Saudi Al-Rajhi enhances his chances of winning the title of "cars"

The "Dubai Desert Rally" today reveals the identity of the world champions

Brazilian Lucas aboard a "Toyota Hilux" finishes the first day in the lead.

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The curtain falls at seven in the evening today on the Dubai Desert Rally "Dubai Baha International", the final round of the World Desert Rally Championship, which is held in conjunction with the 51st Federation Day, in an open competition between the elite drivers on the international scene, at the end of which the identity of the world champions for the 2022 season is determined in Both car and motorcycle categories.

The rally started yesterday with the first stage, which extended for a distance of 310 km, including 195 km of special stages that took place in the Al Qudra desert, and resulted in the car category being led by Brazilian Lucas Moraes on board his Toyota Hilux, by completing the stages with a time of three hours, 29 minutes and 59 seconds. , 35 seconds behind the Dutchman Irak van Loon, who finished second, and the Saudi Yazid Al-Rajhi strengthened his chances of winning the world championship title after he finished the first day in third place with a time of three hours, 40 minutes and four seconds, 10 minutes and five seconds behind leader Lucas.

In the category of motorcycles, the Austrian cyclist Toepas Lester succeeded in taking the lead with a time of three hours, 54 minutes and 37 seconds, with a comfortable difference of eight minutes and 19 seconds from Poland’s Konrad Dubrowski, who finished second, and Kuwaiti Abdullah Al-Shatti came in third place with a time of four hours and five minutes. and 30 seconds.

The Emirati cyclist, Mohammed Al Balushi, the world championship leader, faced technical problems with his bike, as a result of which he was unable to complete the race and achieve the expected result.

The competitions of the first day of the "Quads" category recorded the Emirati driver Abdulaziz Ahli's ascension with a time of four hours, 22 minutes and 49 seconds, ahead of the Saudi Faisal Al-Sawahi, who finished second, by 33 minutes.

Many of the contestants suffered from the difficulty of the first stage, whose tracks were characterized by speed. The Saudi driver, Yazid Al-Rajhi, confirmed in press statements that the race track is good, but the difficulties lie in the strength of the competitions and the speeds that the participants in the race are distinguished for.

Al-Rajhi said, "Being in the Dubai Desert Rally is a source of happiness for everyone, as it is one of the strongest stages of the world championship."

Yesterday, the first stage was held for a distance of 310 km, of which 195 km were special stages that took place in the Al Qudra desert.

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