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| name = Basil Shaaban | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanese | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|3|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Beirut (Lebanon) | last series = F3 Euroseries | first year = 2007 | current team = Prema Powerteam | car number = 5 | former teams = HBR Motorsport | starts = 60 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest laps = 0 | best finish = 17th | year = 2009 | prev series = Italian F3 3000 Pro Series A1 Grand Prix British F3 | prev series years = 2005 2005 2005–06, 2006–07 2006, 2008 | titles = | title years = | awards = | award years = }} Basil Shaaban (born 27 March 1980 in Beirut) is a Lebanese racing driver, and was raised primarily in Abu Dhabi. Early racingShaaban began racing in Lebanon at the age of 14, at the Circuit des Champions karting center near Brummana. Eventually, he worked his way up to driving {{convert|16|hp}}, 100 cc, 2-stroke karts. Racing in universityWhile a student at University of California, Berkeley, Shaaban bought a {{convert|23|hp}}, 100 cc kart from Trackmagic and began racing in the Northern California region alongside his studies. Over the next few years he won several races. Shaaban graduated with a bachelor degree in astrophysics from Berkeley.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} Entry into formula carsAfter graduating from Berkeley, in 2004 Shaaban began racing in Formula Renault 2000 in the USA and Formula Ford 1800 in the United Kingdom. He became the first Arab to win a Formula Ford 1800 race in Europe.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} A1 Grand PrixShaaban was one of A1 Team Lebanon's drivers for the inaugural 2005–06 season of the series, alongside Khalil Beschir and American Graham Rahal. None of the drivers scored any points, however Shaaban scored Lebanon's highest finishing position of the season in the Feature race in Estoril, finishing 11th out of 24. Shaaban inaugurated A1 Team Lebanon's second season when he raced at the A1GP 2006–07 season opener in Zandvoort, The Netherlands. Formula Three EuroseriesShaaban competed in the Formula Three Euroseries beginning in 2007, which was his first full season of car racing. He spent his first two seasons (2007-2008) at HBR Motorsport, before moving to Prema Powerteam for the 2009 season. In his 55th race, Shaaban took both his first top-ten finish and his first Euroseries points (seventh) in Barcelona. In the second race, he started from the front row due to the series' reverse-grid system for the top eight finishers in the first race. Although he was passed by Alexander Sims, Shaaban finished third. In 2009, he finished 12th in the Masters of F3 at Zandvoort. Complete A1 Grand Prix results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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7 : 1980 births|Living people|Sportspeople from Beirut|A1 Team Lebanon drivers|British Formula Three Championship drivers|Lebanese racing drivers|Formula 3 Euro Series drivers |
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