Racing circuits across the region will soon resonate to the sights and sounds of 12 sensational Maserati GranTurismo MC Trofeo race cars battling it out. Maserati will race in Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi as part of a six-weekend, 12-race series. Each race will be supported by local racing championships to provide a packed weekend of motorsport for race fans.

Gentlemen drivers signed up for the series will get their first chance to experience the car at the official pre-season test session. This will be held at Abu Dhabi's Formula One Yas Marina Circuit in the UAE on Saturday 19th November.
Racing itself gets underway just two weeks' later when the Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK series arrives at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The first race weekend takes place over the weekend of December 2nd-3rd. Drivers will get the chance to improve on their performance in Bahrain as the series revisits the Formula One circuit for Round 2 on January 6th-7th 2012.

With only three weeks' respite for the drivers, the series returns to the UAE for Round 3 of the season, which takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on January 26th-27th.
The stunning MotoGP Losail Circuit in Qatar will test the abilities of the grid of drivers as the series reaches its half-way point on February 17th-18th.
Maserati returns to the UAE for the final two rounds of the series, with the Dubai Autodrome hosting Round 5 on March 2nd-3rd. The season finale of the Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK takes place just two weeks later when it returns to Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit on March 22nd-23rd.

Umberto Cini, Managing Director of Maserati Middle East & Africa, is proud to be bringing the first factory-backed race series to the region. "My team here in the Middle East have been working extremely hard with our colleagues in Italy over the past year to bring the Maserati Trofeo to the region. I believe we are offering something unique to the motorsport community in the Middle East."
Fans will be able to keep up to date with all the action from the Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK series through www.maseraticorse.com and Maserati Middle East & Africa's facebook page at facebook.com/MaseratiME. Live race reports and paddock action will be available through the dedicated twitter account @TrofeoJBFRAK.
The Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK series is open to anyone with an interest in motorsport – even if they have never raced before. An all-inclusive package is offered to drivers that will provide a hassle-free racing experience that covers all costs involved in racing and logistics between each race circuit.

Anyone interested in the series should contact Alix Capper-Murdoch, Motorsport Coordinator for Maserati Middle East & Africa. E-mail alix-capper.murdoch@maserati.com or call +971 4 701 7650.