Sean was out in Abu Dhabi coaching the drivers from Alex Renner Motors when he was called in at the last minute to race alongside Khaled. He was happy to oblige and his first laps of the circuit were in qualifying, sticking the car in 3^rd place on the grid behind the Porsche 997 Cup S of Rene Rast and the Covette GT3 of Karim Al Azhari!

Khaled took the start of the race and the power of the following Dodge Viper meant he lost a place, but settled into a nice rhythm in 4^th place. A late call on the safety car created a panic in the pits, as everyone came in at once, with Khaled handing over to Sean. He came right out behind the 3^rd place Viper, but the leading Cup S and second place Corvette were behind, it seemed as though the safety car had made a mistake and the first two cars had managed to lap the whole field in the confusion.

On the restart Sean immediately overtook the Viper for 3^rd place and pulled away, but Rast was in chase and unbeknown to Sean, he was actually being lapped, not fighting for the lead of the race. Either way, he put up little defence to the much superior Cup S and settled in behind for the remainder of the race. The duo took a well deserved 3^rd place in the end, although 2^nd on the road ahead of the Corvette.

“It’s a great track, the two cars ahead were much faster compared to our standard cup car, so we did the best we could and were happy with a podium. The team did a good job and Khaled too.” Sean said shortly after the race.

Khaled commented “I am very happy with the result today, it moves me up in the championship and it was great to drive along side Sean, I will be having him back for a few more rounds this year!”

The next round of the championship is at Dubai on the 18 and 19th of March, where it looks like Khaled and Sean will once again be teammates.

The 5th edition of the Dubai 24 hours again took place in January, during the UAE’s so called winter of 30c. Sean Edwards, along with fellow countryman Oliver Morley had set their sights on a podium finish. Rule changes for 2010 had meant that the 997 RSR’s were heavily restricted with extra weight and power reductions, so the race was not going to be easy. But, a 24 hour race is the ultimate endurance test for any driver, team and car. To finish, let alone finish well, so many thing have to go right, with the possibility of so many things to go wrong, it’s the toughest challenge around.

Practice was difficult, with the track being very “green” and the team using the new Dunlop tyre, there was a lot of setup work to be done. By the end of the test session, Sean and the team had worked hard and got the car to where they wanted it for the race. “There was so much oversteer in high speed corners, it was almost undrivable, especially for a long distance race, but I am glad we have resolved the issues now.” commented Sean after the second test session.

Sean was qualifying as usual, but a problem with the from aero splitter only allowed him one lap at reduced speed which resulted in a poor qualifying slot. All the other drivers did their mandatory three lap runs to be eligible for the race.

With the race starting on Friday, everything was set for the long haul ahead. With team owner Miro Knopka starting the car, it was underway to a safe start. Oliver Morley took over for the second stint, putting in a great effort to get the car from 22nd to 8th place by the time he pitted! It had taken it’s tole on him, as he almost collapsed from heat exhaustion when he got out of the car, with cockpit temperatures reaching upto 65c! Richard was third in the car and started off at a decent pace and started to find his rhythm. All of a sudden there was a code 60 yellow and Ricard came on the radio saying the rear right was broken! About ten minutes later the car was recovered by a truck and delivered to the pitlane. Disaster had struck, only three hours into the 24 hour race, with a right rear suspension failure. There was so much damage done to the rear of the car, the race was over, with not enough spare parts to fix it.

“I am gutted, we were progressing really well and I was looking forward to my first stint in the car during the early evening. It’s really bad luck, but that’s racing, so there is nothing we can do.” said a disappointed Sean Edwards shortly after the announced retirement.

Sean is now working hard to secure a full time ride in both the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup for the 2010 season.

2008 – Porsche Mobil1 Supercup

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
Hockenheim Test Day 1 AM	04/03/2008	Hockenheim	Porsche Official Test
Hockenheim Test Day 1 PM	04/03/2008	Hockenheim	Porsche Official Test
Hockenheim Test Day 2 AM	05/03/2008	Hockenheim	Porsche Official Test
Hockenheim Test Day 2 PM	05/03/2008	Hockenheim	Porsche Official test
1 – Result	04-06/04/2008	Bahrain	FIA Formula One World Championship
2 – Result	04-06/04/2008	Bahrain	FIA Formula One World Championship
3 – Result	25-27/04/2008	Barcelona	FIA Formula One World Championship
4 – Result	09-11/05/2008	Istanbul	FIA Formula One World Championship
5 – Result	23-25/05/2008	Monaco	FIA Formula One World Championship
6 – Result	20-22/06/2008	Magny Cours	FIA Formula One World Championship
7 – Result	04-06/07/2008	Silverstone	FIA Formula One World Championship
8 – Result	18-20/07/2008	Hockenheim	FIA Formula One World Championship
9 – Result	01-03/08/2008	Budapest	FIA Formula One World Championship
10 – Result	22-24/08/2008	Valencia	FIA Formula One World Championship
11 – Result	05-07/09/2008	Spa Francorchamps	FIA Formula One World Championship
12 – Result	12-14/09/2008	Monza	FIA Formula One World Championship

