ADRL Round 4 heats up title race with record entries and new champions

Doha, Qatar: The fourth round of the 2026 Arabian Drag Racing League (ADRL) wrapped up at Qatar Racing Club (QRC), drawing a record 190 racers 20 mo...

Doha, Qatar: The fourth round of the 2026 Arabian Drag Racing League (ADRL) wrapped up at Qatar Racing Club (QRC), drawing a record 190 racers - 20 more than the previous round. Five drivers won their first-ever titles, intensifying the season title race with just two rounds left.

The championship is held under the patronage of QRC Chairman H E Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani. QRC Director General Sheikh Jabor bin Khalid Al Thani crowned the podium winners.

The Index categories for cars competing over the quarter-mile distance recorded the highest participation, with 63 competitors. In the (INDEX 9.0) category, opening-round champion Sulaiman Al-Sanousi claimed his second title of the season after defeating Jarrah Al-Mutairi in the final race.

The (INDEX 8.50) category featured an entirely new podium, as Fahad Al-Ajmi secured his first title of the season. Fahd Al-Sharah finished second, while Saleh Al-Misbah completed the podium in third place.

The most intense racing came in the eighth-mile Index categories, peaking in Index 4.0. After losing the opening-round final, Badr Khurshid bounced back to face two-time winner Tareq Al-Bastaki in the final. Khurshid won, claiming his first title of the season.