2016 Middle East Rally Championship

2016 Middle East Rally Championship 2015 2017 The 2016 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over five events held in five Middle East countries from February to October. The championship was reduced to seven rallies for 2016 season, but the end of season rallies, Oman International Rally and Dubai International Rally were cancelled. Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his twelfth MERC championship and his sixth consecutively. Al-Attiyah won the first three rallies of the season creating an uncatchable buffer once Oman and Dubai were cancelled. Lebanese driver Rodolphe Asmar was second in the championship, securing the runner's up position with victory in Cyprus. Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi was third. Event calendar and results The 2016 MERC was as follows:https://www.fia.com/events/middle-east-rally-championship/season-2016/middle-east-rally-championship Season 2016 Middle East Rally Championship FIA.com 3 January 2017 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 15 June 2018 Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 QAT Qatar International Rally(4–6 February)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/30480-qatar-international-rally-2016/ 41. Qatar International Rally 2016 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 6 February 2016 15 June 20181 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Škoda Fabia R5 2:03:20.5 13241.71 km 12 62 QAT Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi Ford Fiesta R5 2:09:34.63 QAT Rashid Al-Naimi Subaru WRX Sti 2:20:42.5 2 KUW Kuwait International Rally(24–26 March)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/30481-kuwait-international-rally-2016/ Kuwait International Rally 2016 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 24 October 2016 15 June 2018 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Škoda Fabia R5 2:08:06.1 13209.20 km 23 19 2 KUW Meshari Al-Thefiri Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:19:31.0 3 TUR Yigit Alpaslan Timur Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:20:59.2 3 JOR Jordan Rally(5–7 May)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/30482-jordan-rally-2016/ Jordan Rally 2016 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 13 May 2016 15 June 2018 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Škoda Fabia R5 2:42:02.2 19222.90 km 18 10 2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Škoda Fabia R5 3:00:20.6 3 QAT Abdullah Al-Kuwari Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3:07:40.9 4 LBN Rally of Lebanon(2–4 September)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/30483-rally-of-lebanon-2016/ 39. Rally of Lebanon 2016 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 2 October 2016 15 June 2018 1 LBN Tamer Ghandour Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:12:26.3 11 209.10 km 31 22 2 LBN Abdo Feghali Škoda Fabia R5 2:15:34.6 3 LBN Eddy Abou-Karam Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:16:40.9 5 CYP Cyprus Rally(7–9 October)https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/28158-cnp-asfalistiki-cyprus-rally-2016/ 45. CNP Asfalistiki Cyprus Rally 2016 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 11 October 2016 15 June 2018 1 RUS Alexey Lukyanuk Ford Fiesta R5 2:06:55.9 14 214.38 km 70 47 2 DEU Marijan Griebel Škoda Fabia R5 2:09:08.1 3 LAT Ralfs Sirmacis Škoda Fabia R5 2:09:51.9 6 OMA Oman International Rally(3–5 November) event cancelled 7 UAE Dubai International Rally(17–19 November) event cancelled Championship standings The 2016 MERC for Drivers points was as follows:Classifications: FIA Middle East Rally Championship 3 January 2017 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://www.fia.com/events/middle-east-rally-championship/season-2016/classifications 15 June 2018 Pos. Position Driver Vehicle QATQAT KUWKUW JORJOR LBNLBN CYPCYP Total 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Škoda Fabia R5 1 1 1 Ret 123 2 LBN Rodolphe Asmar Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 5 7 6 4 1 80 3 QAT Khalid Mohammad Al-Suwaidi Ford Fiesta R5 2 5 4 7 Ret 77 4 QAT Abdullah Al-Kuwari Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 4 8 3 19 4 73 5 QAT Rashed Al Naimi Subaru WRX Sti 3 Ret 8 12 3 64 6 QAT Khalifa Saleh Al-Attiyah Subaru WRX Sti Ret 4 Ret 22 7 TUR Vedat Diker Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Ret 9 Ret 4 8 KUW Meshari Al-Thefiri Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2 Ret 3 References External links http://www.merc-fia.com/ Category:Middle East Rally Championship Middle East Middle East Rally Championship