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.
Losail: Norwegian driver Mads Ostberg delivered a stunning performance on his first appearance at the Qatar International Rally to open up a 12.2 seco.
Losail: Norwegian driver Mads Ostberg delivered a stunning performance on his first appearance at the Qatar International Rally to open up a 12.2 seco.
Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah cruised into a massive lead of 8min 32.1sec after an opening leg of six gruelling special stages of the Jordan Rally that were held in punishing heat and decimated the field yesterday.
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.