Qatar International Baja 2023: Local star Al-Attiyah starts as favourite to win Qatar International Baja

  • Al-Attiyah drives borrowed Toyota Hilux flown in from Portugal
  • Leading drivers attend pre-event press conference at Lusail
  • Lusail Boulevard to host ceremonial start on Thursday evening

Despite badly damaging his Toyota Hilux in a high-speed barrel-roll near the end of a selective section at the recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah has agreed a deal to drive a borrowed Toyota and starts as the favourite to win this weekend’s Qatar International Baja.

The event is the second round of the 2023 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel head to pre-event formalities at the Lusail Sports Complex with eight-point advantages in their respective Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ Championships, courtesy of outright victory at the Saudi Baja-Ha’il last month.

FIA T3 and T4 cars have graced the top 10 on numerous cross-country events in the last few seasons: American Seth Quintero finished third at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in a T3 Can-Am and Poland’s young Eryk Goczal won the Dubai International Baja last December in a T4 Can-Am. But no T3 or T4 machine has ever won in Qatar. That means Al-Attiyah and his six rivals in the latest T1+ machines and three drivers of older specification T1 cars should battle it out for overall victory.

Way back in 2004 when the Qatar Baja was based out of Sealine, south of Doha, the Qatari secured victory with Frenchman Didier le Gal in a Chevrolet Pro Truck and he repeated the feat the following season with Alain Guehennec in a BMW X5.

The event didn’t run again until 2011 when it took place to a Baja-type format as a candidate for inclusion in the 2012 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Al-Attiyah won again, this time with Spanish co-driver Lucas Cruz in a SAM Mercedes 35CC.

As a round of the five-day FIA World Cup, Al-Attiyah won with Cruz in a Toyota in 2012, with Mathieu Baumel in a Mini All4 Racing in 2014 and 2015 and with Baumel in a Toyota again in 2016. Further wins followed with Baumel and Toyota in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022. There was no car event in 2021, the year the event became a shorter Baja again.

This year, Al-Attiyah will drive a Hilux that has been flown in especially from Portugal and will then be rebuilt in time to be used by Lithuanian driver Benediktas Vanagas at Spain’s Baja Extramadura in mid-April. Vanagas’s Hilux normally runs under the Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics banner and the car has been provided to Toyota Gazoo Racing for Al-Attiyah to use in Qatar. The five-time Dakar winner will then use a new DKR Hilux for the Sonora Rally in México next month.

Al-Attiyah said: “Obviously we are grateful to Benediktas and his team for supplying the car. This is my home event and it is so important to me that I can perform well in front of the local fans and continue my run of success here in Qatar.”

Al-Attiyah was joined by several of his main rivals and leading motorcyclists for the official pre-event press conference at the Lusail Sports Complex on Wednesday evening.

The Qatari’s Argentinean team-mate Juan Cruz Yacopini is his closest challenger in the title race after round one and drives the second of four Toyota T1+ Hiluxes and the first of three running under the Overdrive Racing banner. Denis Krotov switches to the Toyota that was used by South Africa’s Henk Lategan at the recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and Frenchman Ronan Chabot returns to cross-country action to drive the fourth car.

Krzysztof Holowczyc is a formidable opponent and the experienced Pole drives the sole Mini JCW Rally Plus in the field. He holds third in the points’ standings alongside co-driver Lukasz Kurzeja.

The event has also attracted a pair of official Baic ORV BJ40s that have been built in China and will be driven by Guoyu Zhang and Yunliang Zi. The cars appeared at the recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and are registered for FIA World Cup Baja points.
Saudi Border Guard team driver Khalid Al-Feraihi is chasing FIA Middle East Cup points in his Nissan Patrol and again teams up with Frenchman Sébastien Delaunay. He holds seventh in the Drivers’ Championship after a disappointing opening round. Italy’s Stefano Moro (Mitsubishi) and local driver Abdullah Al-Rabban (Chevrolet) wrap up the T1 field.

There are three T2 Nissan entries in the category for series production cross-country machines and all three are for Saudi drivers. Ibrahim Al-Muhanna and Ahmed Al-Shegawi are chasing FIA Middle East Cup points and Majed Al-Thunayyan is registered for the FIA World Cup.

