Moment of glory!

Raed Raffii was crowned back-to-back champion in the BIC 2,000cc Challenge at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) over the weekend.

Raffii clinched his second successive title after winning both races in the 2021/2022 season’s seventh and final round, held as part of National Race Day at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

Raffii’s double in the championship finale marked his fifth and sixth wins of the 14-race season. He also finished on the podium in every other sprint without any DNFs – making for a fantastic campaign.

The past weekend’s events took place along BIC’s 2.55-kilometre Inner Track. All the action was held under BIC’s bright floodlights, and there was plenty of heated wheel-to-wheel racing from the get-go.

Raffii’s chief title rival Raed Himmo captured pole position for the first race after clocking a best lap time of 1:17.901.

At the lights to start Race One, Raffii had the better getaway and headed into the first turn with the lead in his Honda S2000. Pole-sitter Himmo was struggling and was quickly out of the top places.

In Race Two, Raed Himmo and Majed Himmo were on the front row, with Raffii on row three alongside Ray and behind the Buelow pair – Andreas and Wiebke.

Raed Himmo got away well but late in the first lap, with Raffii behind him, experienced some car trouble and was forced to retire.

Raffii inherited the lead and powered to the finish in a time of 15:58.222 for the season-ending victory.

To go with his two wins, Raffii also clocked the fastest lap in both of the round’s sprints.

Raffii ended the season with 301 points in first place on the overall championship standings. His campaign-ending double and Raed Himmo’s bad luck in the finale gave Raffii a comfortable 65-point lead on the table.