Doha.  Qatar’s first encounter with the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East was a landmark occasion from the start, and a weekend of spectacular race action under the lights of Losail International Circuit saw a champion in waiting clinch his title earlier than expected. Abdulaziz Al Faisal had arrived in Doha in a commanding position, [...]

DOHA (Qatar)Thursday, February 9th, 2012 - The new-look Sealine Cross-Country Rally, organised by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), will play host to the third round of this year’s FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies and round two of the six-event FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship on April 15th-21st. The two-day event is open to [...]

Wed 8th 2012: Despite very low air and track temperatures at Valencia, lady racer Elena Rossell and her team-mate Damian Cudlin started off with a hot and busy first day of testing for this year’s Moto2 World Championship. Both new riders of QMMF Racing, the team of Qatar’s Motor and Motorcycle Federation, tried to put [...]

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. [...]

Doha, Nov 10th 2011 – Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation presented the two teams that will take part in Doha 8hours, QERT I & QERT II. This edition of 8Hours is very important and has a lot of significance as it will be the first time that a team is 100% formed by women riders [...]

DOHA (Qatar): The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has confirmed that it will run the Qatar International Baja, a candidate event for inclusion in the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, on November 24-26, 2011. The two-day event is open to cars (T1, T2, T3 and Category 2WD) and bikes (450cc, quad, women and [...]

QMMF Racing Team riders Mishal Al-Naimi and Ricky Cardús found their rhythm and confidence on the first day of practice for the German Grand Prix. 27-year-old Al-Naimi from Doha, Qatar tried a new set-up on his Moriwaki prototype and felt comfortable on the twists and bends of the unique Sachsenring. He will try to improve [...]

Assen June 23d 2011- QMMF Racing Team rider Ricky Cardús, who had missed both the Barcelona and the Silverstone Grand Prix due to appendicitis, made a promising comeback with 15th place in the first free practice session for the Dutch TT at Assen. The 23-year-old from Barcelona, who had never been on the Assen circuit [...]

QMMF Racing Team rider Ricky Cardús, who had never been on the Le Mans circuit before, impressed the audience with quick lap times early in the first practice session for the French Motorcycle Grand Prix, but then took too many risks and suffered a set-back with a crash. In the afternoon, the 23-year-old Spaniard wasn’t [...]