Wednesday, April 18th 2012:- Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Spain’s Marc Coma and the UAE’s Atif Al-Zarouni set the fastest times in their respective car, bike and quad sections on the first 330.51km special stage of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally through the southern Qatar desert on Wednesday. Al-Attiyah extended his 8.7-second overnight lead to a staggering [...]
Saturday, January 28th, 2012- AL-WAKRA (Qatar): Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari held his nerve and drove in a cool and measured way to secure a stunning victory in the Qatar International Rally, the opening round of the 2012 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), in Doha on Saturday. Despite fierce pressure from Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah over the second [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
DOHA (Qatar): As the Middle East’s leading drivers arrive in the State of Qatar to make their final preparations for this weekend’s Qatar International Rally, round one of the 2012 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, officials at the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) have announced changes to the route for the two-day, all-desert rally. [...]
Dubai, UAE, 3rd December 2011: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah stamped his authority on the 33rd Dubai International Rally today with a stunning second leg display which saw him win the event, and the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, for the seventh time. A breathtaking surge by the dashing Qatari in his Ford Fiesta S2000 saw [...]
Dubai, UAE, 20th November 2011: The 33rd Dubai International Rally, and final round of the 2011 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, will be staged on UAE National Day weekend under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Arts and Culture Authority. Coinciding with the 40th anniversary [...]
ABU DHABI (UAE). Thursday, April 7, 2011: France’s Stéphane Peterhansel wrapped up a record-breaking seventh win, with Marc Coma, the reigning world champion, rubberstamping his two-wheeled superiority by clinching a third consecutive bikes category title, as the 2011 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge came to a close today at the Yas Marina Circuit. Among the quads, [...]
ABU DHABI (UAE). Wednesday, April 6, 2011: The 2011 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge draws to a close today (Thursday, April 7), as the international field sets out on the event’s final Abu Dhabi leg. The stage will end what has been a spectacular opening round of the FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship and second [...]