2008 – Langstrecken Meisterschaft Nurburgring

Race	Date	Circuit	Meeting
4 hours	11-12/04/2008	Nurburgring Nordschleife VLN	VLN

2008 – FIA GT1 European Championship

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
Monza Test Day 1	13/03/2008	Monza	FIA GT
Monza Test Day 2	14/03/2008	Monza	FIA GT
Round 1	19-20/04/2008	Silverstone	FIA GT
Round 2	17-18/05/2008	Monza	FIA GT

2007 – FIA GT2 European Championship

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
Monza Test – Result	22-23/02.2007	Monza	FIA GT
Nogaro Test – Result	6-7/03/2007	Nogaro	FIA GT
Spa Test – Result	02/07/2007	Spa	FIA GT
1 – Result	25/03/2007	Zhuhai	FIA GT
2 – Result	06/05/2007	Silverstone	FIA GT
3 – Result	20/05/2007	Bucharest	FIA GT
4 – Result	24/06/2007	Monza	FIA GT
5 – Result	08/07/2007	Oschersleben	FIA GT
6 – Result	29/07/2007	Spa Francorchamps	FIA GT
7 – Result	08/09/2007	Adria	FIA GT
8 – Result	23/09/2007	Brno	FIA GT
Did not compete	30/09/2007	Nogaro	FIA GT
Did not compete	21/10/2007	Zolder	FIA GT
Championships	GT2	11th
	Teams	6th
	Constructor	2nd

2007 – Apex Tubulars Porsche Open

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
2 – Result	22/04/2007	Snetterton	Porsche Open

2006 – FIA GT3 European Championship

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
1 – Result	06/05/2006	Silverstone GP	FIA GT
2 – Result	07/05/2006	Silverstone GP	FIA GT
3 – Result	01/07/2006	Oschersleben	FIA GT
4 – Result	02/07/2006	Oschersleben	FIA GT
5 – Result	28/07/2006	Spa Francornchamps	FIA GT
6 – Result	29/07/2006	Spa Francornchamps	FIA GT
7 – Result	02/09/2006	Dijon Prenois	FIA GT
8 – Result	03/09/2006	Dijon Prenois	FIA GT
9 – Result	16/09/2006	Mugello	FIA GT
10 – Result	17/09/2006	Mugello	FIA GT
Championships	Overall – Result	1st
	Porsche – Result	1st
	Constructor – Result	1st

2005 – British GT Championship / Tag Heur 250

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
13 – Result	14/08/2005	Silverstone GP	British F3/GT
Tag – Result		Brands Hatch GP	Tag Heur 250
17 – Result	09/10/2005	Silverstone Int	British F3/GT
18 – Result	09/10/2005	Silverstone Int	British F3/GT

2004 – Formula Renault Uk Championship

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
1 – Result	11/04/04	Thruxton	Toca
2 – Result	11/04/04	Thruxton	Toca
3 – Result	25/04/04	Brands Hatch Indy	Toca
4 – Result	25/04/04	Brands Hatch Indy	Toca
5 – Result	9/05/04	Silverstone International	Toca
6 – Result	9/05/04	Silverstone International	Toca
7 – Result	22/05/04	Oulten Park	Toca
8 – Result	22/05/04	Oulten Park	Toca
9 – Result	25/06/04	Thruxton	Renault Festival
10 – Result	25/06/04	Thruxton	Renault Festival
11 – Result		Croft	Toca
12 – Result		Croft	Toca
13 – Result		Knockhill	Toca
14 – Result		Knockhill	Toca
15 – Result		Brands Hatch Indy	Toca
16 – Result		Brands Hatch Indy	Toca
17 – Result		Snetterton	Toca
18 – Result		Snetterton	Toca
19 – Result		Donnington Park	Toca
20 – Result		Donnington Park	Toca
Championships	Graduates – Result	5th

