For the Dead Sea – Heba Al-Sabbagh
The Middle East Rally Champions head this morning towards the stages of the Jordan Rally – the third round of
Middle East Championship (FIA Merck) to compete for positions and titles.
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The rally witnessed the opening ceremony with a ceremonial start from the Dead Sea Marriott Hotel, where it was given
Engineer Amer Al-Bashir, Deputy of His Highness Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Board of Directors in Jordan
Motorsport has the starting badge in the presence of a crowd of motorsport enthusiasts.
The start of the rally was preceded by a press conference in which the drivers ignited the competition with their statements
And their preparations after they passed the training stages in the previous days.
The drivers unanimously agreed on the importance of the Middle East Rally Championship and the necessity of preserving it and supporting it
Drivers from various countries in the region.
25 competitors from 7 countries stood on the starting line of the Jordan Rally, and they are also participating in the second national rally.
19 contestants and is held with the support of “Zain Jordan”, “HAL” and “Place FM”.
The special stages witnessed minor changes in the middle section of the Jordan River stage.
Its distance is 40.79 km, and a new stage was added, which is the short and long Dead Sea stage
3.48 km, which is held as part of Friday’s competitions.
The rally stages include 12 special stages with a distance of 208.04, distributed over Friday and Saturday.
The total distance of the rally is 589.85 km.
The owl stages begin in the Ikrat stage 1 and 2 and its distance is (9.49 km), and the Jordan River stage 1 and 2 and its distance is
(40.79 km), Al-Maghtis 1 and 2, its distance is (11.34 km), and the Dead Sea 1, its distance is (3.48 km).
The distance of the special stages of the first day is (126.72) km, and the total distance is (335.15 km).
As for the stages tomorrow, Saturday, they are Bahath 1 and 2, their distance is (12.58 km), and Sowayma 1 and 2, their distance is (11.08 km).
km), and Ma’in 1 and 2, their distance is (17.00 km), and the distance of the special stages is (81.32 km), and the distance is
Total (254.70 km).
The Jordanian ambition is great, foretelling intense competition in the rally between the drivers, Issa Abu Jamous Sahib
Middle East Championship title (Merck 2) in 2022, after coming in first place in 5 rallies:
Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan and Lebanon also came in second place in the overall standings of the East Championship.
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The middle of the rally race behind the Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah, and the role of his navigator was played by Imad Jumaa, and recently he came in
Third place in the first national rally alongside navigator Ghassan Al-Zawaideh.
And Shadi Shaaban, winner of the Jordanian Local Rally Championship title in 2021, and second place in the championship
Jordanian Local Rally Championship in 2022, and ranked third in the overall standings of the championship
Middle East Rally Championship (Merck 2) in 2023, with 36 points, and ranks ninth in the
The overall standings of the Middle East Rally Championship, with 18 points, and navigator Samer Issa occupies the position.
Third in the group (Merck 2) with 36 points and ninth in the overall standings of the Eastern Championship
Al-Awsat Club 2023, with 18 points.
Driver Shaker Jwaihan, winner of the local rally championship, will compete in the rally
The year 2022, and it occupies fourth place in the overall standings in the (Merck 2) group with 24 points.
And tenth in the overall standings of the Middle East Championship with 24 points.
The driver, Ihab Al-Sharafa, who is ranked fifth in the overall standings, is looking forward to great hopes in the rally
For the group (Merck 2) with 21 points and 13th place in the overall standings of the Middle East Championship
For rallying, with 9 points, navigator Youssef Jumaa is in fifth place in the group (Merck 2)
For Almalhin with 21 points.
Participating in the rally is the driver Sheikh Badr Al-Fayez, who previously participated in the Jordan Middle East Rally
Along with navigator Mustafa Juma in 2022, he achieved outstanding results in the Jordan Rally Championship.
He also participated in the Oman and Qatar Rally in 2023 and ranks 6th in the group (Merck 2).
With 19 points and 12th place in the overall standings of the Middle East Rally Championship with 13 points,
The role of his navigator is played by Imad Jumaa, Jordan’s champion for navigators in rallies in 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016.
2018 2021 and Middle East Assistants Champion (Merck 2) in 2022. It ranks 6th in
Group (Merc 2) for navigators with 19 points.