2013 Middle East Rally Championship

2013 Middle East Rally season 2012 2014 The 2013 Middle East Rally Championship season is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship is contested over seven events held in seven countries across the Middle East region, running from January to December. Reigning champion Nasser Al-Attiyah successfully retained the championship with an event in hand after taking victories in Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan and Cyprus and finishing second in Lebanon. He would go on to win Dubai as well. Al-Attiyah scored more than double the points of second placed driver, Khalid Al-Qassimi. Al-Qassimi finished second in Qatar, Kuwait and Cyprus and finished third in Jordan. Third place went to Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari who finished third in Qatar, Kuwait and Cyprus as well as a fourth place in Jordan. The only driver to defeat Al-Attiyah in a rally this year, Roger Feghali who won in Lebanon, is not a championship competitor. Race calendar and results The 2013 MERC is as follows:Events 2013 FIA Middle East Rally Championship http://www.merc-fia.com/events/ 2013-12-05 2013-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20131130015820/http://www.merc-fia.com/events/ dead Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics Rank Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers 1 QAT Qatar International Rally(25–26 January)1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:16:47.2 12264.38 km 18 142 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:17:42.93 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 2:21:02.2 2 KUW Kuwait International Rally(21–23 March) 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:10:25.312242.26 km2516 2 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:11:39.2 3 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 2:14:50.1 3 JOR Jordan Rally(9–11 May) 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:51:53.1 16256.40 km 26 18 2 LBN Roger Feghali Ford Fiesta RRC 2:53:35.3 3 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:53:53.7 4 LBN Rally of Lebanon(6–8 September) 1 LBN Roger Feghali Ford Fiesta RRC 2:33:27.6 13256.77 km 36 22 2 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:33:57.7 3 LBN Abdo Feghali Mini Cooper S2000 2:39:32.6 - SYR Syrian International Rally(3–5 October) event cancelled 5 CYP Cyprus Rally(11–13 October) 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:35:17.6 17242.18 km 28 13 2 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2:38:09.4 3 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 2:38:14.1 6 UAE Dubai International Rally(28–30 November) 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 2:01:11.9 12264.20 km 20 13 2 QAT Misfer Al-Marri Ford Fiesta RRC 2:06:45.5 3 UAE Abdullah Al-Qassimi Ford Fiesta RRC 2:07:40.3 Championship standings The 2013 MERC for Drivers points is as follows:Classifications: FIA Middle East Rally Championship Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile http://www.fia.com/championship/middle-east-rally-championship/2013/classifications 2013-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20140303062234/http://www.fia.com/championship/middle-east-rally-championship/2013/classifications 2014-03-03 dead Position Driver Vehicle QATQAT KUWKUW JORJOR LBNLBN CYPCYP UAEDUB Total 1 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta RRC 1 1 1 2 1 1143 2 UAE Khalid Al-Qassimi Citroën DS3 RRC 2 2 3 2 Ret69 3 QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Ford Fiesta RRC 3 3 4 357 4 UAE Abdullah Al-Qassimi Ford Fiesta RRC 5 5 5 330 5 SAU Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta RRC 6 4 Ret Ret20 6 JOR Ala'a Rasheed Ford Fiesta RRC Ret Ret 12 7 418 7 QAT Abdullah Al-Kuwari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 7 Ret Ret 16 8 814 8 UAE Bader Al-Jabri Subaru Impreza WRX STi 8 Ret 10 711 9 JOR Zaid Dahshan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Ret 10 8 17 Ret4 KUW Meshari Al-Thefiri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 11 8 13 Ret Ret4 11 UAE Mohamed Al-Sahlawi Citroën DS3 R3T 10 12 18 93 12 UAE Mohamed Al-Mutawaa Citroën DS3 R3T Ret 13 17 101 References External links Official website Category:Middle East Rally Championship Middle East Middle East Rally Championship