Thursday

Tomorrow, sees competitors complete any late scrutineering checks before the competitive action gets underway with a 9.08km Prologue stage from 14.40hrs (motorcycles) and 15.40hrs (cars) onwards.
This precedes the ceremonial start at a new location on Lusail Boulevard, starting with the motorcycles and quads from 19.20hrs.

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Qatar International Baja 2023: Qatar International Baja boosted by global strength of FIA T3 and T4 categories  

  • Saudi’s Al-Saif and Seaidan top FIA World and Middle East T3 rankings
  • Young Spaniard Pau Navarro and Kuwait’s Al-Dhafeeri ahead in T4
  • Lusail Boulevard to host ceremonial start on Thursday evening

The record entry for this weekend’s Qatar International Baja has been boosted by the global strength and popularity of the FIA T3 category for lightweight prototype machines and the secondary FIA T4 section for modified production side-by-side vehicles.
The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) announced on Monday that 21 vehicles had been entered in T3 with a further 13 in T4, although Saudi Arabia’s Saleh Al-Saif has since confirmed that he will not be able to attend the event and defend his early lead in the T3 category of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.
The FIA T3 class is booming, largely due to the success of the South Racing and FN Speed Can-Am Maverick X3s, the new X-raid Yamaha YXZ 1000 R prototype, the XtremePlus Polaris RZR, the PH-Sport Zephyr and the G Rally Team’s OT3.
In Al-Saif’s absence, the defending champion Fernando Alvarez has the perfect opportunity to move ahead in the rankings. The Spaniard finished second at the opening event in Saudi Arabia and only trails Al-Saif by eight points heading into what is sure to be a challenging weekend coping with the heat, possible winds and the tricky navigation that makes Qatar’s Baja such a challenge.
Dania Akeel finished as runner-up to Alvarez last season and will be looking to recover quickly from a disappointing Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in her Can-Am. The Saudi holds third in the rankings, three points clear of the Dutch businessman Kees Koolen in his G Rally Team OT3.
Other regular championship contenders present include Spain’s Santiago Navarro, Brazilian Otavio Sousa, Argentina’s Hector Diego Martinez and Kuwait’s Meshari Al-Thefiri.
Yasir Seaidan leads the FIA Middle East’s T3 category but is not present at the Qatar Baja. His absence paves the way for fellow countrymen Hamad Al-Harbi and Abdullah Al-Shegawi to battle it out for valuable points against a fierce local line-up.
The QMMF has entered seven Can-Ams for a selection of Qatar’s leading drivers and former FIA World T2 Champion Adel Abdulla, Rashid Al-Muhannadi, Mohammed Al-Meer and Nouef Hassan Al-Suwaidi are registered to score points in the FIA Middle East Cup, along with Lebanon’s Henry Kahy, a former FIA MERC3 champion.
The remaining three QMMF drivers, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Nasser Al-Kuwari and Ahmed Al-Muhannadi, are registered for the FIA World Cup, alongside Frenchman Lionel Baud in a second OT3, Frenchman Jean-Luc Ceccaldi in a PH-Sport Zephyr and Portuguese privateer Mario Franco (Yamaha YXZ 1000 R).
Spaniard Pau Navarro holds a six-point advantage over Frenchman Jeremie Warnia in the FIA World Cup’s T3 standings. But the young FN Speed Team Can-Am driver faces a strong field in Qatar that includes Warnia and his other title rivals - Brazilian Cristiano de Sousa, Uruguay’s Luis Henderson, Italy’s Pietro Cinotto and Spain’s Ricardo Ramilo.
Kuwait’s Salem Al-Dhafeeri arrives in Lusail with a five-point advantage over Saudi female driver Maha Al-Hameli in the FIA Middle East Cup’s T4 championship.
Adding strength to the T4 category are a quartet of local drivers registered for the FIA Middle East Cup, with former biker and quad rider Ahmed Al-Kuwari leading the way in his Yamaha. He is joined by Khalid Al-Mohannadi (Polaris), Abdullah Al-Khelaifi (Yamaha) and Mohammed Al-Attiyah (Can-Am). Italy’s Stefano Marrini has also entered in a Can-Am.
The competitive action gets underway with a Prologue stage on Thursday from 14.15hrs onwards. This precedes the ceremonial start at a new location on Lusail Boulevard, starting with the motorcycles and quads from 19.30hrs.

Wednesday
Tomorrow, administration checks and scrutineering will take place at Lusail before several of the leading riders and drivers attend the official pre-event press conference from 18.00hrs at the Lusail Sports Complex.

FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

T3 positions after round 1:
1. Saleh Al-Saif (SAU) 38pts
2. Fernando Alvarez (ESP) 30pts
3. Dania Akeel (SAU) 25pts
4. Kees Koolen (NLD) 22pts
5. Santiago Navarro (ESP) 18pts
6. Otavio Sousa (BRA) 17pts
7. Hector Diego Martinez (ARG) 11pts
8. Meshari Al-Thefiri (KWT) 9pts

T4 positions after round 1:
1. Pau Navarro (ESP) 38pts
2. Jeremie Warnia (FRA) 32pts
3. Michele Cinotto (ITA) 24pts
4. Ricardo Ramilo (ESP) 22pts
5. Cristiano de Sousa Batista (BRA) 18pts
6. Luis Henderson (URY) 16pts

FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
T3 positions after round 1:

1. Yasir Seaidan (SAU) 40pts
2. Hamad Al-Harbi (SAU) 33pts
3. Abdullah Al-Shegawi (SAU)26pts

T4 positions after round 1:
1. Salem Al-Dhafeeri (KWT) 38pts
2. Maha Al-Hameli (SAU) 33pts
3. Saeed Al-Mouri (SAU) 28pts

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Qatar International Baja 2023: Strength in depth across all motorcycles classes at Qatar Baja

  • Al-Balooshi brings five-point FIM Bajas World Cup lead to Qatar Baja
  • 14 Veterans, four Juniors and four Women set for FIM motorcycle tussle
  • Lusail Boulevard to host ceremonial start on Thursday evening


In terms of numbers and strength in depth across the different classes, this week’s Qatar International Baja is the largest ever to be hosted by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) since 33 bikes tackled the event back in November 2004, with victory on that occasion falling to UAE-based German rider Tim Trenker on a KTM
This week, 51 motorcycles and four quads grace the entry list for the second round of the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup.
MX Ride Dubai has entered four motorcycles in Qatar and the team’s lead rider Mohammed Al-Balooshi will be hoping to repeat his recent Saudi victory and extend his early lead in the FIM Bajas World Cup. The Emirati has mixed memories of his previous visits to Qatar for the longer Cross-Country Rally and knows full well how tricky the navigation is and how deceptive the terrain can be.
His brother Sultan is 10th in the championship standings and rides a second team bike alongside fellow Emirati Marwan Al-Rahmani and Kuwait’s Abdullah Al-Shatti. Jordan’s Abdullah Abu Aisheh is not present on this occasion.
Qatar-based Australian Martin Chalmers is seeded at two after finishing second to Al-Balooshi in Saudi Arabia, while Briton Alex McInnes is third in the points’ standings after round one and starts at three.
Talented Polish rider Konrad Dabrowski claimed overall victory in last year’s Qatar International Baja and this year’s fourth seed is also the pre-event favourite to win the FIM Juniors’ class for riders under 25-years-old on January 1st, 2023. He comes into the weekend as both the defending FIM Bajas World Cup and Junior Champion.
Konrad’s closest Junior rival may well be McInnes, who leads the Junior section on his Motozone Husqvarna after finishing second in the championship last season. Canadian Jonathan Finn and Italy’s Alessandro Iacovelli will also be chasing points in Juniors.
The experienced KTM rider Mirjam Pol is the defending FIM Women’s World Champion and leads three rivals into a tussle for honours in Qatar. The Dutch girl lines up against last year’s runner-up, Poland’s Joanna Modrzewska, Kuwait’s Sarah Khuraibet and Great Britain’s Vanessa Ruck, the latter riding a Honda CRF 450 RX.
Fourteen riders are eligible to score points in the FIM Veterans category for over 45s. Australia’s Andrew Houlihan leads the class after his useful ninth-place finish in Saudi Arabia but competition will be intense in the Qatar deserts.
The Husqvarna rider faces a six-strong Italian challenge from Cesare Zacchetti, Francesco Catanese, Fabrizio Macchitella, Alberto Bertoldi, Elio Aglioni and Enrico Tanganelli, while Britain’s Barry Howe also holds European hopes of success alongside Norway’s Ola Floene.
The Qatari trio of Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi and Mohammed Al-Kaabi, South Africa’s Jaco Anderson and Emirati rider Mohammed Al-Shamsi round off the runners eligible for the Veterans’ category.
The competitive action gets underway with a Prologue stage on Thursday from 14.15hrs onwards. This precedes the ceremonial start at a new location on Lusail Boulevard, starting with the motorcycles and quads from 19.30hrs.

