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.
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: YearWinnerCar 1983 Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC 1984 Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC 1985 Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC 1986 Björn Waldegård Toyota Celica TCT 1987 Saeed Al-Hajri Porsche 911 SC 1988 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Toyota Celica TCT 1989 Saeed Al-Hajri Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1990 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Toyota Celica GT-Four 1991 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Toyota Celica GT-Four 1992 Saeed Al-Hajri Toyota Celica GT-Four 1993 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Toyota Celica GT-Four 1994 Suhail Al-Maktoum Toyota Celica GT-Four 1995 Khalifa Al-Motawi Toyota Celica GT-Four 1996 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Escort RS Cosworth 1997 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Escort WRC 1998 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Escort WRC 1999 Nizar Al-Shanfari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 2000 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Focus WRC 2001 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Focus WRC 2002 Mohammed Ben Sulayem Ford Focus WRC 2003 Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2005 Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2006 Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2007 Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2008 Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza WRX STi 2009 Nasser Al-Attiyah Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 2010 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 2011 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta S2000 2012 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Mini Cooper S2000 2013 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2014 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2015 Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2016 Nasser Al-Attiyah Škoda Fabia R5 2017 Rashid Al-Naimi Subaru WRX Sti 2018 Vojtěch Štajf Škoda Fabia R5 2019 Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2021 Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2022 Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen Polo GTI R52023 Nasser Al-AttiyahVolkswagen Polo GTI R52024 Pierre-Louis LoubetŠkoda Fabia RS Rally2
References
External links Official website