Doha, Qatar: Meshari Al Thefiri s decision not to tackle this weekend s Qatar International Rally has thrown the door wide open for several of his riv.
Kuwait City: Qatar s Khaled Al Suwaidi and his Portuguese co driver Hugo Magalhaes held off a late charge from Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah to claim a stun.
Al Attiyah cruises to record 15th win
01 Feb 2021 - 8:39
The podium winners of the Qatar International Rally, Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, Matthieu Baumel; Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, James Fulton and Khalid Al Suwaidi and Hugo Magalhães celebrate on the podium.
The Peninsula
Doha: Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah continued to rewrite his own history by securing a comfortable victory in the Qatar International Rally yesterday.
The Qatari and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel managed the pace perfectly over the closing stages and guided their Autotek Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 to a winning margin of 1min 48.4sec over Abdulaziz Al Kuwari and his new Irish co-driver James Fulton.
Al Attiyah grabs lead at Qatar Rally
31 Jan 2021 - 9:40
The Peninsula
Defending regional champion Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah took full advantage of late problems for Ulsterman Kris Meeke to hammer home his advantage after a fascinating four gravel special stages of the Qatar International Rally yesterday.
The two rivals shared a pair of stage wins apiece through the northern deserts and were separated by 10.3 seconds before the last action of the day. Meeke and English navigator Sebastian Marshall damaged the underside of their Škoda Fabia R5 after a heavy landing over a jump and were forced to stop after the stage.