Yasir Seaidan has a superb opportunity to extend his early season advantage in the race for the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title at this weekend’s Jordan Baja. The Saudi Arabian driver heads into Friday morning’s opening selective section through the stunningly beautiful Wadi Rum desert in southern Jordan with a 14-point advantage … Read more
Three Jordanian riders will be hoping to challenge their international rivals for success in this weekend’s Jordan Baja, the new second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup. Talented young rider Abdullah Abu Aisheh is seeded at two behind Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed Al-Balooshi and has a superb chance of giving the Hashemite Kingdom a second … Read more
Jordan Motorsport has unveiled an impressive international entry for next weekend’s Jordan Baja, round four of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup. Despite ongoing global travel challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, 17 teams and competitors from 11 nations grace the FIA entry list. … Read more
Yasir Seaidan set the fastest time on the opening 10km Qualifying Stage of the Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota in the Half Moon Bay area of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Thursday afternoon. Seaidan and co-driver Alexey Kuzmich posted a time of 6min 22sec for the sandy test in their Mini John Cooper Works Rally and … Read more
Top Saudi Arabian rally drivers Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Yasir Seaidan head the international FIA entry announced by the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) for this weekend’s third round of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Subject to pre-event scrutineering, 18 teams and competitors from 13 nations will tackle the three-day event, which … Read more
Present: Ott Tänak (EST) – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Kalle Rovanperä (FIN) – Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team Thierry Neuville (BEL) – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Andrea Adamo (ITA) – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team, Team Principal Q: Ott, first win of the season on the board and you … Read more
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja scored their 14th FIA World Rally Championship triumph with a dominant victory on the first Arctic Rally Finland, which reached a thrilling climax south of event base in Rovaniemi earlier today. Driving a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, the Estonians led from the start and were exceptional throughout on the high-speed … Read more
Ott Tänak mastered Saturday’s second leg of Arctic Rally Finland to carry a substantial lead into Sunday’s finale. The Estonian won three of the six superfast snow and ice speed tests in his Hyundai i20 to add to Friday’s opening leg double. He heads Kalle Rovanperä by 24.1sec with two more remaining at this second … Read more
Ott Tänak retained his stranglehold on Arctic Rally Finland by winning two of Saturday morning’s three speed tests to stretch his overnight lead. In perfect winter conditions, the Estonian won the opening 24.43km Mustalampi and the closing 27.68km Siikakämä in his Hyundai i20. He arrived at mid-leg service in Rovaniemi with a 23.6sec advantage in … Read more
Ott Tänak threw down the gauntlet in Lapland’s frozen forests by winning the opening two speed tests to build a dominant lead at Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox on Friday night. The Estonian was the class of the field in the first of three days of Arctic action. He was fastest in the first … Read more