Driver
Arif Saif Al Zafeen (UAE)
Throttleman
Nadir Bin Hendi (UAE)
Driver
Arif Saif Al Zafeen (UAE)
01/09/1974
Dubai, U.A.E.
Dubai
Arif Al Zafeen continues to enjoy a remarkable Class 1 career; he has won the world title three times and has an unprecedented win rate – twenty one wins from thirty starts.
He made a spectacular start to his Class 1 career in 2007 - winning on his debut in Athens, and then in Arendal, Constanta and Qatar to lift the Class 1 World and European Championships in his rookie season. He was sidelined through injury in 2008, but returned in 2009 to win the World, Middle East and Edox Pole Position Championships and then added his third World title to his tally in 2010 along with the European and Middle East titles.
He made his competitive debut fifteen years ago in wooden powerboat racing, and competed in the UAE Formula 2000 Circuit Racing Championship, winning the title in 1997/1998 and in 1998/1999.
Recently appointed Executive Director of the Victory Team organisation, Arif also lifted the Class Three (Six Litre) World Championship in 2009 thanks to three successive wins in Nettuno, Italy alongside regular racing partner Nadir Bin Hendi.
Throttleman
Nadir Bin Hendi (UAE)
15/12/1969
Dubai, U.A.E.
Dubai
Nadir bin Hendi is one of an elite group of racers to win 3 consecutive World titles. He made his Class 1 driving debut in 2005, switching to throttleman duties the following year.
He won the World, Middle East and Edox Pole Position Championships for the first time in 2008 with veteran driver Mohammed Al Marri. He successfully defended all three the following year when he was joined in the cockpit by Arif Al Zafeen and together again in 2010, they secured what was a third World title for both of them, along with European and Middle East titles. Up to the start of the 2011 season he has won twenty one Grand prix’s.
In 2009, he also lifted the Class Three (Six Litre) World Championship this time as driver to Arif Al Zafeen on throttles in Fazza S3.
He competed in traditional wooden powerboat racing in the UAE throughout the mid-nineties and also tasted success with in the Aquabike World Championships, lifting the world title in 1995, 1996 and 2003.
He returned to the podium in jet powered racing in 2010, winning the World title in the fiercely competitive Pro-Am GP runabout class at the 29th IJBSA World Championships in the USA.
He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering and now holds a management position at Victory Team.