Hamza Dirani
Born in Amman- Jordan
Aug. 16, 1982

• Hamza Dirani is the first Jordanian to participate in Formula races
• Fastest in Karting 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006.
• Hamza Dirani is the youngest champion in the history of motor-sports in Jordan.

Participations & Achievements:

1997   Won the first prize in the Polaris ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles) race
1999   Started to participate in the Jordan Karting Championship
2000   2^nd place in the Lucky Strike Karting Race

2001

• 1^st place in round 1 & 2 of the Karting championship
• Won Abdoun Karting Race
• Participated in the Jordan International Rally and Syrian International Rally on Volvo 244
• Won the "Achievement Award for Best Novice Rally Driver"

2002

• 1^st place in a training course at the Bill Gwynne Rally School in England
• 2^nd place in round 1 of the Jordan Rally Championship
• Participated in the Jordan International Rally and Rally of Lebanon on Renault Clio Williams
• Invited to participate in the prestigious “Race of Champions” in Saudi Arabia
• Became Jordan's champion (two wheel drive category) for the Jordan Rally Championship 2002, and 4^th overall in the same championship

2003   Achieved a break-through record of winning seven out of seven races in the Jordan Karting Championship making him the youngest driver to win the championship.

2004

• Again, Hamza was crowned the Jordan Kart Champion, achieving fastest lap in all races of 2003 and 2004.
• Invited to join the "Traffic Awareness Campaign" organized by the Police Department and Red Bull where he talked to students of the local universities about safety and difference between racing and daily driving.
• Dirani was chosen to join Meritus Racing, the leading team in the Formula BMW championship.

2005

• Invited to visit Red Bull F1 team during the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix.
• Training young kart drivers to help them pull more out of their talents.
• For the 3^rd year, Hamza is the fastest in Karting. He won the opening round of the championship.

• Participated in round 11 & 12 (Japan) and 13 & 14 (China) of the Formula BMW Asia championship. Hamza was able to catch up with experienced drivers and finished all the races ranked in top ten.
• Invited to participate as a guest driver in the Final Round of the Formula Ford Championship. Hamza achieved fast lap in the first practice session. As a guest driver he had to start from the back of the grid (17th) and finished 3^rd overall.

2006

• Tested in Formula Renault 2000 in UK
• Participated in 3 rounds of the Jordan Karting Championship. Finished all races in 1^st position, but only two races were counted.
• Started the Dirani Karting School to help young drivers to develop their skills.

2007

• The Jordan Rally Champion, Amjad Farrah, supported Hamza to be the junior driver in his team. Dirani participated in three round of the Jordan Rally Champion and did impressive results.
• Finished the Jordan International Rally in 2^nd place on the Jordanian standings.
• Leader of Makaseb Karting Team of five senior drivers, and 3 juniors.
• Continued to share his experience in giving karting courses at Jordan Speed Center.
• Organized the Tony Kart Ramadan Challenge.
• Invited by Bridgestone to Dubai to test the new Potenza tires on the Autodrome Curcuit.
• Sponsored by Bentley Cars, Hamza tested two days in Beirut as preparation for the Middle East Karting Cup.
• Filmed a special report to Al Jazeera Channel about the Karting, Makaseb Team and Karting School.
• 2^nd place in the Jordan Karting Championship
• 2^nd place in the final round of the Lebanese Karting Championship.

Hamza’s performance records in Karting: