Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his French navigator Matthieu Baumel celebrate on the podium after winning the Jordan Rally at Dead Sea, Jordan yesterday.
The victory also marked another major milestone in the history of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship when Al Attiyah equalled Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s 12 victories.
The success was Al Attiyah’s record-breaking 67th in MERC history and a 16th for Baumel, who drew level with John Spiller as the fourth most successful co-driver in regional history behind Ronan Morgan (41 wins) and a tying Giovanni Bernacchini and Chris Patterson (25 wins apiece).
