Hamza Dirani حمزة ديراني (born in Amman, August 16, 1982) is a

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

ian race car and

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driver. In addition to competing successfully in karting in Jordan,

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and

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, in 2005, he joined Meritus Racing to race in the Formula BMW Asia racing series and be the first Jordanian to participate in

Formula Racing Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single ...

. He finished all his races in the top ten. He is also an entrepreneur, having established his own karting business in 2006.

Racing career highlights

In 2005, Dirani joined formula racing, participating in several rounds of the Formula BMW Asia championship and finishing in the top ten. He also drove as a guest by invitation in the

Formula Ford Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...

Championship at the

Bahrain International Circuit The Bahrain International Circuit ( ar, حلبة البحرين الدولية, Ḥalba al-Baḥrayn ad-Dawliyya) is a motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2), and the annual Formula One Bahrain ...

. He has also continued successfully competing in karting, taking 3rd in the 2008 Middle East Karting Championship. Hamza Dirani F BMW

Business

In 2006, Dirani became the national official representative of Tony Kart. In 2007, he opened his own compan
Jordan Karting
and organized the first Tony Kart Ramadan Challenge. Now
Jordan Karting
is the leader in the karting field in Jordan and became the official dealer for many brands, such as

Birel Birel S.p.A. of Lissone (near Milan, Italy) started building karts in the late 1950s after many years as a bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-tr ...

, OMP,

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and many more. Below is a list of races organized b
Jordan Karting

Karting School

Here are some results of drivers sponsored and trained by Dirani before and during the Dirani Karting School

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dirani, Hamza Jordanian racing drivers 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Amman Formula Ford drivers Formula BMW Asia drivers Team Meritus drivers