Qatar International Baja: Al Attiyah and Moreno snatch lead with Prologue success

Lusail, Qatar: Qatar s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and Spanish co driver Pablo Moreno unleashed the potential of their lightweight Taurus T3 Max to top th...

Lusail, Qatar: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and Spanish co-driver Pablo Moreno unleashed the potential of their lightweight Taurus T3 Max to top the times in the car category on the 10.01km Prologue that determined the start order for this morning’s opening special stage of the Qatar International Baja.

Thirty-six cars, 59 motorcycle and five quads were flagged away from the ceremonial start at the iconic amphitheatre in Katara Cultural Village by QMMF President Abdulrahman Al Mannai and Executive Director Amro Al Hamad in the presence of several VIP guests yesterday evening. In addition, two drivers are competing at the rear of the field in an Open class.

The start ceremony for competitors from an impressive 33 countries followed an afternoon Prologue to the west of Lusail where joint FIM championship leader David Megre and Emirati Abdulaziz Al Ahli were quickest in their respective motorcycle and quad categories.

The Prologue result counts towards the overall classification in FIM Bajas World Cup events and Megre managed to finish 7.5 seconds clear of Great Britain’s Robert Wallace on his KTM.