Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel today lead the 19th edition of Hail Toyota International Rally 2023’s first leg by 12 minutes and 05 seconds after a 230 km desert stage. which extend to the west of the Grad. The Qatari finished today’s event with a time of A 2 hours 24 minutes and 48 seconds, 9 minutes and 50 seconds ahead of his nearest Polish competitor, Christoph Huauchev, to lead the overall standings ahead of MINI John Cooper Works Rally Plus driver and his navigator from Poland, Lukasz Korzija.
Hoauchevs fell behind after the first leg when the Pole realized he was a little off track and this led to a two-minute penalty that sent him to the bottom of the standings at the start of today’s timekeeping leg.
Yasser Al-Saedan took first place in the T3 category, where the Saudi managed to beat the reigning champion and world champion Fernando Alvarez by 6 minutes and 17 seconds, leading the category and taking third place in the overall standings.
And rider Saleh Al Saif finished second on his Black Horse Can-Am team as he is fourth overall and second in the T3 class, while Dania Aqil finished sixth overall and fourth in the T3 class. class aboard South Racing Can-Am.
Young Spaniard Pau Navarro and French co-driver Michel Metje put in an impressive performance to lead the T4 classification, while French duo Jeremy Farnia and Loïc Menude finished second in the T4 class in a Polaris RXR Pro R.
Argentinian Juan Cruz Jacobini started the day strong at the wheel of the second Toyota Hilux Overdrive, but an accident near the end of the special segment saw him drop to seventh overall.
For his part, MX-raid rider Mohammed Al Balushi tweeted one outside of the squadron, topping the motorcycle category as the Emirati won the stage by two minutes and 22 seconds to cement his overall lead. 4 minutes and 57 seconds ahead of Jordanian qualifier winner Abdullah Abu Aisha.
Kuwaiti cyclist Abdullah Al-Shatti finished second during the day to move up to third overall, while Sultan Al-Balushi, brother of Mohammed Al-Balushi, and Saudi Anas Al-Rakhani completed the top five. Australian Martin Chalmers was the best of the rest after the GCC riders, finishing in sixth place, while Abdulaziz Ahly solidified his lead over Haytham Al Tuwaijri in the quad category, reaching a difference of 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
Abdulaziz Al-Yaish and Omar Al-Lahem took first place in the national category in the Nissan Patrol, beating the duo of Al-Mishna Al-Rimali and Radha Al-Shammari by 9 minutes and 21 seconds.
The first round of the World and Middle East Cross Country Rally Baha Championship, the Baha World Rally Cup and the Saudi Arabian Toyota Rally Championship will continue tomorrow through the second leg of the 184 km rally through Nafud. desert, and the starting point will be Al-Farhaniya, which is 57 km from the overnight stay.
Baha Hail 2023 results – the standings after the end of the first stage today were as follows:
1. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar)/Mathieu Baumel (France) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 2 hours 27 minutes 45 seconds
2. Christoph Hwauchovs (Poland)/Lukas Korzia (Poland) Mini John Cooper Works Rally Plus 2 hours 39 minutes 50 seconds
