Yasser Shahin
Yasser Shahin
RACING IN: Asian LMS
Biography
Yasser Shahin is an endurance racing driver, two-time GT World Challenge Australia champion and Audi R8 LMS Cup winner who raced in the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series with United Autosports.
Key Stats
Nationality
Australian-Palestinian
Hometown
DOB
24th October
Favourite circuit
The Bend Motorsport Park GT Circuit
Racing career
Yasser has had a lifelong interest in cars and motorsport – however, the turning point for him getting behind the wheel as a racing driver was when he started building a race track.
Now co-owner of The Bend Motorsport Park in Adelaide, Yasser has been racing in GT3 since 2018. He won his first major title the following year in the 2019 Audi R8 LMS Cup with two wins, five podiums and a fastest lap over 10 races. The final round in Sepang, Malaysia was to become a career highlight for the Australian-Palestinian driver, who started second on the grid in difficult wet conditions and went on to take the win.
In 2021, Yasser became the Pro-Am GT World Challenge Australia Champion, with six wins and eight podiums over 10 races. The following year, he won the Pro-Am championship once again with five wins and eight podiums to boot.
At the end of the 2022 season, Yasser joined United Autosports at the Bahrain International Circuit for two days of LMP2 testing in preparation for the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series, where he celebrated a second place finish in Abu Dhabi with co-drivers Garnet Patterson and Olly Jarvis.
It's nice to drive such an advanced piece of machinery with a sophisticated operation like United Autosports.
YaSSER SHAHIN
Career Highlights
// Won the 2019 Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup
// Claimed back-to-back Pro-Am championship titles at the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia in 2021 and 2022
// Charged from P4 to P1 in the final 10 minutes of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia race in Bathurst, taking the win
asian le mans series
In 2023, Yasser Shahin raced with United Autosports for the first time, contesting the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series with Oliver Jarvis and Garnet Patterson. The #23 car sported a special orange and black livery - the distinctive colours of The Bend Motorsport Park in Adelaide - and delivered podium celebrations in Abu Dhabi for Yasser and his co-drivers.
personal life
Yasser is an Entrepreneur and part owner of The Bend Motorsport Park in Adelaide. When he’s not working or racing, he enjoys gardening and growing his own food – giving him time to think, away from the roar of the track.
