Qatar International Rally

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The Qatar International Rally (known previously as Qatar Rally, also known as International Rally of Qatar) is an international rallying event held near the Qatari capital Doha. The rally, a gravel and sand event, dates back into the 1970s and has long been one of the cornerstone events of the Middle East Rally Championship and is one of two events (along with Dubai International Rally) to have been held in every year of the MERC.

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The rally has had a group of multiple winners with local Nasser Al-Attiyah taking thirteen victories in a fourteen-year period. Emirati driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem has claimed nine victories and Qatari Saeed Al-Hajri has had five wins.

List of previous winners

List of winners sourced in part from: [1] [2]

YearWinnerCar
1983 Flag of Qatar.svg Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC
1984 Flag of Qatar.svg Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC
1985 Flag of Qatar.svg Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC
1986 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Waldegård Toyota Celica TCT
1987 Flag of Qatar.svg Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC
1988 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Toyota Celica TCT
1989 Flag of Qatar.svg Saeed Al-Hajri Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
1990 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Toyota Celica GT-Four
1991 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Toyota Celica GT-Four
1992 Flag of Qatar.svg Saeed Al-Hajri Toyota Celica GT-Four
1993 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Toyota Celica GT-Four
1994 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Suhail Al-Maktoum Toyota Celica GT-Four
1995 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalifa Al-Motawi Toyota Celica GT-Four
1996 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1997 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Escort WRC
1998 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Escort WRC
1999 Flag of Oman.svg Nizar Al-Shanfari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
2000 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Focus WRC
2001 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Focus WRC
2002 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Focus WRC
2003 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRC
2004 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2005 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2006 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2008 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2009 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2010 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000
2011 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000
2012 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Mini Cooper S2000
2013 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC
2014 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC
2015 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC
2016 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Škoda Fabia R5
2017 Flag of Qatar.svg Rashid Al-Naimi Subaru WRX Sti
2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtěch Štajf Škoda Fabia R5
2019 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2021 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2022 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2023 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2024 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Škoda Fabia RS Rally2

References

  1. "Motorsport Winners".
  2. "eWRC-results.com - rally database". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.