World stars compete to break through giant sand dunes in the Abu Dhabi Rally
The 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally will start tomorrow, Saturday, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra region.
One of the most valuable prizes in the FIA World Cross-Country Rally Championship is the new FIA Cars and FIM Motorcycles titles.
A large number of the best rally stars in the world have flocked to the United Arab Emirates to compete for the titles of the famous rally, which is supplied by ADNOC Distribution.
Six of the top seven drivers participating in the second round of the new World Cross-Country Rally Championship, which kicks off this weekend from Abu Dhabi, are looking forward to successfully breaching the giant sand dunes of the Al Dhafra region.
The six-star roster includes nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb on his debut in the UAE, Yazid Al-Rajhi, Jacob Przygonski, Matthew Sradori, Sebastian Halpern and Denis Krutov, all of whom would like to join the list of distinguished rally title winners.
It is worth noting that three of the 38 drivers participating in the rally have previously won the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah, multi-time winner Stefan Peterhansel, and Czech Martin Prokop in 2018. As with the motorcycle title, while With 14 of the world’s leading factory teams taking part in the rally alongside a strong pool of 50, only the following riders managed to shine on the podium in Abu Dhabi: Sam Sunderland in 2017 and 2019, Toby Price in 2016, Pablo Quintanilla in 2018, and the defending champion Nickname is Matthias Walkner.
Over the years, the rally has featured fantastic individual competitions, such as the one between Spanish cyclist Marc Coma and French Cyril Depress, who together won 13 cycling titles between 2001 and 2015.
In this context, the current elite group of top riders gathered in Abu Dhabi did not find a better stage than the Abu Dhabi Desert Rally to showcase their skills, test their performance and achieve their ambitions. The group includes brothers Kevin and Luciano Benavides from Argentina, American star Ricky Brabec, and Joachim Rodriguez of Portugal.
When cars, trucks, motorcycles and quad bikes leave the UAE capital on Sunday morning for the first of five stages across the picturesque desert region of Al Dhafra, ADNOC Distribution will play a crucial role in fueling their journey.
ADNOC Distribution Fuel (Excellent 98), extracted and refined in the UAE, is specifically designed to deliver advanced care and efficiency in the most demanding environments.
(Mahati) trucks will refuel the competitors’ vehicles during the rally in five competitive sections with distances of 264 km, 318 km, 270 km, 257 km and 217 km, with transitional stages to bring the total distance of the rally to 1917 km, where (Al Mumtaz 98) fuel ensures that the engines are well equipped to handle With the challenges and terrain that riders and drivers face in this challenging event.
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