
Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah tops list of participants in 2026 Qatar International Rally
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Doha, Qatar: Qatari driver Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah tops the list of participants in the 2026 Qatar International Rally, the second round of the Middle...
Doha, Qatar: Qatari driver Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah tops the list of participants in the 2026 Qatar International Rally, the second round of the Middle East Rally Championship for this year, which kicks off from February 4 to 7.
A large field of 22 cars with participants from 12 countries will compete in the Qatar Rally, which is organised by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). The rally follows the opening round held last weekend in Oman.
Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his Spanish co-driver, Candido Carrera, secured a resounding victory in Sohar just four days prior and headed to Qatar for the second round of the rally.
This round promises fierce competition, featuring five cars in the Rally2 category, six crews vying for the MERC2 title, six cars in MERC4, one in Rally5, and four in the SSV category.
Oman's Abdullah Al Rawahi, the 2023 Middle East champion, driving a Škoda Fabia RS, will be Al Attiyah's main rivals, along with home favorite Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, the 2024 Middle East champion and winner of his home rally in 2012.