2023 Qatar International Baja – leading entries:

FIM – Bikes (top 10)
1. Mohammed Al-Balooshi (ARE) KTM 450 Rally Replica
2. Martin Chalmers (AUS) Beta 430 RR
3. Alex McInnes (GBR) Husqvarna FE450
4. Konrad Dabrowski (POL) KTM 450 Rally
5. Jonathan Finn (CAN) Honda CRF 450 RL
6. Mishal Al-Ghuneim (SAU) KTM 450 Rally
7. Hamdan Al-Ali (ARE) KTM 450
8. Brett Hunt (GBR) Husqvarna FE450
9. Andrew Houlihan (AUS) Husqvarna FR
10. Sultan Al-Balooshi (ARE) TBA

FIM - Juniors
3. Alex McInnes (GBR) Husqvarna FE450
4. Konrad Dabrowski (POL) KTM 450 Rally
5. Jonathan Finn (CAN) Honda CRF 450 RL
49. Alessandro Iacovelli (ITA) Husaberg 350 FE

FIM - Women
28. Mirjam Pol (NLD) KTM
30. Joanna Modrzewska (POL) KTM 450 Rally
31. Sarah Khuraibet (KWT) Husqvarna FE 450
41. Vanessa Ruck (GBR) Honda CRF 450 RX

FIM - Veterans
9. Andrew Houlihan (AUS) Husqvarna FR
13. Barry Howe (GBR) Husqvarna 450 FE
18. Cesare Zacchetti (ITA) KTM EXC 350F
22. Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani (QAT) GasGas Rally Replica
23. Mohammed Al-Kaabi (QAT) KTM 450 Rally Replica
24. Jaco Anderson (ZAF) KTM 450 EXC
26. Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi (QAT) Honda CRF 450 X
32. Ola Floene (NOR) KTM 450 Rally
33. Francesco Catanese (ITA) KTM 450 Rally
36. Fabrizio Machitella (ITA) KTM 450 EXC-F
37. Alberto Bertoldi (ITA) KTM 450 Rally Replica
38. Elio Aglioni (ITA) KTM 450 Rally Replica
39. Enrico Tanganelli (ITA) Husqvarna 450 Rally Replica
43. Mohammed Al-Shamsi (ARE) KTM 450 XC

FIM Bajas World Cup – standings after round 1:
1. Mohammed Al-Balooshi (ARE) 25pts
2. Martin Chalmers (AUS) 20pts
3. Alex McInnes (GBR) 16pts
4. Jonathan Finn (CAN) 13pts
5. Mishal Al-Ghuneim (SAU) 11pts
6. Abdullah Abu Aisheh (JOR) 10pts
7. Hamdan Al-Ali (ARE) 9pts
8. Brett Hunt (GBR) 8pts
9. Andrew Houlihan (AUS) 7pts
10. Sultan Al-Balooshi (ARE) 6pts, etc

 

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Qatar International Baja 2023: Qatar International Baja is a hit!

After the start of the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup in Saudi Arabia, riders meet again this week for the Qatar International Baja, the second round of the series in Qatar being held over a route of 840km.
Fifty motorcycles and four quads are scheduled to attend administrative and technical checks at the Lusail Sports Arena, north of Doha, on Wednesday.

Mohammed Al Balooshi (KTM) was the winner of the Saudi Baja-Hail and arrives in Qatar at the head of the FIM Bajas World Cup standings with 25 points. He will, therefore, have to defend his position against Martin Chalmers (Beta), who is second in the standings, and the third-placed Junior rider Alex McInnes (Husqvarna).

We must also watch out for the Duust rider, Konrad Dabrowski (KTM), who is the defending champion and has recovered from an appendicitis operation. This deprived the Pole of a start at the Dakar Rally but then he retired from the recent Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in Abu Dhabi with back pain. Konrad is recovered and fully intends to get his revenge.
And then there is the rising rider of the Rally Raid, Paolo Lucci (KTM) who will also be at the start!
Competition in the motorcycles will be fierce between the 50 participants, who include four Juniors, 14 veterans and four women; namely Mirjam Pol (KTM) - the title holder, Joanna Modrzewska (KTM), Sarah Khuraibet (Husqvarna) and Vanessa Ruck (Honda).

