Lima – Peru 6/1/2019: From one year to the next things seem the same for Nasser Al Attiyah. The wins and titles keep adding up as his 14th crown in the MERC (Middle East Rally Championship) and 5th consecutive triumph in the…
➢The car category boasts the greatest field since 2015, with 130 vehicles —including about 30 S×S— expected to take the start in Lima on 7 January. ➢The X-Raid Team was dealt the best hand following the reshuffling of the elite deck…
HA’IL NISSAN INTERNATIONAL RALLY GETS UNDERWAY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON Teams to face timed sections in the An Nafud deserts from Sunday to Tuesday HA’IL (Saudi Arabia): The 14thHa’il Nissan International Rally gets underway with a ceremonial start and a short super…
➢ Among the 138 riders expected at the start in Lima, the last three winners of the Dakar, Toby Price, Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner, will be the leaders at KTM, which has been threatened but never beaten since January 2000. …
ESSA AL-DOSSARI RETURNS TO DEFEND HIS HA’IL INTERNATIONAL RALLY TITLE ED Racing to field two-car team with Emirati Abdullah Al-Herais on board HA’IL (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabian driver Essa Al-Dossari is returning to defend the Ha’il Nissan International Rally title he secured…
Ø The domination of the Kamaz team continued in 2018 with the third victory for Eduard Nikolaev, despite the unsuccessful attacks of Fernando Villagra. Ø But among the 41 trucks expected at the start in Lima, Team De Rooy will be stronger with the return of Gerard De…
For the 41st edition of the Dakar, which begins this coming January 7 in Lima, the ultra-sandy programme has attracted 534 competitors in 334 vehicles. The make-up of the bivouac will change slightly with a higher percentage of “rookies’’ and also with…
2018 Manateq International Rally of Qatar, November 15-17 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, round 5 Dramatic fifth stage retirement for Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah Adel Abdulla guides Fiesta R5 to second; Al-Kuwari wins MERC 2 LOSAIL (Qatar): Czech rival Vojtĕch Štajf and…
Jordan / Mohammed Al-Farwati Jordan’s Mousa Jahriyan won his second consecutive title in the Middle East Rally Championship (Merk 3), which falls under the umbrella of the International Federation of Motor Sports and became the first Jordanian racer to win two titles…
IMPRESSIVE ENTRY AND SEVERAL NEW DRIVERS SET FOR MANATEQ INTERNATIONAL RALLY OF QATAR Drivers from Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon and Europe DOHA (Qatar): The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) is delighted to announce that 19 teams (subject to FIA…