3. Yasir Alsaeidan (South Africa)/Aleksey Kuzmich Can-Am Maverick X3 (T3) 2 hours 42 minutes 47 seconds
4. Saleh Al Saif (South Africa)/Nasser Al Kuwari (QATAR) Can-Am Maverick X3 (T3) 2 hours 44 minutes 55 seconds
5. Fernando Alvarez (ARG)/Xavier Panseri (France) Can-Am Maverick (T3) 2 hours 49 minutes 08 seconds
6. Denmark Akil (Saudi Arabia)/Laurent Lichteluchter (France) Can-Am Maverick (T3) 2 hours 52 minutes 31 seconds
7. Juan Cruz Jacobini (ARG)/Daniel Oliveras (ESP) Toyota Hilux Overdrive 2 hours 53 minutes 10 seconds
8. Pau Navarro (ESP)/Michel Metier (France) Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo 2 hours 53 minutes 30 seconds
9. Jeremy Wargna (France) / Loic Menode (France) Polaris RXR Pro R (T4) 2 hours 54 minutes 06 seconds
10. SANTIAGO NAVARO (ESP)/ADRIAN METEY (France) Can-Am Maverick (T3) 2 hours 55 minutes 29 seconds
11. Otavio Souza (Brazil)/João Ferreira (Portugal) Can-Am Maverick X3 (T3) 2 hours 58 minutes 05 seconds
12. Michele Chinotto (Italy) / Maurizio Dominella (Italy) Polaris RXR Pro R (T4) 2 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds
13. Kees Kehlen (Netherlands)/Otter Rötzgar (Netherlands) G-Rally Tim Otti 33 hours 03 minutes 16 seconds
14. Ahmed Al Shagawi (Saudi Arabia)/Marc Serra (Spain) Nissan Patrol (T2) 3 hours 09 minutes 38 seconds
15. RICARDO RUMILO SUAREZ (ESP)/Andrey Rudnitsky Can-Am Maverick XRS Turbo (T4) 3 hours 11 minutes 22 seconds
16. Hamad Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia) / Dmytro Cerro (Ukraine) Can-Am Maverick (T3) 3 hours 17 minutes 02 seconds
17. Cristiano Batista (Brazil) / Fusto Motta (Portugal) CAN-MXRS Turbo (T4) 3 hours 21 minutes 47 seconds
Motorcycles:
1. Mohammed Al Balushi (UAE) KTM 450 Rally 3 hours 34 minutes 35 seconds
2. Abdullah Abu Eisheh (Jordan) KTM 3 hours 39 minutes and 32 seconds
3. Abdullah Al Shatti (Kuwait) Husqvarna 450 Rally 3 hours 42 minutes 01 seconds
4. Sultan Al Balushi (UAE) KTM 4503 hours 43 minutes 32 seconds
5. Anas Al Rahani (South America) KTM 4503 hours 45 minutes 54 seconds
6. Martin Chalmers (Australia) Beta 4503 hours 46 minutes 27 seconds
7. Alex McClellans (Great Britain) Husqvarna FE 4503 hours 48 minutes 39 seconds
8. Hamdan Al Ali (UAE) KTM EXC-F450 3 hours 59 minutes 16 seconds
9. Abdullah Linjawi (UAE) Husqvarna FE 4504 hours, 01 minutes and 47 seconds.
10. Abdul Halim Al Mughira (Saudi Arabia) KTM EXC-F 45:04 h 02 min. 49 sec.
11. Jonathan Finn (Canada) Honda CRF450 RL 4 hours 08 minutes 44 seconds
12. Brett Hunt (UK) Husqvarna FE 4504 hours 18 minutes 49 seconds
13. Meshal Al Ghunaim (Saudi Arabia) KTM 450 Rally 4 hours 19 minutes 29 seconds
14. Andrew Houlihan (Australia) Husqvarna RFR 4504 4 hours 26 minutes 55 seconds
15. Ihab El Hakim (Lebanon) Yamaha WR450F 4 hours 34 minutes 07 seconds
16. Barry Howe (Great Britain) KTMSXF4504 h. 41 min. 11 sec.
17. Marwan El Ramani (UAE) KTM 450 Rally 5 hours 33 minutes 14 seconds
18. Jakub Azad (Q) Husqvarna FE5015 hours 36 minutes 18 seconds
19. Ahmed Al Jaber (Saudi Arabia) KTM 4506 hours 32 minutes 40 seconds
20. Gerard Lebing (Netherlands) KTM EXC-F 4506 hours 33 minutes 44 seconds
ATVs/ATVs:
1. Abdulaziz Ahli (UAE) Yamaha Raptor 700 3 hours 45 minutes 58 seconds
2. Haytham Al-Tuwaijri (Saudi Arabia) Yamaha Raptor 7003 h. 51 min. 21 sec.