In the quad category, Haitham Al-Tuwayjri (Yamaha) came first in the quads at the first Baja in Ha’il and faces competition from Abdulaziz Ahli (Yamaha), Hani Al-Noumesi (Yamaha) and Arnoud Dom (Suzuki).

The Qatar International Baja begins on Wednesday, March 15th with administrative and technical checks followed on Thursday, March 16th by a 10km Prologue.
On Friday, SS2 will run for 248km and Saturday’s SS3 will be 239km. That makes a total of 844km, consisting 498.37km of selective sections and 346.21km of Liaisons.

The race will take place on various types of desert terrain and riders will need to stay extremely focused to avoid the pitfalls but, above all, not to miss any waypoints or get lost because the navigation has the reputation of being very difficult on this event!

For official results and information, download the SPORTITY app: Code - FIMQIB23

Race Tags: #FIM #FIMCrossCountryRallies #saudibaja

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Qatar International Baja 2023: Record quality entry received for Qatar International Baja

  • FIA World Cup leaders Al-Attiyah, Yacopini and Holowczyc lead cars
  • Al-Balooshi, Chalmers and McInnes top bumper motorcycle field
  • QMMF Team to run seven T3 Can-Am Mavericks for local drivers

The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has received a record number of entries and strength in depth across all the various categories for the three-day Qatar International Baja, which takes place on March 16th-18th.
Competitors from a staggering 31 nations is further broken down into 47 cars in the FIA category and 51 motorcycles and four quads, which will compete in the second round of the FIM Bajas World Cup.
Seven T1+ and three T1 cars, three in the T2 section for series production cross-country machines, 21 in the lightweight prototype T3 category and 13 T4 vehicles will tackle the Baja, which counts as the second round of both the FIA World and Middle East Cups for Cross-Country Bajas.
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Toyota Hilux team-mate Juan Cruz Yacopini and Polish driver Krzysztof Holowczyc (Mini JCW Rally Plus) closed out the podium on the opening round of the FIA World Cup in Saudi Arabia last month and they head the car field.
Saleh Al-Saif tops a formidable T3 entry and will be hoping to build upon his Saudi win. Defending FIA champion Fernando Alvarez and last year’s series runner-up Dania Akeel are the Saudi’s closest challengers after round one in their South Racing Can-Ams, although all T3 points scorers from round one are present in Saudi Arabia and include Kees Koolen, Santiago Navarro and Otavio Sousa.
The QMMF has also entered a seven-strong team of SRT-prepared Can-Am Maverick X3s for local drivers Adel Abdullah, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Nasser Al-Kuwari, Rashid Al-Mohannadi, Ahmed Al-Mohannadi, Mohammed Al-Meer and Nouef Hassan Al-Suwaidi.
Young Spaniard Pau Navarro triumphed in T4 in Saudi Arabia and he tops a T4 entry that features Jeremie Warnia, Pietro Cinotto, Cristiano Batista and the local quartet of Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Khalid Al-Mohanandi, Abdullah Al-Khelaifi and Mohammed Al-Attiyah.
In the absence of FIA Middle East Cup leader Yasir Seaidan, fellow Saudi drivers, Hamad Al-Harbi and Abdullah and Ahmed Al-Shegawi and Kuwait’s Salem Al-Dhafeeri have the opportunity to snatch the series lead before the spring and summer break.
Emirati Mohammed Al-Balooshi, Qatar-based Australian Martin Chalmers and Briton Alex McInnes finished first, second and third at the Saudi Baja and lead a stunning motorcycle field, where they will face competition from top riders from Poland, Canada, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Australia, Kuwait, Italy, Lebanon, South Africa and Slovenia.

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The State of Qatar will be represented by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, Yaghoob Azadi, Mohammed Al-Kaabi, Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb and Rashid Al-Naimi.
The Duust Diverse Racing Team has entered four bikes for last year’s Qatar Baja-winning Pole Konrad Dabrowski, the leading female duo of Poland’s Joanna Modrzewska and Kuwait’s Sarah Khuraibet and Norway’s Ola Floene, the latter better known as an international co-driver with the likes of Andreas Mikkelsen in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and Sheikh Khalid Al-Qassimi in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).
Haitham Al-Tuwaijri topped the quad standings at the Saudi Baja on his Yamaha Raptor 700 and lines-up against fellow Saudi Hani Al-Noumesi, the UAE’s category-leading Abdulaziz Al-Ahli and Belgian rider Arnoud Dom.

