Qatar International Rally

DOHA: Northern Ireland’s Kris Meeke and his English navigator Sebastien Marshall finished the opening special stage at the 2021 Qatar International Rally with a 6.6-second advantage over Qatar’s ace driver Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah at Katara on late Friday evening.  Driving a Skoda Fabia R5, Meeke clocked a time of 4min 14.3sec.The 4.4km stage consisted of two runs and two laps of a purpose-built track.This followed immediately after the event’s pre-event press conference and a ceremonial start where 17 cars taking part in

The 2021 Qatar International Rally roars into life at Katara on Friday evening. The ceremonial start podium will be held at 20.15hrs and teams will then tackle two runs and two laps of a purpose-built super special stage from 21.30hrs. Then, ahead of an impressive field of drivers and co-drivers from 12 nations are two days of high-speed competition across the northern deserts of the State of Qatar that will make the opening round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) such