AMMAN — Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won first place for
round four of the 2022 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, which was flagged
away on Thursday by HRH Princess Ayah Al-Feisal from the Royal Automobile
Museum.
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Attiyah, partnered
with Mathieu Baumel, was at the wheel of an Autotek Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 came
in first place with a total time of 2:18:03.7.
Lebanon’s Alex
Feghali partnered with Josef Matar riding a Mitsubishi Evo 9, ranked second
with a total time of 2:28:01.3, while Kuwait’s Mishari Al-Thefiri partnered
with Nasser Al-Kuwari riding a Mitsubishi Evo 10 ranked third in the
championship with a total time of 2:28:23.4.
The rally consists
of 12 stages divided across two days. Each stage of the three stages is done in
two loops a day. The three stages of the first day, Friday, were Yakrut Stage
9.71km, Jordan River Stage 40.79km, and Baptism Stage 11.34km.
The three stages of
the second day, Saturday, were Bahath Stage 12.69km, Suwayma Stage 11.08km, and
Ma’in Stage 17km.
The Jordan River
Stage was used three times as one of the stages in the World Rally Championship
and is considered the most thrilling stage in the rally. It is also known for
its varied terrain.
On day two of the
championship, the Bahath Stage was impacted by dusty weather conditions,
increasing participants’ competitiveness.
Several competitors
withdrew from the championship on Friday due to some accidents, such as Oman’s
Abdullah Al-Rawahi, who was partnered with Ata Hmoud, Jordan’s Salameh
Al-Ghammaz partnered with Fayez Al-Gammaz, Jordan’s Shaker Jwihan partnered by
Nancy Al-Majali — who was the only woman participating in the championship, and
Qatar’s Nasser Al-Atya partnered with Giovanni Bernacchini.
The Championship was organized by Jordan Motorsports and
supported by Zain Jordan, Mountain Dew, the Guarantee Travel Group, and Hala
and Bliss FM.
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