“We have been delighted with the response to this year’s Qatar International Baja,” said Amro Al-Hamad, Executive Director of the QMMF. “Cross-country rallying is the fastest growing of all the sports under the FIA umbrella and it is great to see so many international entrants joining a very strong line-up of motorcycles competing in the FIM Bajas World Cup.
“Our event has a reputation for being a major challenge for all levels of ability. Not only does our event offer varied desert terrain but we also devise a route with tricky navigation that offers a great challenge to our competitors.”

Timed action gets underway with a Prologue stage on Thursday, March 16th from 15.00hrs.

2023 Qatar International Baja – leading entries:
FIA – T1+ and T1
200. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Mathieu Baumel (AND) Toyota GR DKR Hilux*
201. Juan Cruz Yacopini (ARG)/Daniel Oliveras (ESP) Toyota Hilux Overdrive*
202. Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL)/Lukasz Kurzeja (POL)Mini JCW Rally Plus*
203. Denis Krotov (KGZ)/Konstantin Zhiltsov (ISR) Toyota Hilux Overdrive*
204. Guoyu Zhang (CHN)/Oriol Mena (ESP) Baic ORC BJ40*
205. Yunliang Zi (CHN)/He Sha (CHN) Baic ORC BJ40*
206. Ronan Chabot (FRA)/Gilles Pillot (FRA) Toyota Hilux Overdrive*
207. Khalid Al-Feraihi (SAU)/Sébastien Delaunay (FRA Nissan Pick-Up+
208. Stefano Moro (ITA)/Francesco Proietti (ITA) Mitsubishi Pajero DID*
209. Abdullah Al-Rabban (QAT)/Tamer Al-Hijazeen (QAT) Chevrolet+

FIA – T2
210. Ibrahim Al-Muhanna (SAU)/Osama Al-Sanad (SAU) Nissan Patrol+
211. Ahmed Al-Shegawi (SAU)/Omar Al-Lahim (SAU) Nissan Patrol+
213. Majed Al-Thuayyan (SAU)/Fahad Al-Sufyani (SAU) Nissan Patrol*

FIA – T3
300. Saleh Al-Saif (SAU)/TBA Can-Am Maverick X3*
301. Fernando Alvarez (ESP)/Xavier Panseri (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3*
302. Dania Akeel (SAU)/Laurent Lichtleuchter (FRA) Can-Am Maverick X3*
303. Kees Koolen (NLD)/Wouter Rosegaar (NLD) G Rally Team OT3*
304. Santiago Navarro (ESP)/Themistocles Lopez Duro (ESP) Can-Am Maverick X3*

FIA – T4
400. Pau Navarro (ESP)/Michael Metge (FRA) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo*
401. Jeremie Warnia (FRA)/Loic Minaudier (FRA) Polaris RZR 1000 R*
402. Cristiano de Sousa Batista (BRA)/Fausto Mota (PRT) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo*
403. Luis Henderson (URY)/Bruno Jacomy (ARG) Polaris RZR 1000 R*
404. Pietro Cinotto (ITA)/Maurizio Dominella (ITA) Polaris RZR 1000 R*
*denotes registered for FIA World Cup
+ denotes registered for FIA Middle East Cup

FIM – Bikes
1. Mohammed Al-Balooshi (ARE) KTM 450 Rally Replica
2. Martin Chalmers (AUS) Beta 430 RR
3. Alex McInnes (GBR) Husqvarna FE450
4. Konrad Dabrowski (POL) KTM 450 Rally
5. Jonathan Finn (CAN) Honda CRF 450 RL
6. Mishal Al-Ghuneim (SAU)KTM 450 Rally
7. Hamdan Al-Ali (ARE) KTM 450
8. Brett Hunt (GBR) Husqvarna FE450
9. Andrew Houlihan (AUS) Husqvarna FR
10. Sultan Al-Balooshi (ARE) TBA

FIM – Quads
101. Abdulaziz Al-Ahli (ARE) Yamaha Raptor 700
111. Haitham Al-Tuwaijri (SAU) Yamaha Raptor 700
102. Hani Al-Noumesi (SAU) Yamaha Raptor 700
103. Arnoud Dom (BEL) Suzuki LT-R 450

 

Source Qatar International Baja / QMMF

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