Nasser Al Attiyah Leads First Day of Jordan International Rally

Doha, May 17 (QNA) - Qatari rally driver Nasser bin Saleh Al Attiyah topped the stages of the first day of competition in the 41st edition of the Jordan International Rally, the second round of the Middle East Rally Championship for the 2024 season, which witnessed the participation of 24 cars (16 from the International Automobile Federation and eight national cars). ), and competitors from nine countries. Al Attiyah, accompanied by his Polish navigator, Giovanni Bernacchini, boarding a "Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2" car, took first place after recording a time of 52:39.1 minutes, beating his compatriot, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, by 1:05.7 minutes, with his British navigator, Marshall Clark, boarding a "Skoda" car. Fabia RS Rally 2" finished second with a time of 53.44.8 minutes. Jordanian driver Shaker Jweihan, accompanied by his Lebanese navigator Carlos Hanna, aboard a "Lancer Evo" car, came in third place after recording a time of 56.45.3 minutes, while Kyrgyz national Denis Krotov, accompanied by his Cypriot navigator, Yuri Kulikov, aboard a "Skoda Fabia Evo Rally 2" car, came in third place with a time of 56.45.3 minutes. It was 58.37.8 minutes, while Jordanian Badr Al-Fayez, accompanied by his Lebanese navigator Joseph Matar, aboard a Skoda Fabia Rally 2, came in fifth place with a time of 59.15.1 minutes. Also in terms of Qatari participation, the Qatari driver Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah, accompanied by his Lebanese navigator Ziad Chehab aboard a Ford Vestia, ranked 9th with a time of 1.03.49.9 hours, while the other Qatari driver Khalid Al-Suwaidi withdrew, accompanied by his British navigator Ross Whittock aboard a Skoda Fabia. RS Rally 2" from the rally competition after his car suffered technical problems. On Saturday, the drivers will compete in the second and closing stages of the Jordan Rally, after which the winners will be determined. (QNA)