2003 – BRDC Formula Ford Single Seater Championship

Round	Date	Circuit	Meeting
Result = 3rd		Silverstone Stowe	BRSCC
Result = 1st		Silverstone Stowe	BRSCC
Result = 1st		Silverstone Stowe	BRSCC
Result = 1st		Silverstone Stowe	BRSCC
1 – Result = 6th		Silverstone National	BRSCC
2 – Result = 5th		Silverstone National	BRSCC
3 – Result = 3rd		Donnington Park	British F3/GT
4 – Result = 4th		Donnington Park	British F3/GT
Result = 4th		Silverstone International	BRSCC
5 – Result = 4th		Snetterton	British F3/GT
6 – Result = 5th		Snetterton	British F3/GT
7 – Result = 1st		Croft	British F3/GT
8 – Result = 3nd		Silverstone GP	British F3/GT
9 – Result = 2nd		Oulton Park	British F3/GT
10 – Result = 4th		Rockingham	British F3/GT
11 – Result = DNF		Rockingham	British F3/GT
12 – Result = DNF		Brands Hatch GP	British F3/GT
Championship Position	4th

Sean Edwards clinched a fabulous second place in the final round of the DTM supporting German Carrera Cup. He was drafted in by the Hermes Attepmto Racing team for Barcelona and Hockenheim, to try and help them move up in the team standings. He scored a 5th and 2nd place respectively, to help move the team into second place in the final teams standings!

The team had a new sponsor called Otto on board for Hockenheim and their 60th anniversary logo provided a very colorful car for Edwards to race. The Otto branded car was on form all weekend, clinching 3rd place in qualifying behind the two title favorites Jeroen Bleekemolen and Thomas Jager. “The car was great in qualifying” commented Edwards “Third is a good place to start and I will try and go for the win tomorrow. Unfortunately the second lap on my new tyres I had traffic in sector three, after I had set fastest times in the first two sectors, so pole might have been possible, but this is racing.” The other team cars placed 5th, 9th and 10th respectively.

At the start of the race, Edwards attacked championship leader Thomas Jager straight away into Turn 1 and took second place, with Bleekemolen establishing a 1.5 second lead at the end of the first lap, Edwards set chase. The young Brit clawed the gap down to just .1 of a second by lap four and tried everything to try and find a way past, but he was not able to pass the Dutch driver. Bleekemolen won the race from Edwards in second and Engelhart in third. Hermes Attempto racing secured 2nd place in the teams championship and the other team cars finished 5th, 8th and 10th.

“I had a good start and got into second immediately. The car was great in the first 10 laps and I could challenge Jeroen for the lead, but I could not get quite close enough in the areas where you can overtake. After that, the car started to loose front grip and I couldn’t keep pace with Jeroen anymore, so settled for second. It’s a great way to finish the season off and I would like to thank Hermes Attempto, Arkin and Kosta for the opportunity!” said Edwards after the race.

The 2010 season is already looking promising and he hopes to be back in the Porsche Supercup to attack for the title. Along with that, a possible German Carrera Cup campaign and endurance racing.

Porsche Supercup racewinner Sean Edwards is set to become the latest driver to join the 2009 Le Mans Series grid. The 22 year old from Henley-On-Thames, United Kingdom will drive a ARC Bratislava-Kaneko prepared Saleen S7R in the LM GT1 category at the 1000 Km of Catalunya on April 5th.

The British driver is not unfamiliar with the Saleen S7R. In 2008 Edwards joined ARC Bratislava for the first two rounds of the FIA GT Championship. Alongside team owner Miro Konopka Edwards nearly secured an overall pole position at the opening race at the Silverstone circuit after treacherous weather conditions hampered the qualifying session. Unfortunately the team retired in both races that Edwards raced.

ARC Bratislava-Kaneko Racing will enter one Saleen S7R in the Le Mans Series this year. At the Le Mans Series official test days at the Circuit Paul Ricard HTTT the Saleen was third fastest in the LM GT1 class, its best time in two days just over a second slower than the fastest time set by the Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R.

“I am grateful to Miro for the opportunity to drive the Saleen again and in a new championship for myself. The experience of racing with LMP’s for the first time will be a valuable one for me and I look forward to the challenge,” says Edwards.

“The team and I have high hopes as usual, especially after the two races we did in the FIA GT, claiming two pole positions and leading both races in our class until we hit technical problems unfortunately. As a team I am confident we will work well together and we are aiming to be on the podium in the GT1 class. The most important aspect of a 1000km race is to keep out of trouble, especially when being lapped by the faster cars and as long as we can do that and have no technical gremlins, I am confident we will be on the podium.”

The full line-up of the Saleen for the Barcelona round of the Le Mans Series is Sean Edwards/Miro Konopka/Paul Daniels.