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<\/p>\nThe team wrt trio, including ahmad al harthy from oman, alongside valentino rossi and kelvin van der linde, wrapped up the fia world endurance championship round three in belgium with a hard-fought ninth-place finish. despite aiming for a podium finish after their impressive second place in imola, italy, the race presented challenges, including a speed-limiter issue during a pit stop. however, the team showcased resilience at the totalenergies 6 hours of spa-francorchamps.<\/p>\n
Al harthy started competitively from ninth on the lmgt3 grid, maintaining a strong pace throughout his two-hour stint. his excellent start propelled the no. 46 car into the top three during the initial 120 minutes, positioning the team favorably.<\/p>\n
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Following a system glitch during al harthy\u2019s second stop, the team faced an unfortunate drive-through penalty. rossi and van der linde then took over, navigating the final stages of the six-hour race at the iconic ardennes track, striving to recover lost ground.<\/p>\n
Al harthy’s qualifying performance on saturday saw him securing seventh place, just a fraction of a second away from provisional pole. rossi then competed in the hyperpole session, ultimately securing ninth position in the top 10 grid shoot-out, marking a solid start for the team.<\/p>\n
Al harthy acknowledged the challenges but remained optimistic, stating that the team maximized the car’s potential, ultimately securing ninth place. despite the setback, al harthy expressed excitement about the upcoming le mans 24 hours, emphasizing his pride in representing oman at the prestigious motorsport event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"sports","protected":false},"author":4459,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[377,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-muscat","category-news"],"acf":{"featured_image":{"ID":3038,"id":3038,"title":"Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","filename":"Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","filesize":49773,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/muscat\/en\/omans-al-harthy-secured-hard-fought-ninth-place\/hard-fought_ninth_place_for_omans_ahmad_al_harthy_and_team_wrt-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"4459","description":"","caption":"","name":"hard-fought_ninth_place_for_omans_ahmad_al_harthy_and_team_wrt-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3040,"date":"2025-05-12 07:53:31","modified":"2025-05-12 07:53:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/muscat\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT-250x143.jpg","medium-width":250,"medium-height":143,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":400,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":400,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT-120x69.jpg","small-width":120,"small-height":69,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/05\/12115331\/Hard-fought_ninth_place_for_Omans_Ahmad_Al_Harthy_and_Team_WRT-700x200.jpg","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"shorten_deep_link":"https:\/\/lovin.go.link\/5aReq","hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image_caption":"","ad_square_right":"","summary":"","flexible_content":false,"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_ads":false,"slots_script_override":"","ad_horizontal_top_desktop":"","ad_vertical_left_desktop":"","ad_vertical_right_desktop":"","ad_horizontal_top_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_bottom_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_1":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_2":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_3":"","article_ad_infeed_slot":"","ad_square_podcast":"","disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"legacy_sponsor_name":"","legacy_sponsor_website":"","legacy_sponsor_content":"","legacy_sponsor_image":"","featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":""},"yoast_head":"\n