 till 2014. In 2014 he signed an exclusive contract with beIN Sports Channel as a Formula 1 pundit & commentator to cover the sport in Middle East and North Africa. Since he started commentating on the Formula 1 races in 2014 he is leaving his mark in this field and becoming a leading Arab F1 commentator. He also owns a Motorsport Management company helping young drivers in their racing careers and leading many Motorsport projects in Middle East.
Beschir began racing in 1998 when he went into karting. 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. 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 in Germany.
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".
Racing record
3000 Pro Series
| Season | VAL |
IMO |
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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