Kalle Rovanperä shrugged aside his lack of experience to lead an extremely difficult and dramatic Croatia Rally after Friday morning’s loop of four stages. The 21-year-old missed his chance to learn the roads 12 months ago when he crashed out of the country’s FIA World Rally Championship debut after a handful of kilometres. It didn’t … Read more
The battle to win the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship continues in Croatia next week (April 21-24) with the first asphalt event of the season free of ice and snow following on from Rallye Monte-Carlo in January. A newcomer to the WRC in 2021, Croatia Rally proved a huge challenge for the drivers and teams … Read more
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Polish junior rider Konrad Dąbrowski were confirmed as the winners of the Qatar International Baja on Saturday, but strong winds, limited visibility and safety concerns meant that the final stage for the FIA competitors was cancelled. With visibility reduced by shifting sands and gusting north-westerly winds, Al-Attiyah and French co-driver … Read more
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Polish junior rider Konrad Dabrowski extended their leads in the car and motorcycle categories after the second section of a gruelling Qatar International Baja on Friday. Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Mathieu Baumel started the day from 10th position on the road and quickly began to overtake their rivals to win … Read more
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Polish junior rider Konrad Dabrowski set the quickest times in the car and motorcycle categories through the opening 9.20km Qualifying Stage of the Qatar International Baja on Thursday afternoon. A time of 5min 11.8sec ensured that Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel were the early leaders of the second round … Read more
The 2022 Qatar International Baja gets underway with a 9.20km Qualifying Stage on Thursday afternoon. The outcome will determine the starting order for the first of two demanding selective sections on this second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup and round two of the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Many of the … Read more
Competitors and officials from several corners of the world are arriving in Doha to make their final preparations for this weekend’s Qatar International Baja, the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup and round two of the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. After a hectic start to both the FIA and FIM … Read more
The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) today (Sunday) released a staggering entry list for next weekend’s Qatar International Baja, the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup and round two of the FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Twenty-eight cars, including 10 and six entries in the respective FIA T3 and T4 … Read more
Qatar’s Khaled Al-Suwaidi and his Portuguese co-driver Hugo Magalhães held off a late charge from Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah to claim a stunning victory in the 26th Kuwait International Rally on Saturday. The Qatari inherited the lead on the first stage of the day, eased his pace over the last two stages in his SRT Škoda … Read more
Local hero Meshari Al-Thefiri and Qatari co-driver Nasser Al-Kuwari stunned their rivals to lead the 26th Kuwait International Rally after six desert special stages on Friday. Driving an SRT-run Škoda Fabia R2 evo for the first time, Al-Thefiri won the second and third stages, led outright at the midday service point and then regained the … Read more