2015 Middle East Rally Championship

2015 Middle East Rally Championship 2014 2016 The 2015 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over eight events held in eight countries across the Middle East region, running from February to November. The championship was significantly expanded for the 2015 season. The Oman International Rally returned to the calendar after a seven-year absence, while Iran joined the championship for the first time with the Shiraz Rally debuting in May, the last rally before the mid-year winter break. For the fifth season in a row, Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won the championship title. Al-Attiyah won six of the seven rallies he contested – the only failure being a retirement in Lebanon – en route to his eleventh MERC title overall.http://www.arabnews.com/news/821731 Al-Attiyah seals 11th FIA MERC title with 9th victory in Jordan Arab News Saudi Research and Publishing Company 18 October 2015 7 December 2015 With his victory in Oman, Al-Attiyah also tied Mohammed bin Sulayem for most rally wins in the MERC, with 60. Al-Attiyah finished 48 points of his nearest challenger, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, who finished five rallies in second place during the 2015 season. Third place in the championship went to Khalid Al Qassimi, who won the rally that Al-Attiyah did not contest, the Dubai International Rally. Roger Feghali won the season's other event in Lebanon, but did not compete in enough events to be eligible for the championship standings. Event calendar and results The 2015 MERC was as follows:https://www.fia.com/events/middle-east-rally-championship/season-2015/calendar Events calendar FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 18 May 2015 Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 QAT Qatar International Rally(5–7 February)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20786&t=Qatar-International-Rally-2015 Qatar International Rally 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 14 February 2015 18 May 20151 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:12:10.1 12263.27 km 12 82 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:18:03.33 QAT Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:27:00.0 2 KUW Kuwait International Rally(12–14 March)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20787&t=Kuwait-International-Rally-2015 Kuwait International Rally 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 13 April 2015 18 May 2015 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:33:36.1 13250.46 km 19 13 2 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:34:38.1 3 KSA Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta RRC 2:36:05.8 3 IRN Shiraz Rally(6–8 May)http://merc.cronobandeira.com/index.php?lang=1&evento=1&local=270&rfr=0&idx=1 Shiraz Rally 2015 Cronobandeira Cronobandeira Lda 8 May 2015 18 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150518110913/http://merc.cronobandeira.com/index.php?lang=1&evento=1&local=270&rfr=0&idx=1 18 May 2015 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 1:52:56.2 14247.84 km 22 7 2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 1:53:23.2 3 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 1:54:23.9 4 LBN Rally of Lebanon(4–6 September)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20789&t=Rally-of-Lebanon-2015 38. Rally of Lebanon 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 6 September 2015 6 December 2015 1 LBN Roger Feghali Ford Fiesta R5 2:28:13.3 13 244.03 km 33 15 2 LBN Nicolas Amiouni Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:34:22.3 3 LBN Tamer Ghandour Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 2:34:38.2 5 CYP Cyprus Rally(25–27 September)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20144&t=CNP-Asfalistiki-Cyprus-Rally-2015 44. CNP Asfalistiki Cyprus Rally 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 1 October 2015 6 December 2015 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:08:38.4 16 204.50 km 63 40 2 POL Kajetan Kajetanowicz Ford Fiesta R5 2:08:45.4 3 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 2:12:38.4 6 JOR Jordan Rally(15–17 October)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20790&t=Jordan-Rally-2015 Jordan Rally 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 20 October 2015 6 December 2015 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 3:07:51.2 21 257.60 km 13 10 2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 3:37:22.2 3 UAE Salem Husam Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3:41:37.6 7 OMA Oman International Rally(5–7 November)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20791&t=Oman-International-Rally-2015 23. Oman International Rally 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 9 November 2015 6 December 2015 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:28:00.5 13 250.82 km 19 10 2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 2:28:49.0 3 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:29:24.6 8 UAE Dubai International Rally(19–21 November)http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=20792&t=Dubai-International-Rally-2015 Dubai International Rally 2015 EWRC-Results.com EWRC-Results 21 November 2015 6 December 2015 1 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 1:58:41.5 12 254.92 km 14 14 2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 1:59:38.5 3 QAT Khalid Al-Suwaidi Ford Fiesta RRC 2:03:19.1 Championship standings The 2015 MERC for Drivers points was as follows:Classifications: FIA Middle East Rally Championship Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://www.fia.com/events/middle-east-rally-championship/season-2015/classifications 7 December 2015 Only drivers that had contested at least five events during the season were eligible for the championship standings. Pos. Position Driver Vehicle QATQAT KUWKUW IRNSHR LBNLBN CYPCYP JORJOR OMAOMA UAEDUB Total 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRCŠkoda Fabia R5 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 150 2 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC Ret 4 2 2 2 2 2 102 3 UAE Khalid Al Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2 2 3 3 1 91 4 QAT Khalid Al-Suwaidi Ford Fiesta RRC 5 5 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 3 59 5 KUW Salah Bin Eidan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 4 7 6 Ret 5 36 6 QAT Rashed Al Naimi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo XMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Ret 11 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 20 References External links http://www.merc-fia.com/ Category:Middle East Rally Championship Middle East Middle East Rally Championship