Qatar International Rally: Qatar’s Al Kuwari snatches overnight lead while Al-Attiyah retires after fifth stage

Friday, January 27th, 2012- AL-WAKRA (Qatar): Abdulaziz and Nasser Al-Kuwari were the surprise leaders of a thrilling Qatar International Rally after six dramatic special stages in the Qatar desert on Friday. Abdulaziz won two of the morning’s three specials in his new Tok Sport-run Mini S2000, but differential problems cost the Qatari valuable time and a [...]

UAE TCC: Papantonis, Zuhour and Khan victorious at Yas Marina Circuit

  27 January 2012-Total UAE Touring Car Championship Report Yas Marina Circuit, on Friday 27 January, hosted the DAMC organized Round 5 of both the Total UAE Touring Car Championship and the NGK UAE GT Championship, with some thrilling racing on the Northern Circuit configuration of the splendid Grand Prix venue. In Race 1 of [...]

MERC: Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah bids for 10th successive Qatar Rally win this weekend

DOHA (Qatar): The two-day Qatar International Rally gets underway at the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) in Doha on Friday morning and kick-starts a new season of FIA Middle East Rally Championship action. The seven round series takes in events in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus and Dubai and annually attracts the cream [...]

Rally: Ben Sulayem sends warning to UAE Rally drivers absent from Qatar Rally line-up

Dubai, UAE, 26th January 2012: FIA Vice President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has warned that UAE drivers risk undermining efforts to revive rallying in the region if they do not support the FIA Middle East Championship. Sulayem spoke today of his shock on discovering that the entry list for the Qatar International Rally, which launches the [...]

UAE National Racing: Yas Marina hosts combined round of Touring Car and GT championships this weekend

25 January 2012 – Yas Marina Circuit plays host, on Friday 27 January, to the DAMC organized Round 5 of both the Total UAE Touring Car Championship and the NGK UAE GT Championship. It’s back to business for the UAE’s best race drivers in the first UAE national race meeting of the new year. The [...]